Pregunta 1
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Which of the following is primarily a supply chain decision?
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from whom to purchase materials
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how many of each item should be produced
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the mix of labor skill and automation
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plant location
Pregunta 2
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A(n) ______ is an example of an infrastructural element.
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building
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organizational structure
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office equipment
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fleet of delivery trucks
Pregunta 3
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A second tier supplier is downstream from a first tier supplier in the supply chain.
Pregunta 4
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Business decisions are usually driven by structural and infrastructural elements.
Pregunta 5
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Every organization has an operations function which transforms inputs into something of value.
Pregunta 6
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In general, operations & supply chain management activities are information and decision intensive.
Pregunta 7
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Which of the following statements about the operations function is NOT correct?
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inputs to operations can take many forms
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nearly all operations functions require coordination with other business functions
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the outputs of an operation are always tangible
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operations management activities are information intensive
Pregunta 8
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In general, core competencies are the basis of good strategies.
Pregunta 9
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The collection of people, technology, and systems within an organization that has primary responsibility for providing the organization's products or services is called...
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the supply chain
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the operations function
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the evoked set
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operations management
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the boxed set
Pregunta 10
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A mechanism that identifies a firm's targeted customers and sets time frames and performance objectives is called a mission statement.
Pregunta 11
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The firm's targeted customers, time frames, and performance objectives are identified by their...
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mission statement
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core competencies
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business strategy
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functional strategy
Pregunta 12
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Which is NOT a generic performance dimension of operations and supply chain activities?
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quality
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time
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flexibility
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information
Pregunta 13
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Conformance quality addresses whether the product was made or the service performed to specifications.
Pregunta 14
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The ability to produce a wide range of products or services is...
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mix flexibility
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changeover flexibility
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volume flexibility
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run flexibility
Pregunta 15
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A product can perform as expected, yet be out of specification.
Pregunta 16
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Measure of an organization's ability to provide goods or services is
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productivity
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capacity
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histogram
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efficiency
Pregunta 17
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Identifying and quantifying all of the costs associated with potential outsourcing and insourcing options is called
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indirect costs
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direct costs
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deprecation
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total cost analysis
Pregunta 18
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The concept that the throughput of a supply chain is limited by the process step with the lowest capacity is called
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waiting line zero
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theory of constraints
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point of indifference
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queuing
Pregunta 19
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A leading capacity strategy runs the risk of
Pregunta 20
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In simple terms, Standard Deviation is the average difference between each individual measurement and the population average
Pregunta 21
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Variation is inherent in any manufacturing process
Pregunta 22
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Which of the following is NOT a core idea of Total Quality Management?
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cost reduction
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leadership improvement
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employee empowerment
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continuous improvement
Pregunta 23
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If production is consistently within specifications, failure costs will be high.
Pregunta 24
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An Ishikawa diagram can be used to record how frequently an event occurs.
Pregunta 25
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The upper and lower control limits on a control chart should always be wider than the upper and lower tolerance limits.