Flexible manufacturing systems are
a. designed to provide more flexibility in a firm's manufacturing process by using computer-aided machinery.
b. the same as computer-aided design systems.
c. commonly used by firms that need to make large quantities of one product.
d. are very complicated and cause increased defect rates in output.
A
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A. parties with whom a negotiator has high agreement on the vision or objectives, but low to moderate levels of trust. B. negotiators who are low in agreement and low in trust. C. people with whom a negotiator has conflicting goals and objectives, but who can be trusted to be principled and candid in their opposition. D. parties who are in agreement with their goals and vision, and whom the negotiator trusts.
Which term refers to programs, goals, and problems of great importance to customers?
A. Strategic B. Creative C. Analytical D. Marginal E. Evaluative
One distinction between core processes and support processes is that core process can cut across the organization while support processes do not
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Electrical costs at one of Finfrock Corporation's factories are listed below: Machine-Hours Electrical CostMarch3,642 $40,537April3,616 $40,319May3,667 $40,706June3,634 $40,462July3,665 $40,703August3,659 $40,680September3,644 $40,547October3,612 $40,268November3,624 $40,364 Management believes that electrical cost is a mixed cost that depends on machine-hours. Use the high-low method to estimate the variable and fixed components of this cost. Compute the variable component first, rounding off to the nearest whole cent. Then compute the fixed component, rounding off to the nearest whole dollar. Those estimates are closest to:
A. $11.13 per machine-hour; $40,510 per month B. $9.61 per machine-hour; $5,533 per month C. $7.96 per machine-hour; $11,517 per month D. $0.13 per machine-hour; $40,246 per month