Strayer BUS430/ Strayer BUS430 Week 6 Quiz 5 2016 (Solution 100%)

Question 1

3 out of 3 points

The determination of specific job tasks and responsibilities is called ____.

Question 2

3 out of 3 points

A ____ layout consists of a functional grouping of equipment or activities that do similar work.

Question 3

3 out of 3 points

Which of the following is not a common approach for designing process layouts?

Question 4

0 out of 3 points

Which type of layout is best for high volumes of demand with few if any setups/changeovers?

Question 5

3 out of 3 points

A(n) ____ performs entire jobs rather than specialized, assembly line work.

Question 6

3 out of 3 points

For a given cycle time in line balancing, assembly-line efficiency can be increased by

Question 7

3 out of 3 points

Assembly line balancing

Question 8

3 out of 3 points

Which one of the following fits best with process layout?

Question 9

3 out of 3 points

All of the following are common objectives of layout studies except

Question 10

3 out of 3 points

____ is vertical expansion of job duties to give the worker more responsibility.

Question 11

3 out of 3 points

The production of large goods such as airplanes is best accomplished using a ____ layout.

Question 12

3 out of 3 points

An assembly line with 28 activities is to be balanced. The total amount of time required for all 28 activities is 39 minutes. The line will operate for 450 minutes per day. What must the cycle time be to achieve an output rate of 400 units/day?

Question 13

3 out of 3 points

____ set their own goals and inspect their own work, often hire their own replacements and prepare their own budgets.

Question 14

3 out of 3 points

The typical layout of facilities in a hospital would be an example of a ____ layout.

Question 15

3 out of 3 points

A ____ layout is an arrangement based on the sequence of operations that are performed during the manufacturing of a good or the delivery of a service.

Question 16

3 out of 3 points

Factors such as managers' preferences, services and taxes, available transportation systems, banking services and environmental impacts would be most closely related to which level of the facility location hierarchy?

Question 17

3 out of 3 points

The weights typically used in the center-of-gravity method are

Question 18

3 out of 3 points

The Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) Model function that entails procuring goods and services to meet planned or actual demand is called ____.

Question 19

3 out of 3 points

The Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) Model function that entails all order management activities from processing customer orders to routing shipments, managing goods at distribution centers and invoicing the customer is called ____.

Question 20

3 out of 3 points

Which of the following is not a basic function of the Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model?

Question 21

3 out of 3 points

The metric "perfect order fulfillment" is often used to measure ____.

Question 22

3 out of 3 points

Which one of the following is not directly related to a supply chain?

Question 23

3 out of 3 points

A(n) ____ seeks to balance capacity and demand, might use only a few large distribution centers, and minimize costs of routing products from factories to retail stores and customers.

Question 24

3 out of 3 points

A firm that specializes in certain types of goods-producing activities, such as customized design, manufacturing, assembly, and packaging, and works for end users is called a ____.

Question 25

3 out of 3 points

A contract manufacturer can offer significant competitive advantages. Which one of the following is not an advantage of using a contract manufacturer?

Question 26

3 out of 3 points

A push system

Question 27

3 out of 3 points

The point in the supply chain that separates the push system from the pull system is called the

Question 28

3 out of 3 points

The center-of-gravity method takes all the following into account except

Question 29

3 out of 3 points

Managing the flow of goods and materials from the customer backward through the supply chain is called

Question 30

3 out of 3 points

____ is the process of delaying product customization until the product is closer to the customer at the end of a supply chain.