Exam 19: Change Management With Faster Project Completions

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Breakpoint business process redesign is an important variant of REE that focuses on creating strategic-level competitive advantages through breakthroughs in the core business processes that most affect customers and shareholders.

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Identifying all core processes is the first step in the general principles of REE.

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Question 22

P/OM brings special knowledge to the change management team;this knowledge consists of which three parts?

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Question 23

Time (as the fundamental variable of time-based management) is considered a surrogate for which of the following?

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Habits can actually change physical brain patterns.

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The "old" barriers to entry still apply in the automobile industry.

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Benchmarking usually has the ability to indicate

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Question 27

A multifunctional project team can facilitate the coordination of finding,designing,making,and shipping the product.

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Question 28

P/OM brings special knowledge to the change management team.Which choice(s) below would best signify this special knowledge?

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The need for behavioral change arises because of marketplace dynamics.These can include

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Methods for shortening project life-cycle time include the use of PERT analysis with particular emphasis on cutting out slack without jeopardizing quality.

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Question 31

With instantaneous global communication,transitions slow down.

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Question 32

_____ uses constant effort to find better ways to produce the products and deliver services.

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Question 33

Which of the following is a teamwork concept as long as it is used to encourage cooperative improvement and not as a basis for penalizing lower-grade departments?

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_____ are based on those dimensions that are most valuable for steering tactics and for redirecting strategies.

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Benchmarking can only be as good as the relevance of the measures that are used.Which of the following is a determinant of the measures that should be used?

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Question 36

Design studies to replace workers with faster machines for tedious and repetitive work are part of an organization's _____.

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Question 37

The need to change is always sufficient to bring about change.

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Question 38

Various methods are used by companies to determine their best candidates for significant improvement using process reengineering.Efficiency frontiers are approximated by the equation (DC)² + (IA)² = R² where DC = delivery capabilities;IA = improvements anticipated,and the radius,R,reflects the combined power of the efficiency frontier.Calculate the efficiency frontier values for the following table: Rank order preference for these projects and explain.

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Continuous improvement and reengineering should be used simultaneously.

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Breakpoint business process redesign is an important variant of REE that focuses on creating strategic-level competitive advantages through breakthroughs in the core business processes that most affect customers and shareholders.

Identifying all core processes is the first step in the general principles of REE.

P/OM brings special knowledge to the change management team;this knowledge consists of which three parts?

Time (as the fundamental variable of time-based management) is considered a surrogate for which of the following?

Habits can actually change physical brain patterns.

The "old" barriers to entry still apply in the automobile industry.

Benchmarking usually has the ability to indicate

A multifunctional project team can facilitate the coordination of finding,designing,making,and shipping the product.

P/OM brings special knowledge to the change management team.Which choice(s) below would best signify this special knowledge?

The need for behavioral change arises because of marketplace dynamics.These can include

Methods for shortening project life-cycle time include the use of PERT analysis with particular emphasis on cutting out slack without jeopardizing quality.

With instantaneous global communication,transitions slow down.

_____ uses constant effort to find better ways to produce the products and deliver services.

Which of the following is a teamwork concept as long as it is used to encourage cooperative improvement and not as a basis for penalizing lower-grade departments?

_____ are based on those dimensions that are most valuable for steering tactics and for redirecting strategies.

Benchmarking can only be as good as the relevance of the measures that are used.Which of the following is a determinant of the measures that should be used?

Design studies to replace workers with faster machines for tedious and repetitive work are part of an organization's _____.

The need to change is always sufficient to bring about change.

Continuous improvement and reengineering should be used simultaneously.

Product Line Planning and the Systems Approach

Productivity and Strategic Planning

Demand Creation and Predictive Planning

Understanding Quality: ITS Management and Strategic Importance

Process Configuration Strategies

Process Analysis and Redesign

Quality Assurance

Management of Technology Mot

Teamwork Planning Requires Job Design

Supply Chain Capacity Planning

Facilities Planning: Location and Layout

Materials Management Impacts All Supply Chain Participants

Aggregate Planning to Balance Supply and Demand

Inventory Management for Smooth and Continuous Demand Patterns

Material Requirements Planning Mrp for Sporadic Demand Patterns

Production Scheduling for Manufacturing and Service Operations

Cycle-Time Management Increases Productivity

Project Management for New Products and Processes

Sustainability Issues: Environment, Ethics, and Security

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