Question 1

Supply chain management includes all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) Purchasing 
B) Inventory control 
C) Advertising 
D) Customer service 
A) Purchasing 
B) Inventory control 
C) Advertising 
D) Customer service

Question 2

What are the five inputs and two outputs of an operations transformation process?

Accepted Answer

The five inputs include: energ

Question 3

Why are supply chain management and globalization contemporary operations issues?

Accepted Answer

Managing the supply chain requires manag

Question 4

A productive systems approach:

Accepted Answer

A) Views operations as a separate organizational function 
B) Must provide feedback information for control of process inputs and technology 
C) Is of limited use in service organizations 
D) Disregards human and social concerns 
A) Views operations as a separate organizational function 
B) Must provide feedback information for control of process inputs and technology 
C) Is of limited use in service organizations 
D) Disregards human and social concerns

Question 5

The contemporary operations themes signify that:

Accepted Answer

A) More emphasis should be placed on manufacturing than on service industries 
B) Every operation should be externally directed to meet the customers' requirements 
C) Operations decisions should precede decisions in other functions in an organization 
D) To be competitive,strategies for operations should exclude broader supply chain issues 
A) More emphasis should be placed on manufacturing than on service industries 
B) Every operation should be externally directed to meet the customers' requirements 
C) Operations decisions should precede decisions in other functions in an organization 
D) To be competitive,strategies for operations should exclude broader supply chain issues

Question 6

"Lean Operations" refers to the task of reducing the defect rates in a firm's products or services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following functions is responsible for the actual movement of goods and/or services across organizations?

Accepted Answer

A) Logistics 
B) Operations 
C) Purchasing 
D) None of these 
A) Logistics 
B) Operations 
C) Purchasing 
D) None of these

Question 8

Why are environmental concerns and sustainability often addressed in the operations function?

Accepted Answer

Organizations are increasingly being ask

Question 9

As price increases and benefits remain constant,the value of a product increases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Supply chain management includes all of the following except:

What are the five inputs and two outputs of an operations transformation process?

Why are supply chain management and globalization contemporary operations issues?

A productive systems approach:

The contemporary operations themes signify that:

"Lean Operations" refers to the task of reducing the defect rates in a firm's products or services.

Which of the following functions is responsible for the actual movement of goods and/or services across organizations?

Why are environmental concerns and sustainability often addressed in the operations function?

As price increases and benefits remain constant,the value of a product increases.

Operations and Supply Chain Strategy

Product Design

Process Selection

Service Delivery System Design

Process-Flow Analysis

Lean Thinking and Lean Systems

Managing Quality

Quality Control and Improvement

Supply Chain Management

Forecasting

Capacity Planning

Scheduling Operations

Project Planning and Scheduling

Independent Demand Inventory

Materials Requirements Planning and ERP

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Exam 1: The Operations Function

Supply chain management includes all of the following except:

What are the five inputs and two outputs of an operations transformation process?

Why are supply chain management and globalization contemporary operations issues?

A productive systems approach:

The contemporary operations themes signify that:

"Lean Operations" refers to the task of reducing the defect rates in a firm's products or services.

Which of the following functions is responsible for the actual movement of goods and/or services across organizations?

Why are environmental concerns and sustainability often addressed in the operations function?

As price increases and benefits remain constant,the value of a product increases.

Operations and Supply Chain Strategy

Product Design

Process Selection

Service Delivery System Design

Process-Flow Analysis

Lean Thinking and Lean Systems

Managing Quality

Quality Control and Improvement

Supply Chain Management

Forecasting

Capacity Planning

Scheduling Operations

Project Planning and Scheduling

Independent Demand Inventory

Materials Requirements Planning and ERP

Filters