Exam 8: Operations Management in Manufacturing and Service Industries

When starting or expanding operations, businesses in the service sector must make a number of decisions quite similar to those made by manufacturers.In particular, what are the four questions that managers must address?

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Question 41

Which of the following is likely to be outsourced by a bank?

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Question 42

PowerSki uses collaboration software to transmit design changes to its suppliers.

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Question 43

Unlike Burger King, McDonald's prefers the _____ approach to making sandwiches.

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Question 44

Make-to-order strategy is commonly used in such businesses as print shops.

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Question 45

Which tool is best for diagramming complex schedules?

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Question 46

The inventory?control method called _____ relies on a computerized program to calculate the quantity of materials needed for production and to determine when they should be ordered or made.

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Question 47

When looking for a good site for a new Burger King, its planners often go by this catch phrase: "Through the light and to the right."

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Question 48

Companies that use a just-in-time (JIT) production system:

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Question 49

The Vermont Teddy Bear Company uses a product layout in the manufacture of its teddy bears.

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Question 50

A(n)______team consists of individuals from different functional areas assigned to work together throughout the product development process.

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Question 51

Keeping inventory levels too high costs money, while running out of it causes _____ to suffer.

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Question 52

_____ refers to "the totality of features and characteristics of a product or service that bear on its ability to satisfy stated or implied needs."

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Question 53

_____ is a manufacturing strategy whereby a firm produces products outside of its own plant.

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Question 54

What three questions should be addressed during the first step in production planning?

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Question 55

Gantt charts are useful when the production process is complex and activities are interrelated.

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Question 56

Inventory control is sophisticated software used to reduce the likelihood that someone can steal materials from a company.

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Question 57

As an operations manager at Century Unlimited Industries, Sylvia Moses uses basic MRP to focus on material planning and the more sophisticated system called _____ to help monitor resources in all areas of the company.

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Question 58

When are fixed-position layouts used in manufacturing products?

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Question 59

Businesses often find it easier to control production by locating plants fairly distant from customers.

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When starting or expanding operations, businesses in the service sector must make a number of decisions quite similar to those made by manufacturers.In particular, what are the four questions that managers must address?

Which of the following is likely to be outsourced by a bank?

PowerSki uses collaboration software to transmit design changes to its suppliers.

Unlike Burger King, McDonald's prefers the _____ approach to making sandwiches.

Make-to-order strategy is commonly used in such businesses as print shops.

Which tool is best for diagramming complex schedules?

The inventory?control method called _____ relies on a computerized program to calculate the quantity of materials needed for production and to determine when they should be ordered or made.

When looking for a good site for a new Burger King, its planners often go by this catch phrase: "Through the light and to the right."

Companies that use a just-in-time (JIT) production system:

The Vermont Teddy Bear Company uses a product layout in the manufacture of its teddy bears.

A(n)______team consists of individuals from different functional areas assigned to work together throughout the product development process.

Keeping inventory levels too high costs money, while running out of it causes _____ to suffer.

_____ refers to "the totality of features and characteristics of a product or service that bear on its ability to satisfy stated or implied needs."

_____ is a manufacturing strategy whereby a firm produces products outside of its own plant.

What three questions should be addressed during the first step in production planning?

Gantt charts are useful when the production process is complex and activities are interrelated.

Inventory control is sophisticated software used to reduce the likelihood that someone can steal materials from a company.

As an operations manager at Century Unlimited Industries, Sylvia Moses uses basic MRP to focus on material planning and the more sophisticated system called _____ to help monitor resources in all areas of the company.

When are fixed-position layouts used in manufacturing products?

Businesses often find it easier to control production by locating plants fairly distant from customers.

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