Operations Management

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Chapter 11 - Practice

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1.

Describe the five key characteristics of Job Designs.
2.

Operations Managers
- A.
  
  Are responsible for marketing the products
- B.
  
  Make sure that products are produced efficiently, that products and services are marketed to maximize sales, and that the company is earning profit
- C.
  
  Do the financial planning for the company
- D.
  
  Are responsible for developing the IT operations of the company
3.

The activities of the operations managers include
- A.
  
  Choosing a process for producing the company;s goods or services
- B.
  
  Selecting a production site
- C.
  
  Laying out the production facility
- D.
  
  Designing production worker's jobs and planning day-to-day production operations
- E.
  
  All of the above
4.

An operating system consists of
- A.
  
  The processes and activities needed to market the products
- B.
  
  The processes and activities needed to operate the equipments
- C.
  
  The processes and activities needed to produce goods or services
- D.
  
  The processes and activities associated with HR
5.

Operating System
- A.
  
  Transform labor and raw materials into goods or services
- B.
  
  MS Dos, Windows, Unix, Linux
- C.
  
  Operate on the machines
- D.
  
  Monitoring the sales of the company
6.

The operating system that runs their assembly lines all the time
- A.
  
  Job production
- B.
  
  Continuous-Flow operations system
- C.
  
  Handle the products in batch mode
- D.
  
  Each team experts process the products
7.

CAD - Computer Aided Design
- A.
  
  Is using computers to engineer products
- B.
  
  Is using computers to actually produce the products
- C.
  
  Is using computers to integrate all manufacturing operations into a single, smoothly operating manufacturing system
- D.
  
  Uses computers to design their products
8.

Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
- A.
  
  Is using computers to engineer products
- B.
  
  Is using computers to actually produce the products
- C.
  
  Is using computers to integrate all manufacturing operations into a single, smoothly operating manufacturing system
- D.
  
  Uses computer technology to produce products
9.

This technogy is used to analyze the performance of a product under different conditions
- A.
  
  CAD
- B.
  
  CIM
- C.
  
  CAM
- D.
  
  CAE
10.

Selection of an operating system is known as
- A.
  
  Process selection
- B.
  
  Product selection
- C.
  
  Equipment selection
- D.
  
  Site selection
11.

Materials Handling System is the
- A.
  
  Network that receives, stores, and moves materials between processing points within a factory
- B.
  
  Process of planning the physical arrangement of a facility and materials
- C.
  
  Handling the materials by the employees
- D.
  
  Inventory system
12.

Groups equipment and staff based on the various steps involved in producing a product
- A.
  
  Process layout
- B.
  
  Fixed position layout
- C.
  
  Product layout
- D.
  
  Building layout
13.

Groups together equipment and staff that perform similar functions
- A.
  
  Process layout
- B.
  
  Product layout
- C.
  
  Fixed-position layout
- D.
  
  Building layout
14.

In this kind of layout the product is too large to move and remains in one place.
- A.
  
  Fixed postion layout
- B.
  
  Process layout
- C.
  
  Product layout
- D.
  
  Building layout
15.

--describes the work an individual or group of individuals is supposed to perform
- A.
  
  Skill variety
- B.
  
  Task identity
- C.
  
  Task significance
- D.
  
  Autonomy
- E.
  
  Job design
16.

Production planning involves
- A.
  
  Aggregate production planning, resource allocation, acitivity scheduling
- B.
  
  Formulating, implementing and evaluating
- C.
  
  What, why and how of day to day operations
- D.
  
  Skill variety, task identity, task significance
17.

The agency in US that inspects workplaces to ensure that they comply with safety regularionts
- A.
  
  OHSA
- B.
  
  OSHA
- C.
  
  OSA
- D.
  
  OHSA
18.

Loading and dispatching are
- A.
  
  Loading and dispatching the goods
- B.
  
  Loading the goods in the truck and dispatching them to the destination
- C.
  
  Assigning a job to a factory or department and scheduling of eaach task that is performed in the factory
19.

Job production method is used
- A.
  
  In a designer ware factory
- B.
  
  In a restaurant where they keep foods ready to be delivered
- C.
  
  In a plant where they make planes