B4 (1/2 BV) Flashcards
Business Process management seeks
incremental change by tweaking existing process and design
Switching from traditional inventory to Just in Time
decrease cost per purchase order and increase carrying cost (carrying cost only decrease with fewer items in inventory for a shorter period of time)
Benefits of just in time system
for raw material include limitation of non value adding operations
Total Quality Management (TQM) Characteristics
customer focus, continuous improvement, quality circles
Benefits of Just in Time System
management strategy is cost reduction, work in process reduction, quality improvement
Companies that adopt just in time purchasing
often experience reduction in suppliers
Lean Management Philosophy main objective is
waste reduction
Kaizen use analysis of production processes to ensure
that resources used stay within costs
theory of constraints says organizations with
must work past it
Theory of constraints is concerned with
maximizing throughput by identifying and solving constraints
High Low Cost: Variable Cost
High Low Cost:
Change in total cost
—————————— = Variable Cost
Change in Volume cost
Probability Risk analysis is an extension of
sensitivity analysis (used to examine the possible outcomes given different alternatives)
Sensitivity analysis uses a
trial and error method in which the sensitivity of the solution to changes in variables calculated
The regression analysis model is the best classifier of
cost as either fixed or variable and estimates the dependent and cost variable.
When a value is an “intercept” means its touch the line.
Values are “Y” and production in units “X”
1) R-Squared
2) P-Value
3) Standard Error
4) T-Statistic hypothesis
1) R-Squared the coefficient of determination and is the proportion of the total variation in a dependent variable (y) explained by independent variable (x)
2) P-Value measure of the likelihood that tested data could have occurred by chance or current event
3) Standard Error is a measure of average variability of a sampling
4) T-Statistic hypothesis testing and computation of confidence levels
y=a+bx
1) a= ______________
2) bx= _____________
3) y= _______________
y=a+bx
1) a= fixed cost
2) bx= variable cost (x independent variable)
3) y= total cost
In the regression analysis the coefficient of determination measures
goodness of fit / how well a statistical model predicts an outcome
1) Learning curve analysis
2) Expected Value
3) Continuous Probability
1) Learning curve analysis: is used to determine increases in efficiency or production as experience is gained
2) Expected Value analysis: represents the long term average of repeated trials and is found by multiplying the probability of each outcome by its payoff
3) Continuous Probability simulation: is a procedure that studies a problem by creating a model of the process then through trial and error attempt to improve problem solutions
If stock L is perfectly negatively correlated with M that presents a portfolio with the
the least amount of risk, it’s a better option than stock J and K having no correlation
Costs that are relevant when deciding the point at which a product should be sold in order to maximize profit is
separable costs after split off point
1) Just in time system maintains:
2) Inventory turnover:
1) Just in time system maintains a much smaller level of inventory.
2) Inventory turnover (COGS divided by average inventory) increases with a switch and inventory as percentage of total assets decreases
Selling obsolete inventory at a loss would increase the…
the quick ratio. The reduction of inventory values and recording loss would have no impact on quick assets.
Cash advance is made to a divisional office does not change the….
current assets or current ratio because the reduction of cash is offset by increase in accounts receivable