Chapter 06 - Operational Improvements

_______________ is the analysis and redesign of workflows

• Simulation

• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

• Business Process Re-engineering (BPR)

The use of a model of a process, product or service to explore its characteristics before the process, product or service is created?

• Simulation

• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

• Business Process Re-engineering (BPR)

________ is organizes and manages a company’s business processes by sharing information across functional areas.

• Simulation

• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

• Business Process Re-engineering (BPR)

“ Nothing is produced until it is required ”

• Just-In-Time (JIT)

• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

• Business Process Re-engineering (BPR)

JIT production not means?

• It is directly cuts inventories and storage space

• Products are manufactured or assembled just before they are sold

• Not considering the timing

Work-in-process (WIP) inventory is low and production lead times are short in JIT system

• True

• False

Which is not a main characteristics of JIT System?

• People Involvement

• Time management

• Total quality control 

Each worker considers the next worker who continues the production process as the customer is called?

• Team Work

• Total Quality Control

• Concept of Immediate Customer

SCM drivers can be developed and managed to emphasize? 

• Responsiveness

• Efficiency

• Effectiveness

Which is not a SCM business driver?

• Production

• Inventory

• Location

• Sourcing