True/False Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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Concurrent control is action taken to ensure that standards are met as inputs
and are transformed into outputs.
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Damage control is action taken to fix an output.
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Damage control with the customer is primarily the function of the human
resources department.
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A budget is a planned quantitative allocation of resources for specific
activities.
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The operating budgets include all planned major asset investments.
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The four primary financial statements are the income statement, balance sheet,
cash flow statement, and debt-to-equity ratio statement.
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Coaching is the process of giving motivational feedback to maintain and improve
performance.
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Operations is the function that monitors and controls the financial part of
producing a product or service.
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The tangibility of products refers to whether the products are tangible,
intangible, or mixed.
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Repetitive process operations are primarily used for made-to-stock or
assembled-to-order goods.
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In labor-intensive operations, machines do most of the work.
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“Quality is a virtue of design” means that since design is so
important, it should be done solely by the department responsible for design to ensure fewer problems
in the process.
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Cellular layout is associated with make-to-stock and assemble-to-order levels of
customer involvement, relatively flexible batch process operations, and a balanced intensity.
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Inventory control is the process of managing raw materials, work-in-process,
finished goods, and in-transit goods.
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Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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__________ control is action taken to minimize negative impacts on
customers/stakeholders due to faulty outputs.
a. | Preliminary | b. | Concurrent | c. | Rework | d. | Damage |
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The type of constant control that takes into consideration how much managers
monitor how employees do the job is:
a. | self-control. | b. | clan control. | c. | standing
plans. | d. | rules. |
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The __________ include the revenue and expense budgets.
a. | master budgets | b. | operating budgets | c. | budget
controllers | d. | financial budgets |
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The three primary __________ are the income statement, balance sheet, and cash
flow statement.
a. | control tools | b. | budget controllers | c. | accounting
tools | d. | financial statements |
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The __________ presents revenue and expenses and the profit or loss for the
stated time period.
a. | income statement | b. | balance sheet | c. | cash flow
statement | d. | operating budget |
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__________ is the process of giving employees feedback to help them realize that
a problem is affecting their job performance and referring employees with problems to the employee
assistance program.
a. | Management by walking around (MBWA) | b. | Management counseling | c. | Coaching | d. | Discipline |
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The major objective of discipline is to:
a. | change behavior. | b. | let employees know that action will be taken
when standing plans or performance requirements are not met. | c. | maintain authority
when challenged. | d. | punish. |
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The progressive disciplinary steps, in order, are:
a. | oral warning, written warning, and dismissal. | b. | written warning,
oral warning, suspension, and dismissal. | c. | oral warning, written warning, suspension, and
dismissal. | d. | oral warning, suspension, and dismissal. |
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Most goods in retail stores are from __________ operations.
a. | make-to-stock | b. | make-to-order | c. | assemble-to-order | d. | assemble-to-stock |
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__________ process operations produce outputs in an assembly-line structure,
where employees and equipment are quite specialized in function and location.
a. | Project | b. | Repetitive | c. | Batch | d. | Individual |
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A capital-intensive, repetitive continuous process operation uses a __________
layout.
a. | product | b. | process | c. | cellular | d. | fixed-position |
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Construction of office buildings and airplanes uses a __________ layout.
a. | product | b. | process | c. | cellular | d. | fixed-position |
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__________ use bars to graphically illustrate a schedule and progress toward the
objective over a period of time.
a. | Planning sheets | b. | Gantt charts | c. | PERT
networks | d. | Pareto principles |
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The final stage of supply chain management is:
a. | distributing the product. | b. | controlling inventory. | c. | customer
service. | d. | delivering the product. |
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__________ aids in determining whether quality is within an acceptable
range.
a. | Statistical process control | b. | Quality control | c. | Statistical quality
control | d. | Six Sigma |
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The same amount of outputs produced with less inputs is a(n):
a. | increase in production with no change in productivity. | b. | increase in
productivity. | c. | decrease in production with no change in productivity. | d. | decrease in
productivity. |
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