"Operators simply load new programs, as necessary, to produce different products" describes:
a. process control.
b. flexible manufacturing systems.
c. vision systems.
d. CAD.
e. automated guided vehicles. - ️️b. flexible manufacturing systems.
A disadvantage of the "few supplier...
"Operators simply load new programs, as necessary, to produce different products" describes:
a. process control.
b. flexible manufacturing systems.
c. vision systems.
d. CAD.
e. automated guided vehicles. - ✔ ✔ b. flexible manufacturing systems.
A disadvantage of the "few suppliers" sourcing strategy is:
a. the high cost of changing partners.
b. the lack of cost savings for customers and suppliers.
c. possible violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
d. the risk of not being ready for technological change.
e. the suppliers are less likely to understand the broad objectives of the procuring firm and the end
customer. - ✔ ✔ a. the high cost of changing partners.
,A disadvantage of work sampling is that:
a. it tends to be less accurate, particularly when task times are short.
b. it is more intrusive than time-study methods, and therefore generates more complaints.
c. it is more expensive than time-study methods.
d. it observes several workers simultaneously.
e. All of these are disadvantages of work sampling. - ✔ ✔ a. it tends to be less accurate, particularly
when task times are short.
A fried chicken fast-food chain that acquired feed mills and poultry farms has performed which of the
following?
a. current transformation
b. horizontal integration
c. forward integration
d. job expansion
e. backward integration - ✔ ✔ e. backward integration
A job shop is an example of a(n):
,a. continuous process.
b. specialized process.
c. repetitive process.
d. line process.
e. intermittent process. - ✔ ✔ e. intermittent process.
A major challenge in inventory management is to maintain a balance between inventory investment and
customer service.
a. True
b. False - ✔ ✔ a. True
A manufacturing plant allows its engineers to come in at 7 A.M. plus or minus an hour but still requires
them to work 8-hour days. Which of the following scheduling techniques is the firm employing?
a. flextime
b. constant employment
c. flexible workweek
d. compressed workweek
, e. part-time status - ✔ ✔ a. flextime
A nationwide parcel delivery service keeps track of the number of late deliveries (more than 30 minutes
past the time promised to clients) per day. They plan on using a control chart to plot their results. Which
type of control chart(s) would you recommend?
a. x-bar chart
b. p-chart
c. c-chart
d. both x-bar chart and R-chart
e. both p-chart and c-chart - ✔ ✔ c. c-chart
A product-focused process is commonly used to produce:
a. low-volume, high-variety products.
b. low-variety products at either high- or low-volume.
c. high-volume products of either high- or low-variety.
d. high-volume, low-variety products.
e. high-volume, high-variety products. - ✔ ✔ d. high-volume, low-variety products.
A rice mill in south Louisiana purchases the trucking firm that transports packaged rice to distributors.
This is an example of which of the following?
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