Question 1

____ is a philosophy of increasing a firm's performance by involving all workers.

Accepted Answer

A) Open-book management 
B) Data mining 
C) Diversity 
D) Strategic alliance 
A) Open-book management 
B) Data mining 
C) Diversity 
D) Strategic alliance

Question 2

Which of the following is not a trend promoting the increased use of business process reengineering (BPR)?

Accepted Answer

A) advancement of technology 
B) pursuit of increased quality 
C) price competition caused by globalization 
D) business expansion 
A) advancement of technology 
B) pursuit of increased quality 
C) price competition caused by globalization 
D) business expansion

Question 3

Define an environmental management system (EMS).

Accepted Answer

EMS is a system that accounts for both e

Question 4

Why has BPR usage increased?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Why has BPR usage increased?...

Question 5

A method of examining processes to identify and eliminate or reduce functions that add little customer value to products or services is referred to as __________________________________________________.

Accepted Answer

business p

Question 6

____ allows a company to accomplish a technology swap.

Accepted Answer

A) Data mining 
B) Strategic alliance 
C) Diversity 
D) BPR 
A) Data mining 
B) Strategic alliance 
C) Diversity 
D) BPR

Question 7

In a pollution prevention system,managers produce the pollutant,and then clean it up.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

How should employees be motivated so open-book management will succeed?

Accepted Answer

The obvious way for upper mana

Question 9

ERP systems should help a company

Accepted Answer

A) improve quality. 
B) improve service. 
C) reduce overhead. 
D) all of the above. 
A) improve quality. 
B) improve service. 
C) reduce overhead. 
D) all of the above.

Question 10

What are the principles of open-book management?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are the principles of open-book management?...

Question 11

Open-book management systems are usually easy to implement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Strategic alliances take the form of

Accepted Answer

A) joint ventures. 
B) technology swaps. 
C) licensing. 
D) all of the above. 
A) joint ventures. 
B) technology swaps. 
C) licensing. 
D) all of the above.

Question 13

Data mining is used to

Accepted Answer

A) uncover quality problems. 
B) study customer retention. 
C) identify cost drivers. 
D) all of the above. 
A) uncover quality problems. 
B) study customer retention. 
C) identify cost drivers. 
D) all of the above.

Question 14

EMS stands for

Accepted Answer

A) environmental manufacturing system. 
B) employee management system. 
C) emergency medical services. 
D) environmental management system. 
A) environmental manufacturing system. 
B) employee management system. 
C) emergency medical services. 
D) environmental management system.

Question 15

ERP stands for

Accepted Answer

A) enterprise resource production. 
B) enterprise resource purchasing. 
C) enterprise resource planning. 
D) enterprise resource processing. 
A) enterprise resource production. 
B) enterprise resource purchasing. 
C) enterprise resource planning. 
D) enterprise resource processing.

Question 16

In an ERP system,data is decentralized among an organization's divisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Downsizing has no effect on materials and labor inputs used to produce outputs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Downsizing often results in one-time charges against income.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Strategic alliances can result in improved operating efficiencies for multiple organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

To increase the probability of success,it is important to involve customers in business processing reengineering (BPR)projects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

____ is a philosophy of increasing a firm's performance by involving all workers.

Which of the following is not a trend promoting the increased use of business process reengineering (BPR)?

Define an environmental management system (EMS).

Why has BPR usage increased?

A method of examining processes to identify and eliminate or reduce functions that add little customer value to products or services is referred to as __________________________________________________.

____ allows a company to accomplish a technology swap.

In a pollution prevention system,managers produce the pollutant,and then clean it up.

How should employees be motivated so open-book management will succeed?

ERP systems should help a company

What are the principles of open-book management?

Open-book management systems are usually easy to implement.

Strategic alliances take the form of

Data mining is used to

EMS stands for

ERP stands for

In an ERP system,data is decentralized among an organization's divisions.

Downsizing has no effect on materials and labor inputs used to produce outputs.

Downsizing often results in one-time charges against income.

Strategic alliances can result in improved operating efficiencies for multiple organizations.

To increase the probability of success,it is important to involve customers in business processing reengineering (BPR)projects.

Introduction to Cost Accounting

Cost Terminology and Cost Behaviors

Predetermined Overhead Rates, flexible Budgets, and Absorptionvariable Costing

Activity-Based Management and Activity-Based Costing

Job Order Costing

Process Costing

Standard Costing and Variance Analysis

The Master Budget

Break-Even Point and Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis

Relevant Information for Decision Making

Allocation of Joint Costs and Accounting for By-Products

Introduction to Cost Management Systems

Responsibility Accounting, support Department Allocations, and Transfer Pricing

Performance Measurement, balanced Scorecards, and Performance Rewards

Capital Budgeting

Managing Costs and Uncertainty

Implementing Quality Concepts

Inventory and Production Management

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Exam 19: Emerging Management Practices

____ is a philosophy of increasing a firm's performance by involving all workers.

Which of the following is not a trend promoting the increased use of business process reengineering (BPR)?

Define an environmental management system (EMS).

Why has BPR usage increased?

A method of examining processes to identify and eliminate or reduce functions that add little customer value to products or services is referred to as __________________________________________________.

____ allows a company to accomplish a technology swap.

In a pollution prevention system,managers produce the pollutant,and then clean it up.

How should employees be motivated so open-book management will succeed?

ERP systems should help a company

What are the principles of open-book management?

Open-book management systems are usually easy to implement.

Strategic alliances take the form of

Data mining is used to

EMS stands for

ERP stands for

In an ERP system,data is decentralized among an organization's divisions.

Downsizing has no effect on materials and labor inputs used to produce outputs.

Downsizing often results in one-time charges against income.

Strategic alliances can result in improved operating efficiencies for multiple organizations.

To increase the probability of success,it is important to involve customers in business processing reengineering (BPR)projects.

Introduction to Cost Accounting

Cost Terminology and Cost Behaviors

Predetermined Overhead Rates, flexible Budgets, and Absorptionvariable Costing

Activity-Based Management and Activity-Based Costing

Job Order Costing

Process Costing

Standard Costing and Variance Analysis

The Master Budget

Break-Even Point and Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis

Relevant Information for Decision Making

Allocation of Joint Costs and Accounting for By-Products

Introduction to Cost Management Systems

Responsibility Accounting, support Department Allocations, and Transfer Pricing

Performance Measurement, balanced Scorecards, and Performance Rewards

Capital Budgeting

Managing Costs and Uncertainty

Implementing Quality Concepts

Inventory and Production Management

Filters