1. As part of pa strategy for improving competitiveness, a manager may have to initially sacrifice:
a. research and development
b. short-term performance
c. employee pay raises
d. product or service quality
e. all of the above
2. The type of processing that is used for highly standardized products is:
a. continuous
b. intermittent
c. project
d. batch
e. mass
3. A reason for the importance of capacity decisions is that capacity:
a. limits the rate of output possible
b. affects operating costs
c. is a major determinant of initial costs
d. is a long-term commitment of resources
e. all of the above
4. In which type of processing system would sugar refining be done?
a. job shop
b. batch
c. assembly
d. continuous
e. project
5. Which of the following is not a necessary assumption in order for a linear programming model to be used effectively?
a. linearity
b. exponentially
c. divisibility
d. certainty
e. non-negativity