Utilization in Process-Oriented Facilities Is Frequently Low Because

question 64

Multiple Choice

Utilization in process-oriented facilities is frequently low because

• A) the postponement strategy for improving service productivity is being used
• B) scheduling in process-oriented facilities is not very complex
• C) with high fixed costs, utilization is not very important
• D) excess capacity for peak demands is desirable
• E) low raw material inventories cause machines to be idled

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Definitions:

Puzzle Box

An experimental apparatus designed by Edward Thorndike to study trial-and-error learning in animals.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus after it has been repeatedly paired with an unconditioned stimulus.

Unconditioned Response

An automatic, natural response to a stimulus that occurs without any need for prior learning or conditioning.

Conditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a previously neutral stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to trigger a conditioned response.