Mixed-model scheduling is most appropriately used to accomplish which of the following?

The process of change creates discomfort and resistance both for organizations and for the individuals within them. Resistance can be reduced with all of the following tactics EXCEPT

A decision to decentralize the functions of production scheduling, purchasing and inventory control from corporate headquarters to the plant would support all of the following competitive initiatives EXCEPT

The job-cost system

Feasibility of a design is usually tested in which of the following phases of product design?

Which of the following capacity strategies is most likely to be used by a golf equipment manufacturer to maximize product available?

When the technical specifications for a new system are being developed which two of the following requirements must be in place?
1. Well-specified business objectives;
2. Continuous education and training;
3. Total employee involvement programs;
4. Cross-functional team of stakeholders;

Corporate culture is best defined by which two of the following statements:
1. Management influences the way people operate;
2. Values are about what is important;
3. Important assumptions are shared by members;
4. Values impact little about how a company works;

Supplier linkages are especially important when a firm is:
1. Competing on delivery speed;
2. Using synchronous scheduling;
3. Producing a commodity product;
4. Operating in position 1 of the volume/variety matrix;

Resource requirements planning

When a firm decides to switch a plant within a plant concept, which of the following changes are most likely to occur in the P&IM personnel?
1. More P&IM personnel will be added to the firm;
2. Purchasing personnel will reduce their span of control;
3. Shop floor personnel will have a wider span of control;