Question 1

What is often referred to as the technical core and is the actual conversion of inputs to outputs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Operations Management 
B)  Productions Management 
C)  Transformation process 
D)  Production 
A)  Operations Management 
B)  Productions Management 
C)  Transformation process 
D)  Production

Question 2

Which of the following represents the five key competitive priorities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cost, capacity, delivery, flexibility, inventory 
B)  Cost, quality, delivery, flexibility, service 
C)  Cost, quality, transportation, inventory, capacity 
D)  Cost, delivery, flexibility, inventory, capacity 
A)  Cost, capacity, delivery, flexibility, inventory 
B)  Cost, quality, delivery, flexibility, service 
C)  Cost, quality, transportation, inventory, capacity 
D)  Cost, delivery, flexibility, inventory, capacity

Question 3

When does OM primarily increase value-added?

Accepted Answer

A)  During the input process 
B)  During the transformation process 
C)  During the output process 
D)  None of the above 
A)  During the input process 
B)  During the transformation process 
C)  During the output process 
D)  None of the above

Question 4

Which type of operational planning uses materials requirement planning systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  Strategic planning 
B)  Tactical planning 
C)  Operational planning and control 
D)  All of the above depending on the industry 
A)  Strategic planning 
B)  Tactical planning 
C)  Operational planning and control 
D)  All of the above depending on the industry

Question 5

Which of the following is not a factor of production when creating goods and services?

Accepted Answer

A)  Entrepreneurship 
B)  Capital 
C)  Knowledge 
D)  Manufacturing 
A)  Entrepreneurship 
B)  Capital 
C)  Knowledge 
D)  Manufacturing

Question 6

Which modern quality control standard is a framework of best practices in managing, measuring, and monitoring software development processes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Six sigma quality 
B)  Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards 
C)  CMMI 
D)  ISO 14000 
A)  Six sigma quality 
B)  Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards 
C)  CMMI 
D)  ISO 14000

Question 7

What deals with the day-to-day procedures for performing work, including scheduling, inventory, and process management?

Accepted Answer

A)  Strategic planning 
B)  Tactical planning 
C)  Operational planning and control 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Strategic planning 
B)  Tactical planning 
C)  Operational planning and control 
D)  None of the above

Question 8

What describes all of the activities managers do to help companies create goods?

Accepted Answer

A)  Operations Management 
B)  Productions Management 
C)  Transformation process 
D)  Production 
A)  Operations Management 
B)  Productions Management 
C)  Transformation process 
D)  Production

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of a goods or a service?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dental/Medical Records 
B)  DVDs 
C)  Downloadable MP3s 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Dental/Medical Records 
B)  DVDs 
C)  Downloadable MP3s 
D)  All of the above

Question 10

Explain operations management role in business.

Accepted Answer

The scope of OM ranges across the organi

Question 11

_______ planning focuses on long range planning such as plant size, location, and type of process to be used.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______ planning focuses on long range planning...

Question 12

What is the creation of goods and services using the factors of production including land, labor, capital, entrepreneurship, and knowledge?

Accepted Answer

A)  Operations Management 
B)  Productions Management 
C)  Transformation process 
D)  Production 
A)  Operations Management 
B)  Productions Management 
C)  Transformation process 
D)  Production

Question 13

___________ management describes all the activities managers do to help companies create goods.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ___________ management describes all the activities managers...

Question 14

What focuses on long range planning such as plant size, location, and type of process to be used?

Accepted Answer

A)  Strategic planning 
B)  Tactical planning 
C)  Operational planning and control 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Strategic planning 
B)  Tactical planning 
C)  Operational planning and control 
D)  None of the above

Question 15

Which of the following refers to value-added?

Accepted Answer

A)  Describes the difference between the cost of outputs and the value of price of inputs 
B)  Describe the similarities between the cost of inputs and the value of price of outputs 
C)  Describes the difference between the cost of inputs and the value of price of outputs 
D)  Any of the above depending on the situation 
A)  Describes the difference between the cost of outputs and the value of price of inputs 
B)  Describe the similarities between the cost of inputs and the value of price of outputs 
C)  Describes the difference between the cost of inputs and the value of price of outputs 
D)  Any of the above depending on the situation

Question 16

A transformation process is often referred to as the technical core, especially in manufacturing organization, and is the actual conversion of inputs to outputs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Production is the creation of goods and services using the factors of production: land, labor, capital, entrepreneurship, and knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following interacts with each phase in the conversion of inputs to outputs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Services 
B)  Goods 
C)  Control 
D)  Information 
A)  Services 
B)  Goods 
C)  Control 
D)  Information

Question 19

________ management is the management of systems or processes that convert or transform resources into goods and services.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ management is the management of systems...

Question 20

What consists of several stand-alone businesses?

Accepted Answer

A)  Strategic planning units 
B)  Strategic business units 
C)  Tactical business units 
D)  Operational business units 
A)  Strategic planning units 
B)  Strategic business units 
C)  Tactical business units 
D)  Operational business units

What is often referred to as the technical core and is the actual conversion of inputs to outputs?

Which of the following represents the five key competitive priorities?

When does OM primarily increase value-added?

Which type of operational planning uses materials requirement planning systems?

Which of the following is not a factor of production when creating goods and services?

Which modern quality control standard is a framework of best practices in managing, measuring, and monitoring software development processes?

What deals with the day-to-day procedures for performing work, including scheduling, inventory, and process management?

What describes all of the activities managers do to help companies create goods?

Which of the following is an example of a goods or a service?

Explain operations management role in business.

_______ planning focuses on long range planning such as plant size, location, and type of process to be used.

What is the creation of goods and services using the factors of production including land, labor, capital, entrepreneurship, and knowledge?

___________ management describes all the activities managers do to help companies create goods.

What focuses on long range planning such as plant size, location, and type of process to be used?

Which of the following refers to value-added?

A transformation process is often referred to as the technical core, especially in manufacturing organization, and is the actual conversion of inputs to outputs.

Production is the creation of goods and services using the factors of production: land, labor, capital, entrepreneurship, and knowledge.

Which of the following interacts with each phase in the conversion of inputs to outputs?

________ management is the management of systems or processes that convert or transform resources into goods and services.

What consists of several stand-alone businesses?

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Exam 16: Operations Management

What is often referred to as the technical core and is the actual conversion of inputs to outputs?

Which of the following represents the five key competitive priorities?

When does OM primarily increase value-added?

Which type of operational planning uses materials requirement planning systems?

Which of the following is not a factor of production when creating goods and services?

Which modern quality control standard is a framework of best practices in managing, measuring, and monitoring software development processes?

What deals with the day-to-day procedures for performing work, including scheduling, inventory, and process management?

What describes all of the activities managers do to help companies create goods?

Which of the following is an example of a goods or a service?

Explain operations management role in business.

_______ planning focuses on long range planning such as plant size, location, and type of process to be used.

What is the creation of goods and services using the factors of production including land, labor, capital, entrepreneurship, and knowledge?

___________ management describes all the activities managers do to help companies create goods.

What focuses on long range planning such as plant size, location, and type of process to be used?

Which of the following refers to value-added?

A transformation process is often referred to as the technical core, especially in manufacturing organization, and is the actual conversion of inputs to outputs.

Production is the creation of goods and services using the factors of production: land, labor, capital, entrepreneurship, and knowledge.

Which of the following interacts with each phase in the conversion of inputs to outputs?

________ management is the management of systems or processes that convert or transform resources into goods and services.

What consists of several stand-alone businesses?

Business Basics

Business Process

Hardware and Software

Enterprise Architectures

Networks and Telecommunications

Information Security

Ethics

Supply Chain Management

Customer Relationship Management

Enterprise Resource Planning

Ebusiness

Global Trends on OLC

Strategic Outsourcing on OLC

Systems Development

Project Management

Organizational Architecture Trends

Business Intelligence

Global Information Systems

Mobile Technology

Filters