QUESTION 1 A cause-and-effect diagram is also known as a fishbone diagram. True

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QUESTION 1

A cause-and-effect diagram is also known as a fishbone diagram.

True

False

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QUESTION 2

A single point outside of control limits is sufficient to determine a process is out of control.

True

False

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QUESTION 3

When only natural variations are present, an SPC chart will seldom show a point outside of control limits.

True

False

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QUESTION 4

On a SPC chart, if a data point falls outside the control limits, the process is said to be what?

Random

Special

Capable

Out of control

Scattered

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QUESTION 5

Typical control limits are how many standard deviations from the mean?

0

1

2

3

6

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QUESTION 6

A company explores global production for all the following reasons except when

Accessing cheaper labor costs.

Accessing new markets.

Accessing knowledge or skills.

Accessing resources.

All of these options are reasons.

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QUESTION 7

What type of factory can individual international production facilities eventually become as they gain additional competence?

Server

Outpost

Lead

Contributor

Source

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QUESTION 8

Which of the following is not a reason for outsourcing?

Reduce costs

Gain access to needed skills

Focus on core business

Better quality control

Flexibility

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QUESTION 9

When a firm uses this approach to globalization they are attempting to boost revenue and market share by maximizing its local presence in a country.

Aggregation

Adaptation

Annexation

Arbitrage

Animation

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QUESTION 10

While companies now outsource many services, the initial reason companies started outsourcing the manufacturing of components in the 1970s was to minimize

Transportation costs..

Production costs

Inspection costs.

Managerial costs.

Accounting costs.

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QUESTION 11

While manufactured goods can be delivered anywhere in the world, due to the nature of services, they can only be delivered locally.

True

False

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QUESTION 12

The only reason for global production of goods is to access cheaper labor and operating cost in developing nations.

True

False

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QUESTION 13

Customer service over the phone or Internet is commonly provided globally.

True

False

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QUESTION 14

Outsourcing is the same as offshoring.

True

False

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QUESTION 15

Offshoring can be accomplished without outsourcing.

True

False

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QUESTION 16

The main objective of a lean production system is to reduce variation.

True

False

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QUESTION 17

Lean production concepts are only applicable to manufacturing, not services.

True

False

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QUESTION 18

In a lean production system, anything that does not add value is considered waste.

True

False

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QUESTION 19

A pull production system is based on forecasts to determine production amounts.

True

False

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QUESTION 20

Lean production systems use large batch sizes to minimize setup times.

True

False

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QUESTION 21

Which company is generally credited with developing the concept of lean production?

Toyota

IBM

Honda

Dell

Kellogs

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QUESTION 22

What term is closest to the meaning for Kaizen?

Cycle time

Automation

Quality

Continuous improvement

Waste

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QUESTION 23

Additional inventory creates all the following problems except

Ability to meet demand

Extra handling

Production lead time

Extra storage

Decreases reaction times

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QUESTION 24

In an assembly line following a lean philosophy, what would a worker do who found a quality problem?

Report the problem at the end of the shift

Report who made the mistake

Stop the line and fix the problem

Fix the problem personally at the end of the shift

Let the inspector fix the problem

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QUESTION 25

In a typical supply chain, goods flow toward the customer.

True

False

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QUESTION 26

It is a common error to believe that lean is focused solely on the reduction of inventory.

True

False

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QUESTION 27

Conflicting objectives are rarely a problem in a supply chain.

True

False

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QUESTION 28

Which type of control chart would be best suited for monitorig the number of complaints per week at a restaurant?

p chart

c chart

R chart

Xbar chart

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QUESTION 29

The process capability cutoff value for a process being capable or not capable is: 1

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QUESTION 30

A process with a capability value of 1.5 would considered to be not capable of meeting customer expectations.

True

False

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Random

Special

Capable

Out of control

Scattered

Explanation / Answer

Cause-and-effect diagram is also known as Ishikawa diagram, fishbone diagram

2 False

Only one single point outside the control limit is not sufficient. Other measures are needed as well . Control chart is used. It is graphical tool, that uses actual variation in observed data to determine. This shows that if the process is "in control" or "out of control" .

3 False

Above statement is false

4 Random is the correct option

In SPC chart when the data point falls outside the control limits then it is called random process.

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