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Section IV: Carefully select the correct answer and place it in the blank.

1. ______ Global manufacturing trends are:

a. More expensive equipment, but few inventories

b. Less expensive equipment, productivity gains, smaller plants, and fewer inventories

c. Less expensive equipment, productivity gains and higher inventories

2. ______ Currently, at the U.S. level, the Operational Capability is considered to be:

A. It is appropriate and can be maximized

b. There is overcapacity and investment is likely to remain at anemic levels

c. There is an excess of capacity due to the decrease in demand

3. ______ The design and planning of facilities and material handling is a process:

A. It is a linear-sequential process and one that considers only several critical factors.

B. It is a process that considers multiple factors, sometimes in conflict.

C. It is an interactive multi-step process, which takes into account multiple factors, sometimes

in conflict and having to balance.

4. ______ The planning and design of facilities considers the deployment of the physical resources of the organization for?

A. Achieve the efficient use of people

b. Achieve the efficient use of all resources, including people

c. Achieve the efficient use of all resources, including electronic and digital resources that impact accessibility, collaboration, teamwork and time to market.