CHP

Question 1

Multinational Enterprise

Answer 1

Sources, markets, and produces goods and services in several countries as part of a global supply chain

Question 2

Operational Structure

Answer 2

configuration of resources: suppliers, factories, warehouses, distributers, tech support centers

Question 3

Efficient Supply Chains

Answer 3

designed for efficiency and low cost by minimizing inventory and maximizing efficiencies in process flow

Question 4

Responsive supply chains

Answer 4

focus on flexibility and responsive service and are able to react quickly to changing market demand and requirements

Question 5

Push System

Answer 5

produces goods in advance of customer demand using a forecast of sales

Question 6

Pull system

Answer 6

goods are produced in upstream stages in the supply chain in response to customer demand signals from downstream

Question 7

Push-pull boundary

Answer 7

point in the supply chain that separates the push system from the pull system

Question 8

Postponement

Answer 8

delaying product customization

Question 9

Vertical Integrations

Answer 9

acquiring and consolidating elements of a value chain to achieve more control

Question 10

Backward Integration

Answer 10

acquiring capabilities toward suppliers

Question 11

Forward Integration

Answer 11

acquiring capabilities toward distribution or customers

Question 12

Outsourcing

Answer 12

suppliers providing goods, instead of internally

Question 13

Contract Manufacturer

Answer 13

specializes in product customized design, manufacturing, assembly, and packaging

Question 14

Third Party logistics (3PL) providers

Answer 14

provide integrated services:packaging, warehousing, inventory management, inbound or outbound transportation

Question 15

multisite mngt

Answer 15

process of managing geographically dispersed service -providing facilities

Question 16

center-of-gravity method

Answer 16

takes into account locations, demand, and transportation costs to arrive at the best location

Question 17

supply chain opt.

Answer 17

process of ensuring that supply chain operates at the highest levels of efficiency and effectiveness

Question 18

transportation problem

Answer 18

model that helps plan the distribution of goods and services from supple points to demand locations

Question 19

facility layout

Answer 19

specific arrangement of phy. facilities

Question 20

product layout

Answer 20

arranged based on the sequence performed during the manufacture of goods or delivery of service

Question 21

process layout

Answer 21

functional grouping of equipment of activities that do similar work

Question 22

cellular layout

Answer 22

based on self contained groups of equipment needed for producing a particular set of goods or services

Question 23

fixed-position layout

Answer 23

consolidates the necessary resources to manufacture a good or deliver a service in one phy. location

Question 24

flow-blocking delay

Answer 24

occurs when a work center completes a unit but cannot release it because the in in-process storage at the next stage is full

Question 25

lack-of-work delay

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occurs when one stage completes work and no units from the previous stage are awaiting processing

Question 26

assembly line

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combines the components of a good or service that has been created previously

Question 27

assembly-line balancing

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technique that helps distribute the same amount of tasks among workstations

Question 28

cycle time

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interval between successive outputs coming off the assembly line

Question 29

job enlargement

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horizontal expansion of job duties to give a worker a more variety

Question 30

job enrichment

Answer 30

vertical expansion of job duties to give workers more responsibility

Question 31

ergonomics

Answer 31

takes into account the physical cababilites of people of while designing jobs to improve the productivity and safety