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44 Cards in this Set
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the type of processing system which is used for highly standardized products is:
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Continuous |
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in which type of processing system would gasoline be produced from crude oil?
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Continuous
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an example of automated services is:
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Online banking |
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the type of layout which features departments or other functional groupings in which similar activities are performed is:
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process |
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in a product layout, the task of deciding how to assign work to specific stations is referred to as:
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line balancing |
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which of the following is not a primary concern for process selection?
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Pricing strategy |
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which of the following process types would be most likely to be used in the introductory phase of a product's life cycle?
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Job shop |
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what is it about repetitive process that make them appropriate for products in the introductory phase of their life cycle?
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Flexibility |
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what is it about repetitive processes that make them appropriate for products in the maturity phase of their life cylcle?
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efficiency |
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a behavioral approach to job design which increases responsibility for planning and coordinating tasks is job:
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enrichment
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which of the flowing concerns is not one that job designers focus on?
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When should the job be completed
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the chat used to review the overall sequence of an operation by focusing on the movements of either the operator or materials is called a:
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flow process chart |
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the symbols for operation, storage, transportation, inspection and delay would usually be found on which type of chart?
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flow chart
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in a stopwatch time study, the average time it takes a giaven worker to perform a task a certain number of times is the:
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standard time |
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a technique for estimating the proportion of time a worker spends on various activities is:
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work sampling |
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a disadvantage of teams is:
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team member conflict |
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for service firms such as banks and supermarkets, location decisions are critical elements of _______ strategy.
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marketing |
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among the disadvantages of having global operations is/are:
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low labor productivity |
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nearness to raw materials would be important to a:
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manufacturing company |
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which of the following is the last step in the procedure for making location decisions?
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evaluate alternatives and make a selection
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somecommunities offer financial and other incentives to _______ new businesses.
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attract |
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which of the following is least important as a consideration for a firm at the beginning of a supply chain?
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access to end consumers
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in addition to correcting substandard work, employees have an ethical obligation to _______ whatever led to the quality problem as well.
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report |
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which of the following is not a basic question in capacity planning?
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who will pay for it |
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which of the following is not a reason why capacity decisions are so important?
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capacity affects organizations' images. |
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the maximum possible output given a product mix, scheduling difficulties, quality factors, and so on is:
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effective capacity |
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which of the following is not a criterion for developing capacity alternatives
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design structured, rigid systems |
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seasonal variations are often easier to deal with in capacity planning than random variations because seasonal variations tend to be:
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predictable |
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at the break-even point:
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total cost equals total revenue |
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the method of financial analysis which results in an equivalent interest rate is:
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internal rate of return |
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the first, and perhaps most important, step in constraint management is to_________ the most pressing constraint.
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identify |
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a market constraint can be overcome by:
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advertising or price changes |
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improving cash flow would be a reasonable thing to focus on when trying to overcome a _______ constraint
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financial |
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Students at a major university must go through several registration steps. Officials have observed that it is typically the case that the waiting line at the fee-payment station is the longest. This would seem to suggest that the fee-payment station is the________ in the student registration process.
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bottleneck
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which one of the following is not common to product layouts?
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ability to adjust to changes in demand |
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the type of layout which features departments or other functional groups in which similar activities are performed is:
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process |
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the type of layout in which workers, materials, and equipment are moved to the product as needed is:
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fixed-position |
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in a product layout, the task of deciding how to assign work to specific stations is referred to as:
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line balancing |
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if a line is balanced with 80 percent efficiency, the "balance delay" will be:
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20%
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which of the following is not an information for the design of a process layout?
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which closeness rating reflects the undesirability of having tow departments located near each other?
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X |
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Which closeness rating reflects the highest importance for two departments being close to each other?
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U |
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which of the following is not a primary concern for process selection?
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pricing strategy |
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although they do not guarantee optimal solutions,________ are useful in finding reasonable solutions when the number of possible options is overwhelming,.
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heuristics |