Exam 2: The Systems Approach

Food cost is more likely to be higher in an assembly serve system.

In systems theory the process of changing inputs into outputs is known as

The human relations theory of management developed following research conducted by Elton Mayo.

Choose the phrase that best states the primary objective of the assembly/serve system?

Which of the following types of foodservice operations is best suited to a commissary system?

Rethermalization is the process of quick freezing prepared foods.

Which of the following is the primary reason that managers of conventional foodservices have made changes in the form in which foods are purchased?

A collection of interrelated parts unified by design to obtain one or more objectives is best described by which of the following terms?

Choose the statement that best describes the commissary foodservice system?

Scientific management theory held that social and psychological factors were important to worker satisfaction and productivity.

The term "equifinality" means that there is more than one way to achieve desired goals.

An organization's mission statement should be written after its objectives have been developed.

An example of an output is:

An ultra-stable system may be described as having

Food is prepared in the main kitchen. Trays are assembled and sent from the main kitchen. This is called:

Communication and decision making are linking processes in an organizational system.

The primary function of an organization's mission statement is to:

A foodservice organization is considered a closed system.