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The higher productivity of U.S. plants makes it possible to pay higher wages.

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The quality standard for service industries such as luxury hotels is meeting the customers' requests.

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A production process characterized by a short production run and frequent adjustments to machines so that different products can be produced is known as a(n) :

A disadvantage of flexible manufacturing systems is that they usually require a great deal of labor because machines are rarely capable of handling a wide variety of tasks.

Many state and local governments offer tax incentives and government services to attract businesses.

Production management is the traditional term used to describe all the activities managers do to help their firms create:

One limitation of materials requirement planning (MRP) is that it is not a computer-based approach.

Manufacturing firms that want to minimize time-to-market are likely to choose facility sites that give them easy access to their preferred modes of transportation.

A benefit of CAD is:

MRP is the acronym for:

U.S. manufacturers are focusing on quality as a way to become more competitive globally, assuming that cost is not an issue.

The advantage of computer-integrated manufacturing software is that it allows computer-aided design machines to communicate directly with computer-aided manufacturing machines.

The Seeking Sustainability box states that there is no way to redesign the global food system for locally grown food to be available year-round.

A Gantt chart is a bar graph showing production managers what projects are being worked on and the stage of development at any given time.

The Cooldaze Ice Company compresses carbon dioxide and cools it to a very low temperature to make dry ice. The method used by Cooldaze is an example of process manufacturing.

Alice's Cookie Company makes a variety of cookies for corporate accounts and restaurants. On a good day, the orders can range from 600 to 800 cookies, with a variety of uniqueness, although the company is known for delicate shortbread and butter cookies. Some cookies have round shapes, but others are elongated rectangles, and yet others are triangles. The bakers can quickly change the cookie cutting machine to reflect the orders for the day, while computers program the ovens to make those cookies the light golden color they are known for across town. Refrigeration is also computer controlled. Alice's Cookie Company embraces flexible manufacturing and mass customization.

SeatBelts Unlimited, Inc., is located about 8 miles from two major auto assembly plants. The firm delivers seatbelts about every two hours to each of the plants. The assembly plants only accept the number of seatbelts that they will assemble into cars during the next two hours after delivery. The auto plants embrace lean manufacturing.

The Deming Cycle is:

A PERT network consists of activities linked by arrows. Suppose two of the activities on the network are labeled "A" and "B." An arrow from "A" to "B" indicates that:

Which of the following statements about facility location is most accurate?