Exam 15: Achieving World-class Operations Management

The emphasis on keeping manufacturing costs low by producing uniform products by using repetitive and standardized process is part of which of the following?

In the production of cornmeal for baking, corn is ground. This conversion process is an example of which of the following processes?

The aspect of operations management in which the company considers its resources and its own strategic goals in an effort to determine the best production methods is known as which of the following?

Just-in-time is an inventory system that was developed in California and is starting to catch on in Japan.

The marketing division makes make-or-buy decisions for the production division.

A CAD/CAM system is best described as which of the following?

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

Which of the following charts are bar graphs that are plotted on a timeline to show the relationship between scheduled and actual production?

What are the three main types of facility layouts?

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?

In which type of production are goods produced using mass-production techniques up to a point, then production is custom tailored to the needs or desires of individual customers?

Production and operations management involves three main types of decisions that are made at three different stages. The final stage of operations management focuses on which of the following?

Electronic data interchange is an important communications tool for which of the following?

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

Which of the following is a set of technical standards designed by the International Organization for Standardization to promote clean production processes to protect the environment?

In 1992, Mazda included a solar-powered ventilation system on its cars. Because customers were not willing to pay for this benefit and did not complain when it was no longer available, Mazda discontinued it. This is an example of which of the following?

What is a production process in which the basic inputs are either combined to create the output or transformed into the output?

What do Gantt charts and PERT charts have in common?

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

Which of the following is a common incentive offered by countries to try to attract companies to set up in their country?