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subject Pages 9
subject Words 1328
subject Textbook OM 5 5th Edition
subject Authors David Alan Collier, James R. Evans

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What are some management strategies to improve process designs?
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Explain the concept of reliability.
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When demand is seasonal, inventory cannot be used to stabilize production and
employment rates.
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Flaws are counted on a standard steel plate (sheet). Each sheet has the exact same
dimensions. If 10 sheets are selected at random and the number of flaws per sheet is as
follows, determine the lower and upper control limits.
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The upper control limit (UCL) for the steel plate control chart is _____.
a. less than 3
b. more than or equal to 3 but less than 4
c. more than or equal to 4 but less than 5
d. more than or equal to 5 but less than 6
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Summarize the philosophies of Deming, Juran, and Crosby, highlighting the key points
on which they agree and on which they differ.
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Decentralizing value chain activities lessens the control that a firm has over cost,
quality, and other important business metrics, and often leads to higher levels of risk.
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The roof of the House of Quality shows the relationship matrix structure between the
voice of the customer and the technical features.
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Order fulfillment time is an example of productivity and operational efficiency
measurement.
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Nashua Corporation, a service organization, used lean principles and methods to reduce
order-cycle time.
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Contrast outsourcing with vertical integration. Also, contrast backward integration with
forward integration.
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Better operational decisions can be made by integrating forecasting with value chain
and capacity management systems.
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Varying the price of goods or services is a way of influencing demand patterns.
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Fifteen samples of size 5 have been taken from a production process. The sum of the
sample averages was found to be 92.54 cm, while the sum of the ranges was 115.36.
Find the values of the center lines for the x-bar and R-charts.
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In forecasting, irregular variation that is explainable can normally be discarded.
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Describe at least four queue disciplines.
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Explain the concept of Design for Manufacturability (DFM).
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Which one of the following statements is TRUE regarding theBankUSA:Cash
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Movementcase study?
a. The cycle time for the outgoing wire process was less than 2.0 minutes per wire.
b. Commercial (business) outgoing wires used a separate process different from the one
for individual customer tractions.
c. Outgoing wire error rate data was not available in the case study.
d. The current assembly line for outgoing wires was understaffed based on
assembly-line balancing (ALB) analysis.
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Describe how a project fits into each of the three common organizational structures.
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Complementary goods or services balance seasonal demand cycles and therefore use
excess capacity available.
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Discuss several factors that can affect the applicability of the learning curve or
experience curve and/or the amount of learning that occurs.
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