Lumeris Inc, an automobile manufacturer, has an inflexible work schedule and requires its workers to work nine hours a day and six days a week. Its laborers do not have adequate skills to perform their job efficiently. The inflexible work schedule and inadequate labor skills are examples of _____
A) physical constraints
B) nonphysical constraints
C) bottleneck activities
D) work orders
B
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A) Enterprise systems B) Workflow systems C) Cloud management systems D) Content management systems E) Intranet systems
Thomas is writing a report that contains a vertical column bar chart showing last year's employee enrollment in three management training programs: conflict resolution, time management, and team building. Which of the following statements best interprets and analyzes the graph?
a. Figure 1 shows enrollment for each of the management training programs we offer. b. As Figure 1 indicates, the enrollment for team building was almost double that of time management; and conflict resolution was the highest of the three. c. The enrollment for time management was 42; for team building it was 81; and for conflict resolution it was the highest at 127. d. Figure 1 data indicate that employee management training needs are shifting from training in time management and team building toward conflict resolution.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of the chase strategy of sales and operations planning?
a. minimization of inventory holding costs b. flexibility in the use of capacity c. reduced obsolescence and shrinkage d. higher costs of hiring, training, and laying-off employees
Harwood Company's quality cost report is to be based on the following data: Depreciation of test equipment$94,000Quality circles$54,000Product recalls$20,000Test and inspection of incoming materials$82,000Debugging software errors$11,000Rework labor and overhead$48,000Technical support provided to suppliers$12,000Net cost of scrap$29,000Lost sales due to poor quality$74,000? Required:?Prepare a Quality Cost Report in good form with separate sections for prevention costs, appraisal costs, internal failure costs, and external failure costs.
What will be an ideal response?