QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Chase Aggregate Plan.
Answer: An aggregate plan that produces exactly what is needed each period
by adjusting workforce and capacity to match demand.
◍ Dependent Demand.
Answer: Demand for components derived from demand for finished
products.
◍ Conception.
Answer: A company decides and makes plans to enter into a new market.
Which project life cycle phase does this strategy directly relate to?
◍ Job Rotation.
Answer: Shifting employees among jobs to broaden skills.
◍ Line ProcessandContinuous process.
Answer: Which two types of operations include repetitive processes?
◍ Hybrid Layout.
Answer: A layout combining process and product characteristics.
◍ Lean systems.
Answer: Which concept takes a total system approach to creating an
efficient operation and combines concepts such as just-in-time (JIT), total
quality management (TQM), and continuous improvement?
◍ Subcontracting.
Answer: Using outside firms to add capacity.
◍ Duration of Change.
Answer: The length of time a change lasts.
, ◍ Behavioral Feasibility of a Job.
Answer: The degree to which a job provides intrinsic satisfaction to the
employee.
◍ Vertical Integration.
Answer: A company acquiring suppliers or downstream firms.
◍ Push Process.
Answer: Produces goods in anticipation of demand.
◍ Customer Satisfaction.
Answer: Status measure supporting supply chain objectives.
◍ Insourcing.
Answer: Performing activities internally that are core to success.
◍ Pull Process.
Answer: Produces goods only in response to actual demand.
◍ Bill of Material (BOM).
Answer: A file listing all components, subassemblies, and raw materials
needed to build a product.
◍ Proximity to Customers.
Answer: Location factor emphasizing closeness to markets.
◍ Level Aggregate Plan.
Answer: An aggregate plan that maintains a constant workforce and
production rate, using inventory or backorders to meet demand.
◍ Total Quality Management (TQM).
Answer: A philosophy that makes quality the responsibility of everyone and
seeks to eliminate causes of defects.
◍ Capacity Planning.
Answer: The process of determining actions needed to meet current and
future demand.
◍ Job Enrichment.