OM 300 - Exam 3 Northam University of Alabama Questions With Complete Solutions
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OM 300 - Exam 3 Northam University of
Alabama Questions With Complete Solutions
Within following exact demand, although direct labor costs are tied to production, what other
costs are incurred? hiring and termination, unemployment insurance, and premium wages
Holding employment constant maint...
OM 300 - Exam 3 Northam University of
Alabama Questions With Complete Solutions
Within following exact demand, although direct labor costs are tied to production, what other
costs are incurred? hiring and termination, unemployment insurance, and premium wages
Holding employment constant maintains what?
What does it minimize? HEC maintains trained workforce and minimizes hiring, layoff,
and unemployment costs
One of the cons of HEC is that employees may be: underutilized during slack periods or
overworked during busy periods
Within following demand exactly, labor is treated as a _______ cost. Where as holding
employment constant treats labor as a _____ cost. variable
fixed
What are the different types of work schedules? 1. Standard work schedule - 5 eight hour
days (typically 8-5)
2. Flextime - allows employees, within reason, to determine their own schedule
, OM 300 - Exam 3 Northam University of
Alabama Questions With Complete Solutions
3. Flexible Workweek (aka compressed ww) - Fewer days, longer hours
4. Part time status - fewer, possibly irregular, hours
What are the standard work rules? 1. Specify who can do what
2. Specify when they can do it
3. Specify under what conditions they can do it
4. Often result of union contracts
5. Restricts flexibility in assignments and consequently efficiency of production
What does job design do? specifies the tasks that constitute a job for an individual or a
group
What are the 5 categories of job design? 1.Job specialization
2.Job expansion
3.Psychological components
4.Self-directed teams
5.Motivation and incentive systems
, OM 300 - Exam 3 Northam University of
Alabama Questions With Complete Solutions
Job specialization is:
What are the factors of JS? The division of labor into unique tasks
1.Development of dexterity
2.Less loss of time
3.Specialized tools
4.Paying exact wage for skills required
Job expansion is: adding tasks requiring similar skill to existing job; intended to reduce
boredom associated with labor specialization
Job expansion consists of: -Job enlargement: adding more tasks to existing jobs
-Job rotation: employees move from one specialized job to another
-Job enrichment: adds planning and control to job
-Employee empowerment:
The psychological component of job design focuses on how to design jobs that meet some
minimum psychological requirements
, OM 300 - Exam 3 Northam University of
Alabama Questions With Complete Solutions
The self-directed teams component of job design is: a group of empowered individuals
working together to reach a common goal; can be long-term or short-term
The motivation and incentives component of job design consists of: •Bonuses - cash or
stock options
•Profit-sharing - profits for distribution to employees
•Gain sharing - rewards for improvements
•Incentive systems - typically based on production rates
•Knowledge-based systems - reward for knowledge or skills
What is ergonomics? the study of the human interface with the environment and
machines; often called human factors
Issues that must be handled in the work environment Feedback to operator, illumination,
noise temperature, humidity
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