Ch 7, S7

24 July 2022
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Low volume, high variety production is best suited for which of the following process strategies?
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process focus
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What is the ability to respond with little penalty in time, cost, or customer value?
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Flexibility
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What is a drawing of the movement of material, product or people?
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flowchart
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Which service strategy describes separating services that may lend themselves to some type of automation?
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automation
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Which of the quadrants in the service process matrix has low labor intensity and low customization?
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service factory
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In many applications, human quality inspectors can be replaced effectively by
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vision systems
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WOTF is NOT a production technology that enhances production and productivity?
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service blueprinting
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WOTF is NOT an example of technology's impact of the financial services industry?
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RFID
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WOTF statements is NOT true regarding process redesign?
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process redesign is also called process reinvention
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which of the quadrants in the service process matrix has high labor intensity and high customization?
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professional service
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WOTF is an example of technology's impact on wholesale/retail trade industry?
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bar-coded data
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What is an electronically guided and controlled cart used to move materials?
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AGV
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Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding production technologies?
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Flexible manufacturing systems and CIMs are INCREASING the distinction between low-vol/high-variety and high-vol/low-variety production
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What is a flowchart with time added on the horizontal axis?
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process mapping
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high volume, low variety production is best suited for which of the following process strategies?
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product focus
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A fast food restaurant is an example of
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low customization and low degree of labor
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what is the fundamental rethinking of business processes to bring about dramatic improvements in performance?
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process redesign
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which of the following statements is NOT true?
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adding flexibility to the prod. process can be a major CA. Building flexibility into the prod. process is usually inexpensive, but difficult.