QUESTION A quality control manager is given the task of evaluating what went wrong with the Pest Eradication Device. She announced that the goal of her investigation is to determine whether the project manager or the executive is correct. Which of the following is the best evaluation of this goal? A) It is a well-chosen […]
QUESTION How would the statistical process control approach of doing periodic random sampling work in a facility set up in the product layout? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Answer: Someone would randomly sample the product at various points along the assembly line to make sure it was as it should be at […]
QUESTION Based on the description above, during the planning process the project managers of the Pest Eradication Device most likely failed to adequately address all of the following issues EXCEPT which one? A) Will the Pest Eradication Device function in the way that customers demand? B) Is there any demand in the market for a […]
QUESTION How does lean manufacturing play into the idea of quality assurance? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Answer: By paring labor to the minimum, you have fewer people who could make mistakes. With machines using the fewest possible moving parts, there is less that can go wrong with your equipment. Rejected products […]
QUESTION Which of the following, if true, weakens the CEO’s position? A) The iffy reputation of the area in which the strip mall is located would make the business’s current employees uneasy about their safety at work, which would lead to increased turnover in staff. B) The lower cost of living in the new neighborhood […]
QUESTION What are analytic transformation and synthetic transformation? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Answer: Analytic transformation is the process in which resources are broken down to create finished products. Synthetic transformation is the process in which resources are combined to create finished products. Explanation: Analytic transformation is the process in which resources […]
QUESTION What is a continuous process and what is an intermittent process? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Answer: A continuous process is a production process in which goods or services are turned out in a long production run on an ongoing basis over time. An intermittent process is a production process in […]
QUESTION Give an example that is not from your book about resources (inputs), a transformation process the resources go through, and then the resulting finished products (output). What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Answer: Answers will vary. Sample answer: silica, labor, heat > melting > glass Explanation: Answers should show resources, a transformation […]
QUESTION Sandals Beachfront Resorts for Lovers charges an all-inclusive price and has a no-children-allowed policy. Sandals does not manufacture anything, but it is in the mass production business. What does Sandals produce? Explain. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Answer: Mass production is possible in the service industries. At Sandals, the goal is […]
QUESTION What are CAD, CAM, and CIM, and how are they related? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Answer: CAD is computer-aided design. Products, structures, designs, and maps can be rendered in three dimensions. CAM is computer-aided manufacturing. CAM systems allow products designed with CAD to be input into an automated manufacturing system […]
