Chapter 18 Global Operations and Supply Chain Management

QUESTION

27. To
operate without inventory all components must be defect free, or else all
successive operations will stop, waiting for usable inputs.
True False

28. Synchronous
production is superior to the just-in-time production system because it is a
balanced system in which the capacities of all operations are equal.
True False

29. Synchronous
manufacturing is a production system whose output is set at the output of the
operation (bottleneck) that is working at full capacity.
True False

30. Mass
customization refers to the use of computer-aided manufacturing systems for
production.
True False

31. Mass
customization is usually appropriate in situations where there is the potential
for delaying the task of differentiating the product for a particular customer
until the last possible point in the supply network.
True False

32. Six
Sigma is a business management process that combines a well-defined
infrastructure with leadership from the top in order to solve problems and
optimize processes.
True False

33. The
production manager is usually the driving force for implementing Six
Sigma.
True False

34. The
main advantage of a Six Sigma program is increased quality.
True False

35. The
effectiveness of supply chain management efforts is strongly influenced by how
a company manages the interface of logistics with sourcing and
manufacturing.
True False

36. Standards
are documented agreements containing general guidelines, rules, or definitions
of the characteristics of a product, process, or service.
True False

37. Unless
a product or service is purchased from a company that is registered to the
appropriate ISO 9000 standard, a buyer cannot be assured that the quality of
what was received will be what was expected.
True False

38. Some
of the reasons for the global standardization of a firm’s manufacturing system
are the effects on organization and staffing.
True False

39. Manufacturing
rationalization is a division of production among a number of production units,
thus enabling each to produce only a limited number of components for all of a
firm’s final product.
True False

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