BUS 300 Ch.10

Which of the following is a disadvantages associated with the flexible manufacturing system (FMS)?

An FMS is initially expensive.

A(n) _____ layout arranges work flow around the production process. All workers performing similar tasks are grouped together.

process

Just-in-time (JIT) is an inventory system that was developed in California and is starting to catch on in Japan.

False

_____ is the process that converts inputs into outputs that can be sold as goods and services.

Production

Which of the following businesses would be LEAST likely to use an intermittent process?

an oil refinery

The product layout is sometimes called the _____ layout.

assembly-line

Production and operations management involves three main types of decisions that are made at three different stages. The final stage of operations management focuses on:

improving production and operations

Gantt charts are most helpful when:

only a few tasks are involved

The first step in controlling production is:

routing

Inventory management performs all of the following tasks EXCEPT:

selling

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

short production runs

Site selection is a part of production planning.

True

Which of the following manufacturers would be most likely to use a product layout?

a motorcycle manufacturer

A flexible manufacturing system (FMS) combines all of the following EXCEPT:

human resources

Business process management (BPM):

involves breaking a complex product, service, or process into smaller pieces that can be created independently and then combined quickly to make a whole

Supply chain management:

is accurately described by none of the above

Which of the following is the BEST example of process manufacturing?

lamb's wool

A listing of the components and the number of each required to make the product is called the bill of lading.

False

What do Gantt charts and PERT charts have in common?

They are both tools for computer-aided design (CAD).

Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) uses computers to develop and control the production process.

True

When an operations manager engages in _____, he or she has purchased raw material or component parts on the Internet.

When an operations manager engages in _____, he or she has purchased raw material or component parts on the Internet.

The _____ is an important scheduling tool for large projects. It breaks the projects into a sequence of events and smaller tasks.

critical path method

Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) uses computers to:

develop and control production processes

Starcrest Publishing is one of many companies who will take demographic information about your child and publish a story written about that child. The story is already written, and a computer is used to insert the relevant information into the spaces left blank-such as the child's name, his address, his age, his grandparents' name, etc. Starcrest Publishing uses:

mass customization

There is a facility in California that takes off-the-shelf Ford Mustangs and hones them into high-performance vehicles. The assembly line at this facility is simply a line of cars on hand-pushed carts that are moved from station to station, but many of the operations that are typically performed in an assembly plant do take place here. Using this system the company has turned out over 8,000 vehicles, more than any other American specialty vehicle manufacturer. This is an example of:

mass customization

Some of the quickest emergency assistance to victims of Hurricane Katrina did not come from the American Red Cross or FEMA. It came from Wal-Mart. Millions of people were displaced or otherwise affected by the Gulf Coast calamity. Many waited for days as agencies struggled to provide assistance. Wal-Mart moved faster than traditional emergency aid groups because the retail giant has mastered:

supply chain management

Point-of-sale (POS) terminals would NOT be helpful in which of the following businesses?

the manufacturer of plasma television screens

_____ is the aspect of production control that involves specifying and controlling the time required for each step in the production process.

Scheduling