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QUESTION 1

Which of the following best exemplifies offshoring?

	A.	A U.S. company employs foreign nationals at its U.S. based headquarters.
	B.	A U.S. company translates novels originally written in foreign languages into English for distribution in the U.S. market.
	C.	A U.S. company starts a chain of fusion restaurants to cater to the American public’s evolving palates.
	D.	A U.S. company purchases footwear made in Europe to distribute to retailers in the United States.
	E.	A U.S. company that manufactures handbags moves its production facilities to factories in Asia.

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QUESTION 2

At the Crayola Crayon factory, large batches of crayons go through parallel processes of melting and coloring wax, shaping into molds, wrapping, and then finally coming together and being assembled into boxes. Which facility layout does Crayola use?

	A.	process layout
	B.	product layout
	C.	fixed position layout
	D.	assembly layout
	E.	cellular layout

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QUESTION 3

To achieve cost reduction, quality, and customer satisfaction, IKEA focused on its supply chain management, from product design phase through distribution. Which of the following is at the end of IKEA's supply chain?

	A.	the college student who purchased the Billy bookcase
	B.	the suppliers who provided the wood for the Billy bookcase
	C.	the manufacturer who created the components of the Billy bookcase
	D.	the designer who created the Billy bookcase
	E.	the manager of the Red Hook IKEA that stocks many Billy bookcases

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QUESTION 4

As part of its baby furniture line, IKEA produces a changing table. The item is a top seller, but its design has recently been tweaked. Now when the child outgrows the need for a changing table, the pieces can be reassembled into a child’s play table. Which element of the supply chain did IKEA examine in order to make this change?

	A.	production
	B.	consumer purchase
	C.	repurpose
	D.	shipping and distribution
	E.	packaging

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QUESTION 5

Which of the following is an example of mass customization?

	A.	a production run of identical red blankets
	B.	a production run of mugs with a popular cartoon character’s image on them
	C.	10 quilts handmade to order
	D.	a run of a children’s book, with the same story but tailored with the recipients’ names and other personal details incorporated into them
	E.	a production run of football jerseys bearing the quarterback’s name

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QUESTION 6

In the 1980s, Toyota employed a manufacturing system whose basic tenet was to do more with less through the elimination of wasteful overproduction, unnecessary wait time, needless transportation, excess inventory, superfluous motion, redundant over-processing, and careless defective units. What is this called?

	A.	mass customization
	B.	lean production
	C.	mass production
	D.	production plan
	E.	flexible manufacturing system

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QUESTION 7

Brooks is a product designer. She translates her design into a geometric model for a software program display. Once the model data are received, the software provides the Brooks with tools and a flexible environment so the product can be modified in size or shape, viewed internally, and rotated on any axis. What technology tool is Brooks using?

	A.	CAM
	B.	CAD
	C.	FMS
	D.	CIM
	E.	JIT

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QUESTION 8

Which of the following is NOT TRUE for capacity planning?

	A.	Capacity planning is the process of determining how much product an organization can produce.
	B.	Capacity planning is impacted by new technologies or equipment and the number of workers deployed.
	C.	Capacity planning refers to the physical arrangement of resources and people in the production process.
	D.	Capacity planning takes into account the size of the facility and efficiency in resource utilization.
	E.	Capacity planning is based on efficiency of existing equipment and production facilities.

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QUESTION 9

Service chain management involves ______.

	A.	make-or-buy decision and cellular layout
	B.	workforce management and scheduling
	C.	facility layout and capacity planning
	D.	process layout and production
	E.	mass production and assembly line

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QUESTION 10

Which of the following accurately defines mass production?

	A.	The manufacturing goods tailored to meet customers’ individual needs cost-effectively.
	B.	a method of producing small quantities of goods at a high cost
	C.	a method of producing large quantities of goods at a low cost
	D.	a description of how resources are to be used to develop a product in a specific way
	E.	A set of principles concerned with reducing waste and improving flow.

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QUESTION 11

Which of the following is NOT associated with inventory control or inventory management?

	A.	reserve stock system
	B.	Materials requirement planning
	C.	JIT control system
	D.	stock book solution
	E.	Six Sigma methodologies

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QUESTION 12

Which of the following is the BEST description of what enterprise resource planning (ERP) does?

	A.	It ensures an efficient organization of people and resources in the production process.
	B.	It uses previous manufacturing data to break the job into components before determining parts needed to complete the job.
	C.	It describes the set of statistical tools used to analyze each stage of the production process to ensure quality.
	D.	It uses a computer and software to create two-dimensional or three-dimensional models of physical parts.
	E.	It consolidates information into a central database accessible to various system modules.

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QUESTION 13

Which of the following BEST describes the key purpose of Six Sigma methodologies?

	A.	eliminating defects by implementing quality focus
	B.	combining manufacturing functions with other automated functions
	C.	acquiring the materials needed in the production process
	D.	keeping the smallest amount possible of inventory
	E.	consolidating information into a central database

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Please Answer these ASAP.

Thanks

Answer 1

Q1. E. A U.S. company that manufactures handbags moves its production facilities to factories in Asia.

Q2. B. Product layout

In product layout, high volume items are produced efficiently by equipment, machines, processes arranged in assembly line, i.e. series of workstations/processes.

Q3. A. the college student who purchased the Billy bookcase

The buyer is the last and final node of the distribution at the end of supply chain.

Q4. C. repurpose

Q5. D. a run of a children's book, with the same story but tailed with the recipients' names and other personal details incorporated into them

This customization is done on a large scale, and hence this is mass customization