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The want-satisfying power of a good or service is called
quality ownership worth utility |
utility
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Grocery stores uses scanners not only for faster check-out times, but as a tool to obtain merchandise sales, data, and create short-term forecasts. This system is known as _____ production
product focused quality control data marketing customer-driven |
customer-driven
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All of the following statements concerning robots are correct except
cost of robots went up variety are using robots robots have freed people from boring assignments robots assist humans in non-manufacturing tasks |
cost of robots went up
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Engineers at DaimlerChrysler use computers to build new car models in the virtual world before they are ever built in automobile plants. These engineers are using _____
computer-aided manufacturing flexible manufacturing systems computer-aided design computer-integrated manufacturing |
computer-aided design
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Florida fixtures uses a computer system that controls the entire production function from designing products to ordering raw materials. What kind of production system is Florida Fixtures using?
Flexible manufacturing system computer-aided design Computer-integrated manufacturing computer-aided manufacturing |
computer-integrated manufacturing
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Which company would be the most interesting in locating in an area close to their market?
Sheet rock manufacturer shipbuilding company dry cleaner pharmaceutical company |
dry cleaner
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Why have some companies set up assembly plants outside of the United States?
Nearness to raw materials available marketing opportunities low labor costs |
low labor costs
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All of the following are primary tasks of production managers except
planning the production process selecting the most appropriate layout controlling the production process determining what products to produce |
determining what products to produce
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Which of the following layouts would be appropriate for manufacturers of bulky, heavy, or fragile products?
Process layout fixed-position layout customer-oriented layout product layout |
Fixed-position layout
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A law firm most likely utilizes a _____ layout
customer-oriented product process fixed-position |
customer-orientied
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