EXAMS140
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1. Operations Management is attracting increasing attention due to the recent trends in the industrial world. Which of the following statements correctly represents this recent change? a. The percentage of the world's output produced by the U.S. has been steadily increasing since 1960. b. Compared to the other industrial countries such as Italy and France, the U.S. has a higher rate of productivity growth since 1960.
* c. Japan is gaining share of the U.S. market not only in smokestack industries, but also in high-tech industries. d. Compared to manufacturing industries, the service sectors of the U.S. economy has enjoyed much faster growth in productivity during recent decades. e. Third World Countries are more productive than the U.S..
2. Productivity can be increased in a manufacturing environment by: a. increasing production efficiency by increasing the standard times for jobs. b. reducing production labor costs and material costs. c. increasing the number of goods produced while holding all production costs constant.
* d. only (b) and (c) e. (a), (b), and (c)
3. Which one of the following statements about an FMS is true? a. Since an FMS does not require a large initial investment, it can be easily installed. b. An FMS cannot be used with NC or CNC equipment. c. An FMS is limited to machining operations, since assembly operations are not adaptable to this type of technology.
* d. An FMS is flexible, due to in large measure its automatic tool interchange capability.
4. The objective of process layout analysis is to: a. maximize the quantity of items processed through the assembly line b. balance the line such that each station does equal amounts of work
* c. determine a layout with flexibility in terms of production process d. a, b, and c are correct e. none of
1. Operations Management is attracting increasing attention due to the recent trends in the industrial world. Which of the following statements correctly represents this recent change? a. The percentage of the world's output produced by the U.S. has been steadily increasing since 1960. b. Compared to the other industrial countries such as Italy and France, the U.S. has a higher rate of productivity growth since 1960.
* c. Japan is gaining share of the U.S. market not only in smokestack industries, but also in high-tech industries. d. Compared to manufacturing industries, the service sectors of the U.S. economy has enjoyed much faster growth in productivity during recent decades. e. Third World Countries are more productive than the U.S..
2. Productivity can be increased in a manufacturing environment by: a. increasing production efficiency by increasing the standard times for jobs. b. reducing production labor costs and material costs. c. increasing the number of goods produced while holding all production costs constant.
* d. only (b) and (c) e. (a), (b), and (c)
3. Which one of the following statements about an FMS is true? a. Since an FMS does not require a large initial investment, it can be easily installed. b. An FMS cannot be used with NC or CNC equipment. c. An FMS is limited to machining operations, since assembly operations are not adaptable to this type of technology.
* d. An FMS is flexible, due to in large measure its automatic tool interchange capability.
4. The objective of process layout analysis is to: a. maximize the quantity of items processed through the assembly line b. balance the line such that each station does equal amounts of work
* c. determine a layout with flexibility in terms of production process d. a, b, and c are correct e. none of