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68.
"Little JIT" refers to
69.
Which of the following is not true about "big JIT"?
70.
Quality circles meet to discuss ways to improve
71.
An entire manufacturing system with unbalanced operations that emphasizes total system
performance is
72.
Total quality management
73.
Many American manufacturers made the mistake of rushing to copy parts of Japan's just-
in-time production system without considering
74.
The output of a synchronized manufacturing system is set
75.
Synchronous production has an advantage over just-in-time in that
76.
Synchronous manufacturing systems
77.
A ___________ is the name given to an operation in a synchronous manufacturing system
whose output sets the limit for the entire system's output.
78.
Mass customization
79.
The basic approaches to mass customization include all of the following except
80.
Which of the following is
not
true about Six Sigma?
81.
Which of the following is
not
true about Six Sigma?
82.
Managerial functions associated with the movement of materials such as raw materials,
work in progress, or finished goods are referred to as
83.
Documented agreements containing technical specifications or other precise criteria that
will be used consistently as guidelines, rules, or definitions of the characteristics of a
product, process, or service are referred to as
84.
Reasons for global standardization of manufacturing systems include all of the following
except
85.
ISO 9000
86.
Which of the following is not true regarding standards?
87.
Intel, the worldwide leader in supplying semiconductor memory products and related
computer components, introduced an approach to standardization of its factories called
88.
Which of the following is
not
true about the global standardization of a firm's
manufacturing operations?
89.
Which of the following is
not
true about the global standardization of a firm's
manufacturing operations?
90.
Manufacturing rationalization is
91.
Quality control in foreign affiliates from the home office is less difficult when
92.
Global standardization of operations
93.
Which of the following is not true of situations when a new plant can be built that is a
duplicate of others already functioning?
94.
To emphasize just how important the savings from plant duplication are, a study of the
chemical and refining industries indicated that the cost of technology transfer was
lowered by ______ and ______ percent for the second and third startups, respectively.
95.
When a new plant can be built that is a duplicate of others already functioning
96.
Backward vertical integration refers to
97.
The most important element of the economic forces that impede production
standardization is
98.
When designing production facilities, designers generally find that
