NHM 372 - Test 1 || with Complete Solution.
System correct answers A collection of interrelated parts or subsystems unified by design to
obtain one or more objectives
- designed to accomplish an objective
- subsystems have an established arrangement
- interrelationships exist among the elements
- flow of resources through the system is more important than basic elements
- organization objectives are more important than those of the subsystems
Organization of a system correct answers input, transformation, output
control, environmental factors, memory, feedback
Input correct answers any human, physical, operational resource required to accomplish
objectives of the system
Transformation correct answers action or activity to change inputs into outputs
Output correct answers result of transforming input into achievement of a system's goal
Environmental factors correct answers things outside the system that impact it. competition,
globalization, changing demographics, political changes, technological innovation
Feedback correct answers process by which a system continually receives info from internal and
external environment
Open system correct answers organization that is in continual interaction with environment
Characteristics of an open system correct answers - interdependency of parts - leading to synergy
and integration
, - dynamic equilibrium - continuous response to internal and external environment
- equifinality - same/similar output by using different inputs or changing transformation
-permeable boundaries
- interface of systems and subsystems
- hierarchy of the system
Synergy correct answers working together = greater outcome
Inputs of foodservice system correct answers men, materials, money, minutes
- resources:
-human: labor and skills
- materials: food and supplies
- facilities: space and equipment
- operational: money, time, utilities, info
Integration correct answers parts are blended together into a unified whole
boundaries correct answers limits of a system that set the domain of organizational activity
Interface correct answers area where two systems or subsystems come in contact with each other
Hierarchy correct answers Characteristic of a system that is composed of subsystems of a lower
order and a suprasystem or a higher order
Subsystem correct answers a complete system within itself that is part of a larger system
Functional subsystems correct answers classified according to their purpose and may include
procurement, production, distribution and service, and sanitation and maintenance
System correct answers A collection of interrelated parts or subsystems unified by design to
obtain one or more objectives
- designed to accomplish an objective
- subsystems have an established arrangement
- interrelationships exist among the elements
- flow of resources through the system is more important than basic elements
- organization objectives are more important than those of the subsystems
Organization of a system correct answers input, transformation, output
control, environmental factors, memory, feedback
Input correct answers any human, physical, operational resource required to accomplish
objectives of the system
Transformation correct answers action or activity to change inputs into outputs
Output correct answers result of transforming input into achievement of a system's goal
Environmental factors correct answers things outside the system that impact it. competition,
globalization, changing demographics, political changes, technological innovation
Feedback correct answers process by which a system continually receives info from internal and
external environment
Open system correct answers organization that is in continual interaction with environment
Characteristics of an open system correct answers - interdependency of parts - leading to synergy
and integration
, - dynamic equilibrium - continuous response to internal and external environment
- equifinality - same/similar output by using different inputs or changing transformation
-permeable boundaries
- interface of systems and subsystems
- hierarchy of the system
Synergy correct answers working together = greater outcome
Inputs of foodservice system correct answers men, materials, money, minutes
- resources:
-human: labor and skills
- materials: food and supplies
- facilities: space and equipment
- operational: money, time, utilities, info
Integration correct answers parts are blended together into a unified whole
boundaries correct answers limits of a system that set the domain of organizational activity
Interface correct answers area where two systems or subsystems come in contact with each other
Hierarchy correct answers Characteristic of a system that is composed of subsystems of a lower
order and a suprasystem or a higher order
Subsystem correct answers a complete system within itself that is part of a larger system
Functional subsystems correct answers classified according to their purpose and may include
procurement, production, distribution and service, and sanitation and maintenance
