SMOOTH
OPERATOR/IONAL
MANAGEMENT
ISO 9001 AND OTHER
SLEEP AIDS
HUMAN RESOURCES:
HIRING & HERDING CATS
DISORGANIZATIONAL
BEHAVIOR
GRAB BAG
100
The way that operation processes add value to resources and convert them into products BY CHANGING THEIR FORM in known by this operational term.

What is Form Utility.

100

A comprehensive approach designed to facilitate continuous quality improvement, training, and customer satisfaction.

What is Total Quality Management.

100
The lowest standard of labor relations is this standard.

What is the legal standard.

100
These individuals are those whose accomplishments embody the organizational values and who set an example for others.

Who are HEROES. 

100
This federal agency was established through legislation and ensures that no worker is forced to endure unsafe or hazardous working conditions.

What is OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Act).

200

This operational tool consists of a specialized bar chart that shows relationship between various work tasks planned and their completion dates.

What is a Gantt Chart.

200

This emerging technology enables rapid proto-typing of samples ensuring design integrity and reduction of waste.

What is 3D printing technology.

200
A job interview where the interviewer asks applicants probing questions in a conversational way without a systematic scoring system for answers is known as what type of interview?

What is an Unstructured Interview.

200

At the center of "psychological safety" for employees is an environment where "this" is valued and welcome.

What is CANDOR.

200

The process of bringing a new employee up to speed and ensuring they fit smoothly into the new role is known as what?

What is Onboarding.

300

Converting gold ore into refined gold, or a whole chicken into a bucket of KFC are both examples of this.

What is Analytical Transformation.

300

A system of quality-assurance procedures companies must install in purchasing, manufacturing, inventory, shipping, etc., that can be audited by "registrars" of independent experts.

What are ISO 9000 series standards.

300

This step of the recruiting process is where firms establish "the minimum qualifications people must have to perform the job successfully."

What is the Job Specification step.

300

This type of team is often temporary, made up of highly knowledgeable workers, who meet long enough to solve a specific problem.

What are Project Teams. 

300

This term refers to the "number of people who report to a particular manager."

What is Span of Control. 

400

A production process in which goods or services are turned out in a long production run, on an ongoing basis over time.

What is a Continuous Process.

400

This quality standard is hyper focused on process and the elimination of defects in manufacturing and service related processes.

What is Six Sigma.

400

In this type of performance assessment/review, employees are appraised not only by their immediate supervisors but also their coworkers, subordinates, and sometimes customers.

What are 360 Degree Assessments

400

This term consists of the psychological processes that inspire people's goal-oriented behavior. 

What is motivation. 

400
The distribution of realized savings to groups of employees that directly reduced the costs and increased measurable productivity is known as?

What is gainsharing.

500
The process by which resources are COMBINED to create new finished products.

What is synthetic transformation.

500

A network of connected devices that can communicate and exchange data; enabling efficiency in business operations.

What is the IoT (Internet of Things).

500

Name 3 "non-cash" incentives used by employers to incentivize their employees.

What are: Part time work, flextime, compressed work weeks, job sharing, and remote work.
500

In order to successfully avert decline and establish culture change, firms must align what 5 main areas:

What are the people, technology, strategy, structure, and inclusivity. 

500

This theory proposes that people are motivated by 5 levels of of needs, ranging from low to high, with the highest being self-actualization.

What is Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.