OPERATION MANAGEMENT
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Author: CACHON
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 7, Problem 10CQ
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To determine: The likely concern if the batch sizes are large.
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Which of the following is most likely to be a concern if batches are very large?a. The flow rate will be too high.b. Utilization will be too high.c. Inventory will be too high.d. Too much time will be spent on product changeovers.
Select the best answer.
a. Servicces are produced and consumed nearly simultaneously.
b. It is nott possible to inventory service outputs.
c. Servicess are delivered when customers are in close proximity to the service provider.
d. All of the abovve (i.e., choices a, b and c are always true).
e. Each of the chooices a, b and c is "sometimes" true and "sometimes" false.
The manager of inventory would most likely be found in the __________.
a.
manufacturing function.
b.
finance function.
c.
marketing function.
d.
information system function.
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OPERATION MANAGEMENT
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