Applied Assessment — Time Management Part 1

4 of 5 needed to pass

1. 1. You start your day by answering buyer emails first. By 11 am you discover Line B's fabric has not arrived and the PP sample is still at the lab. What should have happened differently?

   Choose one answer.

   Nothing; email response speed is always the top morning priorityA short morning check of fabric, trim and approval status should have come before general email, so the fabric risk was flagged by 8:20 am instead of 11 amThe line chief alone should be responsible for noticing fabric delaysBuyer emails should always be ignored until end of day
2. 2. Your team spends the morning chasing a minor trim colour approval while fabric for a bigger order sits undelivered. What does this situation illustrate?

   Choose one answer.

   Trim colour approvals are always more important than fabric deliveryThe team is simply lazy and needs more supervisionThis is an unavoidable and normal outcome that requires no changeOff-critical-path tasks can feel productive while the actual schedule killer goes unaddressed
3. 3. You want to introduce a daily stand-up to protect the critical path. Which design best matches the module's guidance?

   Choose one answer.

   An email thread reviewed only when someone remembers to check itA meeting held only when a crisis has already occurredA one-hour meeting covering every open topic across all departmentsA 15-minute meeting at a fixed time asking four fixed questions: fabric in-house, trims complete, approvals signed off, and line balance to target
4. 4. You are mapping the critical path for a live order. Which sequence correctly reflects the module's model?

   Choose one answer.

   Sewing and finishing only, since other stages do not affect the ship dateCutting, then enquiry, then shipment, then sewingEnquiry, feasibility, PP approval, fabric and trim in-house, cutting, sewing, finishing, final inspection, shipmentShipment first, then working backward with no fixed order
5. 5. In your critical-path exercise, one milestone is marked red (already behind plan). What is the correct next step according to the module?

   Choose one answer.

   Leave it marked red and revisit it next weekWrite one action, one owner and a deadline before noon today for that itemMark it green anyway so the report looks betterDiscuss it only at the next monthly review meeting