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1 INCORRECT Which one was not listed in the textbook as a reason that organizations fail?

A)Not putting enough emphasis on short­term performance.
B)Neglecting operations strategy.
C)Neglecting investment in capital and human resources.
D)Failure to consider customer wants and needs.
E)Failure to take advantage of strengths.

2 INCORRECT Organizational strategies should support

A)the firm's mission
B)functional strategies
C)the firm's tactics
D)operational procedures
E)the firm's employees

3 CORRECT Which strategies have the Japanese employed since World War II?

A)Low labor cost
B)Scale based strategies
C)Focused factories
D)Flexible factories
E)All of the above.

4 INCORRECT Which formula correctly describes productivity?

A)(Output ­ Input)/Output
B)(Input ­ Output)/Input
C)Output/Input
D)Input/Output

5 CORRECT Which of these best relates to environmental scanning?

A)Pollution control
B)Environmental legislation
C)Scanning the media for upcoming environmental protests
D)Threats and opportunities
E)OSHA inspections

6 CORRECT An order winner is:

A)the firm that got the order.
B)a superior characteristic.
C)a superior salesperson.
D)a superior customer.
E)the largest order.

7 INCORRECT If inputs decrease while output remains constant, what will happen to productivity?

A)It will increase.
B)It will decrease.
C)It will remain the same.
D)It is impossible to tell.
E)It depends on which input decreases.

8 CORRECT Order qualifiers refer to:

A)distinctive competencies.
B)minimum standards of acceptability.
C)value added in manufacturing.
D)environmental scanning.
E)price competition.

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