Which Operations Management Technique Has as Its Goal to Design

question 105

Multiple Choice

Which operations management technique has as its goal to design the machine-worker interface to increase production efficiency?

• A) Facilities layout
• B) Quality circles
• C) Inventory management
• D) Production system improvement
• E) JIT

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Definitions:

Department Manager

A department manager is responsible for overseeing the daily operations, budget, and personnel of a specific department within a company.

Support Department Allocations

The method of distributing the costs of support departments to producing or other service departments that benefit from the activities of the support departments.

Profit Center

A division or branch of a company that is treated as a separate unit for the purpose of assessing its profitability.

Support Department Allocations

The process of distributing indirect costs from support departments to producing departments based on relevant allocation bases.