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______ is responsible for the acquisition of goods and services in the production process.


A) Procurement
B) Logistics
C) Production
D) Research and development
E) Selling

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__________ refers to all activities associated with the flow and transformation of goods and services from the raw material stage to the end user, together with the corresponding flows of monetary funds and information.

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Steps in the production process are called _____.


A) production stages
B) production facilities
C) raw materials
D) components
E) factors of production

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ERP systems aim to


A) store all information in multiple databases.
B) represent each business function by a module.
C) design the system as a collection of functions.
D) eliminate the need for internetworking networks.
E) reduce a business's reliance on software.

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__________ occurs when components and raw materials are produced in-house and purchased from suppliers.

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When the demand is equal or lower than the minimum efficient scale, multiple production facility locations are preferred.

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Of the following, which is NOT a disadvantage of making?


A) The firm has less control over quality.
B) It requires the company to have expertise in the production of the component or raw materials what will be made.
C) The people producing the component or raw material do not have the incentive to improve their product.
D) The firm may not be able to gain the economies of scale that can be gained by a supplier that is able to pool the activity of a large number of firms.
E) The firm would incur both fixed and variable costs.

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Scenario - Ardella Enterprises Twenty years ago two people from New Jersey, USA had a dream of building a superior company that would have global operations with an unparalleled supply chain.  The idea took root and Ardella Enterprises was born.  This company conducts operations across four continents.  It has earned a reputation for prompt deliveries, accurate shipments, and exemplary customer service.  This partnership is quickly taking the lead in the industry and is contemplating further expansion. Ardella Enterprises grossed over $11 billion last year.  Its plan for additional expansion and growing Internet influence is projected to increase sales by two billion dollars within the first year. Ardella Enterprises is renowned for its operations management otherwise described as the management of the direct resources involved in the production system of the company.  Which one of the following would not be considered a business function associated with the activities of operations management?    


A) Production
B) Logistics
C) Procurement
D) Dual sourcing
E) Research and development

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Identify the advantages and disadvantages of making components and raw materials in-house.

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A production system in which services dominate the value of the product is known as a(n) _____ system.


A) production
B) manufacturing
C) service
D) component
E) raw

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Most of the activities in operations management can be grouped into ____ business functions.


A) two
B) three
C) four
D) five
E) six

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Which of these is responsible for the transformations required by the production process?


A) Procurement
B) Logistics
C) Production
D) Research and development
E) Selling

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When considering the one-versus-many location for production facilities for components and raw materials some of the most important considerations are: fixed costs, minimum efficient scale and its comparison to demand, and the value-to-weight ratio.

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Of the following, which is NOT an advantage of global procurement?


A) The firm does not need to invest the money that is associated with making.
B) The firm can focus upon the production stages and components with the most value added.
C) The firm can maximize its flexibility by allocating its orders among the suppliers in a dynamic way.
D) If global suppliers are selling to many companies in the same industry but in different countries, these suppliers can achieve economies of scale and lower costs.
E) The firm does not rely upon suppliers on important dimensions such as quality, delivery, and cost.

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Collections of computer hardware and software arranged to transmit information from one place to another are known as _____.


A) telecommunication networks
B) global networks
C) enterprise networks
D) internetworking networks
E) multi-national networks

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The production systems of Honda Motor Company, the Boeing Company, and Toshiba Corporation, would be called _____ systems.


A) production
B) manufacturing
C) service
D) component
E) raw

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Determining which components and raw materials should be produced in-house and which components and raw materials should be acquired from suppliers is known as the _____ decision.


A) sale-or-keep
B) manufacture-or-sale
C) sink-or-swim
D) make-or-buy
E) build-or-break

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When the firm doing the outsourcing and the supplier that will provide the outsourced goods and services are located in the same country, it is called _____.


A) domestic outsourcing
B) domestic manufacturing
C) insourcing
D) offshoring
E) global outsourcing

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The property of ERP systems to handle the accounting standards of multiple countries is called the multi-currency property.

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Scenario - Jenkins and Jones Corporation Michael Jenkins and Emma Jones started the Jenkins and Jones Corporation in 1976 in Kansas, USA.  The initial goal of this company was to serve customers throughout the United States.  Since the company's inception it has grown at an outstanding rate.  It now serves online customers as well as customers in ten foreign nations.  Jenkins and Jones is now looked at as the industry's benchmark company due to its superior supply chain management skills.  Its practices and techniques are used by many other organizations in the industry to improve their own supply chain management skills. If Jenkins and Jones would decide to maintain its product production on a domestic basis, there would be certain advantages the company could expect from making this decision.  Which one of the following would not be considered an advantage of domestic production?


A) Better control over costs
B) Better control over quality
C) Do not have to face competition  
D) Better control over deliveries
E) Knowledge of the product provides efficiency advantages

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