Maturity and decline are also referred to as:

A$)$ the early stages

B$)$ the life cycle

C$)$ the later stages

D$)$ design for manufacture stages

E$)$ re$-$engineering stages

The classes that you are taking at the university use a process.

A$)$ project

B$)$ batch

C$)$ line

D$)$ continuous

E$)$ recycle

Which type of operation is used to produce many different products with varying process requirements in lower volumes?

A$)$ intermittent

B$)$ repetitive

C$)$ continuous

D$)$ downstream

E$)$ gateway

What type of process is designed to produce a large volume of a standardized product for mass production, such as automobiles?

A$)$ project processes

B$)$ batch processes

C$)$ line processes

D$)$ continuous processes

E$)$ recycle processes

Information Technology does not assist the firm in:

A$)$ information storage

B$)$ information processing

C$)$ information creation

D$)$ intra firm information communication

E$)$ inter firm information communication

Why is a process flowchart useful?

A$)$ for designing a product

B$)$ for determining where the strengths are in a process

C$)$ for determining where the weaknesses are in a process

D$)$ for seeing the totality of the operation and for identifying potential problem areas

E$)$ for benchmarking against other processes