Chapter 10
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Chapter 10 Quiz
1) Which of the following refers to the want-satisfying power of a good or service? Utility
2) Which of the following oversee the production process by managing people and machinery in converting materials and resources into finished goods and services?
b) Production and operations management
3) Bake-All, a bakery customizes cakes for clients as well as accepts budgets within which they should be made. This is an example of a _____ production system.
c) customer-driven
4) Which of the following are combined to result in mass production?
d) Mechanization, specialized skills, and standardization
5) Which production system is Smith-Kline Beecham using when it combines calcium carbonate, simethicone, corn syrup, and other ingredients to make Tums Plus?
b) Synthetic
6) A steel company whose blast furnaces never completely shut down except for malfunctions is an example of a(n) _____ production system.
d) continuous
7) _____ is an example of synthetic production. a) The manufacture of formula for infants
8) In which of the following functions would a field robot be useful? d) Handling radioactive material in a nuclear power plant
9) ______ is a voluntary certification program administered by the U.S. Green Building Council, aimed at promoting the most sustainable construction processes available.
b) LEED
10) A company that manufactures home appliances would like its customers to know that it uses sustainable processes. Which of the following would ensure that?
A LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification
11) Which of the following statements is FALSE about robots?
a) The use of robots is only beneficial in manufacturing settings
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12) Akito’s company uses a computer to control its production process. The computer transmits signals to machines for performing the appropriate steps in the correct order. This is an example of
_____. computer-aided manufacturing
13) Which of the following is an example of a human factor to be considered when choosing a location for a production facility?
b) Community living conditions
14) Which of the following would probably be the most important consideration in determining where to locate a mill for Perfect Paper Company (PPC)?
Proximity to raw materials
15) In selecting a production facility location, labor supply would be most important to which of the
following? Software developer
16) Which type of company would be most interested in locating in an area close to its market?
Dry cleaners
17) AJS catering services receives food orders for several events taking place within a week. Which of the following types of inventory system should it use to manage food”? A just-in-time (JIT) system
18) The manager of A-1 Thai, an upcoming restaurant, is looking for vendors that sell the tools required for the new kitchen. He has located suppliers that offer commercial-grade equipment at the same prices. Which of the following vendors is the restaurant’s manager most likely to select?
c
) O’Bree Restaurant Supplies, which has supplied the manager with equipment several times in the past
19) Which of the following is not a primary task of production managers?
a) Determining what products to produce
20) Cassandra is a production manager and has decided that grouping machinery and equipment according to their functions works best at her company. What layout would be her company be using?
b) Process
21) Which phase of production control determines the amount of all resources needed to produce a certain amount of goods and services a) Production planning
22) Which of these is the phase of production control that determines the sequence of work and specifies where and by whom each aspect of production will be performed?
b) Routing
23) Part of Dabney’s job as a production supervisor is to instruct each department on what work to
do and the time in which they have to complete their work assignments. This part of her job is known as ____.
b) dispatching
24) A company can monitor quality level output in all of the following ways EXCEPT _____.
d) share of marketplace
25) The goal of _____ is for companies to eliminate virtually all defects in output, processes, and transactions.
b) Six Sigma
26) Magnus is a factory manager for Clearfield Computers and is conducting a visual inspection of component hardware and comparing against established quality standards. Magnus is measuring _____.
c) quality control
27) When a company looks to an established, superlative product as a guide for its new product, it is _____. d) benchmarking
28) Garrett is a warehouse production manager and has been assigned a complex project that might result in lengthy delays. In order to coordinate all aspects of the production process, Garrett has created a(n) _____ chart.
d) PERT
29) The supplier for Alpha Corporation has offered the company a 5 percent discount if it will order more units less frequently. If Alpha accepts the supplier’s offer, the cost of carrying inventory will _____ and the cost of running out of inventory will _____.
c) rise, decrease
30) For a just-in-time (JIT) investment system, which of the following situations would present a challenge?
a) Increase in the number of suppliers
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