Exam 15: Achieving World-Class Operations Management

Computer-aided manufacturing uses computers to develop and control the production process.

Spalding produces large numbers of golf balls all at once.Spalding puts the golf balls in inventory and distributes them around the world.Spalding uses which of the following type of production?

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?

Which of the following approaches is a computerized resource planning system that includes information about the company's suppliers and customers as well as data generated internally?

DaimlerChrysler decided not to build a $750 million plant in southeast Georgia in spite of the state's spending $24 million to purchase the property and an additional $36 million to prepare the site specifically for DaimlerChrysler.Which of the following factors was offered?

When are Gantt charts most helpful?

A process layout is best for a company that has which of the following?

Which of the following is an important scheduling tool for large projects? It breaks the projects into a sequence of events and smaller tasks.

What is another name for the product layout?

Modular production can best be described by which of the following?

What is the name of the production system that combines automated workstations with computer-controlled transportation devices called automatic guided vehicles?

Which of the following is the streamlining of production by eliminating steps in the production process that does not add benefits that customers are willing to pay for?

The just-in-time system schedules arrival of inventory so that it can be used almost immediately and will not need to be stored on site.

Low volume,short production runs,and high-variety production are characteristic of the continuous process.

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

What is the physical arrangement of a production facility called?

Modular production is a technique that increases the ability of products to satisfy customers and is worth the extra expense it typically produces.

Which of the following is the combining of natural resources,human resources,and capital to produce goods and services?

Which of the following companies would be LEAST likely to use the continuous process?

Total quality management says that quality is the responsibility solely of the production and shipping departments.