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WorksheetsIB Business Management - Role of Operations Management
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which business function deals with planning, organising and controlling the different elements and stages of the production process?
Operations management
Marketing
Human resources management
Finance and accounting
Which of the following is the correct statement about operations management in the primary sector?
It includes car manufacturing using automated production processes.
It includes business consultancy services.
It includes fishing, forestry and mining.
It includes tourism and hospitality.
_ Management is the business function that combines inputs (such as human and financial resources) to produce outputs (goods and services).
(a)
Which statement below refers to an organisations operations management?
The logistics of getting their products to customers.
The production of goods or services.
The preparation of financial accounts.
The hiring of workers to produce physical goods.
Which term describes taking human factors into account when making sustainable business decisions which may affect workers and the local community?process of using resources to their best advantage, ensuring profitability and financial sustainability?
Ecological sustainability
Social sustainability
Economic sustainability
The triple bottom line
_ is the ability of an organization or an economy to continue its business activities indefinitely, without jeopardising opportunities for future generations.
(a)
Which type of sustainability occurs when businesses operate responsibly as employers by encouraging and fostering equal opportunities in the workplace?
Ecological
Social
Economic
Paternal
Which type of sustainability assesses how well a business uses green technologies and recycling?
Political
Social
Ecological
Economics
Which factor of production refers to human effort in the production process of manufacturing goods and/or providing services?
Land
Labour
Enterprise
Capital
Which term considers taking economic, social and ecological factors into consideration when making sustainable business decisions?
Social sustainability
Ecological sustainability
Economic sustainability
The triple bottom line
Operations management is described what process?
Technological
Transitional
Transformational
Transactional
Which model suggests that the performance of businesses should be evaluated by their level of social, economic and ecological sustainability?
Triple bottom line
Quality management
Corporate social responsibility
Quality Assurance
_ sustainability is the dimension of the triple bottom line that focuses on the extent to which an organisation or economy can meet the needs of the current population without jeopardising the needs of future populations.
(a)
_ Sustainability is also known as environmental sustainability, this refers to sustainable use of the planet’s natural resources so that the current level of consumption does not jeopardise the resources available for future generations.
(a)
_ sustainability is the dimension of the triple bottom line that focuses on using resources, both natural and manufactured, efficiently and responsibly.
(a)
