Student name:__________

TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) The goal of maintenance is to minimize cost.

⊚ true ⊚ false

2) The goal of maintenance is to maintain the productive system in good working order
while minimizing or eliminating the cost of preventive maintenance.

⊚ true ⊚ false

3) Breakdown maintenance includes activities such as equipment inspection and

adjustment.

⊚ true ⊚ false

4) Degree of technology is a factor affecting the decision of how much preventive

maintenance is desirable.

⊚ true ⊚ false

5) Breakdown maintenance is best performed on a regularly scheduled basis.

⊚ true ⊚ false

6) One basis for scheduling preventive maintenance is passage of time.

⊚ true ⊚ false

7) Ideally, preventive maintenance will be performed before a breakdown or failure.

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⊚ true ⊚ false

8) In the broadest sense, preventive maintenance extends back to the installation stage of
equipment and facilities.

⊚ true ⊚ false

9) Pareto analysis (using the 80/20 rule) is one method of determining when preventive
maintenance activities should be performed.

⊚ true ⊚ false

10) In the area of maintenance, the Pareto phenomenon is reflected in the fact that,
regardless of problem classification, all equipment will justify about the same expense.

⊚ true ⊚ false

MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
11) As a piece of equipment begins to break down more often, the manager is often faced
with a trade-off in which __________ are weighed against the __________.

A) failure rates; maintenance probabilities

B) maintenance intervals; maintenance programs
C) operating costs; variable costs
D) replacement costs; continued maintenance costs
E) fixed costs; maintenance costs

12) Suppose that for a particular piece of machinery, the frequency distribution of monthly
breakdowns is as follows:

Number of Breakdowns Prob.

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 0 .40
1 .30
2 .15
3 .10
4 .05

The cost of a breakdown is $2,000, and the cost of a preventive maintenance program is $2,000
per month. If the preventive maintenance program is adopted, the probability of a machine
breakdown is negligible. How much better off per month would the firm be if it adopted
preventive maintenance?

A) $100 worse off

B) $200 worse off
C) $100 better off
D) $200 better off
E) $2,000 better off

13) Suppose that for a particular piece of machinery, the frequency distribution of monthly
breakdowns is as follows:
Number of Breakdowns Prob.
0 .50
1 .25
2 .10
3 .10
4 .05

The cost of a breakdown is $2,000, and the cost of a preventive maintenance program is $2,000
per month. If the preventive maintenance program is adopted, the probability of a machine
breakdown is negligible. How much better off per month would the firm be if it adopted
preventive maintenance?

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 A) $100 worse off
B) $200 worse off
C) $100 better off
D) $200 better off
E) $2,000 better off

14) Suppose that the average time before breakdown is normally distributed with a mean of
2.5 weeks and a standard deviation of .4 weeks. If breakdowns cost an average of $1,200 and
preventive maintenance costs $800, what is the optimal maintenance interval?

A) Every .67 weeks

B) Every .33 weeks
C) Every 2.67 weeks
D) Every 3.25 weeks
E) Every 3.12 weeks

15) Maintenance activities are often organized into the following two groups

A) breakdown maintenance and preventive maintenance.

B) breakdown maintenance and predictive maintenance.
C) preventive maintenance and predictive maintenance.
D) equipment maintenance and breakdown maintenance.
E) equipment maintenance and buildings maintenance.

16) Breakdown maintenance is _____________; preventive maintenance is _________.

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 A) reactive; proactive
B) proactive; reactive
C) expensive; inexpensive
D) inexpensive; expensive
E) easy; hard

17) The goal of maintenance is to maintain the productive system in good working order
while minimizing

A) total preventive maintenance costs.

B) total breakdown maintenance costs.
C) total maintenance costs.
D) the difference between preventive and breakdown costs.
E) the ratio of breakdown to preventive maintenance costs.

18) ___________ is most closely associated with breakdown maintenance.

A) Equipment adjustment
B) Equipment cleaning
C) Equipment inspection
D) Repair of broken parts
E) Replacement of worn parts

19) Factors affecting the decision of how much preventive maintenance is desirable typically
include all of the following except

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 A) age of equipment.
B) type of product.
C) degree of technology.
D) type of production process.
E) condition of equipment.

20) Potential costs of equipment breakdown do not include

A) loss of output.
B) cost of idle workers.
C) damage to other equipment.
D) replacement of worn parts.
E) injuries.

21) The optimum amount of preventive maintenance occurs when the production system is
kept in good working order and

A) total breakdown costs are at a minimum.

B) total preventive maintenance costs are at a minimum.
C) each maintenance component cost is at a minimum.
D) total maintenance costs are at a maximum.
E) total maintenance costs are at a minimum.

22) The type of maintenance which is periodic in nature is

A) breakdown maintenance.
B) predictive maintenance.
C) preventive maintenance.
D) corrective maintenance.
E) all of the choices.

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23) Preventive maintenance is generally scheduled on the basis of

A) planned inspections.
B) passage of time.
C) number of operating hours.
D) all of the choices.
E) none of the choices.

24) Ideally, preventive maintenance will be performed

A) after a planned inspection.

B) after the passage of a specified period of time.
C) after a predetermined number of operating hours.
D) just prior to the start of the workday.
E) just prior to a breakdown or failure.

25) Attempting to determine when preventive maintenance activities should be performed is

called

A) breakdown maintenance.
B) forecastive maintenance.
C) preventive maintenance.
D) predictive maintenance.
E) corrective maintenance.

26) “Total productive maintenance” is best described as

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 A) avoiding all breakdown maintenance.
B) doing a great deal of preventive maintenance to try to avoid breakdown
maintenance.
C) a JIT approach in which workers perform preventive maintenance on the machines
they operate.
D) extending preventive maintenance back to design.
E) none of these.

27) In the broadest sense, equipment and facilities preventive maintenance extends back to
the

A) design and selection stage.

B) procurement stage.
C) installation stage.
D) pilot-testing stage.
E) implementation stage.

28) The major approaches used in plans to deal with breakdowns include all of the following
except

A) standby equipment.
B) inventories of spare parts.
C) operator repair of minor problems.
D) readily available repair personnel.
E) All are major approaches.

29) In the area of maintenance, the Pareto phenomenon is reflected in the fact that

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 A) all equipment justifies about the same expense.
B) a majority of equipment will justify considerable expense.
C) a few pieces of equipment will justify little expense.
D) a few pieces of equipment will justify considerable expense.
E) no piece of equipment will justify major expense; it's better to replace.

30) A reactive approach to maintenance is _____ maintenance.

A) planned
B) breakdown
C) proactive
D) predictive
E) preventive

31) The total maintenance cost curve (preventive maintenance cost plus breakdown and
repair cost)

A) slopes up as the number of preventive maintenances increases.

B) slopes down as the number of preventive maintenances increases.
C) starts low, increases rapidly, and then drops back down as the number of preventive
maintenances increases.
D) starts high, drops gradually, but then goes back up as the number of preventive
maintenances increases.
E) remains relatively flat as the number of preventive maintenances increases.

32) The average time before breakdown of a machine is normally distributed and has a mean
of nine weeks and a standard deviation of 1.5 weeks. If breakdown cost averages $1,500 and
preventive maintenance costs $500, what is the optimal preventive maintenance interval?

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 A) 3.8 weeks
B) 8.4 weeks
C) 9.6 weeks
D) 6.9 weeks
E) 7.2 weeks

33) The average time before breakdown of a machine is normally distributed and has a mean
of 18 weeks and a standard deviation of three weeks. If breakdown cost averages $2,000 and
preventive maintenance costs $1,400, what is the optimal preventive maintenance interval?

A) 16.4 weeks
B) 14.6 weeks
C) 16.9 weeks
D) 19.6 weeks
E) 21.3 weeks

34) Which of the following is the primary consideration with regard to preventive
maintenance?

A) what technology to use

B) how varied the maintenance will be
C) how often the maintenance will occur
D) which products it will be provided to
E) who will do it

35) Which of the following would not improve the performance of a breakdown program?

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 A) more trained personnel
B) short lead times for replacement parts
C) standby equipment
D) cross-training repair personnel
E) reducing inventories of spare parts

36) Breakdown programs often are prioritized such that some equipment gets a lot of
attention and other equipment gets very little. This typically reflects the fact that breakdowns are
consistent with

A) Pareto phenomena.
B) production interruptions.
C) supply disturbances.
D) cross-trained workers.
E) lean operations.

37) Which of the following is not a reason for having machines and equipment in good
operating condition?

A) lower the production processing

B) no added service or production costs
C) maintain high quality
D) avoid missed delivery dates
E) avoid production or service disruptions

38) _____ is known as being a reactive approach to maintenance.

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 A) Breakdown maintenance
B) Preventative maintenance
C) Predictive maintenance
D) Corrective maintenance
E) Condition-based maintenance

39) _____ is known as being a proactive approach to maintenance.

A) Breakdown maintenance
B) Preventative maintenance
C) Predictive maintenance
D) Corrective maintenance
E) Condition-based maintenance

40) This is considered an important issue when dealing with preventative maintenance.
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A) repair costs
B) frequency
C) seasonality
D) timing of breakdown
E) cost of training

41) Which of the following is not a major approach used to deal with breakdowns?

A) backup equipment
B) cost of repairs
C) spare parts
D) operators
E) repair technicians

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Answer Key

Test name: Chapter 14S Test Bank

1) FALSE
2) FALSE
3) FALSE
4) TRUE
5) FALSE
6) TRUE
7) TRUE
8) FALSE
9) FALSE
10) FALSE
11) D
12) D
13) A
14) C
15) E
16) A
17) C
18) D
19) B
20) D
21) E
22) C
23) D
24) E
25) D
26) C
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27) A
28) E
29) D
30) B
31) D
32) B
33) D
34) C
35) E
36) A
37) A
38) A
39) B
40) B
41) B

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