POM EXAM 1 QUIZZES QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
A manager of a global supply chain is concerned with all the following except - Answers
- timeliness, quality, and social issues
All of the following are transformation processes discussed in the text except - Answers
- spiritual
Companies go global to - Answers - take advantage of favorable costs, keep abreast
of trends and access new technologies, and build reliable sources of supply
Dividing a job into a series of small tasks, each performed by a different worker, is
known as - Answers - division of labor
Mass production is well suited to all of the following except - Answers - adapting
quickly to changes in market demand
Snacknow, a food service firm, is calculating its monthly productivity report. From the
following data calculate the energy productivity.
Labor rate
$10
Units produced
10,000
Labor hours
1,000
Cost of materials
$2000
Cost of energy
$500 - Answers - Energy productivity=10,000/500=20
Sustainability, in it's broadest sense, include(s) - Answers - -using resources wisely
-treating workers with respect
-establishing a business model of shared values
The major factors impacting globalization of the supply chain include all the following
except - Answers - declining union membership.
The production system that prizes flexibility and quality over efficiency and quantity is
known as - Answers - lean production.
Which of the following is not one of the four primary functional areas of a firm? -
Answers - legal
A production process consists of the following four stages with the average percentage
of good quality at each stage as shown.
Stage
A manager of a global supply chain is concerned with all the following except - Answers
- timeliness, quality, and social issues
All of the following are transformation processes discussed in the text except - Answers
- spiritual
Companies go global to - Answers - take advantage of favorable costs, keep abreast
of trends and access new technologies, and build reliable sources of supply
Dividing a job into a series of small tasks, each performed by a different worker, is
known as - Answers - division of labor
Mass production is well suited to all of the following except - Answers - adapting
quickly to changes in market demand
Snacknow, a food service firm, is calculating its monthly productivity report. From the
following data calculate the energy productivity.
Labor rate
$10
Units produced
10,000
Labor hours
1,000
Cost of materials
$2000
Cost of energy
$500 - Answers - Energy productivity=10,000/500=20
Sustainability, in it's broadest sense, include(s) - Answers - -using resources wisely
-treating workers with respect
-establishing a business model of shared values
The major factors impacting globalization of the supply chain include all the following
except - Answers - declining union membership.
The production system that prizes flexibility and quality over efficiency and quantity is
known as - Answers - lean production.
Which of the following is not one of the four primary functional areas of a firm? -
Answers - legal
A production process consists of the following four stages with the average percentage
of good quality at each stage as shown.
Stage
