Operation management (Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University)
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, CHAPTER 1: OPERATIONS AND PRODUCTIVITY
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1. Somekofkthekoperations-
relatedkactivitieskofkHardkRockkCafékincludekdesigningkmealskandkanalyzingkthemkforkingredientkcost
kandklaborkrequirements.
Truek(Globalkcompanykprofile,keasy)
2. ThekproductionkprocesskatkHardkRockkCafékisklimitedktokmealkpreparationkandkservingkcustomers.
Falsek(Globalkcompanykprofile,keasy)
3. Allkorganizations,kincludingkservicekfirmsksuchkaskbankskandkhospitals,khavekakproductionkfunction.
Truek(Whatkiskoperationskmanagement?kmoderate)
4. Operationskmanagementkisktheksetkofkactivitieskthatkcreatekvaluekinkthekformkofkgoodskandkservicesk
byktransformingkinputskintokoutputs.
Truek(Whatkiskoperationskmanagement?keasy)
5. Ankexamplekofkak"hidden"kproductionkfunctionkiskmoneyktransferskatkbanks.
Truek(Whatkiskoperationskmanagement?kmoderate)
6. Onekreasonktokstudykoperationskmanagementkisktoklearnkhowkpeoplekorganizekthemselveskfork
productivekenterprise.
Truek(WhykstudykOM,keasy)
7. Thekoperationskmanagerkperformskthekmanagementkactivitieskofkplanning,korganizing,kstaffing,k
leading,kandkcontrollingkofkthekOMkfunction.
Truek(Whatkoperationskmanagerskdo,keasy)
8. "Howkmuchkinventorykofkthiskitemkshouldkwekhave?"kiskwithinkthekcriticalkdecisionkareakofk
managingkquality.
Falsek(Whatkoperationskmanagerskdo,keasy)
9. Inkorderktokhavekakcareerkinkoperationskmanagement,konekmustkhavekakdegreekinkstatisticskork
quantitativekmethods.
Falsek(Whatkoperationskmanagerskdo,keasy)
10. HenrykFordkiskknownkaskthekFatherkofkScientifickManagement.
Falsek(Thekheritagekofkoperationskmanagement,keasy)
11. Shewhart’skcontributionsktokoperationskmanagementkcamekduringkthekScientifickManagementkEra.
Falsek(Thekheritagekofkoperationskmanagement,keasy)
12. Studentskwantingktokpursuekakcareerkinkoperationskmanagementkwillkfindkmultidisciplinaryk
knowledgekbeneficial.
Truek(WherekarekthekOMkjobs?keasy)
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,13. Customerkinteractionkiskoftenkhighkforkmanufacturingkprocesses,kbutklowkforkservices.
Falsek(Operationskinkthekserviceksector,kmoderate)
14. Productivitykiskmorekdifficultktokimprovekinkthekserviceksector.
Truek(Thekproductivitykchallenge,kmoderate)
15. Manufacturingknowkconstitutesktheklargestkeconomicksectorkinkpostindustrialksocieties.
Falsek(Operationskinkthekserviceksector,kmoderate)
16. Inkthekpastkhalf-
century,ktheknumberkofkpeoplekemployedkinkmanufacturingkhaskmorekorklesskheldksteady,kbutkeach
kmanufacturingkemployeekiskmanufacturingkaboutk20ktimeskaskmuch.
Truek(Operationskinkthekserviceksector,keasy)
17. Akknowledgeksocietykiskonekthatkhaskmigratedkfromkworkkbasedkonkknowledgektokonekbasedkonk
manualkwork.
Falsek(Thekproductivitykchallenge,keasy)
18. Productivitykiskthektotalkvaluekofkallkinputsktokthektransformationkprocesskdividedkbykthektotalkvaluek
ofkthekoutputskproduced.
Falsek(Thekproductivitykchallenge,keasy)
19. Measuringkthekimpactkofkakcapitalkacquisitionkonkproductivitykiskankexamplekofkmulti-
factorkproductivity.
Falsek(Thekproductivitykchallenge,kmoderate)
20. Ethicalkandksocialkdilemmaskarisekbecausekstakeholderskofkakbusinesskhavekconflictingkperspectives.
Truek(Ethicskandksocialkresponsibility,keasy)k{AACSB:kEthicalkReasoning}
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21. AtkHardkRockkCafé,ktaskskthatkreflectkoperationskorkoperationskmanagementkinclude
a. designingkmeals
b. testingkmealsk(recipes)
c. analyzingkmealskforkthekcostkofkingredients
d. preparingkemployeekschedules
e. allkofkthekabove
ek(Globalkcompanykprofile,keasy)
22. AnkoperationsktaskkperformedkatkHardkRockkCafékis
a. borrowingkfundsktokbuildkaknewkrestaurant
b. advertisingkchangeskinkthekrestaurantkmenu
c. calculatingkrestaurantkprofitkandkloss
d. preparingkemployeekschedules
e. allkofkthekabove
dk(Globalkcompanykprofile,kmoderate)
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, 23. Operationskmanagementkiskapplicable
a. mostlyktokthekserviceksector
b. tokserviceskexclusively
c. mostlyktokthekmanufacturingksector
d. tokallkfirms,kwhetherkmanufacturingkandkservice
e. tokthekmanufacturingksectorkexclusively
dk(Whatkiskoperationskmanagement?kmoderate)
24. Whichkofkthekfollowingkarekthekprimarykfunctionskofkallkorganizations?
a. operations,kmarketing,kandkhumankresources
b. marketing,khumankresources,kandkfinance/accounting
c. sales,kqualitykcontrol,kandkoperations
d. marketing,koperations,kandkfinance/accounting
e. researchkandkdevelopment,kfinance/accounting,kandkpurchasing
dk(Organizingktokproducekgoodskandkservices,kmoderate)
25. Budgeting,kpayingkthekbills,kandkcollectionkofkfundskarekactivitieskassociatedkwithkthe
a. managementkfunction
b. controlkfunction
c. finance/accountingk function
d. production/operationsk function
e. staffingkfunction
ck(Organizingktokproducekgoodskandkservices,kmoderate)
26. Whichkofkthekfollowingkwouldknotkbekankoperationskfunctionkinkakfast-foodkrestaurant?
a. advertisingkandkpromotion
b. designingktheklayoutkofkthekfacility
c. maintainingkequipment
d. makingkhamburgerskandkfries
e. purchasingkingredients
ak(Organizingktokproducekgoodskandkservices,kmoderate)
27. Thekmarketingkfunction'skmainkconcernkiskwith
a. producingkgoodskorkprovidingkservices
b. procuringkmaterials,ksupplies,kandkequipment
c. buildingkandkmaintainingkakpositivekimage
d. generatingkthekdemandkforkthekorganization'skproductskorkservices
e. securingkmonetarykresources
dk(Organizingktokproducekgoodskandkservices,kmoderate)
28. ReasonsktokstudykOperationskManagementkinclude
a. studyingkwhykpeoplekorganizekthemselveskforkfreekenterprise
b. knowingkhowkgoodskandkserviceskarekconsumed
c. understandingkwhatkhumankresourcekmanagerskdo
d. learningkaboutkakcostlykpartkofkthekenterprise
e. allkofkthekabove
dk(WhykstudykOM?kmoderate)
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