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This activity contains 14 questions.
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Low-volume, high-variety production is best suited for which of the following process strategies?
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High-volume, low-variety production is best suited for which of the following process strategies?
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What is the break-even point (in units) for a firm that has a fixed cost of $300,000 a year, a direct labor cost of $2.00 per unit, a materials cost of $1.50 per unit, and a selling price of $5.00 per unit?
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Of the four tools used for process analysis and design, which one focuses on the customer interaction?
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Which of the quadrants in the service process matrix has high labor intensity and high customization?
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Which of the following automatically places parts into a warehouse?
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Work in process inventory is highest in
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A large quantity and large variety of products are produced in
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The movement of product is measured in hours and days in a _____ type of plant.
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Scheduling is relatively simple and concerned with establishing a rate of output sufficient to meet sales forecasts in a ______ type of factory.
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This type of process analysis tool is a schematic of the movement of material, product or people.
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In many applications, human quality inspectors can be replaced effectively by
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An operations manager is considering three different production systems for the following year. System A has a fixed cost of $25,000 and a variable cost of $15 per unit. System B has a fixed cost of $15,000 and a variable cost of $20 per unit. The third option is outsourcing, which has a cost of $27 per unit. Which
production system will result in the lowest cost if anticipated volume next year is 2500 units?
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Answer choices in this exercise appear in a different order each time the page is loaded.
What is a process focused facility?
Process-focused facilities (also known as intermittent, or job-shop, facilities) are common in high-variety, low-volume manufacturing and service organizations. These facilities produce make-to-order products or services and include everything from auto repair garages and hospitals to beauty salons.
What does it mean to be a process focused organization?
Process Type: Process-focused organizations design and manage end-to-end processes rather than tasks, measure process results rather than department efficiencies, and think in terms of the customer and related goals rather than functional goals.
What is process focused production?
a FACTORY LAYOUT in which all PRODUCTION operations of a similar nature are grouped together in the same department or part of the factory. For example, separate areas may exist for drilling operations, milling, grinding, assembly and so on (see Fig.
What is process focused management?
Process-based management is a management approach that views a business as a collection of processes, managed to achieve a desired result. The processes are managed and improved by the organisation in purpose of achieving their vision, mission and core value.