Applied Assessment — Introduction

4 of 5 needed to pass

1. 1. PP approval for a knit order is five days late because the buyer's trim colour was unconfirmed. Planning has kept the original ship date. As the senior manager, what should you do first?

   Choose one answer.

   Tell planning it is their responsibility to protect the ship date, regardless of the delayCall a joint review with merchandising, planning and quality to re-plan the schedule against the real approval date before production startsLet production start with substitute trims so the original ship date is not disturbedWait and see how much time production can recover on its own
2. 2. You are mapping your factory's order lifecycle for the first time. Which approach best identifies where your real losses occur?

   Choose one answer.

   Assume sewing efficiency is always the main cause, since that is the most visible stageList all eight stages with an owner and planned date each, then track which hand-offs slip most often across several ordersAsk each department head individually and accept whichever answer sounds most confidentFocus only on the shipment stage since that is what the buyer sees
3. 3. A stage is now 30 hours behind plan, but no one has told you as senior manager yet. What does this indicate is missing in your factory?

   Choose one answer.

   A written escalation rule with a time limit and a named receiverA more talented merchandising teamA stricter penalty system for line chiefsNothing; a 30-hour slip is normal and does not need reporting
4. 4. During the lifecycle review exercise, one manager reports 'production is behind' with no further detail. What should you ask for before accepting this as useful information?

   Choose one answer.

   The specific stage, the named owner and the exact date it fell behindWhether the manager feels the target was realistic to begin withNothing, since the general statement is clear enough to act onWhich department is ultimately at fault
5. 5. Costing for an order assumed 78% line efficiency across 12 lines. Two weeks in, actual efficiency is running at 68% with no clear cause identified yet. What is the most useful next step?

   Choose one answer.

   Assume it is normal seasonal variation and wait for it to correct itselfTrace the gap back through each stage of the lifecycle to find where the assumption first broke, rather than only pushing the lines harderInstruct the line chiefs to simply work faster to close the gapRecost the order retroactively and move on without investigating the cause