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Question 151

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In ____________,materials are physically or chemically changed to produce a product.

A) process manufacturing
B) assembly processes
C) utilitarian production
D) diffusive manufacturing

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Question 152

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___________ is a set of international standards for quality management and quality assurance.

A) EPA 2000
B) ISO 14000
C) ISO 9000
D) TQM 2003/2004

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Question 153

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In making a location decision,businesses seldom consider "quality of life" in various locations,because factors that influence quality of life have little or no impact on profits.

__________ is the process of selecting a geographic location for a company's operations.

Andre is an outdoorsman whose love of hunting and fishing led him to start a mail order company specializing in hunting and fishing gear.He decided to locate his business near the Ozarks in southwestern Missouri,partly because of low labor costs,but mainly because the area offered excellent fishing and hunting opportunities,a low crime rate,and a pleasant climate.Ken's location decision was strongly influenced by quality of life considerations.

The recent recession greatly affected the state of manufacturing in the U.S. ,resulting in a slow down in production and the loss of jobs.

Gantt charts will show the production manager if certain activities in the production process are lagging behind their acceptable time of completion.

Manufacturing firms that want to minimize time-to-market are likely to choose facility sites that give them easy access to their preferred modes of transportation.

ISO 14000 is a new set of product quality standards that has replaced the old ISO 9000 standards.

Operations managers at Alumax Corporation have found that they can achieve efficient production only by producing very large quantities of aluminum without shutting down the production process.This indicates that Alumax should use an) ___________ production process.

Jason recently graduated with a degree in operations management from a respected university.The knowledge he gained and skills he developed while obtaining this degree could make him an attractive employee for either a manufacturing firm or a service firm.

In today's quality control programs,emphasis is placed on:

Reviewing the PERT Network below: If it takes 2 weeks for each activity represented by a box)to be completed,it can be determined that the boxes labeled with No.1 create the critical path because this path of activities takes the shortest time to complete.

Efforts to redesign and rebuild America's manufacturing base are likely to:

The value added by the creation of finished goods and services from inputs is called ownership utility.

How are MRP and ERP similar? How do they differ?

In manufacturing,a __________ is frequently used in operations that serve different customers' different needs.

The production of a bridge,ship,or large airplane usually involves a variable-position facility layout.

A Gantt chart is a bar graph showing production managers what projects are being worked on and the stage of development at any given time.

For most service businesses the quality standard has become: