Exam 8: Management of Technology Mot

The decision to buy components makes less sense during periods of technological _____.

Before the Industrial Revolution,people did less and machines did more.

For complex problems,the expert system will not take a long time to piece together the necessary conditions to be able to emulate the expert.

When reference is made to new technology,this usually is taken to mean that an industrial science improvement has occurred in equipment and machinery.

The systems analysis entails getting answers to the following lines of inquiry:

What are neural networks and why are they being used?

It has been said that the P/OM workforce has been replacing white-collar scholars with blue-collar workers.

_____ are computerized sequences or strings of intelligent inquiries and answers that are copies of what the "experts" do to solve problems or to accomplish specific kinds of tasks.

Neural networks are being designed to enable computers to read handwriting and to emulate the kinds of functions associated with intelligence in human beings.

When model flexibility is desired,the construction of _____ is generally warranted.

Calculate the payback period for a technology expense of $500,000 if the new technology immediately starts to earn revenues of $150,000 per month.Operating costs plus depreciated fixed costs are estimated to be $30,000 per month.

Bursting strength and product support (within the container) are measured for two different package designs called A and B.The container will be used to ship printers by air. Assume that the computed value of the package design V is modeled as follows: V = (BS)(PS)² and the biggest number is the best.What does the scoring model value of each package indicate? Which box is best?

For FMS,American companies use fewer menu options than Japanese firms,which use fewer options than German Companies.

Management of technology involves knowing when to shift from one form of technology to another.

Management of the _____ of transformations is fundamental to P/OM and it is often called MOT.

_____ is a coined word that combines the "cyb" from cybernetics with "org" from organisms.

Expert systems cannot replace outmoded and archaic organizations that rely on many people dealing with too much information that need to be rapidly integrated.

_____ is based on copying the nervous system of human beings to develop mechanisms that have the capability of sensing and learning.

Recently engineering and science have made people decreasingly peripheral to operations.

Packaging experts have expressed concern that a few simple tests are interpreted as being good indicators of package integrity.