Exam 1: Operations and Productivity

An industrial plant needs to make 100,000 parts per month to meet demand.Each month contains 20 working days,each of which allows for 3 separate 8 hour shifts. a.If a worker can produce 10 parts/hour,how many workers are needed on each shift? b.If each shift has 100 workers,what is the productivity of an individual worker? c.If material costs are $10/part,capital costs are $100,000 and labour costs are $10/hour,what is the multifactor productivity of the plant from part A?

________ is the ability of the organization to be flexible enough to cater to the individual whims of consumers.

Identify the three productivity variables used in the text.

Productivity in Canada has increased significantly every year since 1973.

Which of the following is not one of the Ten Critical Decisions of Operations Management?

Which of the following statements about trends in operations management is false?