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JIT is applies to |
Both the manufacturing and service organizations |
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JIT considers waste anything that |
does not add value |
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The broad view of JIT is now often termed |
Lean production |
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What is a characteristic of the JIT philosophy? |
Elimination of waste |
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JIT flexibility refers to |
workers being able to perform many different tasks |
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By focusing on __________ processes, JIT is ableto achieve high-volume production of high-quality, low-cost products. |
Value-Added |
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JIT is a __________ system. |
Pull |
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According to JIT, __________ is carried to coverup a wide variety of problems, such as poor quality, demand uncertainty, andslow delivery. |
Inventory |
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An important TQM concept is that quality isdefined by the |
Customer |
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JIT considers __________ to be a company’s mostprecious resource. |
People |
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In JIT the workforce is viewed as |
A long-term asset |
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__________ are groups of workers who areresponsible for every aspect of their business. |
Self-managed teams |
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In JIT a Kanban card is used to signal |
the need for more parts |
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The number of kanbans orcontainers needed at a workstation is dependent on all except which of the following? |
the number or workers |
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Forecasting is not a function which contributesto: |
deciding how bonuses should be allocated |
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The first step in forecasting is: |
decide what to forecast |
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Qualitative forecasting methods |
are made subjectively by the forecaster |
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Under whichforecasting method does a group of managers meet to generate a forecast? |
executive option |
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Whichforecasting method seeks to develop a consensus among a group of experts? |
Delphi method |
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One quantitative forecasting models limitationis |
theyare limited on the quality of available data |
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Which forecasting method is particularly goodfor predicting technological changes |
Delphi method |
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Whichforecasting method is particularly good for determining customer preferences? |
Market research |
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Which of the following is not considered to beone of the four basic patterns of time series data? |
Vertical |
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Which of the following is a reason capacity andlocation decisions are usually made simultaneously? |
the size of a new facility may affect itslocation |
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The maximum output that can be achieved by afacility is ____________. |
Capacity |
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Capacitydecisions at the strategic level include ____________________. |
investmentin new facilities and equipment |
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Ifcapacity is excessive, a company may have to ______________________. |
decide how to use a partially empty facility |
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Anexample of an input measure of capacity is _____________________. |
floor space in square feet |
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Which of the following is not a measure of output capacity? |
labor hours consumed |
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Which of the following does not contribute to the sustainability of design capacity? |
scheduled machine maintenance |
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The maximum output rate that can be sustainedunder normal conditions is _______________________. |
effective capacity |
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The ratio of actual output rate to capacity is____________________________. |
utilization |
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The best operating level is the volume of output that results in the____________________. |
lowest average unit cost |
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The concept of diseconomies of scale ________________________. |
states that the average cost of a unit producedis reduced when the amount of output increases |
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_____________________ facilities may not be the best approach in today’sbusiness environment that has short product and technological life cycles andin which flexibility is more important than ever before. |
Self operating??? |
