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chapter 8 and 9

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show Official hierarchy of authority that dictates who is in charge of whom within the organization.  
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show The levels of management within a business organization, from the lowest to the highest.  
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Departmentalization   show
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show The number of subordinates under the direct control of a manager or supervisor.  
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Matrix organization   show
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show Organization with multiple layers of management between top executives and front-line employees.  
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Flat organization   show
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Staff Personal   show
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Corporate culture   show
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Line organization   show
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show The reorganization of a company in order to achieve greater efficiency and adapt to new markets.  
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Centralized authority   show
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show Organization structure in which authority and decision-making is delegated to lower levels of the firm.  
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show Organization structure that temporarily networks replaceable firms that join together and leave as needed.  
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Core competencies   show
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show Comparing a firm's processes and performance to the world's best and/or best practices from other industries.  
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show The increase in efficiency of production as the number of goods being produced increases.  
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show Management structure with many layers of management, a high degree of formalization and job specialization.  
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Formal organization   show
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Real time   show
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show Those personnel in an organization who have direct job performance responsibilities.  
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show manufacturing method in which value is added by putting together components to create a product  
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show Manufacturing method to produce or process materials without interruption for long periods of time.  
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Mass customization   show
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show In a PERT chart, the sequence of activities that takes the longest time from start to finish  
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show the process of determining the geographic placement of facilities to serve the firm's clients or customers  
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show the arrangement of machinery, equipment and people within a production facility  
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Quality   show
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Process manufacturing   show
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Production   show
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show working from home via computer  
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flexible manufacturing   show
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show manufacturing methodology based on maximizing value and minimizing waste in the manufacturing process  
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SPC Statistical process control   show
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CAD computer aided design   show
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show computerized system that uses sales forecasting in determining appropriate inventory levels of materials  
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ERP Enterprise resource planning   show
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CIM computers integrated manufacturing   show
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JIT just in time inventory control   show
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show the use of computers in the manufacturing of products  
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show the process some managers use to continually monitor all phases of the production process to assure that quality is being built into the product from the beginning  
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Production management   show
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show the design, execution and control of operations that convert resources into desired goods and services  
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form utility   show
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show activities involved in obtaining required goods and services at the optimum cost and from reliable suppliers  
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show series of quality assurance standards developed by the International Organization for Standardization  
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ISO 14000   show
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show scheduling technique that identifies and sequences major activities needed to complete a project  
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show graphic scheduling tool that displays what projects are in process and their stage in completion  
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show a production process in which the production run is short and the machines are changed frequently to make different products  
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