Posted: July 20th, 2016

Which of the following would not contribute to the leaning of services?

Feedback: Given D = 240/8 = 30 pounds/hour
T = 12 hours
C = 100 pounds
X = 0.15

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84. When lean is used in the context of services, which of the following is most often the focus?
A. the labor content of the service
B. the time needed to perform a service
C. the inventory tied up in the service
D. the equipment used in the service
E. suppliers of inputs to the service
B
85. Which of the following would not contribute to the leaning of services?
A. improve the reliability of vendors
B. increase the flexibility of the service system
C. have service workers handle multiple tasks
D. standardize the service output
E. improve the service process
C
86. Having a vendor be responsible for managing the restocking of inventory is what is meant by the term ___________.
A. JIT II
B. MRP II
C. SCM I
D. EOQ III
E. POQ II
A
87. Because the lean philosophy is so consequential competitively, firms are often advised to adopt it ________.
A. with products in the introduction phase of their life-cycle
B. with their vendors first
C. completely all at once
D. sequentially over time
E. globally before locally
D