Question 1

Which of the following is a list of components and the number of each needed for file cabinets to be produced by a manufacturing company?

Accepted Answer

A)  bill of lading 
B)  bill of materials 
C)  material plan 
D)  finished product 
A)  bill of lading 
B)  bill of materials 
C)  material plan 
D)  finished product

Question 2

Production converts inputs into outputs by changing the inputs in some way.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Mass production relies heavily standardization, mechanization, and which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  reliability 
B)  efficiency 
C)  specialization 
D)  uniformity 
A)  reliability 
B)  efficiency 
C)  specialization 
D)  uniformity

Question 4

What is the first step in controlling production?

Accepted Answer

A)  routing 
B)  finding suppliers 
C)  production planning 
D)  streamlining the production process 
A)  routing 
B)  finding suppliers 
C)  production planning 
D)  streamlining the production process

Question 5

Products that require a continuous or repetitive production process use which of the following type of facility layout?

Accepted Answer

A)  continuous layout 
B)  process layout 
C)  fixed-position layout 
D)  product layout 
A)  continuous layout 
B)  process layout 
C)  fixed-position layout 
D)  product layout

Question 6

Process layout is almost always designed as a continuous, assembly-line layout.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The just-in-time system schedules arrival of inventory so that it can be used almost immediately and will not need to be stored on site.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

When are Gantt charts most helpful?

Accepted Answer

A)  when production routes are long and complex 
B)  when bottlenecks do not exist 
C)  when task times are less than one hour 
D)  when only a few tasks are involved 
A)  when production routes are long and complex 
B)  when bottlenecks do not exist 
C)  when task times are less than one hour 
D)  when only a few tasks are involved

Question 9

Product layout is also called assembly-line layout.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A university hired a catering company to run its cafeteria rather than operating the facility itself. What does this purchase of services exemplify?

Accepted Answer

The answer of A university hired a catering company to...

Question 11

A flexible manufacturing system is a production system that can be easily changed from continuous to repetitive to intermittent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is a production process in which the basic input is broken down into one or more outputs?

Accepted Answer

A)  process manufacturing 
B)  continuous process 
C)  intermittent process 
D)  assembly process 
A)  process manufacturing 
B)  continuous process 
C)  intermittent process 
D)  assembly process

Question 13

List the three most commonly used scheduling tools for complex production situations.

Accepted Answer

Gantt charts, the cr

Question 14

What is the term for the entire sequence of procuring inputs, producing goods and services, and delivering goods and services to customers?

Accepted Answer

A)  material requirements planning 
B)  inventory management 
C)  supply chain 
D)  enterprise resource planning 
A)  material requirements planning 
B)  inventory management 
C)  supply chain 
D)  enterprise resource planning

Question 15

There are four important decisions that must be made during production planning. What are they?

Accepted Answer

the type of production process

Question 16

Which of the following is an important scheduling tool for large projects that breaks the projects into a sequence of events and smaller tasks?

Accepted Answer

A)  the crucial task system 
B)  the sequence of elements 
C)  project sequencing 
D)  the critical path method 
A)  the crucial task system 
B)  the sequence of elements 
C)  project sequencing 
D)  the critical path method

Question 17

The set of technical standards designed by the International Organization for Standardization to promote clean production processes to protect the environment is ISO 9000.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The activities of operations managers are best described by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  They face the challenge of combining people and other resources to produce high-quality products. 
B)  They do not decide which products the company should produce but act on the decisions of upper management. 
C)  They work closely with people in the marketing and production departments only. 
D)  They control about one-quarter of a company's assets. 
A)  They face the challenge of combining people and other resources to produce high-quality products. 
B)  They do not decide which products the company should produce but act on the decisions of upper management. 
C)  They work closely with people in the marketing and production departments only. 
D)  They control about one-quarter of a company's assets.

Question 19

Define total quality management.

Accepted Answer

the use of quality p

Question 20

What are the two key aspects of production control?

Accepted Answer

A)  inventory and raw material availability 
B)  raw material availability and scheduling 
C)  routing and inventory management 
D)  routing and scheduling 
A)  inventory and raw material availability 
B)  raw material availability and scheduling 
C)  routing and inventory management 
D)  routing and scheduling

Which of the following is a list of components and the number of each needed for file cabinets to be produced by a manufacturing company?

Production converts inputs into outputs by changing the inputs in some way.

Mass production relies heavily standardization, mechanization, and which of the following?

What is the first step in controlling production?

Products that require a continuous or repetitive production process use which of the following type of facility layout?

Process layout is almost always designed as a continuous, assembly-line layout.

The just-in-time system schedules arrival of inventory so that it can be used almost immediately and will not need to be stored on site.

When are Gantt charts most helpful?

Product layout is also called assembly-line layout.

A university hired a catering company to run its cafeteria rather than operating the facility itself. What does this purchase of services exemplify?

A flexible manufacturing system is a production system that can be easily changed from continuous to repetitive to intermittent.

What is a production process in which the basic input is broken down into one or more outputs?

List the three most commonly used scheduling tools for complex production situations.

What is the term for the entire sequence of procuring inputs, producing goods and services, and delivering goods and services to customers?

There are four important decisions that must be made during production planning. What are they?

Which of the following is an important scheduling tool for large projects that breaks the projects into a sequence of events and smaller tasks?

The set of technical standards designed by the International Organization for Standardization to promote clean production processes to protect the environment is ISO 9000.

The activities of operations managers are best described by which of the following?

Define total quality management.

What are the two key aspects of production control?

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Exam 15: Achieving World-class Operations Management

Which of the following is a list of components and the number of each needed for file cabinets to be produced by a manufacturing company?

Production converts inputs into outputs by changing the inputs in some way.

Mass production relies heavily standardization, mechanization, and which of the following?

What is the first step in controlling production?

Products that require a continuous or repetitive production process use which of the following type of facility layout?

Process layout is almost always designed as a continuous, assembly-line layout.

The just-in-time system schedules arrival of inventory so that it can be used almost immediately and will not need to be stored on site.

When are Gantt charts most helpful?

Product layout is also called assembly-line layout.

A university hired a catering company to run its cafeteria rather than operating the facility itself. What does this purchase of services exemplify?

A flexible manufacturing system is a production system that can be easily changed from continuous to repetitive to intermittent.

What is a production process in which the basic input is broken down into one or more outputs?

List the three most commonly used scheduling tools for complex production situations.

What is the term for the entire sequence of procuring inputs, producing goods and services, and delivering goods and services to customers?

There are four important decisions that must be made during production planning. What are they?

Which of the following is an important scheduling tool for large projects that breaks the projects into a sequence of events and smaller tasks?

The set of technical standards designed by the International Organization for Standardization to promote clean production processes to protect the environment is ISO 9000.

The activities of operations managers are best described by which of the following?

Define total quality management.

What are the two key aspects of production control?

Political Environment

Economic Environment

Social Environment

Technological Environment

International Environment

Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Understanding the Business

Forms of Business Ownership

Management and Leadership in Today’s Organizations

Designing Organizational Structures

Motivating Employees

Managing Human Resources and Labour Relations

Marketing

Creating Marketing Strategies

Accounting for Financial Success

Understanding Money and the Canadian Financial System

Finance

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