
Operations Mgmt Intro
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The person most responsible for popularizing interchangeable parts in manufacturing was
Henry Ford is known as the Father of Scientific Management.
Customer interaction is often high for manufacturing processes, but low for services.
Ethical and social dilemmas arise because stakeholders of a business have conflicting perspectives
Which of the following are the primary functions of all organizations?
All of the following decisions fall within the scope of operations management except for
Walter Shewhart is listed among the important people of operations management because of his contributions to
Which of the following statements is true?
Henry Ford and _____________________________ are credited with the development of the moving assembly line.
A foundry produces circular utility access hatches (manhole covers). If 120 covers are produced in a 10-hour shift, the productivity of the line is
Customer interaction is often high formanufacturing processes, but low for services.
Which of the following is the best example of a pure service?
A foundry produces circular utility accesshatches (manhole covers). If 120 covers are produced in a 10-hour shift, theproductivity of the line is:
A foundry produces circular utility accesshatches (manhole covers). Currently, 120 covers are produced in a 10-hourshift. If labor productivity can be increased by 20%, it would then be:
A cleaning company uses $10 of chemicals, $40 oflabor, and $5 of misc. expenses for each house it cleans. After some qualitycomplaints, the company has decided to increase its use of chemicals by 50%. Bywhat percentage has multifactor productivity fallen?
The Dulac Box plant produces wooden packingboxes to be used in the local seafood industry. Current operations allow thecompany to make 500 boxes per day, in two 8-hour shifts (250 boxes per shift).The company has introduced some small changes in equipment, and conductedappropriate job training, so that production levels have risen to 300 boxes pershift. These changes did not require any change in the amount of capitalspending or energy use. What is the firm's new labor productivity?