Question 1

Site selection is a part of production planning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

_____ combines computerized manufacturing processes with other computerized systems used before and after manufacturing.

Accepted Answer

A)  Computer-aided design
B)  Just-in-time manufacturing
C)  Computer-integrated manufacturing
D)  Flexible manufacturing
E)  Computer-based conversionF) None of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 3

Supply chain management:

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A)  is based on the concept of just-in-time
B)  focuses on removing scheduling bottlenecks within the company
C)  focuses on the internal routing of products from raw materials to finished goods
D)  is a complex computerized system for managing resources efficiently
E)  is accurately described by none of the aboveF) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 4

_____ is the creation of goods and services and is an essential function in every firm.

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Question 5

The critical path method (CPM) is used to design, test, and modify new and existing products.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Japanese inventory system that minimizes inventory costs and provides those inputs as they are needed for a particular production run is called the ______ system.

Accepted Answer

A)  perpetual inventory
B)  materials requirement
C)  controlled assembly
D)  raw materials coordination
E)  just-in-timeF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

What is the relationship between mass production and customization?

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Customization is the...

Question 8

Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)  uses computers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  design new programs
B)  design new products
C)  develop and control production processes
D)  modify products
E)  test new productsF) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

______ charts are bar graphs plotted on a time line that show the relationship between scheduled and actual production.

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Question 10

One of the keys to successful production planning is resource management._____ is a system that would note how a possible strike in an Evanston, Indiana, plant will threaten supplies of a needed component part as well as how customer growing preference for time-saving devices such as the company markets and use this information in production planning.

Accepted Answer

A)  Enterprise resource planning (ERP) 
B)  Manufacturing resource planning II (MRPII) 
C)  The PERT chart
D)  Manufacturing resource planning (MRP) 
E)  Computer-aided resource planning (CARP) F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

The two key aspects of production control are:

Accepted Answer

A)  routing and inventory management
B)  inventory and raw material availability
C)  routing and scheduling
D)  raw material availability and scheduling
E)  labor management and raw material availabilityF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 12

Total quality management says that quality is the responsibility solely of the production and shipping departments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is a characteristic of the intermittent process?

Accepted Answer

A)  short production runs
B)  low variety of products
C)  standardized products
D)  high volume
E)  none of the aboveF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

Instead of doing its own maintenance, Eaton Corp.has hired Advanced Technology Services, Inc.to maintain and fix equipment problems even though Eaton could have handled the tasks internally.What does this purchase of these maintenance services exemplify?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Instead of doing its own maintenance, Eaton...

Question 15

DaimlerChrysler decided not to build a $750 million plant in southeast Georgia in spite of the state spending $24 million to purchase the property and an additional $36 million to prepare the site specifically for DaimlerChrysler.The _____ offered was not enough to convince DaimlerChrysler that the Georgia site was a good location for its factory.

Accepted Answer

A)  availability of customers
B)  proximity of raw materials
C)  low labor costs
D)  local incentives
E)  manufacturing environmentF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

The physical arrangement of a production facility is called its:

Accepted Answer

A)  capacity
B)  layout
C)  process
D)  resources
E)  platF) A) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 17

One of the biggest shortcomings of Gantt charts is that they:

Accepted Answer

A)  cannot be used for simple tasks
B)  cannot be used to identify bottlenecks
C)  respond so quickly to changes in the external environment
D)  assign three time estimates for the completion of each task
E)  are staticF) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 18

Operations management is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the process of turning product research into new product development
B)  a part of marketing
C)  the management of the production conversion process
D)  how the firm is managed on a day-to-day basis
E)  a combination of strategic and tactical management activitiesF) A) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 19

Inventory management performs all of the following tasks EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  ordering
B)  receiving
C)  selling
D)  storing
E)  countingF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 20

In a retail store, a point-of-sale (POS)  terminal would be used to:

Accepted Answer

A)  label merchandise
B)  discourage shoplifting
C)  track inventories
D)  test new salespeople
E)  correct sales mistakesF) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

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