Exam 4: Business Processes

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A laundry tracks clean linen output in pounds and their inputs of gas, water, electricity, and labor. A productivity measure incorporating all of these inputs is a multifactor measure.

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Green Belts have:

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When an organization compares their processes to those of another firm outside their industry, they are engaging in ________.

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Describe the three types of processes and the relationships between them.

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A check sheet, also called an Ishikawa diagram, is used to record how frequently a certain event occurs.

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A professor is expected to cover 16 chapters in an operations management text each semester. The class is scheduled to meet for one hour three times a week for 15 weeks. One semester the professor dismisses class 30 minutes early every Monday and Friday and is able to cover only 12 chapters using two boxes of chalk and a fifth of scotch. What is the professor's labor productivity?

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Which of these represent the Six Sigma process sequence to create a completely new business process or product?

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Which of these elements is in the Six Sigma process sequence to create a completely new business process or product, but NOT in the Six Sigma process, to improve an existing business process?

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Many states have a mandatory 90-day waiting period from the time a divorce is filed to when it can be finalized. This activity would be represented on a process map with which symbol?

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Mapping does NOT:

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It takes one day for Peter Gibbons to complete a TPS report and attach the cover sheet. During that day, Peter spends about 15 minutes a day performing actual work and the other 7 hours and 45 minutes spacing out. Which of the following statements is correct?

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The Five Whys are used during all three phases of construction of a Pareto chart.

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When constructing a fishbone (cause and effect)diagram, brainstorming takes place during the:

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A set of tasks or activities that addresses the main value-added activities of an organization is a:

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Which of these steps is NOT part of the Six Sigma process sequence?

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When McDonald's studies the drive-through operations of Burger King, they are engaging in competitive benchmarking.

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Which type of process map should be used to track the movement of a customer's complaint from one department to the next until it is resolved?

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________ are senior level executives of a company that own projects and have the authority and resources needed to carry them out.

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When an employee team develops a process map, they should document the process ________.

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The M in the Six Sigma DMAIC process represents the word "method".

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