Question 1

Decisions regarding which of the following are not part of the production process structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  management policies 
B)  facilities 
C)  robots 
D)  flow of goods and services through the facility 
E)  flexible manufacturing system (FMS) machines 
A)  management policies 
B)  facilities 
C)  robots 
D)  flow of goods and services through the facility 
E)  flexible manufacturing system (FMS) machines

Question 2

Which of the following is not described in the chapter as one of the major environmental trends that firms should monitor?

Accepted Answer

A)  marketplace trends 
B)  global climate trends 
C)  economic trends 
D)  political trends 
E)  social trends 
A)  marketplace trends 
B)  global climate trends 
C)  economic trends 
D)  political trends 
E)  social trends

Question 3

Suppose that a plant has a daily productivity of 200 parts per employee? What can we conclude?

Accepted Answer

A)  the daily productivity is excellent 
B)  the plant can hire more workers and still earn profits 
C)  the plant is not earning profits 
D)  the plant must be highly automated 
E)  nothing 
A)  the daily productivity is excellent 
B)  the plant can hire more workers and still earn profits 
C)  the plant is not earning profits 
D)  the plant must be highly automated 
E)  nothing

Question 4

Quality control approaches are part of the production process infrastructure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Suppose that in year 1 a company produced $100 Million worth of outputs while inputs totaled $50 Million. For which of the following values in year 2 would productivity decrease?

Accepted Answer

A)  outputs = $90 Million, inputs = $50 Million 
B)  outputs = $400 Million, inputs = $200 Million 
C)  outputs = $250 Million, inputs = $100 Million 
D)  outputs = $50 Million, inputs = $25 Million 
E)  outputs = $60 Million, inputs = $25 Million 
A)  outputs = $90 Million, inputs = $50 Million 
B)  outputs = $400 Million, inputs = $200 Million 
C)  outputs = $250 Million, inputs = $100 Million 
D)  outputs = $50 Million, inputs = $25 Million 
E)  outputs = $60 Million, inputs = $25 Million

Question 6

____________ _______________ develops financial plans to support the business strategy.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________ _______________ develops financial plans to support...

Question 7

A machine shop produces hangers on two different machines. Machine 1 can produce a hanger every 15 minutes. Machine 2 can produce a hanger every 10 minutes. What is the average productivity per machine?

Accepted Answer

The answer of A machine shop produces hangers on two...

Question 8

Suppose that on Thursday a company produced 80 units using 160 labor hours. For which of the following values on Friday would daily labor productivity increase?

Accepted Answer

A)  units = 70, hours = 160 
B)  units = 80, hours = 180 
C)  units = 240, hours = 500 
D)  units = 160, hours = 300 
E)  units = 40, hours = 100 
A)  units = 70, hours = 160 
B)  units = 80, hours = 180 
C)  units = 240, hours = 500 
D)  units = 160, hours = 300 
E)  units = 40, hours = 100

Question 9

Which of the following is not typically considered to be a core competency?

Accepted Answer

A)  workforce 
B)  mission 
C)  market understanding 
D)  technology 
E)  facilities 
A)  workforce 
B)  mission 
C)  market understanding 
D)  technology 
E)  facilities

Question 10

A new milling machine can process 2000 jobs in 8 hours. What is the productivity of the machine?

Accepted Answer

The answer of A new milling machine can process 2000...

Question 11

Last week Jason painted 11 houses in 4 days. This week he painted 14 houses in 5 days. What was his percent productivity increase?

Accepted Answer

A)  1.82% 
B)  1.79% 
C)  27.27% 
D)  25.00% 
E)  5.00% 
A)  1.82% 
B)  1.79% 
C)  27.27% 
D)  25.00% 
E)  5.00%

Question 12

If inputs increase by 30% and outputs increase by 15%, what is the percentage change in productivity?

Accepted Answer

A)  50.00% decrease 
B)  88.46% increase 
C)  88.46% decrease 
D)  11.54% increase 
E)  11.54% decrease 
A)  50.00% decrease 
B)  88.46% increase 
C)  88.46% decrease 
D)  11.54% increase 
E)  11.54% decrease

Question 13

Vericol, Inc. manufactures drugs using workers and automated machines. The firm has decided to replace two workers with a new machine, while the output per day is not expected to change. Which of the following cannot be true?

Accepted Answer

A)  labor productivity will increase 
B)  machine productivity will decrease 
C)  labor productivity will decrease 
D)  multifactor productivity will increase 
E)  multifactor productivity will decrease 
A)  labor productivity will increase 
B)  machine productivity will decrease 
C)  labor productivity will decrease 
D)  multifactor productivity will increase 
E)  multifactor productivity will decrease

Question 14

If a company's inputs for producing a certain product increase by 50% and the output increases by 90%, what is the percentage productivity increase for that product?

Accepted Answer

The answer of If a company's inputs for producing a...

Decisions regarding which of the following are not part of the production process structure?

Which of the following is not described in the chapter as one of the major environmental trends that firms should monitor?

Suppose that a plant has a daily productivity of 200 parts per employee? What can we conclude?

Quality control approaches are part of the production process infrastructure.

Suppose that in year 1 a company produced $100 Million worth of outputs while inputs totaled $50 Million. For which of the following values in year 2 would productivity decrease?

___ develops financial plans to support the business strategy.

A machine shop produces hangers on two different machines. Machine 1 can produce a hanger every 15 minutes. Machine 2 can produce a hanger every 10 minutes. What is the average productivity per machine?

Suppose that on Thursday a company produced 80 units using 160 labor hours. For which of the following values on Friday would daily labor productivity increase?

Which of the following is not typically considered to be a core competency?

A new milling machine can process 2000 jobs in 8 hours. What is the productivity of the machine?

Last week Jason painted 11 houses in 4 days. This week he painted 14 houses in 5 days. What was his percent productivity increase?

If inputs increase by 30% and outputs increase by 15%, what is the percentage change in productivity?

Vericol, Inc. manufactures drugs using workers and automated machines. The firm has decided to replace two workers with a new machine, while the output per day is not expected to change. Which of the following cannot be true?

If a company's inputs for producing a certain product increase by 50% and the output increases by 90%, what is the percentage productivity increase for that product?

Introduction to Operations Management

Product Design and Process Selection

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

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 2: Operations Strategy and Competitiveness

Decisions regarding which of the following are not part of the production process structure?

Which of the following is not described in the chapter as one of the major environmental trends that firms should monitor?

Suppose that a plant has a daily productivity of 200 parts per employee? What can we conclude?

Quality control approaches are part of the production process infrastructure.

Suppose that in year 1 a company produced $100 Million worth of outputs while inputs totaled $50 Million. For which of the following values in year 2 would productivity decrease?

____________ _______________ develops financial plans to support the business strategy.

A machine shop produces hangers on two different machines. Machine 1 can produce a hanger every 15 minutes. Machine 2 can produce a hanger every 10 minutes. What is the average productivity per machine?

Suppose that on Thursday a company produced 80 units using 160 labor hours. For which of the following values on Friday would daily labor productivity increase?

Which of the following is not typically considered to be a core competency?

A new milling machine can process 2000 jobs in 8 hours. What is the productivity of the machine?

Last week Jason painted 11 houses in 4 days. This week he painted 14 houses in 5 days. What was his percent productivity increase?

If inputs increase by 30% and outputs increase by 15%, what is the percentage change in productivity?

Vericol, Inc. manufactures drugs using workers and automated machines. The firm has decided to replace two workers with a new machine, while the output per day is not expected to change. Which of the following cannot be true?

If a company's inputs for producing a certain product increase by 50% and the output increases by 90%, what is the percentage productivity increase for that product?

Introduction to Operations Management

Product Design and Process Selection

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

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

___ develops financial plans to support the business strategy.