Question 1

Which of the following is true of maquiladoras?

Accepted Answer

A)  They discourage foreign businesses from outsourcing. 
B)  They assess tariffs only on the value-added work done. 
C)  They originated in China. 
D)  They are not available to Canadian companies. 
E)  They can be found in many countries. 
A)  They discourage foreign businesses from outsourcing. 
B)  They assess tariffs only on the value-added work done. 
C)  They originated in China. 
D)  They are not available to Canadian companies. 
E)  They can be found in many countries.

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of a response to the global environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Boeing's local sales and production 
B)  Benneton's strict limits on design, production, and distribution 
C)  a Chinese manufacturer, Haier, producing in China 
D)  Ford's partnerships with GM 
E)  Honda's partnership with Gm to develop self-driving cars 
A)  Boeing's local sales and production 
B)  Benneton's strict limits on design, production, and distribution 
C)  a Chinese manufacturer, Haier, producing in China 
D)  Ford's partnerships with GM 
E)  Honda's partnership with Gm to develop self-driving cars

Question 3

Decisions that involve what is to be made and what is to be purchased fall under the heading of supply-chain management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Given the position of drive through restaurants in the maturity stage of its life cycle, which of the following OM strategies or issues should the makers of CD-ROM's be most concerned with at the current time?

Accepted Answer

A)  forecasting 
B)  standardization 
C)  over capacity in the industry 
D)  pruning lines 
E)  reduce capacity 
A)  forecasting 
B)  standardization 
C)  over capacity in the industry 
D)  pruning lines 
E)  reduce capacity

Question 5

A firm's product is in the maturity stage of its life cycle. Which of the following OM strategies or issues should the firm be least concerned with at this time?

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing capacity 
B)  long production runs 
C)  standardization 
D)  cost cutting 
E)  fewer rapid product changes 
A)  increasing capacity 
B)  long production runs 
C)  standardization 
D)  cost cutting 
E)  fewer rapid product changes

Which of the following is true of maquiladoras?

Which of the following is an example of a response to the global environment?

Decisions that involve what is to be made and what is to be purchased fall under the heading of supply-chain management.

Given the position of drive through restaurants in the maturity stage of its life cycle, which of the following OM strategies or issues should the makers of CD-ROM's be most concerned with at the current time?

A firm's product is in the maturity stage of its life cycle. Which of the following OM strategies or issues should the firm be least concerned with at this time?

Operations and Productivity

Project Management

Forecasting

Design of Goods and Services

Managing Quality

Process Strategy and Sustainability

Location Strategies

Layout Strategies

Human Resources, Job Design, and Work Measurement

Supply-Chain Management

Inventory Management

Aggregate Planning

Material Requirements Planning Mrp and Erp

Short-Term Scheduling

Lean Operations

Maintenance and Reliability

Decision-Making Tools

Linear Programming

Transportation Models

Waiting-Line Models

Learning Curves

Simulation

Supply Chain Management Analytics

Sustainability in the Supply Chain

Statistical Process Control

Capacity and Constraint Management

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Exam 2: Operations Strategy in a Global Environment

Which of the following is true of maquiladoras?

Which of the following is an example of a response to the global environment?

Decisions that involve what is to be made and what is to be purchased fall under the heading of supply-chain management.

Given the position of drive through restaurants in the maturity stage of its life cycle, which of the following OM strategies or issues should the makers of CD-ROM's be most concerned with at the current time?

A firm's product is in the maturity stage of its life cycle. Which of the following OM strategies or issues should the firm be least concerned with at this time?

Operations and Productivity

Project Management

Forecasting

Design of Goods and Services

Managing Quality

Process Strategy and Sustainability

Location Strategies

Layout Strategies

Human Resources, Job Design, and Work Measurement

Supply-Chain Management

Inventory Management

Aggregate Planning

Material Requirements Planning Mrp and Erp

Short-Term Scheduling

Lean Operations

Maintenance and Reliability

Decision-Making Tools

Linear Programming

Transportation Models

Waiting-Line Models

Learning Curves

Simulation

Supply Chain Management Analytics

Sustainability in the Supply Chain

Statistical Process Control

Capacity and Constraint Management

Filters