OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT EXAM 2024 SOLVED #13
A behavioral approach to job design in which workers periodically exchange jobs is
known as - correct answer job rotation
A behavioral approach to job design which increases responsibility for planning and
coordinating tasks is - correct answer job enrichment
What is not an advantage of time-based pay systems? - correct answer incentive to
increase output
A major advantage of job specialization in business is increased: - correct answer
productivity
What is not generally considered an advantage of specialization? - correct answer
monotonous work
What concern is not one that job designers focus on? - correct answer when the job
should be done
What are the concerns job designers focus on? - correct answer who, what, where, and
how
The methods analysis chart which describes the overall sequence of operations,
transportation, storage, delays, and inspections is a: - correct answer flow process chart
One form of long-term team that is increasingly being used, especially in lean
productivity settings, is: - correct answer self-directed
In a stopwatch time study, adjusting the normal time by an allowance factor for normal
delays and interruptions results in the: - correct answer standard time
In a stopwatch time study, the average of the times recorded for a given worker to
perform a given task is the: - correct answer observed time
Process choice is ____ driven: - correct answer demand
The key questions in the process selection task are: - correct answer How much variety
will be imposed on the process?
At what volume will the process need to operate?
Job shops tend to be ___ while continuous processes tend to be ___. - correct answer
small scale and flexible; large-scale and inflexible
A behavioral approach to job design in which workers periodically exchange jobs is
known as - correct answer job rotation
A behavioral approach to job design which increases responsibility for planning and
coordinating tasks is - correct answer job enrichment
What is not an advantage of time-based pay systems? - correct answer incentive to
increase output
A major advantage of job specialization in business is increased: - correct answer
productivity
What is not generally considered an advantage of specialization? - correct answer
monotonous work
What concern is not one that job designers focus on? - correct answer when the job
should be done
What are the concerns job designers focus on? - correct answer who, what, where, and
how
The methods analysis chart which describes the overall sequence of operations,
transportation, storage, delays, and inspections is a: - correct answer flow process chart
One form of long-term team that is increasingly being used, especially in lean
productivity settings, is: - correct answer self-directed
In a stopwatch time study, adjusting the normal time by an allowance factor for normal
delays and interruptions results in the: - correct answer standard time
In a stopwatch time study, the average of the times recorded for a given worker to
perform a given task is the: - correct answer observed time
Process choice is ____ driven: - correct answer demand
The key questions in the process selection task are: - correct answer How much variety
will be imposed on the process?
At what volume will the process need to operate?
Job shops tend to be ___ while continuous processes tend to be ___. - correct answer
small scale and flexible; large-scale and inflexible
