PRELIMS LESSON/QUIZ Flashcards

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It refers to a person who creates products partly or entirely by hand.

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Artisan

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2
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It refers to a person who works for an expert to learn a trade.

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Apprentice

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3
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It refers to an association of experts who practice the same craft.

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Guild

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4
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It led to the Industrial Revolution.

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Steam Engine

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5
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It is a manufacturing system in which a product is made in a series of machines and workers as it moves along a conveyor belt.

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Assembly Line

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6
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It made the manufacture and repair of products faster and cheaper.

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Interchangeable Parts

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7
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It is dividing work into smaller segments among a group of individuals.

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Division of Work

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8
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It refers to the determination of the most economical movement to do a task.

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Time and Motion Study

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8
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It led to the Digital Revolution.

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Transistor

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9
Q

In technology and business the acronym AI means _____________.

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Artificial Intelligence

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10
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Forecasting based on customer feedback.

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Customer Survey

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11
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Forecasting based on opinion of managers, salespeople, consultants and customers.

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Delphi Method

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12
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Forecasting based on experiences of managers.

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Executive Opinion

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13
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Forecasting based on knowledge of salespeople.

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Salesforce Opinion

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14
Q

The following are examples of independent demand except:
A. Car
B. Steak
C. Soap
D. Sauce

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Sauce

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15
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The following are examples of dependent demand except:
A. Tires
B. Creamer
C. Computer Mouse
D. Water

16
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Which among the following is not in demand during Christmas:
A. School Supplies
B. Ham
C. Gift Wrapper
D. Christmas Tree

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A. School Supplies

17
Q

Which among the following is in demand during New Year’s Eve:
A. Fruits
B. Candle
C. Gun
D. Flowers

18
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Using Simple Moving Average, compute for the demand in the 4th week if the past weekly demand were 30, 40 and 50.

19
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Using Weighted Moving Average, compute for the demand in 4th week if the past weekly demand were 30 (0.2) 40 (0.3) and 50 (0.5).

20
Q

is thought to have begun after the last ice age.

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Agricultural Revolution

21
Q

began by the 1760 in Britain and soon
spread to the rest of the world. It shifted societies from an
agrarian and handicraft economy to a manufacturing economy.

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Industrial Revolution

22
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Each individual worker focuses more specifically on a narrow set of skills or tasks.

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Division of Labor

23
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is one of the most important inventions in American history.

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The automobile assembly line

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has been credited with creating mass production of cars.
Henry Ford and the assembly line industrial revolution
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The invention of the transistor in 1947 revolutionized the field of electronics.
Digital Revolution
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was first coined in the 1950s. It is the idea of creating machines that could learn and think like humans.
AI (Artificial Intelligence)
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is a forecasting method that computes for the average of the recent actual demand for a product. The formula is: (A1 + A2 + …… + An) / n.
Simple Moving Average
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is a forecasting method that assigns a weight to the recent actual demand for a product. The formula is: (A1*W1 + A2*W2 + …… + An*Wn).
Weighted Moving Average
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is a forecasting method based on past forecast and a margin of error. The formula is: (C – P) * (2 / (n + 1)) + P.
Exponential Smoothing
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is a forecasting method based on a statistical tool that uses dependent and independent variables. The equation is: Y= a + b X.
Linear Regression
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There are two basic sources of demand:
dependent demand and independent demand
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is to coordinate and control all sources of demand so the productive system can be used efficiently and the product delivered on time
demand management