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1. A quality circle is a group of workers who meet on company time to solve problems of product quality. a. True b. False 2. Capacity is the degree to which the input resources are physically changed by the conversion process. a. True b. False 3. The majority of American workers are employed in service organizations. a. True b. False 4. The purpose of basic research is to discover new knowledge that has some potential use. a. True b. False 5. A synthetic process combines raw materials or components to create a finished product. a. True b. False 6. Purchasing consists of creating a set of specifications from which the product can be produced. a. True b. False 7. The magnitude of a conversion process is the degree to which the resources are physically changed. a. True b. False 8. The availability of skilled and unskilled labor in various geographic areas is a factor in determining plant location. a. True b. False 9. Materials requirements planning is a computerized system that integrates production planning and inventory control a. True b. False 10. Design planning is the development of a plan for converting a product idea into an actual product. a. True b. False 11. The resource or resources that constitute the major input of a conversion process are termed its a. number or numbers of production processes. b. product life cycle. c. focus. d. R&D organization. e. magnitude. 12. Operational planning includes all of the following steps EXCEPT a. estimating market demand. b. comparing market demand with capacity. c. applying for operational funds. d. selecting a planning horizon. e. adjusting products or services to meet demand. 13. A common planning horizon for production is a. six months. b. eighteen months. c. one year. d. one month. e. two years. 14. A scheduling technique that identifies the major activities to complete a project and sequences them based on the time required to perform each one is called a. Six Sigma. b. a Gantt Chart. c. critical path. d. ISO 14000. e. PERT. 15. Design planning is a. a group of similar products that differ only in relatively minor characteristics. b. the process of creating a set of specifications from which the product can be produced. c. the amount of input the facility can process in a given time. d. the development of a plan for converting the product idea into an actual product. e. the period over which the design will be in effect. 16. The process layout is a. used when different sequences of operations are required for creating small batches of different products. b. used when all products undergo the same operations in the same sequence. c. like an assembly line. d. the arrangement of machinery, equipment, and personnel within the facility. e. the arrangement whereby work stations are arranged to match the sequence of operations, and the work flows from station to station. 17. Inventory control is a. the process of managing inventories to minimize inventory costs. b. a technique for scheduling a process or project and maintaining control of the schedule. c. the resource that comprises the major input. d. the system by which materials or supplies arrive at a facility at the time they are needed so that storage is minimized. e. the process of ensuring that materials are at the right place at the right time. 18. A service economy is one in which more effort is devoted to the production of a. services than to the production of goods. b. development rather than research. c. applied rather than basic research. d. steel than to the production of haircuts. e. goods than to the production of services. 19. The goal of applied research is a. to identify new ideas and technical advances that have the potential to result in new goods and services. b. primarily to develop a new product to meet a consumer need at a profit. c. to put new or existing knowledge to use in producing goods and services. d. to disclose new knowledge that has some potential use. e. scientific advancement, without regard for its potential use in the development of goods and services. 20. Planning for production involves three major phases, which a. are capital intensive, monetary intensive, and labor intensive. b. are design planning, product layout, and product design. c. are design planning, facilities planning and site selection, and operational planning. d. together are called the product life cycle. e. together are called the product line.