Potatoes are farmed, sliced, and bagged with air to produce Lay’s potato chips. What type of manufacturing is this?
Manufacturing
Processing
Materials processing
Extraction and cultivation
A woodworker is commissioned to make a bedroom suite for the governor's mansion. This is an example of what type of manufacturing?
Mass production
Extraction
Customization
Which processes turn economic resources into goods and services?
Production
Distribution
Marketing
Promotion
What production activity evaluates products to make sure that the products the business produces meet certain quality standards?
form utility
automation
follow-up
standardization
Producing 1000's of cans of Hunt's spaghetti sauce is an example of what type of manufacturing?
Material processing
John hired a team to visit his business and make suggestions on how to improve the quality of his product and his profit margin. What type of work will the team perform?
Technology Tools
Production Research
Continuous Process Improvement
Management Tools
The newly redesigned Toyota Corolla is an example of:
product innovation.
process innovation
position innovation
paradigm innovation
After an employee collects the necessary facts, what is the next step that an employee should take to solve a problem?
analyze the information
define the problem
act on assumptions
make a decision
Businesses evaluate the quality and source of the information they obtain to make sure the information is:
random
scientific
technical
useful
Steve used information from his American History book in writing his research paper on "What Happened to the American Indians?", published by South-Western Publishing Co. What kind of source was his American History book for his research paper?
Primary source
Secondary source
Magazine
Consumer reports
Each morning prior to production, the manager at Anne's Donuts has a meeting informing bakers and decorators of the new orders that came in overnight. After the meeting, the manager tells the bakery staff to get started on making the orders. What is the manager doing when he gives instructions for the employees to begin?
Follow-up
Observing
Continual process improvement
Dispatching
John purchased twenty new bar stools for his restaurant. This type of business operation?
Safety and security
Scheduling
Logistics
Facilities management
Which business operation focuses on managing the receiving, moving, and storing of supplies, materials, and finished products?