Question 1

If Barb wants to involve all of her employees in quality control by asking for their ideas for judging and maintaining product quality,she should form a/an ________.

Accepted Answer

A) quality square 
B) quality newspaper 
C) quality group 
D) quality force 
E) quality circle 
A) quality square 
B) quality newspaper 
C) quality group 
D) quality force 
E) quality circle

Question 2

An organization wants to involve all company employees in quality control.Can you suggest a technique to help the organization?

Accepted Answer

All company employees can be part of qua

Question 3

Return on investment is an example of a(n)________ ratio.

Accepted Answer

A) operations 
B) profitability 
C) liquidity 
D) leverage 
E) activity 
A) operations 
B) profitability 
C) liquidity 
D) leverage 
E) activity

Question 4

Which one of the following companies originally pioneered the use of cubes in offices but now today is experimenting with alternative office layout arrangements for their employees with focus on boosting morale and productivity?

Accepted Answer

A) General Electric 
B) Cisco 
C) Google 
D) American Express 
E) Intel 
A) General Electric 
B) Cisco 
C) Google 
D) American Express 
E) Intel

Question 5

Human effort is often replaced by electromechanical devices in operations such as welding,materials handling,design,and drafting.This is called automation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which one of the following is the best strategy that a company can use to improve organizational productivity?

Accepted Answer

A) Increase employee salaries and provide additional incentives to the employees. 
B) Attempt to increase the bargaining power of the suppliers. 
C) Redesign products to make them easier to assemble. 
D) Allocate more budget to the operational activities of the firm. 
E) Reduce the number of units produced per day to give more attention to product quality. 
A) Increase employee salaries and provide additional incentives to the employees. 
B) Attempt to increase the bargaining power of the suppliers. 
C) Redesign products to make them easier to assemble. 
D) Allocate more budget to the operational activities of the firm. 
E) Reduce the number of units produced per day to give more attention to product quality.

Question 7

ADB,Inc. ,an integrated renewable products company,applies its industrial synthetic biology platform to provide alternatives to select petroleum-sourced products used in specialty chemical and transportation fuel markets worldwide.The company recently observed a dip in their overall productivity.Provide a few suggestions to improve the productivity at ADB.

Accepted Answer

Some of the strategies that the company

Question 8

Which one of the following strategies involves a plan of action focused on ensuring the company has facilities necessary to meet future demands for goods and services?

Accepted Answer

A) layout 
B) product 
C) capacity 
D) process 
E) location 
A) layout 
B) product 
C) capacity 
D) process 
E) location

Question 9

The first step in using quality circles is ________.

Accepted Answer

A) establishing the theme for observation 
B) determining the objective of observation 
C) implementing a new procedure 
D) obtaining necessary data 
E) determining the target rate 
A) establishing the theme for observation 
B) determining the objective of observation 
C) implementing a new procedure 
D) obtaining necessary data 
E) determining the target rate

Question 10

Which one of the following terms refers to the expenses that fluctuate with changes in the number of products produced?

Accepted Answer

A) variable costs 
B) depreciation 
C) asset purchase costs 
D) costs of mechanism 
E) inflationary costs 
A) variable costs 
B) depreciation 
C) asset purchase costs 
D) costs of mechanism 
E) inflationary costs

Question 11

A flow of interrelated events toward a goal,purpose,or end is specifically referred to as a ________.

Accepted Answer

A) process 
B) system 
C) strategy 
D) scheme 
E) structure 
A) process 
B) system 
C) strategy 
D) scheme 
E) structure

Question 12

Costs of packaging a product and costs of materials needed to make the product are fixed costs associated with production.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

________ is an operations control activity that determines the flow of materials from vendors through an operations system to customers.

Accepted Answer

A) Just-in-time philosophy 
B) Zero-based control 
C) Work scheduling 
D) Production planning 
E) Materials control 
A) Just-in-time philosophy 
B) Zero-based control 
C) Work scheduling 
D) Production planning 
E) Materials control

Question 14

David Lamb leads a team of engineers at Alpha technologies,a leading software company.David started his career as a program developer and is widely recognized as a subject matter expert.He is not very involved in the day-to-day management of the team and instead promotes a great deal of autonomy among team members.However,he does help out if the team comes across unanticipated problems associated with atypical tasks.This is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A) management by exception 
B) the process control method 
C) continuous operational control 
D) customary process control 
E) management by objectives 
A) management by exception 
B) the process control method 
C) continuous operational control 
D) customary process control 
E) management by objectives

Question 15

Compare and contrast quality assurance and statistical quality control.Which one do you think is preferable to organizations? Explain your answer.

Accepted Answer

Quality assurance is an operations proce

Question 16

________ is defined as the amount of total revenue that exceeds the total costs of producing the products sold.

Accepted Answer

A) Total cost 
B) Profit 
C) Marginal cost 
D) Loss 
E) Depreciation 
A) Total cost 
B) Profit 
C) Marginal cost 
D) Loss 
E) Depreciation

Question 17

In reality,who is it that determines the ranking of quality for a firm's products and services?

Accepted Answer

A) competitors 
B) suppliers 
C) customers 
D) managers 
E) employees 
A) competitors 
B) suppliers 
C) customers 
D) managers 
E) employees

Question 18

A budget that automatically indicates an increase in the amount of resources allocated for various organizational activities when production levels go up is called a(n)________.

Accepted Answer

A) variable budget 
B) zero-base budget 
C) parallel budget 
D) incremental budget 
E) dependable budget 
A) variable budget 
B) zero-base budget 
C) parallel budget 
D) incremental budget 
E) dependable budget

Question 19

Altratex is the manufacturer of electronic power stabilizers.The company has spent $50,000 toward the purchase of capital goods and machinery.It has also paid $8,000 toward annual building maintenance and $1,500 for annual insurance premium.The company has 15 permanent employees who earn an annual salary of $1,500 each.The other variable costs for producing a stabilizer is $15.How many units should the company sell in order to recover its investment if each unit is priced at $40?

Accepted Answer

A) 2,175 
B) 4,579 
C) 3,132 
D) 3,280 
E) 2,833 
A) 2,175 
B) 4,579 
C) 3,132 
D) 3,280 
E) 2,833

Question 20

Production is the transformation of organizational resources into products.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

If Barb wants to involve all of her employees in quality control by asking for their ideas for judging and maintaining product quality,she should form a/an ________.

An organization wants to involve all company employees in quality control.Can you suggest a technique to help the organization?

Return on investment is an example of a(n)________ ratio.

Which one of the following companies originally pioneered the use of cubes in offices but now today is experimenting with alternative office layout arrangements for their employees with focus on boosting morale and productivity?

Human effort is often replaced by electromechanical devices in operations such as welding,materials handling,design,and drafting.This is called automation.

Which one of the following is the best strategy that a company can use to improve organizational productivity?

Which one of the following strategies involves a plan of action focused on ensuring the company has facilities necessary to meet future demands for goods and services?

The first step in using quality circles is ________.

Which one of the following terms refers to the expenses that fluctuate with changes in the number of products produced?

A flow of interrelated events toward a goal,purpose,or end is specifically referred to as a ________.

Costs of packaging a product and costs of materials needed to make the product are fixed costs associated with production.

________ is an operations control activity that determines the flow of materials from vendors through an operations system to customers.

Compare and contrast quality assurance and statistical quality control.Which one do you think is preferable to organizations? Explain your answer.

________ is defined as the amount of total revenue that exceeds the total costs of producing the products sold.

In reality,who is it that determines the ranking of quality for a firm's products and services?

A budget that automatically indicates an increase in the amount of resources allocated for various organizational activities when production levels go up is called a(n)________.

Production is the transformation of organizational resources into products.

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Exam 20: Production and Control

If Barb wants to involve all of her employees in quality control by asking for their ideas for judging and maintaining product quality,she should form a/an ________.

An organization wants to involve all company employees in quality control.Can you suggest a technique to help the organization?

Return on investment is an example of a(n)________ ratio.

Which one of the following companies originally pioneered the use of cubes in offices but now today is experimenting with alternative office layout arrangements for their employees with focus on boosting morale and productivity?

Human effort is often replaced by electromechanical devices in operations such as welding,materials handling,design,and drafting.This is called automation.

Which one of the following is the best strategy that a company can use to improve organizational productivity?

Which one of the following strategies involves a plan of action focused on ensuring the company has facilities necessary to meet future demands for goods and services?

The first step in using quality circles is ________.

Which one of the following terms refers to the expenses that fluctuate with changes in the number of products produced?

A flow of interrelated events toward a goal,purpose,or end is specifically referred to as a ________.

Costs of packaging a product and costs of materials needed to make the product are fixed costs associated with production.

________ is an operations control activity that determines the flow of materials from vendors through an operations system to customers.

Compare and contrast quality assurance and statistical quality control.Which one do you think is preferable to organizations? Explain your answer.

________ is defined as the amount of total revenue that exceeds the total costs of producing the products sold.

In reality,who is it that determines the ranking of quality for a firm's products and services?

A budget that automatically indicates an increase in the amount of resources allocated for various organizational activities when production levels go up is called a(n)________.

Production is the transformation of organizational resources into products.

Introducing Modern Management: Concepts and Skills

Management and Entrepreneurship: Handling Start-Ups and New Ventures

Managers,society,and Sustainability

Management and Diversity

Managing in the Global Arena

Encouraging Creativity and Innovation

Plans and Planning Tools

Making Decisions

Strategic Planning: Strategies, tactics, and Competitive Dynamics

Fundamentals of Organizing

Responsibility, authority, and Delegation

Human Resource Management

Changing Organizations

Influencing and Communication

Leadership

Motivation

Groups and Teams

Managing Organization Culture

Controlling,information,and Technology

Filters