Exam 17: Global Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management

The ability of the production process to make different kinds of products and to adjust the volume of output is known as ________.

What is the main information-related challenge in global supply chain management?

Fortis Manufacturing Systems uses a highly focused system of quality control that takes a statistical approach and scrutinizes the firm's entire production system. Fortis most likely uses ________.

Sourcing in the home country enables a company to avoid numerous problems associated with global sourcing.

In order to assure the quality of its products,Samsonite ________.

Before the strong emphasis on zero defects,U.S. companies operated under the premise of ________,which allowed a level of poor quality with the assumption that service warranties and repair facilities would deal with product defects.

In the context of manufacturing strategy,the degree of consistency between the foreign investment decision and the company's competitive strategy is known as ________.

________ are special locations for storing domestic and imported inventory in order to avoid paying duties until the inventory is sold.

In deciding whether to make or buy,MNEs should focus on those parts that are ________ to the product and that they are ________ at making.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three basic configurations that MNEs consider when establishing a global manufacturing strategy?

Some companies select locations in different countries to specialize in the production of parts or final goods,which is known as ________.

Bocce Shoes,an Italian firm,set up a production facility in Vietnam to manufacture the firm's line of athletic shoes. Bocce is most likely using a (n)________ strategy.

Describe total quality management.

All of the following tend to be more expensive when sourcing abroad,EXCEPT ________.

________ is the linking or integrating of activities into a unified system.

Gates Manufacturing is striving to improve its performance reliability,speed of delivery,and product reliability. Gates is most likely focusing on a(n)________ strategy.

Deciding whether to establish production facilities in many different countries or in one centralized location is part of the ________.

The manufacturing plants of Orion Computers are located closer to customers rather than in low-wage areas. What is the most likely reason for this strategy?

JIT is the process of sourcing raw materials and parts just as they are needed in the manufacturing process.

Most U.S. companies have moved from a total quality management (TQM)approach to an acceptable quality level (AQL)approach.