Exam 20: Managing the Value Chain, Web 20, and E-Business

During tax season at Samuel & Smith Accounting firm,the organization shifts to a layout that is based on group technology principles.Work and materials flows from one station to another where separate tasks are undertaken.This describes which facilities layout system?

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Question 41

What do manufacturing organizations and service organizations have in common?

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Question 42

The heart of an organization's production of its product or service is known as the ____________________.

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Question 43

A small or medium-sized automated production line that can be adapted to produce more than one product line is known as a(n)____________________.

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Question 44

Any business that takes place by digital processes over a computer network rather than in physical space refers to ____________________.

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Question 45

____ is a facilities layout in which the product remains in one position.

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Question 46

____ collects,processes,and provides information about an organization's entire enterprise,including orders,product design,production,purchasing,inventory,distribution,HR,receipt of payments,and forecasting of future demands.

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Question 47

E-commerce refers specifically to business exchanges or transactions that occur electronically.

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Question 48

____ is any business that takes place by digital processes over a computer network rather than in physical space.

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Question 49

A(n)_________ is used to identify and catalog experts in a searchable database so people can quickly identify who has knowledge to be used.

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Question 50

An interactive computer-based system that facilitates group communication and decision making is known as a(n)____________________.

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Question 51

Which of these is based on group-technology principles?

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Question 52

Many supplier relationships used to be based on a(n)____________________ approach,in which an organization spread purchases among many suppliers and encourages them to compete with one another.

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Question 53

The fixed-position layout is one in which the equipment remains in one location and the products are brought to it.

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Question 54

More than one-half of all businesses,today,are service organizations and one-third of the U.S.workforce is employed in services.

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Question 55

Scenario - Larry Slaton Larry Slaton is an executive with InfoTech Productions.This morning,Larry has been attending a top management meeting exploring the potential value of using a new computer system at InfoTech.The executive team has reached a consensus opinion that the new system should be able to increase the effectiveness and the efficiency of operations and services.Larry has been assigned to work directly with computer system vendors and to develop the best system for InfoTech. -Larry is negotiating with a computer software firm to develop an interactive software system that facilitates group communication and decision making.This software is normally classified as

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Question 56

____ is the field of management that specializes in the physical production of goods or services,according to your textbook.

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Question 57

A(n)____ is a computer network that uses Internet technology but links authorized users inside the company with certain outsiders such as customers or vendors.

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Question 58

Manufactured goods can be placed in inventory,whereas service outputs,being intangible,cannot be stored.

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Question 59

____________________ is the goods the organization keeps on hand for use in the production process.

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During tax season at Samuel & Smith Accounting firm,the organization shifts to a layout that is based on group technology principles.Work and materials flows from one station to another where separate tasks are undertaken.This describes which facilities layout system?

What do manufacturing organizations and service organizations have in common?

The heart of an organization's production of its product or service is known as the ____________________.

A small or medium-sized automated production line that can be adapted to produce more than one product line is known as a(n)____________________.

Any business that takes place by digital processes over a computer network rather than in physical space refers to ____________________.

____ is a facilities layout in which the product remains in one position.

____ collects,processes,and provides information about an organization's entire enterprise,including orders,product design,production,purchasing,inventory,distribution,HR,receipt of payments,and forecasting of future demands.

E-commerce refers specifically to business exchanges or transactions that occur electronically.

____ is any business that takes place by digital processes over a computer network rather than in physical space.

A(n)_________ is used to identify and catalog experts in a searchable database so people can quickly identify who has knowledge to be used.

An interactive computer-based system that facilitates group communication and decision making is known as a(n)____________________.

Which of these is based on group-technology principles?

Many supplier relationships used to be based on a(n)____________________ approach,in which an organization spread purchases among many suppliers and encourages them to compete with one another.

The fixed-position layout is one in which the equipment remains in one location and the products are brought to it.

More than one-half of all businesses,today,are service organizations and one-third of the U.S.workforce is employed in services.

____ is the field of management that specializes in the physical production of goods or services,according to your textbook.

A(n)____ is a computer network that uses Internet technology but links authorized users inside the company with certain outsiders such as customers or vendors.

Manufactured goods can be placed in inventory,whereas service outputs,being intangible,cannot be stored.

____________________ is the goods the organization keeps on hand for use in the production process.

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