Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Which of the following is a planned series of actions or operations that advances a material or procedure from one stage of completion to another? work-in-process. task. process. project. - C. process Which of the following entities or conditions impacts demand by providing expectations that products will be sold at a fair price, that higher quality is required, that delivery lead time is negligible, that before- and after-sales service is available, and that products and the...

Pareto Chart - graphical tool used for ranking causes from most to least significant TQM: Employee Involvement - TQM is everyone's responsivbility and this means everyone needs to commit to not only doing their jobs but improving. Cross-training, training on quality, training problem solving and root cause analysis achieve this goal Voice of the Customer - The actual customer descriptions in words for the functions and features the customer desires Total Quality Management bas...

ABC classification - ANS Process of classifying items in descending order based on annual dollar volume or some other criteria. The list is then split into 3 classes - A, B, and C. A represents 10-20% of items but 50-70% of dollar volume; B represents 20% of items and 20% of dollar volume; C represents 60-70% of items but 10-30% of dollar volume. This principle states that effort and money can be saved by applying looser controls to the low dollar volume items (C class) than the higher do...

What does the school board do? - The school board interprets federal and state standards, regulations and existing policies. Then, the school board makes sure the school districts are in compliance with them. Further, the school board hires the superintendents and monitors the superintendents' performance, especially when the superintendent gives oversight to the schools to make sure the leaders are advocating for the rights of the students and following the mission and values of the school....

A school superintendent released a data file containing student state test scores (no identification) for a research study. Did he violate student privacy? - ans no Are assessment accommodations the same for every disabled student? - ans no Which of the following actions violate the teacher's professional responsibility in assessment? a) giving students format-based information about an upcoming assessment b) using a test blueprint to plan a test c) using a pop-quiz to punish...

Sound public understanding and support of the schools is likely to be most enhanced by the administrator who gives first consideration to - discovering and addressing the educational expectations and needs of the community The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act mandates which of the following? - Parents may challenge the content of their child's school record. Adeptness in which of the following skills is usually associated with team leaders who effectively manage the individua...

Piaget's Theory - Children actively construct their understanding of the world and go through four stages of cognitive development. Jacobs - curriculum mapping Calkins - writers workshop Dufour - Professional Learning Communities Vygotsky - zone of proximal development Gardner's - our abilities are best classified into eight independent Multiple Intelligences, which include a broad range of skills beyond traditional school smarts Skinner's - Operant Cond...

What ideas serve as the base of neoliberal education reform? a. All educable children must be prepared to think critically, to ask insightful questions, make reasoned arguments supported by facts, and actively participate in deliberations about the good life and the good society. b. Privatization, deregulation, and importation of terms and assumptions of business into public schools will create more successful schools. c. Public schools must instill the democratic principles of mutual respe...

low ambition, motivaed by fear and punishment, authoritarian - McGregors theoryx Employees like to work, seek responsibility, motivated by rewards, build employee up - Mc Gregors theory y USE HISTORICAL DATA- EASY BUT LITTLE INFORMATION JUSTIFICATIONS LIMITED - Line ITEM BUDGET add a percentage to previous year budget simple but may need greater increase - Percentage budget no reference to last year- each budget item must be justified. staff involved great to reduce s...

For which of the following does the seller bear the freight charges? -FOB Origin, Freight Prepaid -FOB Destination, Freight Collect -FOB destination, Freight Prepaid and Charged Back -FOB Origin, Freight Collect - Answer- The seller bears the freight charges in FOB Origin, Freight Prepaid What makes the RoadRailer Unique? - Answer- It is a bimodal trailer with two sets of wheels What is the NVOCC? - Answer- A cargo consolidator (Non-Vessel Operating Common Carriers); Provide service ...