Refer to Jasper Electronics, Inc. The plant layout at Jasper Electronics is most likely a - Answers
Product Layout
Refer to ABC Company, the supplier must have ______ in order to be the best possible option
and do business with ABC. - Answers Reliability
During the period after World War II, the United States was the most productive country in the
world for approximately _____ years. - Answers Thirty
When a lumber company takes timber and converts it into lumber, cardboard, and other paper
products, the company is using - Answers An Analytical Process
When 3M satisfies consumers' needs for notepads that will not get lost easily by converting
paper and glue into Post-It Notes, it is creating - Answers Form Utility
The degree to which input resources are physically changed by the conversion is referred to as
the - Answers Magnitude of Change
Cisco Systems manufactures computer hardware, uses software programs, and provides
networking services to customers. As a result, Cisco uses - Answers More than one production
process
A set of activities intended to identify new ideas and technical advances that may result in new
goods and services is called - Answers Research and Development
Research activities undertaken to put new or existing knowledge to use in producing goods and
services are called - Answers Development and Implementation
To determine the proper size for its new restaurant in Nashville, Tennessee, operations
managers and marketing managers for Buffalo Wild Wings worked together to determine the
restaurants _____. - Answers Capacity
Technology that is characterized by high initial costs and low operating costs is termed -
Answers Capital-Intensive
A product layout is often referred to as a - Answers Assembly Line
_____ consist(s) of goods that are awaiting shipment to customers. - Answers Finished-goods
inventory
Ford cars and trucks are completed and ready for delivery to customers. Because of this, they
are classified as - Answers Finished Goods
The ______ functions specifies when the materials will arrive at each station and how long they
will remain there. - Answers Timing
, The ____ is an award given by the president of the United States to organizations that apply and
are judged to be outstanding in specific managerial tasks. - Answers Malcolm Baldrige National
Quality Award
A hardware manufacturer uses total quality circles to ensure that all employees are involved
with and are responsible for quality. By doing this, the hardware manufacturer can eliminate the
need for - Answers Inspection
Which of the following statements is true? - Answers ISO 9000 sets guidelines for quality
management procedures
Jennifer is a manager in a circuit manufacturing plant. A portion of the production process is
extremely tedious and repetitive, and employees tend to become bored and careless when
performing this task. What alternative could make this repetitive task quicker and less
susceptible to error? - Answers Robotics
FMS allows a company to combine _______ into a single system. - Answers Robotics and
Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
Refer to Jefferson, Inc. If JI management discovers that its female employees generally make
less than its male employees, it may want to study the ____ of positions occupied by men and
women. - Answers Comparable Worth
Refer to Jefferson, Inc. JI management must consider implementing the many different types of
benefits. These include all of the following except - Answers Proft Sharing
Chevron Corporation is one of the largest integrated oil companies in the world. Its
management is assessing the world marketplace and taking steps to sustain the company's
competitive position. Chevron is studying external and internal factors that could influence its
success. Faced with business competition on a global scale, Chevron is modifying its strategic
business model to manage its resources more efficiently. At Chevron, as at competing
companies, one of the most important resources is - Answers Human Resources
If the Colgate-Palmolive Company were to develop a replacement chart, the chart would show -
Answers Key personnel along with possible replacements within the firm
South Carolina is facing budget cuts. The number of employees needs to be reduced over the
next three years at all state agencies. The state decides to stop hiring new employees to fill
vacated positions to comply with budgetary constraints. The approach is called - Answers
Attrition
Atlas Company pays workers $500 for recommendations that result in a hiring. In two years, the
company has hired at least 40 people through this program. Atlas Company is fulfilling its
employment needs by using ______ as a recruiting source. - Answers Employee Referrals