Exam 15: Achieving World-class Operations Management

Which of the following best describes good routing procedures?

Which of the following is NOT one of the three main types of facility layouts?

The product layout is sometimes called which of the following?

Computer-aided manufacturing uses computers to perform which of the following tasks?

A German company specializes in building laboratory rooms for handling dangerous viruses and bacteria. Each room is designed to have a completely separate air system that allows the users to examine and identify the viruses and bacteria without contaminating any other area. Which type of layout would be used to construct such a room?

What is the ability to manufacture many goods at once?

Facilities layout is all-important in production lines but it is not important in service-oriented businesses.

Site selection is a part of production planning.

Which of the following is the process that converts inputs into outputs that can then be sold as goods and services?

What is the relationship between mass production and customization?

What is a system that utilizes long production runs resulting in high-volume, standardized products?

Because Straube Electronics has decided to buy terminal switches instead of producing them, Straube has made a make-or-buy decision.

Cherokee Spring Mill produces four varieties of cornmeal based on how finely the corn is ground. The mill makes long production runs of high volume. Which process does Cherokee Spring Mill use?