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Introduction to Operation Management

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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1.

Which of the following are the primary functions of all organizations?

a)

operations, marketing, and human resources

b)

marketing, human resources, and finance/accounting

c)

sales, quality control, and operations

d)

marketing, operations, and finance/accounting

e)

R&D, finance/accounting, and purchasing

2.

Which of the following would not be an operations function in a fast-food restaurant?

a)

advertising and promotion

b)

designing the layout of the facility

c)

maintaining equipment

d)

making hamburgers and fries

e)

purchasing ingredients

3.

Reasons to study Operations Management include

a)

studying why people organize themselves for productive enterprise

b)

knowing how goods and services are consumed

c)

understanding what human resource managers do

d)

learning about a costly part of the enterprise

e)

A and D

4.

The five elements in the management process are

a)

plan, direct, update, lead, and supervise

b)

accounting/finance, marketing, operations, and management

c)

organize, plan, control, staff, and manage

d)

plan, organize, staff, lead, and control

e)

plan, lead, organize, manage, and control

5.

An operations manager is not likely to be involved in

a)

the design of goods and services to satisfy customers' wants and needs

b)

the quality of goods and services to satisfy customers' wants and needs

c)

the identification of customers' wants and needs

d)

work scheduling to meet the due dates promised to customers

e)

maintenance schedules

6.

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

a)

layout strategy

b)

maintenance

c)

process and capacity design

d)

mass customization

e)

supply chain management

7.

The "Father of Scientific Management" is

a)

Henry Ford

b)

Frederick W. Taylor

c)

W. Edwards Deming

d)

Frank Gilbreth

e)

Whitney Houston

8.

Henry Ford is noted for his contributions to

a)

standardization of parts

b)

statistical quality control

c)

assembly line operations

d)

scientific management

e)

time and motion studies

9.

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

a)

Charles Babbage

b)

Henry Ford

c)

Frank Gilbreth

d)

W. Edwards Deming

e)

Henri Fayol

10.

Which of the following is the best example of a pure service?

a)

counseling

b)

oil change

c)

heart transplant

d)

electric Co-Op

e)

all of the above