1.

Is conceived as the activities required or undertaken to conserve as nearly, and as long, as

possible the original condition of an asset or resource while compensating for normal wear and
tear.
a. maintenance
b. greater flexibility
c. reduced operating costs
d. faster response to technological change
Answer: a

2. Refers to the actions necessary for retaining or restoring a piece of equipment, machine, or
system to the specified operable condition to achieve its maximum useful life. It includes
corrective maintenance and preventive maintenance:
a. improved quality, productivity, and service
b. engineering, maintenance
c. reduced operating costs
d. faster response to technological change
Answer: b

3. What is maintenance engineering?

a. improved quality, productivity, and service
b. greater flexibility
c. is the occupation that uses engineering theories and practices to plan and implement routine
maintenance of equipment and machinery
d. faster response to technological change
Answer: c

4. Require planning and implementing routine and preventive maintenance programs:

a. improved quality, productivity, and service

b. greater flexibility

c. maintenance engineering positions

d. faster response to technological change

Answer: c

5. observing and overseeing repairs and maintenance performed by:

a. maintenance
b. greater flexibility
c. reduced operating costs
d. outside vendors and contractors
Answer: d

6. In todays competitive environment business sustainability requires:

a. manufacturers to capitalize on every possible advantage.
 b. greater flexibility
c. reduced operating costs
d. outside vendors and contractors
Answer: a

7. Companies often pursue lean manufacturing as a means for gaining:

a. competitive advantage
b. greater flexibility
c. reduced operating costs
d. outside vendors and contractors
Answer: a

8. Companies address the significant synergies of lean and maintenance excellence that the
power of the combination of:
a. competitive advantage
b. greater flexibility
c. lean manufacturing and lean maintenance
d. outside vendors and contractors
Answer: c

9. Every manufacturing facility wants production systems and equipment to:

a. competitive advantage
b. greater flexibility
c. lean manufacturing and lean maintenance
d. operate and be operated in a reliable fashion
Answer: d

10. The role of maintenance must change to:

a. support the growing worldwide competition

b. greater flexibility

c. lean manufacturing and lean maintenance

d. operate and be operated in a reliable fashion

Answer: a

11. Achieving high reliability in manufacturing and maintenance operations minimizes:

a. waste, maximizes output, as well as minimizes cost

b. greater flexibility

c. lean manufacturing and lean maintenance

d. operate and be operated in a reliable fashion

Answer: a
 12. Is one of the most critical variables impacting an organizations profitability:

a. waste, maximizes output, as well as minimizes cost

b. greater flexibility

c. lean manufacturing and lean maintenance

d. production unit cost

Answer: d

13. It is calculated simply as the sum of all manufacturing cost divided by:

a. the production volume

b. greater flexibility

c. lean manufacturing and lean maintenance

d. production unit cost

Answer: a

14. Improved asset reliability impacts production unit costs in two ways:

a. the production volume

b. greater flexibility

c. by reducing the numerator and by increasing the denominator.

d. production unit cost

Answer: c

15. Ensuring that resources such as labor, materials, energy, and fixed costs are used efficiently
minimize:
a. expenses
b. greater flexibility
c. by reducing the numerator and by increasing the denominator.
d. production unit cost
Answer: a

16. is one of the most critical elements affecting equipment reliability:

a. expenses
b. greater flexibility
c. basic equipment care
 d. production unit cost
Answer: c

17. While engineering requires an ability to think logically, scientifically and mathematically, and an
appreciation and aptitude for practical devices and concepts, it also requires a great deal of:

a. expenses

b. greater flexibility

c. basic equipment care

d. creativity and imagination

Answer: d

18. Engineers are now needed to meet the demand for technology and:

a. expenses

b. solve the resulting problems

c. basic equipment care

d. creativity and imagination

Answer: b

19. Equipment failures in many chemical processes can result in releases of hazardous substances
to:

a. expenses

b. solve the resulting problems

c. the environment

d. creativity and imagination

Answer:

20. If we improve equipment reliability, we reduce the risk of:

a. expenses
b. solve the resulting problems
c. the environment
d. environmental releases
Answer: d

21. This demand for engineers is growing across the world and governments are beginning to
understand the economic contribution to be made by a:
a. expenses

b. solve the resulting problems

c. the environment

d. well-educated engineering profession.

Answer: d

22. One key element of reliability excellence is an organizational focus on:

a. continuous improvement

b. solve the resulting problems

c. the environment

d. well-educated engineering profession

Answer: a

23. A great degree of emphasis is placed on systems that provide data on:

a. continuous improvement

b. current performance, and the analysis of that data is highly valued

c. the environment

d. well-educated engineering profession

Answer: b

24. While engineering requires an ability to think logically, scientifically and mathematically, and an
appreciation and aptitude for practical devices and concepts, it also requires a great deal of:

a. continuous improvement

b. current performance, and the analysis of that data is highly valued

c. creativity and imagination

d. well-educated engineering profession

Answer: c

25. The major challenges organizations face in changing from a traditional environment to a high
involvement environment include:
a. continuous improvement

b. current performance, and the analysis of that data is highly valued

c. creativity and imagination

d. developing the teams and fostering a culture of management support

Answer: d

26. If a piece of equipment, machine or system has:

a. the specified operable condition, it achieves its maximum useful life

b. current performance, and the analysis of that data is highly valued

c. creativity and imagination

d. developing the teams and fostering a culture of management support

Answer: a

27. If maintenance restores or retains a piece of equipment, machine or systems,

it includes:

a. the specified operable condition, it achieves its maximum useful life

b. corrective maintenance and preventive maintenance

c. creativity and imagination

d. developing the teams and fostering a culture of management support

Answer: b

28. If you want to keep a vehicle running well for a long time,
it requires:
a. the specified operable condition, it achieves its maximum useful life
b. corrective maintenance and preventive maintenance
c. regular maintenance such as oil change, tire pressure, tire tread and coolant level
d. developing the teams and fostering a culture of management support
Answer: c

29. If you want to keep your machinery running up to code,

you must:
a. the specified operable condition, it achieves its maximum useful life
b. corrective maintenance and preventive maintenance
c. regular maintenance such as oil change, tire pressure, tire tread and coolant level
d. make sure to do them regular maintenance
 Answer: d

30.- If a maintenance engineer regularly checks all systems to ensure they are:
a. operating properly, they do it
b. corrective maintenance and preventive maintenance
c. regular maintenance such as oil change, tire pressure, tire tread and coolant level
d. make sure to do them regular maintenance
Answer: d