Question 1

____________________ involves breaking a complex product or service into smaller pieces that can be created independently and then combined quickly to make a whole.It cuts the cost of developing and designing innovative products.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ involves breaking a complex product or...

Question 2

Operations management refers to the role that computers play in the production process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following layouts arranges work flow around the production process? All workers performing similar tasks are grouped together.

Accepted Answer

A)   assembly
B)   intermittent
C)   process
D)   product line C

Question 4

A company that reupholsters furniture in fabric and style selected by the owner of the piece of furniture is more than likely an example of which of the following type of manufacturing?

Accepted Answer

A)   process manufacturer
B)   fixed-position layout
C)   closed shop
D)   job shop D

Question 5

Sally's job is to evaluate the cheese her company produces against a prototype for colour,smell,consistency,and taste.Her job on the production line is which of the following type of control?

Accepted Answer

A)   process
B)   procedural
C)   coordination
D)   quality

Question 6

Products that are difficult to move out of a plant once they are manufactured,such as ocean-going vessels and room-sized murals,are usually manufactured in which of the following layouts?

Accepted Answer

A)   a fixed-position layout
B)   a centralized layout
C)   a customized layout
D)   a static layout

Question 7

What do Gantt charts and PERT charts have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)   They are both tools for computer-aided design.
B)   They are both common scheduling tools for complex situations.
C)   They both are useful in making sure that all resources are available at the start of a complex project.
D)   They are both tools used for evaluating potential site locations.

Question 8

What does total quality management focus on?

Accepted Answer

A)   creating buyer/supplier dependence
B)   computer-aided design
C)   creating transactional relationships
D)   continuous improvement

Question 9

When are Gantt charts most helpful?

Accepted Answer

A)   when production routes are long and complex.
B)   when bottlenecks do not exist.
C)   when task times are less than one hour.
D)   when only a few tasks are involved.

Question 10

Many companies keep a continuously updated list of inventory levels,orders,sales,and receipts.What is this type of inventory called?

Accepted Answer

A)   month-to-month inventory
B)   just-in-time inventory
C)   coordinating inventory
D)   perpetual inventory

Question 11

A university hired a catering company to run its cafeteria rather than operating the facility itself.What does this purchase of services exemplify?

Accepted Answer

The answer of A university hired a catering company to...

Question 12

Which of the following is a system that would note how a possible strike in an Edmonton,Alberta,plant will threaten supplies of a needed component part as well as how customer preference for time-saving devices is increasing and then use this information in production planning?

Accepted Answer

A)   manufacturing resource planning
B)   manufacturing resource planning II
C)   enterprise resource planning
D)   the PERT chart

Question 13

Production converts inputs into outputs by changing the inputs in some way.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following best describes Six Sigma?

Accepted Answer

A)   a technique for routing that eliminates bottlenecks
B)   a quality control process
C)   a method for customizing production scheduling
D)   a type of reverse auction

Question 15

Which of the following systems uses a computer to design and test new products and modify existing ones?

Accepted Answer

A)   computer-aided manufacturing
B)   computer-aided design
C)   just-in-time design
D)   flexible manufacturing system

Question 16

A system that utilizes long production runs resulting in high-volume,standardized products is called which of the following processes?

Accepted Answer

A)   continuous
B)   controllable
C)   customized
D)   intermittent

Question 17

List two commonly used techniques for streamlining a business's production.

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

Cellular manufacturing combines aspects of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   fixed-position and assembly-line layouts
B)   process and product layouts
C)   fixed-position and process layouts
D)   intermittent and continuous production

Question 19

What is the physical arrangement of a production facility called?

Accepted Answer

A)   process
B)   layout
C)   capacity
D)   resources B

Question 20

Production efficiency begins as soon as the first part of the product reaches the factory floor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 11: Achieving World-class Operations Management

____________________ involves breaking a complex product or service into smaller pieces that can be created independently and then combined quickly to make a whole.It cuts the cost of developing and designing innovative products.

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Operations management refers to the role that computers play in the production process.

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Which of the following layouts arranges work flow around the production process? All workers performing similar tasks are grouped together.

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A company that reupholsters furniture in fabric and style selected by the owner of the piece of furniture is more than likely an example of which of the following type of manufacturing?

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Sally's job is to evaluate the cheese her company produces against a prototype for colour,smell,consistency,and taste.Her job on the production line is which of the following type of control?

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Products that are difficult to move out of a plant once they are manufactured,such as ocean-going vessels and room-sized murals,are usually manufactured in which of the following layouts?

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What do Gantt charts and PERT charts have in common?

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What does total quality management focus on?

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When are Gantt charts most helpful?

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Many companies keep a continuously updated list of inventory levels,orders,sales,and receipts.What is this type of inventory called?

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A university hired a catering company to run its cafeteria rather than operating the facility itself.What does this purchase of services exemplify?

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Which of the following is a system that would note how a possible strike in an Edmonton,Alberta,plant will threaten supplies of a needed component part as well as how customer preference for time-saving devices is increasing and then use this information in production planning?

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Production converts inputs into outputs by changing the inputs in some way.

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Which of the following best describes Six Sigma?

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Which of the following systems uses a computer to design and test new products and modify existing ones?

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A system that utilizes long production runs resulting in high-volume,standardized products is called which of the following processes?

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List two commonly used techniques for streamlining a business's production.

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Cellular manufacturing combines aspects of which of the following?

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What is the physical arrangement of a production facility called?

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Production efficiency begins as soon as the first part of the product reaches the factory floor.

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