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Operations Management Creating Value Along the Supply Chain, 11th Edition (Russell)
Verified Chapters 1 - 17, Complete
TEST BANK
Operations Management Creating Value Along the Supply Chain, 11th Edition (Russell)
Verified Chapters 1 - 17, Complete
TEST BANK
Operations Management Cr...
Chapter 1 – Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management
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The Operations Function
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1. The operations function interacts with
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a. Marketing
b. Suppliers
c. Human resources IIll
d. Finance
e. All of the above IIll IIll IIll
Difficulty:
EasyAnswer:
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d
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2. Operations is often described as IIll IIll IIll IIll
a. the creative core of an organization IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll
b. a transformation process IIll IIll
c. the source of firm profitability IIll IIll IIll IIll
d. all of the above IIll IIll IIll
Difficulty:
EasyAnswer:
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b
IIll
The Evolution of Operations and Supply Chain Management
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1. IIll helped to enable the Industrial Revolution.
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a. Linear programming IIll
b. Quality circles IIll
c. Interchangeable parts IIll
d. The Internet IIll
Difficulty:
EasyAnswer:
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c
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2. The Principles of Scientific Management were proposed by
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a. Adam Smith IIll
b. Henry Ford IIll
c. Frederick Taylor IIll
Operations Management Creating Value Along the Supply Chain IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll
, d. Elton Mayo IIll
Difficulty:
EasyAnswer: c
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3. Supply chain management emerged as
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a. companies started to outsource production IIll IIll IIll IIll
b. the number of suppliers for each company grew
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c. globalization expanded the reach of suppliers and customers IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll
d. all of the above IIll IIll IIll
Difficulty:
EasyAnswer:
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d
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4. The quality revolution was brought to us by
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a. Germany
b. Japan
c. China
d. Mexico
Difficulty:
EasyAnswer:
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b
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Globalization
1. Globalization has grown rapidly due to IIll IIll IIll IIll IIll
a. World trade agreements IIll IIll
b. The Internet IIll
c. Outsourcing
d. All of the above IIll IIll IIll
Difficulty:
EasyAnswer:
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d
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2. Which of the following countries has the highest hourly wage rate?
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a. Norway
b. U.S.
c. Germany
d. South Korea IIll
Difficulty:
ModerateAnswer: a
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3. Companies go global to IIll IIll IIll
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