问题 单项选择题

根据以下信息,回答第72题至第88题。

一家枕头制造商用手工方法追踪其生产过程,以致其下属三个工厂每个月都有约100万美元的存货和生产记录误差。由于不知道需要多少原材料存货,公司每个工厂都会保留足够25天生产使用的多余原材料,以实现其交付产品的承诺。

公司为大批量的客户订单生产枕头,这些客户给公司一年时间来(1)实施电子数据交换(EDI)传送和接收针对订货、装货指令、确认和付款的业务数据;(2)在每个包装箱和枕头上贴条形码。公司认为同其供应商实施EDI是有利的事情,这是促进准时制存货的一种方式。公司充分认识到其自动化计划非同小可,不过管理层也感到公司若想持续经营下去,事实上没有其他选择。

生产从接收订单开始,此时就会准备空白的生产表单。由于订单随着生产过程有所增加, 每个生产工人要记录每一阶段增加的原材料数量和生产时间。包装工人将完工的枕头装进包装箱并更新订单表,表明该项订单已完工。在将订货装运时,要将生产表单转入数据输入计算机,此时办事员键入该数据,更新存货记录。这会经常出现误差,即便没有发生误差,在发送货物和更新存货记录之间也存在明显的时间差。因此,公司从不确切知道存货数或在途产品的质量。

原材料的质量也是一个问题,因为顾客都希望发运的货物质量是统一的。最终产品的质量随原材料质量比例的不同而不同。因此,在原材料质量各不相同时,生产工人就需要从仓库中提取更多的材料去保证产品质量的一致。未用完的材料会送回仓库。

尽管公司和其最大的客户将要结成贸易伙伴关系,但仍有可能会对信息的内容存在分歧。在与客户订单内容意见不一致的情况下,公司为确保能够证实其对事件看法的最佳做法是()

A将所有收到的信息写入磁带文件 

B对于大额订单,向客户邮寄确认函 

C将所有信息写入一次写入/多次读取的设备 

D同意将所有争执送交仲裁

答案

参考答案:C

解析:

 将所有信息写入一次写入/多次读取的设备,确保在发生争议时,公司能够重新生成信息,就如公司接收和生成信息那样。选项(a)不正确,将所有收到的信息写入磁带文件,不会产生一个完全自卫型的拷贝信息,因为磁带文件可以重新写入。选项(b)不正确,向客户邮寄确认函,打击了使用EDI进行商业数据交换的目的。选项(d)不正确,事先同意将所有争执送交仲裁是一个好做法,即使这不能确保公司不负有责任。

单项选择题
问答题

On Feb. 17, 2009, it could snow all across America. Not outside, but in living rooms, on TV sets. That’s the date when broadcasters will switch to digital transmission, rendering millions of standard analog TVs useless. Consumers can avoid this whiteout, but only if they’re prepared. And there’s the challenge: How to inform the roughly 20 million households relying exclusively on analog sets that pull in their reception for free, through rabbit ears or a rooftop antenna. Analog TVs that receive cable or satellite will not be affected.
Consumers who own these sets don’t necessarily need to know why the federal government is mandating the change (to free up the airwaves for other purposes, such as wireless and public safety communications-though added benefits are better pictures and more channels). But they do need consistent and unbiased information on what to do and they need to be able to act on it. With fewer than 18 months to go, though, 56 percent of viewers with analog sets have never even heard of the switch. The General Accountability Office, the government watchdog, is concerned that with two government agencies involved, "no one is in charge."
The Federal Communications Commission is worried, too. "If we don’t do a better job of planning, we’ll have one of the biggest outrages Congress has ever seen," FCC commissioner Jonathan Adelstein told US senators last month. The options for consumers are fairly straightforward. Starting with the least expensive one, they are:

  • a) buying a converter box using government coupons’
  • b) subscribing to cable or satellite TV services, which will make the transition on their end, or
  • c) buying a digital TV. But sharing this information is anything but simple. Because it has only $ 5 million to get the message out, the government is turning to the private sector for help with public-service announcements and educating consumers in stores. This partnership makes sense, if done right. Certainly, the broadcasting industry wants viewers to keep on watching, However, there’s a danger in their self-interest. Naturally, retailers also want people to buy new digital televisions instead of opting for low-cost converters, and cable and satellite providers want new subscribers. And industry may not have enough of a financial incentive to reach out to certain analog viewing groups, such as the poor or elderly (seniors make up 40 percent of analog households).
    Other serious issues remain. One is whether the converter boxes will be uniformly available in stores. Beginning in January, households should be able to apply to the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration for up to two $ 40 coupons to offset the costs of converter boxes expected to be priced from $ 50 to $70. But some retailers may not stock the boxes if they don’t have much demand for them.
    And what about recycling analog televisions, of which there are an estimated 70 million More than anything, what’s needed is oversight and coordination of the conversion. Congress should designate one of the two government agencies involved in this project to take the lead, or empower an independent group to oversee the transition.


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