BUS 110 Test #4

Luna owns an engraving company that handles special customer orders using the intermediate process. What is this type of operation called?

• modular shop

• central shop

• job shop

• localized processor

Charlotte works at Kleenex, where the company uses long production runs to create high-volume and standardized products. What is this type of production called?

• intermittent

• controllable

• customized

• continuous

Aiden is a manager at a manufacturing company and wants to motivate his team to increase productivity. According to Frederick Taylor's scientific management theory, what should Aiden focus on as the most important motivator in the workplace?

• shorter hours

• longer lunch breaks

• good communication

• money

At a company meeting, Mia is discussing factors that can lead to employee dissatisfaction if not addressed, according to Herzberg's theory. What are these factors called?

• job satisfiers

• potential job disatisfiers

• morale factors

• motivating factors

Ford is launching a new line of vehicles and needs gaskets for the production process. The company is evaluating whether to purchase the gaskets from an external supplier or manufacture them in-house. This decision is called?

• purchase or manufacture

• buy or manufacture

• make or buy

• order and deliver

Anika works at a company that recently started offering a non-traditional work schedule, such as a 4 day work week, to its employees. This type of schedule is known as ______.

• compress work week

• shop rotation

• job enrichment

• flex time

Emma works at a company that decides to share its profits with employees at the end of the year. This practice is known as ________.

• stock options

• profit-sharing plans

• ROI programs

• Gain-sharing plans

Mason is an operations manager at a manufacturing company. During production planning, he must make decisions about all of the following EXCEPT:

• site selection

• facitlity layout

• product design

• resource planning

David works at a drink manufacturing company where he combines multiple ingredients to create a new beverage. This conversion process is an example of:

• process manufacturing

• consuming product conversion

• assembly process

• product combination

At a company, employees are regularly moved between different job assignments to help them gain diverse experience. What is this practice called?

• job expectancy

• job rotation

• job enrichment

• task expansion