Exam 10:Production and Operations Management

Grocery stores use 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.

A light bulb is an example of a standardized part,which simplifies the replacement process.

List some benefits from implementing ISO standards.

A typical factory spends up to half its operating budget identifying and fixing mistakes.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of assembly lines?

Provide examples of each of the three basic types of layouts for manufacturing facilities.

Which of the following statements about standardization is NOT correct?

In selecting a production facility location,labour supply would be most important to which of the following?

For a major purchase,negotiations between a purchaser and potential vendors are done as quickly as possible in order to begin the manufacturing process.

Tidewater Company uses 100,000 pounds of fresh flowers each year.Because of rising energy costs,it has become more expensive for Tidewater to store flowers.All other factors being equal,Tidewater should ________ its inventory of fresh flowers,which would ________ the risk of running out of inventory

An important use of robots is to free humans from potentially dangerous assignments such as handling hazardous materials.

Hospital rooms are typically set up with a ________ layout.

_____ determines the sequence of work throughout the facility and specifies who will perform each aspect of work at what location.

Which of the following is not a primary task of production managers?

An analytic production system reduces a raw material to its component parts in order to extract a marketable product or products.

How can a firm best protect itself against an interruption in the supply of parts?

Gantt charts are most effective for scheduling complex projects with several variables.

A plant where plastic 2-liter bottles are manufactured probably uses a ________ layout.

Trucks,personnel,buildings,fuel,goods to be shipped,truck parts,and packaged supplies are examples of:

A(n)________can repeat the same tasks numerous times without varying its movement.