BAM 421 Operations Management Unit 3
Examination
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BAM 421 Operations Management Unit 3
Exam
- The behavioral approach to job design that involves giving the worker a larger portion of the total task is job _______________.
- enlargement
- enrichment
- enhancement
- rotation
- involvement
- When a worker has a say in the work methods that he/she wishes to utilize, his/her job is characterized by _______________.
- skill variety
- job identity
- job significance
- feedback
- autonomy
- Which of the following terms implies an increase in responsibility and control in the vertical direction?
- job rotation
- job enrichment
- job re-design
- job enlargement
- job satisfaction
- Which of the following statements describes job rotation?
- The job contains a larger number of similar tasks.
- The job includes some planning and control necessary for job accomplishment.
- The operator works on different shifts on a regular basis.
- The operator’s schedule is flexible.
- The operator is allowed to move, for example, from one type of CNC machine to the other.
- The difference between job enrichment and job enlargement is that ______________.
- enlarged jobs involve vertical expansion while enriched jobs involve horizontal expansion
- enriched jobs enable an employee to do a number of boring jobs instead of just one
- job enlargement is more psychologically satisfying than job enrichment
- job enrichment is suitable for all employees, whereas job enlargement is not
- enriched jobs involve vertical expansion while enlarged jobs involve horizontal expansion
- Suppose that the allowance factor for a job is 0.10 and the normal time is 5 hours. What is the standard time?
- 4.5 hours
- 4.9 hours
- 5.1 hours
- 5.6 hours
- 50.0 hours
- A job characterized by _______________ allows a worker to use his/her dexterity, physical strength and skills to do his/her work.
- feedback
- skill variety
- job identity
- job significance
- autonomy
- Outsourcing ______________.
- transfers traditional internal activities to outside vendors
- utilizes the efficiency which comes with specialization
- lets the outsourcing firm focus on its key success factors
- None of the above are true of outsourcing.
- All of the above are true of outsourcing.
- The transfer of some of what are traditional internal activities and resources of a firm to outside vendors is ______________.
- a standard use of the make or buy decision
- not allowed by the ethics code of the Supply Management Institute
- offshoring
- outsourcing
- keiretsu
- The Institute for Supply Management ________________.
- establishes laws and regulations for supply management
- is an agency of the United Nations charged with promoting ethical conduct globally
- publishes the principles and standards for ethical supply management conduct
- prohibits backward integration into developing economies
- All of the above are true.
- In supply-chain management, ethical issues ______________.
- are particularly important because of the enormous opportunities for abuse
- may be guided by company rules and codes of conduct
- become more complex the more global the supply chain
- may be guided by the principles and standards of the Institute for Supply Management
- All of the above are true.
- Which one of the following is not a supply-chain strategy?
- negotiation with many suppliers
- vertical integration
- keiretsu
- short-term relationships with few suppliers
- virtual companies
- A disadvantage of the “few suppliers” strategy is _______________.
- the risk of not being ready for technological change
- the lack of cost savings for customers and suppliers
- possible violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act
- the high cost of changing partners
- All of the above are disadvantages of the “few suppliers” strategy.
- In the basic EOQ model, if the cost of placing an order doubles, and all other values remain constant, the EOQ will _______________.
- increase by about 41%
- increase by 100%
- increase by 200%
- increase, but more data is needed to say by how much
- either increase or decrease
- In the basic EOQ model, if D=6000 per year, S=$100 andH=$5 per unit per month, then the economic order quantity is approximately _______________.
- 24
- 100
- 141
- 490
- 600
- The two most basic inventory questions answered by the typical inventory model are _______________.
- timing and cost of orders
- quantity and cost of orders
- timing and quantity of orders
- order quantity and service level
- ordering cost and carrying cost
- Among the advantages of cycle counting is that it ______________.
- makes the annual physical inventory more acceptable to management
- does not require the detailed records necessary when annual physical inventory is used
- does not require highly trained people
- allows more rapid identification of errors and consequent remedial action than is possible with annual physical inventory
- does not need to be performed for less expensive items
- Which of the following is an element of inventory holding costs?
- housing costs
- material handling costs
- investment costs
- pilferage, scrap and obsolescence
- All of the above are elements of inventory holding cost.
- Most inventory models attempt to minimize _______________.
- the likelihood of a stockout
- the number of items ordered
- total inventory based costs
- the number of orders placed
- the safety stock
- Top executives tend to focus their attention on which type of forecasts?
- short-range
- medium-range
- long-range
- weather
- the forecast for the next day’s absentee levels
- Which of the following would most likely fall under the scope of only an operations manager?
- research and development
- new product plans
- capital investments
- facility location and expansion
- setting inventory levels
- Disaggregation _______________.
- breaks the aggregate plan into greater detail
- transforms the master production schedule into an aggregate plan
- calculates the optimal price points for yield management
- converts product schedules and labor assignments to a facility-wide plan
- is an assumption required for the use of the transportation model in aggregate planning
- Aggregate planning would entail which of the following production aspects at BMW for a 12 month period?
- number of cars with a hi-fi stereo system to produce
- number of two-door vs. four-door cars to produce
- number of green cars to produce
- total number of cars to produce
- b, c, and d are correct.
- What directly results from disaggregation of an aggregate plan?
- a master production schedule
- priority scheduling
- a transportation matrix
- a capacity-demand matrix
- detailed work schedules
- Dependence on an external source of supply is found in which of the following aggregate planning strategies?
- varying production rates through overtime or idle time
- subcontracting
- using part-time workers
- back-ordering during high demand periods
- hiring and laying off
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