The degree to which resources are physically alter indicates
What is the magnitude of change?
The creation and application of programmable machines to perform a variety of tasks by manipulating materials and tools
What is Robotics?
About 33% of all small businesses fall into the ___________ category or industry?
What is distribution?
_________ is the use of software and computers to plan and control manufacturing process.
What is computer aided manufacturing?
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland make up which country?
What is The United Kingdom?
It cannot be seen or touched in the same way as a manufactured product
What are intangible goods or services?
A manufacturing process in which a firm produces the same products over a long period of time is called a(n) ___________
What is continuous process?
Small business owners can work whatever hours or days they choose. This describes which advantage of staying small?
What is independence?
Who might an hourly employee report to?
What is an assistant manager?
What country has Ofu Beach?
What is the America Samoa?
A ___________ is one in which a team of knowledgeable employees are brought together to tackle a specific problem
What is a problem-solving team?
Which type of challenge for operations managers do you pick to research further?
What is global competition?
The line of authority that extends from the highest to the lowest levels of an organization is called the __________.
What is chain of command?
What does SBA stand for?
What is small business administration?
Which continent is the second largest continent?
What is Africa?
During which stage of team development does each individual's role within the team begin to solidify and a sense of unity grows?
What is norming?
An independent business with fewer than 500 employees, depending on its industry is a _______________
What is a small business?
In a swot analysis ____________ could limit the company's success or prevent it from reaching it's objectives?
What is a threat?
Upper level executive who guides and controls an organization
What is a top manager?
Which country hosts the Pamplona Bull Run?
What is Spain?
The ability to identify problems correctly, generate reasonable alternatives and the select the best alternative to problems are _______________
What are analytic skills?
What is a tactical plan?
The separation of all organized activities into distinct tasks
What is job specialization?
The quantity of a product that buyers are willing to purchase at each of various prices
What is demand?
Which country's capital is Santiago?
What is Chile?