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centralized

In a(n) _____________ organization, decision-making authority is concentrated at the top level of management.

Decentralized authority

_______________ means that decision-making authority is delegated to lower-level managers and employees.

span of control.

The optimum number of subordinates a manager can supervise is referred to as the:

tall

An organization that consists of many layers of management is referred to as a(n) ____________ organization.

flat organization.

An organization with only a few layers of management is known as a(n):

eliminating several layers of management.

In recent years, large organizations have tried to improve their efficiency in communication and decision making by:

Line personnel

__________ are responsible for directly achieving organizational goals.

staff personnel.

Employees who perform functions that advise and assist line personnel are known as:

matrix

In a _____________ organization, specialists from different parts of the organization are brought together on a temporary basis to work on specific projects.

Cross-functional self-managed teams

Which of the following describes a group of employees from different departments working together on a long-term basis?

An attorney in the legal department of a manufacturing corporation

Which of the following positions would be classified as a staff position?

matrix organization model.

Chang is a project manager at Paradox Industries. He is able to borrow specialists from the organization on a regular basis to assist in major projects. After the project ends, the specialists return to their functional units to await new assignments. Paradox Industries utilizes a:

Virtual corporation

Which of the following describes a temporary networked organization made up of replaceable firms that join and leave as needed?

inverted organization.

An organization that has contact people at the top and the chief executive officer at the bottom is known as a(n):

assist and support front-line people.

In an inverted organization, the job of management is to:

produce goods using less of all types of resources.

The main objective of lean manufacturing is to:

Facility location

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

Facility layout

__________ is the physical arrangement of resources in the production process.

fixed-position layout

Firms often use a(n) _____________ when working on a major project involving the production of a large item such as an airplane, ship, or bridge.

modular

Unlike an assembly line where workers perform only a few tasks, in a _________ layout, teams of workers combine to perform a variety of tasks needed to produce more complex units of a final product.

assembly-line layout

In manufacturing, a __________ is used to produce large quantities of a few types of products.

process layout

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

Purchasing

__________ is the operations management planning function that searches for quality material resources, finds the best suppliers, and negotiates the best price.

Materials Requirement Planning

The operations planning practice of inputting sales forecasts into computer software that accurately predicts the amount and timing of materials needed to complete products and projects is _______________.

just-in-time (JIT)

With the __________ inventory control system, producers hold only the amount of materials and parts that they need for a short period of time - sometimes just a few hours.

detects potential problems early to prevent their occurrence.

The six sigma approach to quality control:

world-class management of both quality and environmental standards.

A firm that is certified as meeting both ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 standards has demonstrated:

PERT

___________ is a technique to analyze and sequence tasks involved in completing a project, to estimate the time needed to complete each task, and to determine the minimum amount of time needed to complete each project.

critical path.

In a PERT network, the sequence of tasks that takes the longest to complete is called the:

Gantt chart.

A bar graph that shows what projects or tasks are in process and how much of each is completed is called a(n):

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When decision making authority is concentrated at the top levels of an organization the organization is said to be?

Centralization is the degree to which decision making authority is concentrated at higher levels in an organization.

What means that decision making authority is delegated to lower

Decentralized authority. Decision-making authority is delegated to lower-level managers and employees.

Which statement explains the unity of command principle of management?

The principle of 'Unity of Command' states that employees should receive orders and instructions from one boss only. If two (or more) superiors command a worker at the same time, he will get confused to whose command should he follow.

When an organization has a structure in which decision making authority is delegated as far down the chain of command as possible it is called?

centralized organization. one in which decision-making authority is delegated as far down the chain of command as possible. decentralized organization. The number of subordinates who report to a particular manager. span of management.