WGU C215 Operations Management
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Which term means to schedule a job that starts immediately,
regardless of the due date?
- Correct Answer - forward scheduling
forward scheduling
- Correct Answer - schedule that determines the earliest possible
completion date for a job
backward scheduling
- Correct Answer - -starts with the due date for an order and
works backward to determine the start date for each activity.
-scheduling method that determines when the job must be started
to be done on the due date
finite loading
- Correct Answer - scheduling that loads work centers up to a
predetermined amount of capacity
,infinite loading
- Correct Answer - scheduling that calculates the capacity
needed at work centers in the time period needed without regard
to the capacity available to do the work
What are the 3 basic elements of a JIT system?
- Correct Answer - 1. TQM
2. JIT Manufacturing
3. Respect for People
What is the third basic element in the just-in-time (JIT) system if
the first element is total quality management (TQM) and the
second is JIT manufacturing?
- Correct Answer - Respect for People
How do just-in-time (JIT) and lean systems add value?
- Correct Answer - By reducing waste
Which concept takes a total system approach to creating an
efficient operation and combines concepts such as just-in-time
(JIT), total quality management (TQM), and continuous
improvement?
, - Correct Answer - Lean systems
CRM (Customer Relationship Management)
- Correct Answer - software solutions that enable the firm to
collect customer-specific data
Lean systems
- Correct Answer - a concept that takes a total system approach
to creating efficient operations
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
- Correct Answer - large, sophisticated software systems used
for identifying and planning the enterprise-wide resources needed
to coordinate all activities involved in producing and delivering
products
Why is kanban significant to the "pull" system?
- Correct Answer - It specifies the exact quantity of a product
that needs to be produced
kanban card
- Correct Answer - A card that specifies the exact quantity of
product that needs to be produced.
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