The method of producing large quantities of goods at a low cost.
What is "Mass Production?"
100
A device that performs automatically, typically completing repetitive tasks in a production environment.
What is an "Industrial Robot?"
100
Three out of six factors that should be considered before choosing a manufacturing location.
What is raw materials, transportation costs, labor availability, electrical power, water, and communication capabilities?
100
Refers to the organized structure used to convert resources into the finished product.
What is "Production Management" or "Operations Management?"
100
The use of techniques, activities, and processes to guarantee that a certain good or service meets a specified level of quality.
What is "Quality Control?"
200
Mass-produced goods are usually manufactured along a production line, which is also referred to as a(n) ________ line.
What is an "Assembly Line?"
200
This refers to the use of a computer to create two-dimensional or three-dimensional models of physical parts.
What is "Computer-Aided Design (CAD)?"
200
To keep transporation costs low, a company may choose to set up a production facility that is close to _______.
What are "three major highways" OR "an international airport" OR "several waterways?"
200
Refers to the physical arrangement of resources and people in the production process and how they interact.
What is "Facility Layout?"
200
Unlike the old approach in which products are reviewed at certain points of the process (usually the end), this involves every factor in producing high-quality goods--management, customers, employees, and suppliers.
What is "Total Quality Management?"
300
In this system, several machines are linked together by one central computer. All the machines in the system can process different part types simultaneously. Unlike a mass-production system, this system can adapt to changes in schedules and product specifications. Name this system.
What is a "Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS)?"
300
Once a CAD design is approved, this system used the design data to control the machinery used in the manufacturing process.
What is "Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM)?"
300
True or False? Choosing a location for virtually any business requires finding an area with an abundance of workers who possess the necessary skills.
What is "True?"
300
Explain how proper facility layout in an office can affect the productivity of individual employees.
What is...spacious cubicles, ergonomic chairs, and even window views can greatly improve the morale of office workers and the happier a company's employees are, the more productive they will be.
300
In creating this type of chart, time estimates are assigned to each task. This helps to identify the critical path, or the path of sequential tasks that will take the longest time to complete.
What is a "PERT Chart?"
400
This type of production system revolves around the customer. In today's competitive market, it is necessary to plan production with the consumer in mind. Dell is one of the companies that has adapted this production system.
What is "Customer-Driven Production?"
400
This system combines the design and the manufacturing functions with other functions, such as order taking, shipment, and billing.
What is "Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (CIM)?"
400
Explain how a new manufacturing facility can either positively or negatively impact a community's living conditions.
What is because: Postively: a business brings opportunities by creating jobs and a higher standard of living. Negatively: exploiting workers or pollluting the environment.
400
If a company plans to manufacture a product that will carry both the company's name and reputation, it has to decide if it will make the entire product in-house, or if the product will be assembled from a combination of parts manufactured in-house and other parts purchased from suppliers. Name this type of "decision."
What is "make-or-buy decision?"
400
This type of chart is formatted similarly to a horizontal bar graph. It is used to lay out each task in a project, the order in which these tasks must be completed, and how long each task should take.
What is a "Gantt Chart?"
500
In customer-driven production, once a business opportunity has been identified, the next step is to _______.
What is "develop a quote" or "fill the product order?"
500
The use of CAD, CAM, and CIM have dramatically improved the process of producing goods by reducing the time between design and manufacturing, thus making a sizable impact on productivity. True or False?
What is "True?"
500
True or False? When selecting a location for production, it is not important for the company to consider physical factors such as hazardous-waste disposal and utility supply.
What is "False?" (It is important)
500
This includes the receiving, storing, handline, and tracking of everything in a company's stock, from raw materials to finished products.
What is "Inventory Control?"
500
True or False? A lack of effective quality control is not too troubling to a company.