Question 1

One of the competitive dimensions that form the competitive position of a company when planning its strategies is cost.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Various financial data for SunPath Manufacturing for 2012 and 2013 follow.   What is the percentage change in the energy partial productivity measure for SunPath between 2012 and 2013?

Accepted Answer

A) -9.22% 
B) 2.33% 
C) -0.53% 
D) 2.88% 
E) 22.2% 
A) -9.22% 
B) 2.33% 
C) -0.53% 
D) 2.88% 
E) 22.2%

Question 3

Sustainability means meeting a firm's current needs without excessively compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A firm's business practices toward its labor force pertain mainly to the economic aspect of the triple bottom line concept.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The triple-bottom-line evaluates the firm against what three criteria?
1._____________________
2._____________________
3._____________________

Accepted Answer

The text provides three alternatives: so

Question 6

Various financial data for SunPath Manufacturing for 2012 and 2013 follow.   What is the percentage change in SunPath's total productivity measure between 2012 and 2013?

Accepted Answer

A) -9.22 
B) 2.33 
C) -0.53 
D) 2.88 
E) 10.39 
A) -9.22 
B) 2.33 
C) -0.53 
D) 2.88 
E) 10.39

Question 7

The total output from a production system in one day is 500 units and the total labor necessary to produce the 500 units is 350 hours.Using the appropriate productivity measure, which of the following numbers represents the resulting productivity ratio?

Accepted Answer

A) 1.000 
B) 1.428 
C) 0.700 
D) 0.411 
E) None of these 
A) 1.000 
B) 1.428 
C) 0.700 
D) 0.411 
E) None of these

Question 8

Which of the following is a multifactor measure of productivity?

Accepted Answer

A) Output/(Materials) 
B) Output/(Labor + Capital + Energy) 
C) Output/All resources used 
D) Output/Inputs 
E) All of these 
A) Output/(Materials) 
B) Output/(Labor + Capital + Energy) 
C) Output/All resources used 
D) Output/Inputs 
E) All of these

Question 9

Productivity is a relative measure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In development of an operations and supply chain strategy, which of the following may be an important product-specific criteria to consider?

Accepted Answer

A) Focus 
B) Production lot size 
C) Supplier after-sale support 
D) Learning curve 
E) Total quality management 
A) Focus 
B) Production lot size 
C) Supplier after-sale support 
D) Learning curve 
E) Total quality management

Question 11

An order winner is a set of screening criteria that permits a firm's products to be considered as possible candidates for purchase.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

An operations strategy must resist change because of the long-term nature of equipment and personnel investments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

An activity-system map is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) A network guide to route airlines 
B) A listing of activities that make up a project 
C) A diagram that shows how a company's strategy is delivered to customers 
D) A facility layout schematic noting what is done where 
E) A timeline displaying major planned events 
A) A network guide to route airlines 
B) A listing of activities that make up a project 
C) A diagram that shows how a company's strategy is delivered to customers 
D) A facility layout schematic noting what is done where 
E) A timeline displaying major planned events

Question 14

Once an operations strategy is adopted and articulated, the primary emphasis becomes perfecting the system of activities that make up the strategy through detailed refinements over a long period of time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

One of the competitive dimensions that form the competitive position of a company when planning its strategies is cost.

Various financial data for SunPath Manufacturing for 2012 and 2013 follow. What is the percentage change in the energy partial productivity measure for SunPath between 2012 and 2013?

Sustainability means meeting a firm's current needs without excessively compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

A firm's business practices toward its labor force pertain mainly to the economic aspect of the triple bottom line concept.

The triple-bottom-line evaluates the firm against what three criteria? 1.___________ 2._ 3.___________

Various financial data for SunPath Manufacturing for 2012 and 2013 follow. What is the percentage change in SunPath's total productivity measure between 2012 and 2013?

The total output from a production system in one day is 500 units and the total labor necessary to produce the 500 units is 350 hours.Using the appropriate productivity measure, which of the following numbers represents the resulting productivity ratio?

Which of the following is a multifactor measure of productivity?

Productivity is a relative measure.

In development of an operations and supply chain strategy, which of the following may be an important product-specific criteria to consider?

An order winner is a set of screening criteria that permits a firm's products to be considered as possible candidates for purchase.

An operations strategy must resist change because of the long-term nature of equipment and personnel investments.

An activity-system map is which of the following?

Once an operations strategy is adopted and articulated, the primary emphasis becomes perfecting the system of activities that make up the strategy through detailed refinements over a long period of time.

Introduction

Design of Products and Services

Project Management

Strategic Capacity Management

Learning Curves

Manufacturing Processes

Facility Layout

Service Processes

Waiting Line Analysis and Simulation

Process Design and Analysis

Six Sigma Quality

Statistical Quality Control

Lean Supply Chains

Logistics Distribution, and Transportation

Global Sourcing and Procurement

Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

Forecasting

Sales and Operations Planning

Inventory Management

Material Requirements Planning

Workcenter Scheduling

Theory of Constraints

Health Care

Operations Consulting

Filters

Exam 2: Strategy

One of the competitive dimensions that form the competitive position of a company when planning its strategies is cost.

Various financial data for SunPath Manufacturing for 2012 and 2013 follow. What is the percentage change in the energy partial productivity measure for SunPath between 2012 and 2013?

Sustainability means meeting a firm's current needs without excessively compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

A firm's business practices toward its labor force pertain mainly to the economic aspect of the triple bottom line concept.

The triple-bottom-line evaluates the firm against what three criteria? 1._____________________ 2._____________________ 3._____________________

Various financial data for SunPath Manufacturing for 2012 and 2013 follow. What is the percentage change in SunPath's total productivity measure between 2012 and 2013?

The total output from a production system in one day is 500 units and the total labor necessary to produce the 500 units is 350 hours.Using the appropriate productivity measure, which of the following numbers represents the resulting productivity ratio?

Which of the following is a multifactor measure of productivity?

Productivity is a relative measure.

In development of an operations and supply chain strategy, which of the following may be an important product-specific criteria to consider?

An order winner is a set of screening criteria that permits a firm's products to be considered as possible candidates for purchase.

An operations strategy must resist change because of the long-term nature of equipment and personnel investments.

An activity-system map is which of the following?

Once an operations strategy is adopted and articulated, the primary emphasis becomes perfecting the system of activities that make up the strategy through detailed refinements over a long period of time.

Introduction

Design of Products and Services

Project Management

Strategic Capacity Management

Learning Curves

Manufacturing Processes

Facility Layout

Service Processes

Waiting Line Analysis and Simulation

Process Design and Analysis

Six Sigma Quality

Statistical Quality Control

Lean Supply Chains

Logistics Distribution, and Transportation

Global Sourcing and Procurement

Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

Forecasting

Sales and Operations Planning

Inventory Management

Material Requirements Planning

Workcenter Scheduling

Theory of Constraints

Health Care

Operations Consulting

Filters

The triple-bottom-line evaluates the firm against what three criteria? 1.___________ 2._ 3.___________