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Sustainability is also referred to as
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One way to cope with bullwhip effect is for supply chain members to share demand information.
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A computer-to-computer exchange of business documents in a standard format is known as electronic data interchange (EDI)
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A bullwhip effect can
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All of the following are performance metrics in the SCOR system, except
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Getting the members of a supply chain to collaborate and work together is called supply chain integration.
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Information sharing among supply chain members will typically result in all of the following except
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Supply chain management focuses on integrating and managing the flow of
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The fraction of orders filled by a distribution center or warehouse within a specific time period is referred to as the
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The purchasing of goods and services from suppliers is called
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One way to reduce the bullwhip effect is for supply chain members to
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make ordering decisions independently of each other.
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restrict information flows between supply chain members.
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create demand forecasts independently of other supply chain members.
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The bullwhip effect occurs when slight to moderate demand variability becomes magnified as demand information is transmitted back upstream.
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Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is software that helps integrate many of the supply chain components by sharing and organizing information and data among supply chain members.
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Suppliers are upstream members of a supply chain.
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All the following are approaches used in risk pooling within a supply chain except
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reducing the number and variety of parts.
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encouraging large orders.
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combing inventories from multiple locations into one location.
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none of these answer choices is correct.
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Distributors, warehouses, and retailers are referred to as _____________ supply chain members.
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In general, it can be said of a modern supply chain that ________ information has the effect of ________ inventory.
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increasing, increasing
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decreasing, decreasing
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increasing, decreasing
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decreasing, increasing
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Suppliers and customers rarely participate in the design of a supply chain.
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Globalization and advances in information technology are primary reasons why supply chain management has become a competitive priority for companies.
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A computer-to-computer exchange of business documents in a standard format is known as
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The supply chain operations reference (SCOR) model reports the fraction of orders filled by a distribution center in a specific time period
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The same quality management program on reducing waste can also be used to meet sustainability goals.
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All the following are enablers of efficient supply chain management except
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bar codes.
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the internet.
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RFID tags.
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price tags.
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A supply chain consists of an integrated group of processes to source, make, and store products.
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Supply chains for services are easier to define than supply chains for manufactured goods.
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Companies resist establishing green supply chains for all the following reasons except that
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green practices face additional government, societal and cultural pressures.
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green manufacturing requires costly new equipment and practice.
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the market is soft for products with green attributes.
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green initiatives lower costs because fewer resources are consumed.
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Increased uncertainty and variability in a supply chain typically results in
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Information sharing in support of supply chain integration includes all the following types except
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An ongoing risk management process builds resiliency into the supply chain.
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Supply chain management focuses on integrating and managing the flow of manufactured goods, services, and related information.
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Supply chain uncertainty and variability may result in incomplete and late orders.
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The impetus for commitment to sustainability generally comes from ____________ in the supply chain and moves __________ to suppliers.
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downstream, midstream
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upstream, downstream
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midstream, upstream
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downstream, upstream
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Which of the following is not a key to effective supply chain management?
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independence among members
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trust among members
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collaboration among members
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communication among members
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Fill rate is one of the three key performance indicators in measuring supply chain performance.
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Sustainability is defined by the United Nations as sacrificing the present needs to ensure the needs of future generations are more than satisfied.
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Traditionally, each supply chain member was viewed as a separate, stand-alone entity focused on its own goals.
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Supply chain integration does not involve __________________ among supply chain members.
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_______________________ is not a perceived advantage of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology.
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Use of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology makes it possible for a customer to determine production schedules.
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The suppliers in a supply chain are referred to as ______________ supply chain members.
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Inventory turnover is computed by
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dividing the cost of goods sold by the average aggregate inventory value.
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subtracting cost of goods sold from the average aggregate inventory value.
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dividing the average aggregate inventory value by costs of goods sold.
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A supply chain encompasses only the activities associated with the flow of goods.
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Companies address uncertainty in their supply chains by holding extra inventory.
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Going green has become one of the most visible recent trends in operations and supply chain management.
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Which of the following is not one of the three key performance indicators (KPI) used to measure supply chain performance?
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inventory days of supply
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fill rate
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postponement rate
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inventory turnover
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The impetus for sustainability comes from downstream members of the supply chain and moves upstream to include suppliers.
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Increasing supply chain transparency only magnifies the bullwhip effect.
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The United Nations defines sustainability as meeting _________ needs without compromising the ability of ______ generations to meet their needs.
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future, present
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present, future
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present, present
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future, future
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Which of the following refers to an approach to risk management that aggregates risk?
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Information is the essential link for coordination among all supply chain members.
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Collaborative planning, forecasting and replenishment (CFPR) is a process where the more influential member of the supply chain dictates schedules to ensure customer demand is satisfied.
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Supply chain processes include
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Requiring suppliers to deliver goods when demanded by the customer is called
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Spend analysis strives to
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reduce procurement costs.
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improve efficiency of procurement process.
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reduce procurement costs and improve the efficiency of the procurement process.
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Which of the following is not an obstacle to global supply chain management?
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Landed cost includes
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Moving production related operations from foreign countries back to domestic locations called
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reverse globalization.
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inverse trade agreesments.
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The Nationalization of trade movement.
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_________ are websites where companies and suppliers conduct business-to-business activities.
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The _________________, also known as the 10+2 initiative, reduces terrorism by utilizing the latest tracking and tracing, and communication and reporting technologies.
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security within initiative
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secure freight initiative
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secure borders initiative
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The driving force behind transportation and distribution in a highly competitive environment is
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speed.
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quality.
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cost.
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flexibility.
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The most common mode of transporting products is
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trucking.
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package delivery.
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water.
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railroad.
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Internet transportation exchanges bring together shippers who post __________ and carriers that post __________ in order to arrange shipments.
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loads, capacity
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capacity, loads
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loads, loads
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capacity, capacity
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Distribution centers generally ship products to
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suppliers.
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customers.
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retailers.
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warehouses.
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Which mode of transportation is the most cost effective for transporting raw materials?
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Intermodal
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Trucking
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Railroad
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Pipeline
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Companies that purchase ___________________ over the Internet tend to do it with suppliers with whom they have an established relationship.
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finished products
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indirect products
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direct products
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international products
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Distribution includes all of the following activities except
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packaging.
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sourcing.
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storing.
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shipping.
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_________________ companies use web-based technologies that directly link to customers' websites to eliminate obstacles to global trade.
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International trade logistics (ITL)
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Global trade facillitaors (GTF)
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International trade solutions (ITS)
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Spend analysis is a formal process for __________________________ spending data.
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The primary focus of distribution in terms of what it accomplishes is
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maintaining inventories.
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logistics.
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customer service.
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order fulfillment.
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Nations have joined together to form trading groups with no
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Companies use ______________ teams to facilitate communication and information sharing and to coordinate processes between company and suppliers.
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Long life, high capital cost, and low operating costs are associated with which mode of transportation?
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With vendor-managed inventory,
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Rival companies pooling their distribution resources to reduce cost are engaging in
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Intermodal combines several modes of shipment. The most common intermodal combination globally is
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Supplying orders in a short period of time according to a predetermined schedule is called
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The decision to purchase goods and services that were produced in-house from an outside supplier is called
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Benefits of e-procurement include all of the following except
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faster delivery.
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fewer transactions.
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lower prices.
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reduced labor.
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What a company does best is often referred as the firm's core
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competencies.
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activities.
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competitiveness.
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capabilities.
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Partnerships between customers and suppliers are beneficial because they
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require suppliers to build facilities near the customer.
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enhance competition in the supply chain.
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provide security and stability.
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reduce the need for global suppliers.
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Which mode of transportation transports products in liquid form?
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International trade specialists include all of the following except
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purchasing agents.
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duty specialits.
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export packers.
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finance brokers.
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______________ is a formal process of collecting, analyzing, cleansing, and classifying spending data.
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Budget classifying
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Budget analysis
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Spend classifying
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Spend analysis
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Partnerships between customers and suppliers require suppliers to provide
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The selection of suppliers is called
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_________________ is the process of ensuring on-time delivery of customers' orders.
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Customer service.
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Maintaining inventories
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Logistics
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Order fulfillment
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The trend in distribution that allows companies to focus on their core competencies is called
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With _________, customers posts contracts for items it want to purchase so that suppliers can bid on.
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Companies often outsource to
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focus on core competencies.
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achieve greater flexibility.
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reduce costs.
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The three main categories of goods and services that a company tend to outsource include all the following except
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original equipment manufacturer (OEM).
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everyday equipment (EDE).
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corporate services.
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maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO)
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The purchasing of goods and services from suppliers is called
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The mode of transportation that utilizes the most containers is
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water.
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trucking.
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intermodal.
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rail.
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Internet transportation exchanges brings together shippers who post __________ and carriers that post __________ in order to arrange shipments.
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loads, capacity
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capacity, loads
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capacity, capacity
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loads, loads
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With ________________, some of the manufacturing activities are moved into the warehouse or distribution center.
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In a supply chain, __________________ is the movement of a product from one location to another as it makes its way to the final customer.
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Distribution and transportation are often referred to as
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maintaining inventories.
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logistics.
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customer service.
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order fulfillment.
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The products that go directly into the production process of a product are called
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For some manufacturing companies, transportation can run as much as _____________ of total production cost, and run as high as _____________ of revenue.
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Factors driving globalization of the supply chain include all of the following except
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advances in information technology.
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government intervention.
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international trade agreements.
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lower cost transportation.
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Which of the following is not a feature of a warehouse management system?
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Which of the following countries is not an important U.S. trading partner?
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Russia
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Canada
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China
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Mexico
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Retailers expect suppliers to make frequent delivery of merchandise that includes a mix of different products in small quantities in what is called a
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mixed truckload.
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mixed pallet.
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partial truckload.
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partial pallet.
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All of the following factors pressure companies for quicker response and shorter cycle times except
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___________ is generally credited with the development of lean production.
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Which of the following is not a basic element of lean production?
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small lot production
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pull system
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flexible resources
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repetitive production
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In lean production, waste is defined as
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The pace at which production should take place to match the rate of customer demand is known as
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kanban time.
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product flow time.
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takt time.
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jidoka time.
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In a pull production system, a card that corresponds to a standard quantity of production is known as a(n)
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jidoka.
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kaizen.
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andon.
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kanban
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In a pull system reducing the number of kanbans
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increase inventory making problems less visivle.
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increase inventory making problems more visible.
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reduce inventory making problems less visible.
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reduce inventory making problems more visible.
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Which of the following statements concerning small-lot production is not true?
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small-lot production requires more capital investment
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small-lot production requires less space
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small-lot production simplifies transportation between workstations
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small-lot production allows processes to be mover closer together
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Lower inventory levels make processes
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less dependent on each other while revealing bottlenecks more quickly.
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more dependent on each other while keeping bottlenecks hidden.
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less dependent on each other while keeping bottlenecks hidden.
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more dependent on each other while revealing bottlenecks more quickly.
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Which of the following is not a typical component of lead time?
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waiting time
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setup time
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maintenance time
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processing time
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Improved scheduling of materials, workers, and machines will most generally affect
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processing time.
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move time.
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waiting time.
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setup time.
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Which of the following is not a principle for reducing setup times?
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converting internal setup to external setup
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seperating internal setup from external setup
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performing setup activities in parallel
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converting external setup to internal setup
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______________ setups can be performed in advance while the machine is running.
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Internal
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External
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A ___________ is a foolproof device that prevents defects from occurring.
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kaizen
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jidoka
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muda
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poka-yoke
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The authority given to the worker to stop the production line if quality problems are encountered is known as
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poka-yoke
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kaizen
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muda
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jidoka
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The concept of allocating extra time to a schedule for planning, problem solving, and maintenance is known as
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The benefits of lean production include all of the following except reduced
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lead times.
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product variety.
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costs.
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inventory.
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All of the following are benefits expected from implementing lean production except
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reduced capacity.
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better quality.
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shorter lead times.
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improved sales.
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Lean production is difficult to implement when
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demand is highly variable.
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product cariety is high.
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there are many unique products.
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Combining the practice of preventive maintenance with the concepts of total quality is known as
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reliability assurance.
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total preventive quality.
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total productive maintenance.
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quality breakdown maintenance.
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Mixed-model sequencing
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reduces worker productivity.
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facilitates total productive maintenance.
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supports uniform production levels.
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increases product lead times.
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Which of the following is not typically a component of lead time?
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breakdown time.
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move time.
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setup time.
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wait time.
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A ____________ kanban is used to order material in advance of production.
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material
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withdrawal
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supplier
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production
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Which of the following is not a benefit of lean production?
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increased capacity
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move customers
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more product variety
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greater flexibility
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Successful companies use lean to
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finely tune an operating system.
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overhaul an operating system.
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replace an operating system.
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American workers implementing lean prefer
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Lean and Six Sigma are
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poor partners for process improvement.
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poor partners for supply chain improvement.
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natural partners for supply chain management.
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natural partners for process improvement.
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Analyzing process flow and eliminating waste is referred to as
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Leaning a supply chain ____________ flow through a series of suppliers.
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pushes an intermittent
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pushes a smooth
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pulls an intermittent
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pulls a smooth
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Kaizen is a Japanese term that means fool proofing to prevent defects.
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Mass production means doing more with fewer workers, less inventory, and less space.
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The individual generally credited with the development of lean production is an American.
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In lean production, waste is defined as anything that does not add value to the product.
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General purpose machines are an example of flexible resources in lean production.
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Producing items before they are needed is considered waste under the principles of lean production.
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Waiting for parts to arrive or for machines to finish production is considered a form of waste under the principles of mass production.
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The time required for a worker to complete one pass through the operations assigned to her is called the operator cycle time.
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Takt time is the pace at which production output is maximum.
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Manufacturing cells are comprised of groups of similar machines that process a family of parts.
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Taiichi Ohno observed that customers in American supermarkets pull items through the system based on what is needed to satisfy demand.
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Push systems rely on predetermined production schedules often generated by computerized systems.
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The concept of pull production is easy to implement because it is similar to traditional scheduling procedures.
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Kanbans were derived from the two-bin inventory system.
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Advantages of small-lot production include requiring less space and lower capital investment.
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The lower inventory levels associated with small-lot production make processes more dependent on each other.
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Setup time is not a component of the cumulative lead time for a manufactured product.
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The lower inventory levels resulting from small-lot production hide problems in the production process.
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Internal setup activities can be performed when a process is running.
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Reducing variability in production through more accurate demand forecasts is one way to create more uniform production levels.
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A poka-yoke is any foolproof device that prevents defects or injury from occurring.
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The authority for a worker to stop the production line when quality problems are encountered is known as poka-yoke.
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Total productive maintenance combines preventive maintenance with kaizen.
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Lean concepts cannot be applied to services.
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Flexible resources is one of the basic elements of lean production.
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The concept of cellular layouts was developed by a U.S. engineer in the 1920s.
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The output of a manufacturing cell is changed by adding or removing workers.
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Unlike a pull system, a push system prevents both overproduction and underproduction.
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One benefit of small lot production is that workers demonstrate fewer tendencies to let poor quality pass.
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In lean production, a strong relationship exists between setup times and lot size.
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In a lean production system, kanban systems have been shown to handle large fluctuations in production requirements on the final assembly line with no problem.
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Poka-yolk is a Japanese term used to describe the removal of waste in a lean production system.
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To keep machines running firms can use either breakdown maintenance or preventative maintenance.
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Firms that adopt lean production experience reductions in employee training costs.
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Early adopters of lean production in the U.S. were unsuccessful because they tried to implement lean by slashing inventories by forcing their suppliers to make more frequent deliveries.