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__________ systems are used to keep inventory levels more or less constant.
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A. Conversion |
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B. Reordering |
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C. Inventory |
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D. Statistical process |
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Question 2 of 20 |
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The ultimate goal of six sigma is where defects occur at the rate of one per __________ .
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A. 1,300 |
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B. 300,000 |
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C. 1 million |
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D. 3.4 million |
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Question 3 of 20 |
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Given the size of the product, an aircraft manufacturer would be most likely to use a __________ layout.
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A. product |
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B. process |
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C. fixed-position |
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D. facilities |
Question 4 of 20
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Common causes of ongoing variances that operations management should correct include which of the following?
A. scheduling errors
B. inaccurate documentation
C. weak designs
D. all of the above
Question 5 of 20
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The employee and equipment stay in one workstation as the product moves through the system in a __________ layout.
A. product
B. process
C. fixed-position
D. facilities
Question 6 of 20
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The process of analyzing the design to determine the materials and parts that it requires in the production process is known as __________ .
A. MRP
B. facilities layout design
C. make-buy analysis
D. JIT
Question 7 of 20
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Which of the following is not an appropriate tool for determining an efficient sequence and monitoring for activities in the conversion process?
A. PERT network
B. Gantt chart
C. Deming wheel
D. Load chart
Question 8 of 20
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Which of the following is not a stage of operations management?
A. acquiring inputs
B. controlling the conversion processes
C. planning the strategy of the organization
D. delivering the output
Question 9 of 20
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An information technology form of quality management is __________ .
A. MRP
B. JIT
C. ERP
D. TQM
Question 10 of 20
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The assembly line at the BMW factory in Regensburg, Germany, that can accommodate several different models of the car simultaneously is an example of __________ .
A. a fixed-position layout
B. flexible manufacturing
C. statistical process control
D. MRP
Question 11 of 20
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The measurement of how well an organization utilizes all of its resources to produce its outputs is known as __________ .
A. ORR activity
B. total factor productivity
C. partial productivity
D. TQM
Question 12 of 20
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__________ ultimately decide what constitutes quality through __________ .
A. Customers; purchasing decisions
B. Managers; operations decisions
C. Employees; quality circles
D. Managers; company and employee goals
Question 13 of 20
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The value of JIT inventory systems is __________ .
A. saving on warehouse space and labor
B. ensuring financial resources are not tied up in inputs waiting to be used
C. identifying defects in input rather quickly
D. all of the above
Question 14 of 20
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When self-managed teams are used in flexible manufacturing __________ .
A. team members learn all the tasks in the production process
B. team members schedule work and hire new staff
C. productivity and efficiency typically increase
D. all of the above
Question 15 of 20
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Releasing orders so that the work is evenly distributed is referred to as __________ .
A. partial productivity
B. ORR
C. load leveling
D. customer fulfillment
Question 16 of 20
Strategic planning can help the firm determine __________ .
A. the need for the product
B. the market the firm wishes to target
C. if the firm wants to make or buy their product
D. all of the above
Question 17 of 20
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A particularly complex project’s conversion activities might best be monitored with a __________ .
A. PDCA cycle
B. PERT network
C. Gantt chart
D. load chart
Question 18 of 20
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A quality management approach emphasizes __________ .
A. the empowerment of workers and their responsibility for the quality of the outcomes of work processes
B. employee motivation
C. employee ability levels
D. a separate quality inspector
Question 19 of 20
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In the __________, the firm begins with an assessment of whether they will lose or gain a competitive advantage by outsourcing the product or some aspect of its production.
A. strategic planning process
B. make-buy analysis
C. conversion process
D. output process
Question 20 of 20
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An effective conversion process __________ .
A. converts the inputs into the final product
B. lowers the cost of creating the product
C. creates a better product for the same cost
D. all of the above
