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1. Companies like HudsonAlpha, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, etc. have all chosen to locate in Huntsville. The location consideration that best explains these location choices is:

o Quality of life

o Industry cluster

o Proximity to natural resources

o Tax benefits

2. You are currently assessing the average order cycle time at your facility. This metric is most appropriate for assessing the ___________ dimension of customer service.

o Convenience

o Dependability

o Time

o Communication

3. You are assessing multiple suppliers that you purchase from. The size and frequency of shipments varies from supplier to supplier. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate metric for assessing each of your suppliers' ability to deliver items in a timely fashion?

o Count of the number of on time deliveries from each supplier

o Ration of number of defective products to the total number of products delivered for each supplier

o Count of the number of late deliveries from each supplier

o Ratio of the number of late deliveries to the total deliveries for each supplier

4. Currently, a firm is operating a production facility that costs $10,000 in fixed, overhead costs to operate per year. Every product produced at this facility cost $50 to produce. The company is expecting to grow in the future and thinks that the variable cost per item can be reduced at another location. If the facility moves, they will have fixed, operating costs of $15,000 but it will only cost $32 per unit to produce. Based only on variable and fixed operating costs, at what level of production would it be cheaper for the company to move to the new location?

o Anything over 277 units per year

o Anything over 100 units per year

o Anything over 275 units per year

o Anything over 300 units per year