QUESTION What is the most likely reason why a company would operate a small-appliance warehouse in Nevada? A) tax relief and local government support B) nearness to customers C) nearness to suppliers D) quality of life E) highly skilled labor ANSWER Answer: A Explanation: A) Nevada has no warehouse tax, which makes that state […]
QUESTION Which of the following is most likely to be handled by fixed-position layout? A) farming carrots B) packaging spaghetti noodles C) doing body shop work D) renovating a house E) redecorating a hotel ANSWER Answer: A Explanation: A) In a fixed-position layout, materials, equipment, and labor are transported to one location. Carrot seeds […]
QUESTION What is just-in-time (JIT) inventory control? A) when companies produce goods and services by integrating many facilities, functions, and processes, from suppliers to customers B) when only minimal supplies are kept on the organization’s premises and others are delivered by the suppliers on an as-needed basis C) a computer-based method of delivering the right […]
QUESTION Which of the following is an example of purchasing? A) using recycled materials you had on hand B) storing lumber left over from a construction job C) keeping mannequins for a storefront D) ordering fabric from a wholesaler E) asking for materials labeled “seconds” ANSWER Answer: D Explanation: D) Any time you order […]
QUESTION What is supply-chain management? A) when companies produce goods and services by integrating many facilities, functions, and processes, from suppliers to customers B) when only minimal supplies are kept on the organization’s premises and others are delivered by the suppliers on an as-needed basis C) a computer-based method of delivering the right amounts of […]
QUESTION Which of the following represents a fixed-position layout? A) building beer barrels B) building lobster traps C) building tennis courts D) building mobile homes E) building ice fishing shanties ANSWER Answer: C Explanation: C) In the fixed-position layout, materials, equipment, and labor are transported to one location.
QUESTION What is materials requirement planning (MRP)? A) when companies produce goods and services by integrating many facilities, functions, and processes, from suppliers to customers B) when only minimal supplies are kept on the organization’s premises and others are delivered by the suppliers on an as-needed basis C) a computer-based method of delivering the right […]
QUESTION Which method of keeping track of materials uses a bill of materials? A) materials requirement planning B) just-in-time C) enterprise resource planning D) supply-chain management E) inventory control ANSWER Answer: A Explanation: A) Materials requirement planning (MRP) is a computer-based method of delivering the right amounts of supplies to the right place at […]
QUESTION Which bits of information go onto a Gantt chart? A) task, start date, end date B) task, start date, end date, employees responsible C) time, tasks, and employees responsible D) tasks and employees responsible E) time and tasks ANSWER Answer: E Explanation: E) In creating a Gantt chart, you express the time across […]
QUESTION Remote Shopping, a television shopping network that takes customer orders by phone, started out with about 100 employees. The company has grown significantly over the years, to nearly 14,000 employees. When the company hit 5,000 phone operators, it decided to move its call center from Atlanta, Georgia, to Fargo, North Dakota. What is the […]
