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OSCM Test 2
Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the time of the slowest workstation in a production system | bottleneck time |
| The objective of layout strategy is to | develop an effective and efficient layout that will meet the firm's competitive requirements |
| Which work arrangement arranges machinery and equipment to focus on the production of a single product or group of related products? | work cell layout |
| Which layout is also called job shop and deals with low volume, high variety production | process oriented layout |
| avoids placing the materials or supplies in storage by processing them as they are received for shipment | cross-docking |
| Refers to the location of competing companies near each other | clustering |
| Which of the following methods is a mathematical technique used for finding the best location for a single distribution point that services several stores or areas | center of gravity method |
| what is the major difference in focus between a location decision in the service sector vs. the manufacturing sector | the focus in service is on revenue maximinization, while the focus in manufacturing is on cost minimization |
| The objective of a human resource strategy is to | manage labor and design jobs so people are effectively and efficiently utilized |
| methods analysis focuses on | how a task is accomplished |
| a supply chain ends with | a satisfied customer |
| A response strategy requires suppliers be selected based primarily on | capacity, speed, and flexibility |
| Forms of disaster risk | hurricanes, terrorism, tsunamis |
| when multiple suppliers are used, having ______ ______ suppliers could lessen the probability of all failing simultaneously | geographically dispersed |
| Remedies for bullwhip effect | channel coordination, price stabilization, and information sharing |
| __________ _________ is present if the bullwhip measure is greater than one | variance amplification |