STRAYER BUS430 QUIZ 1 (ALL ARE CORRECT)

Question 1
Service organizations
generally
are in close proximity to
the customer
rely on physical inventory
take advantage of patents
can delegate human behavior
and marketing skills
Question 2
Which one of the following
has the highest goods content?
medicine prescription
computer repair
automobile loan
symphony performance
Question 3
The quality revolution is
most related to
continuous improvement
mass production
time-based competition
service
Question 4
A golf simulator in a
retail sports store is an example of
non- durable goods replacing
services
primary good
goods content
biztainment

Question 5
Service
management skills would include all of the followingexcept
accounting and finance
knowledge and technical
expertise about operations
marketing and
cross-selling
human interaction
Question 6
The three issues that are at the core
of operations management include all of the followingexcept
cost
quality
utilization
efficiency
Question 7
Which of the following
would be the lowest in goods content and highest in service content?
fast food restaurant
attending a theater
production
getting an oil change for
your car
filling a medical
prescription
Question 8
Support processes would
typically include all of the following except
inventory management
customer help desk
operations
research and development
manufacturing and assembly

Question 9
A support process could be
any of the followingexcept
assembling automobiles
purchasing materials and
supplies
managing inventory
installing a product
Question 10
Which of the following isnota key activity of an operations
manager?
translating market
knowledge into goods, services, and processes
continually learning and
adapting to global and environmental changes
managing cash flows and
strategic investments
exploiting technology to
improve productivity
Question 11
A value creation process
could be any of the followingexcept
Answer
shipping a customer’s order
providing a home mortgage
assembling a dishwasher
purchasing production
material
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Question 12
Which of the following is not
a current challenge to OM?
Globalization
Technology
Quality
mass production
Question 13
Which one of the following
is notan example of biztainment?
iPhone applications
automobile leasing
product demonstrations
virtual factory tours
Question 14
Which of the following is
the correct sequence describing the evolution of operations management?
efficiency, customization,
quality, service, sustainability, time-based competition
quality, efficiency,
time-based competition, sustainability, customization, service
efficiency, quality,
customization, time-based competition, service, sustainability
quality, service,
customization, time-based competition, efficiency, sustainability
Question 15
In relating operations
management and the customer benefit package (CBP), which is the correct timing
sequence?
Operating system processes
lead to customer needs and expectations, which lead to customer benefit
package.
Customer benefit package
leads to customer needs and expectations, which lead to operating system
processes.
Customer needs and
expectations lead to customer benefit package, which leads to operating system
processes.
Customer needs and
expectations lead to operating system processes, which lead to customer benefit
package.
Question 16
Which of the following
generally does notresult from vertical integration?
less control over cost
more control over quality
more complexity in managing
higher levels of risk
Question 17
When break-even analysis is
applied to an outsourcing decision, the breakeven quantity is
the ratio of fixed costs to
the difference between variable outsourcing cost and variable in-house
production cost
the ratio of the difference
between variable outsourcing cost and variable in-house production cost to
fixed costs
the product of the variable
costs times the fixed costs
the product of the variable
costs times the production quantity
Question 18
The control of Wal-Mart’s
value chain is ______, while the control of General Electric’s is ________.
post-production focused,
preproduction focused
horizontal, vertical
centralized, decentralized
backward integrated,
forward integrated
Question 19
From the pre- and
post-service view of a value chain, goods and services design, contract
negotiation and consulting services would be considered
pre-production services
production processes
post-production services
value creation
Question 20
Outsourcing is
the same as offshoring
the opposite of vertical
integration
the opposite of backward
integration
the same as diversifying
Question 21
Operational structure of
the value chain deals with
management hierarchy
vertical integration
configuration of resources
culture
Question 22
Computer
software would be an example of
an
intangible good
a
nondurable good
a service
a value
creation process

Question 23
Which of the following is
not normally considered a variable cost?
labor
transportation
equipment lease
material
Question 24
For a restaurant,
order-taking, bill payment and home delivery would be considered
services
inputs
processes
outputs
Question 25
The first, second, and
third waves of outsourcing experienced by the U.S. are
goods-producing jobs,
simple service work, skilled knowledge work
simple service work, goods-producing
jobs, skilled knowledge work
simple service work, skilled knowledge
work, goods-producing jobs
skilled knowledge work, simple service
work, goods-producing jobs
Question 26
“The perception of the
benefits associated with a good, service, or bundle of goods and services in
relation to what buyers are willing to pay for them” is the definition of
proportionality
competitiveness
value
equity
Question 27
____ is the process of
managing information, services and physical goods to insure their availability
at the right place, at the right time, at the right cost and at the right
quantity, with the highest attention given to quality.
Preproduction service
Value proposition
Operational structure
Value chain integration
Question 28
In the value chain model
for a hospital, patients, drugs and staff would be considered
suppliers
inputs
processes
outputs
Question 29
A company has two
alternatives for meeting a customer requirement for 9,000 units of a specialty
molding. If done in-house, fixed cost would be $350,000, with variable cost at
$30 per unit. If outsourced, the cost is $80 per unit. Determine the breakeven
point and determine if they should make the item in-house or outsource it.
breakeven point = 7,000
units; outsource
breakeven point = 7,000
units; make in-house
breakeven point = 11,667
units; outsource
breakeven point = 11,667
units; make in-house
Question 30
The United States has
experienced three waves of outsourcing. Which of the following isnotone
of the waves?
skilled knowledge work
mass customization
simple service work
goods-producing jobs