Exam 1: Operations and Productivity

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A cleaning company uses $10 of chemicals,$40 of labor,and $5 of misc.expenses for each house it cleans.After some quality complaints,the company has decided to increase its use of chemicals by 50%.By what percentage has multifactor productivity fallen?

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Gibson Valves produces cast bronze valves on an assembly line,currently producing 1600 valves each 8-hour shift.If the productivity is increased by 10%,it would then be:

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Question 42

Identify three or more operations-related tasks carried out by Hard Rock Café.

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Question 43

All of the following decisions fall within the scope of operations management EXCEPT for:

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Question 44

Operations management is applicable:

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Question 45

Identify the 10 strategic OM decisions.

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Question 46

A knowledge society is one that has migrated from work based on knowledge to one based on manual work.

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Question 47

Which of the following is NOT a strategic operations management decision?

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Question 48

When a tangible component is not included in a service,such as with counseling,it is called a(n)________.

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Question 49

A small metal shop operates 10 hours each day,producing 100 parts/hour.If productivity were increased 20%,how many hours would the plant have to work to produce 1000 parts?

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Question 50

Which of the following pioneers was NOT making a professional impact during the Scientific Management Era?

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Question 51

Current challenges in operations management include all of the following EXCEPT:

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Question 52

Define operations management.Will your definition accommodate both manufacturing and service operations?

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Question 53

Illiteracy and poor diets have been known to cost countries up to what percent of their productivity?

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Question 54

Which is NOT true regarding differences between goods and services?

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Question 55

Which of the following is NOT an element of the management process?

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Question 56

Walter Shewhart is listed among the important people of operations management because of his contributions to:

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Question 57

Which productivity variable has the greatest potential to increase productivity?

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Question 58

Competition in the 21st century is no longer between companies;it is between supply chains.

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Question 59

Who among the following is associated with contributions to quality control in operations management?

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Exam 1: Operations and Productivity

A cleaning company uses $10 of chemicals,$40 of labor,and $5 of misc.expenses for each house it cleans.After some quality complaints,the company has decided to increase its use of chemicals by 50%.By what percentage has multifactor productivity fallen?

Gibson Valves produces cast bronze valves on an assembly line,currently producing 1600 valves each 8-hour shift.If the productivity is increased by 10%,it would then be:

Identify three or more operations-related tasks carried out by Hard Rock Café.

All of the following decisions fall within the scope of operations management EXCEPT for:

Operations management is applicable:

Identify the 10 strategic OM decisions.

A knowledge society is one that has migrated from work based on knowledge to one based on manual work.

Which of the following is NOT a strategic operations management decision?

When a tangible component is not included in a service,such as with counseling,it is called a(n)________.

A small metal shop operates 10 hours each day,producing 100 parts/hour.If productivity were increased 20%,how many hours would the plant have to work to produce 1000 parts?

Which of the following pioneers was NOT making a professional impact during the Scientific Management Era?

Current challenges in operations management include all of the following EXCEPT:

Define operations management.Will your definition accommodate both manufacturing and service operations?

Illiteracy and poor diets have been known to cost countries up to what percent of their productivity?

Which is NOT true regarding differences between goods and services?

Which of the following is NOT an element of the management process?

Walter Shewhart is listed among the important people of operations management because of his contributions to:

Which productivity variable has the greatest potential to increase productivity?

Competition in the 21st century is no longer between companies;it is between supply chains.

Who among the following is associated with contributions to quality control in operations management?

Operations Strategy in a Global Environment

Project Management

Forecasting

Design of Goods and Services

Managing Quality

Process Strategy

Location Strategies

Layout Strategies

Human Resources,job Design,and Work Measurement

Supply Chain Management

Inventory Management

Aggregate Planning and Sop

Material Requirements Planning Mrpand ERP

Short-Term Scheduling

Lean Operations

Maintenance and Reliability

Sustainability in the Supply Chain

Statistical Process Control

Capacity and Constraint Management

Supply Chain Management Analytics

Decision-Making Tools

Linear Programming

Transportation Models

Waiting-Line Models

Learning Curves

Simulation

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