Which definition is used for quality evaluates how well a product performs its intended function?
-Statistical Quality Control Charts
-Fitness quality
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-Product design quality
-14 points for quality improvement
Fitness for use
Which total quality management (TQM) process was developed to stress management's responsibility for quality?
-Statistical Quality Control Charts
-Fitness quality for use
-Product design quality
-14 points for quality improvement
14 points for quality improvement
Which total quality management (TQM) process consists of 13 published standards and guidelines?
-ISO 9002
-ISO 9001
-ISO 9000
-ISO 1400
ISO 9000
A company manufactures shoes using a quality management system. The company needs to put a process in place to measure any defects. The company would like to measure the number of defects and observe the number of occurrences to isolate the particular defect.
Which quality tool should the company use to focus on correcting this particular issue?
-Control Chart
-Flowchart
-Scatter Diagram
-Checklist
checklist
Which quality control tool should be used to monitor the current status or end result of a process?
-Control Chart
-Flowchart
-Scatter Diagram
-Checklist
Flowchart
Which group of keywords or phrases describes the crucial role that marketing plays in the total quality management (TQM) process?
-Baseline for managing quality process; investment in preventative costs, budgeting
-Enhance competition, understand consumer preferences, maintain communication with operations
-Reward employees; motivate staff performance; manage operations planned changes
-Review and recommend product changes, satisfy customer needs; open communication
Review and recommend product changes, satisfy customers needs, open communication
What is the common theme in total quality management (TQM) across all functions in an organization?
-To enhance management software
-To ensure profit from product changes
-To satisfy customer needs
-To reward people rather than teams
To satisfy customer needs
Which concept of variation measures the central tendency of a set of data?
-Range
-Variable
-Mean
-Standard deviation
mean
What do assignable causes of variation indicate?
-Equipment was found to be out of control
-Human resources found an operator was at fault
-Out of control signals were found in the process
-A computer virus was found in the system
Equipment was found out of control
Which continuous improvement method does Cpk measure?
-What a process is capable of and how long it will take to conclude
-How close one is to a target and how consistent one is with the average performance
-Parts per million on the capability index
-The most common measurement process
How close one is to a target and how consistent one is with the average performance
What are two important aspects of Six Sigma?
-People involvement
-Facility location
-Technical tools
-Job design
people involvement
technical tools
Which strategy is used by some emergency rooms to overcome customer frustrations about long waiting times?
-See each patient in the order they arrived
-Screen patients and fast track minor ailments
-Screen and schedule follow up appts for serious injuries
-Screen and send the last 25 to another facility
Screen patients and fast-track those with minor ailments
Which two factors affect a service location decision?
-Warehouse storage
-Proximity to customers
-Closeness to manufacturing facilities
-Quality of life issues
Proximity to customers
Quality of life issues
Which is a key factor of a location analysis for a service company?
-Best operation level
-Relations with community
-Proximity to customers
-Effective capacity
Proximity to customers
What helps an organization identify and plan the actions necessary to meet current and future customer demands?
-Software development
-Production capacity
-Current economic conditions
-Capacity planning
capacity planning
Which capacity planning measurement tells how much capacity a company is using?
-Design Capacity
-Capacity Focus
-Capacity Utilization
-Effective Capacity
Capacity utilization
Which two statements are true about effective capacity?
An effective capacity:
-Maintains a minimum output rate under normal conditions
-is a temporary measure used to achieve design capacity
-is a permanent measure used to achieve design capacity
-is lower than design capacity
An effective capacity maintains a minimum output rate under normal conditions.
An effective capacity is lower than design capacity
When is capacity measurement at the best operating level?
-At maximum capacity
-at the minimum point of the cost curve
-When the total cost is minimized
-When the average unit cost is minimized
When the average unit cost is minimized
Which two capacity measurement concepts should a firm consider when conducting a location analysis?
-Proximity to sources of supply
-site considerations
-building employee relations
-throughput time
proximity to sources of supply
site considerations
What is a major factor in the decision to locate a business near its primary market territory?
-Proximity to labor
-Proximity to customers
-Proximity to parks
-Proximity to a community center
proximity to customers
A manufacturing company decides to open a new distribution center location in order to minimize distribution costs to warehouses or stores.
What tool should the manufacturing company use to determine where the new distribution center should be located?
-By using the break-even analysis
-By using the load-distance model
-by using the center-of-gravity approach
-By using the transportation method
by using the load-distance model
Which two types of operations include repetitive processes?
-Continuous process
-Batch process
-Line process
-Project process
continuous process
line process
A comprehensive automobile collision shop offers body and engine repair as well as custom vehicle paint options.
Which two operational processes would suit this shop?
-Continuous Process
-Batch process
-Project proces
-Line process
batch process
project process
What is a bottleneck in a flowchart?
-multiple storage areas
-The longest task in the process
-two stages operation independently
-The point where production is evened out
The longest task in the process
Which formula would compute process velocity?
-Time a resources is used/time a resource is available
-Throughput time/value-added time
-Output/input
-Actual output/standard output
throughput time/value-added time
Which formula would indicate that a fast-food restaurant was performing at, above, or below its benchmark?
-Time a resources is used/time a resource is available
-Throughput time/value-added time
-Output/input
-Actual output/standard output
actual output/standard output
In which organizational layout would one expect to see items arranged by type?
-Fixed
-Process
-Hybrid
-Product
process
A construction company produces pre-fabricated homes. The manager has discovered the following challenges within one of the facilities:
-production qualities are low and only a small number of homes are built efficiently
-the facility space allows for low handling of materials
-there is limited space available for employees to operate
Which hybrid layout should be used to address the company's needs?
-Statistical reduction control
-Process performance metrics
-Group technology
-Manufacturing technology
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