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What do you call the management approach that seeks to coordinate the functions of an organization toward an ultimate goal of continuous improvement in customer satisfaction?

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BPM (Business process management)

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What does BPM stand for?

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Business process management

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BPM activities can be grouped into what five categories?

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1) Design
2) Modeling
3) Execution
4) Monitoring
5) Optimization

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In BPM, what does the design phase involve?

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Id existing processes and the conceptual design of how processes should f(x) once they have been improved

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In BPM, what does the modeling phase involve?

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Introduces variables to the conceptual design for what-if analysis

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In BPM, what does the execution phase involve?

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Design changes are implemented AND key indicators of success are developed

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In BPM, what does the monitoring phase involve?

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Info is gathered and tracked and compared to expected performance

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In BPM, what does the optimization phase involve?

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Using the monitoring data and the original design, the process manager continues to refine the process

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What techniques do we use as part of the BPM process?

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1) Define - Where are we now?
2) Measure - Are we getting better?
3) Analyze - What’s the ideal goal? What’s the best what-if?
4) Improve - Can I actually make the change happen?
5) Control - Did it work? If not, can I make other changes to try and make it work?

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Process management also has been commonly referred to as what?

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PDCA

  • Plan
  • Do
  • Check
  • Act
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What are four examples of measures or process metrics that are compared to expectations to monitor progress?

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1) Gross revenue (financial)
2) Customer contacts (e.g. leads)
3) Customer satisfaction (e.g. complaints)
4) Operational statistics (e.g. time)

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What are three benefits of process management?

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1) Efficiency
2) Effectiveness
3) Agility

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Define agility.

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Responses to change are faster and more reliable

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Define effectiveness.

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Objectives are accomplished with greater predictability

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Define efficiency.

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Fewer resources are used to accomplish organizational objectives

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What refers to seeking out redundant services, combining them, and then sharing those services w/i a group or organization?

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Shared services

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Shared services create efficiency through consolidation of redundant services. What are the two downsides?

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1) Service flow disruption

2) Failure demand

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What is outsourcing?

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Contracting of services to an external provider

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Give an example of outsourcing.

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Payroll service

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What is offshore operations?

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Outsourcing of services or business functions to an external party in a different company

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What are the four most common types of offshore outsourcing?

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1) IT outsourcing
2) Business process outsourcing (e.g. call centers)
3) Software R&D (e.g. software development)
4) Knowledge process outsourcing (e.g. reading x-rays)

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What are the implications for business risks and controls for offshore outsourcing?

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  • Generally same as outsourcing but with greater emphasis on LACK OF CONTROLS associated with proximity, as well as potential LANGUAGE ISSUES
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Rational and irrational methods may be used to select process improvement initiatives. What characterizes irrational methods?

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Intuitive and emotion

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Rational and irrational methods may be used to select process improvement initiatives. What characterizes rational methods?

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Structured and systematic

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What are four crucial features of successful implementation activities?
1) Internal leadership 2) Inspections 3) Executive support 4) Internal process ownership (accountability)
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What refers to techniques to help organizations RETHINK how work is done to dramatically improve customer satisfaction and service, cut costs of operations, and enhance competitiveness?
BPR (business process reengineering)
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What is the key difference between BPM and BPR?
BPM - seeks incremental change | BPR - seeks radical changes
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True or false. BPM has been criticized for what some believe was overaggressive downsizing.
False (BPR not BPM)
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What do performance improvement philosophies and techniques seek to provide?
Seek to provide - highest quality goods and services - in the most efficient and effective manner possible
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How does JIT management anticipate achievement of efficiency?
By scheduling the deployment of resources JIT to meet customer or production requirements
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According to JIT management, does inventory add value?
NO (produces wasteful costs)
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True or false. A benefit of JIT implementation is greater efficiency in the use of employees with multiple skills.
True
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What is broadly defined by the marketplace as a product's ability to meet or exceed customer expectations?
Quality
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The costs of quality include costs associated with activities related to what?
- Conformance costs: Conformance w/ quality standards | - Non-conformance costs: Opportunity costs or activities associated w/ correction nonconformance w/ quality standards
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The costs of ensuring conformance w/ quality standards are classified as what?
1) Prevention costs | 2) Appraisal costs
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Prevention costs are conformance costs incurred to do what?
Prevent the production of defective units (e.g. employee training, product redesign, etc.)
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Appraisal costs are conformance costs incurred to do what?
Discover and remove defective parts before they're shipped to the customer or the next department (e.g. testing, inspection, etc.)
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Are statistical quality checks an appraisal cost?
YES
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What type of costs are often difficult to compute b/c most of these costs are in the form of opportunity costs (e..g lost sales or rep damage)?
Nonconformance costs
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What do you call the costs to cure a defect discovered before the product is sent to the customer?
Internal failure costs
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Give an example of an internal failure cost.
- rework costs - scrap - tooling changes - costs to dispose - cost of the lost unit - downtime
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What do you call the costs to cure a defect discovered after the product is sent to the customer?
External failure costs
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Give an example of an external failure cost
- warranty costs - cost of returns - liability claims - lost customers - reengineering an external failure
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An ______ relationship b/w conformance and nonconformance costs exists.
Inverse
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"Cost of quality" reports display the financial result of quality which include what four types of costs.
APIE Appraisal Prevention Internal failure External failure
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What does TQM stand for?
Total quality management
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What does TQM represent?
An organizational commitment to customer focused performance that emphasizes both QUALITY and CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
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How many critical factors does TQM identify?
7
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What do you call the technique used as part of the strategic positioning function in which management assesses the quality practices of the organization?
Quality audits
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What do you call the analysis that determines the gap between industry best practices and the current practices of the organization?
Gap analysis
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What is lean manufacturing?
Requires use of only those resources required to meet the requirements of customers
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Does lean manufacturing have a quality focus?
No (waste reduction and efficiency focus)
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What does the Japanese term "Kaizen" refer to?
Continuous improvement efforts that improve the efficiency and effectiveness of organizations through greater operational control
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ABC and ABM are highly compatible with process improvements and _______.
TQM (total quality management)
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ABC and ABM systems highlight the costs of activities. The availability of cost data by activity makes the id of costs of quality and value-added activities more ______.
obvious
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Demand flow manages resources using what?
Customer demand as the basis for resource allocation
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Which theory states that organizations are impeded from achieving objectives by the existence of one or more constraints?
Theory of constraints
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True or false. The organization or project must be consistently operated in a manner that either works around or leverages the constraint.
True
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When are internal constraints evident?
When market demands more than system can produce
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When do external constrains exist?
When our system produces more than the market requires
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What eliminates the effect of the constraint on work flow?
Buffers
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In a quality control program, which is categorized as internal failure costs? I. Rework II. Responding to customer complaints III. Statistical quality control procedures
I. Rework
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What type of program is Six Sigma?
Continuous quality-improvement program that requires specialized training
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What model of process management does Six Sigma expand on?
Plan-Do-Check-Act model
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Six Sigma outlines methodologies to improve current process and develop ___ processes.
New
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What methodology does Six Sigma outline to improve current processes?
DMAIC for existing product and business process improvements - Define the problem - Measure key aspects of current process - Analyze data - Improve or optimize current processes - Control
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What methodology does Six Sigma outline to develop new processes?
DMADV for new product or business process development - Define design goals - Measure CTQ issues - Analyze design alternatives - Design optimization - Verify the design
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All of the following would be included in a cost of quality report, except: a) Lost CM b) Design engineering c) Supplier evaluations d) Warranty claims
a) Lost CM
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of TQM? a) Continuous improvement b) Waste reduction c) Customer focus d) Quality circles
b) Waste reduction
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The maximization of throughput is an inherent concept in which management philosophy?
Theory of Constraints
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Which management philosophy strives to please customers by improving their products?
Total quality management
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Which management philosophy emphasizes cost reduction above production constraints?
Six Sigma
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Which management philosophy focuses on value added by identifying the cost drivers that add value?
ABC

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