The Goal is a story of a specific plant which is located in _______ city? correct answers A.
Covington
B. Warsaw
C. Middleville
D. Hillsdale
E. Bearington✅
According to our textbook, which of the following "generic" strategies allow firms to achieve
their mission: correct answers A. Differentiation, low cost, and response✅
B. Differentiation, quality leadership, and response
C. Distinctive competency, low cost, and experience
D. Productivity, efficiency, and quality leadership
The most important aspect of an operations strategy is that it correct answers A. Be consistent
with the other functional area strategies and the SBU strategy✅
B. Be focused on minimizing cost
C. Address time-based competition
D. Demonstrate clearly how the company plans to achieve high quality
The four objectives or performance measures often used by operations to demonstrate
competitive advantage are correct answers A. Quality, capacity, flexibility, inventory
B. Quality, dependability, flexibility, efficiency✅
C. Quantity, dependability, flexibility, effectiveness
D. Quality, process, capacity, inventory, work force
E. Quality, inventory, capacity, dependability
The forecasting time horizon that would typically be easiest to predict would be for the correct
answers A. Short-range✅
B. Medium-range
C. Long-range
D. Don't know! Have not started reading the chapter yet
, The Goal is a story of a manufacturing plant located in ____which is one of many plants of a
specific division (SBU) ____ of _____ Corporation? List them in correct order correct answers
A. Bearington, Uniware, Unico ✅
B. Hilllsdale, Unico, Uniware
C. Bearington, Unico, Uniware
D. Middleville, Uniware, Unico
The name of Plant Manager is correct answers A. Alex Rogo ✅
B. Bill Peach
C. Bucky Burnside
D. Lou
E. Bob
In these introductory chapters, the main reason Bill Peach is visiting the plant is: correct answers
A. To expedite Bucky Burnside's order ✅
B. To see the new robots the plant has just installed
C. To look at the plant's efficiency reports
D. I have not started reading The Goal yet
E. To look at the plant's efficiency reports and to enquire about Julie and kids (Sharon and Dave)
While drinking Beer and eating Pizza, Alex figured out the goal of a company should be correct
answers A. Making money ✅
B. increasing customer satisfaction
C. increasing market share
D. taking care of employees
E. improving product quality
Two of the three measures Lou explains to Alex were correct answers A. Efficiencies and
utilization
B. Overtime and Net Profit
C. Return on investment and Net Profit ✅
D. Direct labor ratios and cost per unit