How Are Project Organizations Different from Intermittent Organizations

question 58

Multiple Choice

How are project organizations different from intermittent organizations?

• A)Project organizations deal with products of a lesser magnitude than do intermittent organizations.
• B)Project organizations use product layouts,whereas intermittent organizations use fixed-position layouts.
• C)Project organizations are mainly found in service industries,whereas intermittent organizations focus on manufacturing.
• D)Project organizations are effective for mass production,whereas intermittent organizations produce very few units of a product.
• E)Project organizations generally make a unique product,but the products of intermittent organizations are not necessarily unique.

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Definitions:

Marginal Product

The increase in output derived from the addition of one unit of a certain input, with all other inputs held steady.

Diminishing Marginal Product

The principle where the incremental output of a production process decreases as the amount of a single factor of production is incrementally increased, holding all other factors constant.

Inverted Production Function

A concept where inputs and outputs in a production process are reversed in analysis, possibly examining the relationship of output levels to required inputs.

Total Product

The overall quantity of output that a firm produces, usually within a given period of time.