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 […]
QUESTION Saul runs a hotel. He wants to set up a computer system that can identify individual customer needs, tell him when a reservation has come in, let him know when the customer has checked in and all needs have been met, and then let him know when payment has been received. Which system should […]
QUESTION Which of the significant technology changes that improved efficiency in production is described as “using machines to replace labor”? A) mechanization B) standardization C) assembly line D) continuous production E) mass production ANSWER Answer: A Explanation: A) Mechanization is the use of machines to do the work formerly performed by people.
QUESTION Darcy has a pie shop. She makes fruit pies, cream pies, chocolate pies, pecan pies, even peppermint pies. She mixes the ingredients in small batches, and when one batch is baking, she cleans the mixer, bowls, and spoons and then mixes another kind of pie filling or dough. Darcy and her employees work around […]
QUESTION Leonard runs a small brownie and cookie shop. For the first several years of operation, Leonard and his employees mixed all the batter by hand. Recently, Leonard bought two mixers to take care of mixing the batter. Leonard’s addition of the mixers is an example of which of the following? A) automation B) mass […]
QUESTION Which of the following is an example of standardization? A) mass production B) use of the assembly line C) interchangeable television parts D) sized clothing E) use of robots to perform surgery ANSWER Answer: C Explanation: C) Standardization is the use of uniform parts that could be easily interchanged with similar parts.
QUESTION Which of the following is an application of mechanization? A) In the early 1800s, the Fourdrinier paper machine came into use. This machine made paper in continuous sheets that were later cut into single sheets. Before the invention of this machine, paper was made by the individual sheet. B) Henry Ford’s moving assembly line […]
