Question 1

Which type of operational function represents an Assemble-to-Order?

Accepted Answer

A) wedding invitations 
B) corporate training 
C) airline flights 
D) legal services 
E) vacation packages 
A) wedding invitations 
B) corporate training 
C) airline flights 
D) legal services 
E) vacation packages

Question 2

Involving suppliers early in the design process is called:

Accepted Answer

A) reengineering 
B) disaggregation 
C) redesign 
D) benchmarking 
E) supplier involvement 
A) reengineering 
B) disaggregation 
C) redesign 
D) benchmarking 
E) supplier involvement

Question 3

Languages,Inc.manufactures hand held computers that translate between two languages.Based on their market research,they have developed computers for French/English,German/English,and Spanish/English.The process for making the computers will have fixed costs of $2,000,000 per year and variable costs of $50 per computer.The company believes that it can sell at least 40,000 computers per year.
a)What should the price per computer be if the company wants to break even at a volume of 40,000 computers per year?
b)If they sell 60,000 computers at a price of $90 per computer,what will the contribution to profit be?

Accepted Answer

a)$100 (SP = F/ Q_BE+ VC = $2,000

Question 4

Pre-fabricated furniture with choices of fabric colors is an example of which product and service strategy?

Accepted Answer

A) assemble-to-deliver 
B) make-to-stock 
C) assemble-to-order 
D) make-to-order 
E) make-to-package 
A) assemble-to-deliver 
B) make-to-stock 
C) assemble-to-order 
D) make-to-order 
E) make-to-package

Question 5

What type of process is designed to produce a large volume of a standardized product for mass production,such as automobiles?

Accepted Answer

A) project processes 
B) batch processes 
C) line processes 
D) continuous processes 
E) recycle processes 
A) project processes 
B) batch processes 
C) line processes 
D) continuous processes 
E) recycle processes

Question 6

Analyzing customer preferences is an ongoing process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The steps in the product design process include
a)Idea Development,Product Screening,Break-even analysis,Build
b)Idea Development,Benchmarking,Preliminary Design,Final Design
c)Seek Competitors Design Specs,Product Screening,Manufacture,Sell
d)Seek Customer Input,Product Screening,Testing,Final Design
e)Idea Development,Product Screening,Preliminary Design & Testing,Final Design

Accepted Answer

The answer of The steps in the product design process...

Question 8

One source of new product ideas is a product manager.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Costs that are proportional to the amount of units produced,such as materials and labor,are

Accepted Answer

A) fixed costs 
B) marginal revenue 
C) sunk costs 
D) cost drivers 
E) variable costs 
A) fixed costs 
B) marginal revenue 
C) sunk costs 
D) cost drivers 
E) variable costs

Question 10

What is a small battery-driven truck that is not operated by a human and moves material from location to location?

Accepted Answer

A) CAD 
B) AGV 
C) AS/RS 
D) FMS 
E) CAM 
A) CAD 
B) AGV 
C) AS/RS 
D) FMS 
E) CAM

Question 11

What is a type of automation system that provides the flexibility of intermittent operations with the efficiency of repetitive operations?

Accepted Answer

A) CAD 
B) AGV 
C) AS/RS 
D) FMS 
E) CAM 
A) CAD 
B) AGV 
C) AS/RS 
D) FMS 
E) CAM

Question 12

How efficient was a process whose Standard output = 27 while Actual output = 24?

Accepted Answer

Efficiency = Actual

Question 13

Describe why marketing should be involved in the product design process.

Accepted Answer

Marketing is impacted by product design

Question 14

Which of the following is a tool for evaluating an operation in terms of the sequence of steps from inputs to outputs with the goal of improving its design?

Accepted Answer

A) operations analysis 
B) operations sequencing 
C) process flow analysis 
D) input/output analysis 
E) sequencing analysis 
A) operations analysis 
B) operations sequencing 
C) process flow analysis 
D) input/output analysis 
E) sequencing analysis

Question 15

When product and process design work together,much of the work is done in sequence rather than in parallel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Highly labor intensive services are called _____________ .

Accepted Answer

A) quasi-manufacturing 
B) quasi-services 
C) mixed services 
D) pure services 
E) mixed manufacturing 
A) quasi-manufacturing 
B) quasi-services 
C) mixed services 
D) pure services 
E) mixed manufacturing

Question 17

One issue that design for manufacture focuses on is material durability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Service design differs from product design by including _____________ .

Accepted Answer

A) customer needs 
B) marketing personnel in the decision making process 
C) speed 
D) quality 
E) the esthetic and psychological benefits of the product 
A) customer needs 
B) marketing personnel in the decision making process 
C) speed 
D) quality 
E) the esthetic and psychological benefits of the product

Question 19

Buying a competitor's new product and studying its design features by disassembling it and analyzing its parts and features is reverse engineering.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Name an operational consideration that a firm must take into consideration when designing a new product

Accepted Answer

Type of pr

Which type of operational function represents an Assemble-to-Order?

Involving suppliers early in the design process is called:

Pre-fabricated furniture with choices of fabric colors is an example of which product and service strategy?

What type of process is designed to produce a large volume of a standardized product for mass production,such as automobiles?

Analyzing customer preferences is an ongoing process.

One source of new product ideas is a product manager.

Costs that are proportional to the amount of units produced,such as materials and labor,are

What is a small battery-driven truck that is not operated by a human and moves material from location to location?

What is a type of automation system that provides the flexibility of intermittent operations with the efficiency of repetitive operations?

How efficient was a process whose Standard output = 27 while Actual output = 24?

Describe why marketing should be involved in the product design process.

Which of the following is a tool for evaluating an operation in terms of the sequence of steps from inputs to outputs with the goal of improving its design?

When product and process design work together,much of the work is done in sequence rather than in parallel.

Highly labor intensive services are called _____________ .

One issue that design for manufacture focuses on is material durability.

Service design differs from product design by including _____________ .

Buying a competitor's new product and studying its design features by disassembling it and analyzing its parts and features is reverse engineering.

Name an operational consideration that a firm must take into consideration when designing a new product

Introduction to Operations

Operations Strategy and Competitiveness

E-Commerce and Supply Chain Management

Total Quality Management

Statistical Quality Control

Just-In-Time and Lean Systems

Forecasting

Capacity Planning and Facility Location

Facility Layout

Work System Design

Independent Demand Inventory Management

Aggregate Planning

Resource Planning

Scheduling

Project Management

Spreadsheet Modeling: an Introduction

Introduction to Optimization

Waiting Line Models

Master Scheduling and Rough-Cut Capacity Planning

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Exam 3: Product Design and Process Selection

Which type of operational function represents an Assemble-to-Order?

Involving suppliers early in the design process is called:

Pre-fabricated furniture with choices of fabric colors is an example of which product and service strategy?

What type of process is designed to produce a large volume of a standardized product for mass production,such as automobiles?

Analyzing customer preferences is an ongoing process.

One source of new product ideas is a product manager.

Costs that are proportional to the amount of units produced,such as materials and labor,are

What is a small battery-driven truck that is not operated by a human and moves material from location to location?

What is a type of automation system that provides the flexibility of intermittent operations with the efficiency of repetitive operations?

How efficient was a process whose Standard output = 27 while Actual output = 24?

Describe why marketing should be involved in the product design process.

Which of the following is a tool for evaluating an operation in terms of the sequence of steps from inputs to outputs with the goal of improving its design?

When product and process design work together,much of the work is done in sequence rather than in parallel.

Highly labor intensive services are called _____________ .

One issue that design for manufacture focuses on is material durability.

Service design differs from product design by including _____________ .

Buying a competitor's new product and studying its design features by disassembling it and analyzing its parts and features is reverse engineering.

Name an operational consideration that a firm must take into consideration when designing a new product

Introduction to Operations

Operations Strategy and Competitiveness

E-Commerce and Supply Chain Management

Total Quality Management

Statistical Quality Control

Just-In-Time and Lean Systems

Forecasting

Capacity Planning and Facility Location

Facility Layout

Work System Design

Independent Demand Inventory Management

Aggregate Planning

Resource Planning

Scheduling

Project Management

Spreadsheet Modeling: an Introduction

Introduction to Optimization

Waiting Line Models

Master Scheduling and Rough-Cut Capacity Planning

Filters