Operations Management

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Operations Management is related only to manufacturing of physical goods and not to services
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Operations management’s transformation role involves adding value and providing effective and efficient transformation process
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______________________ processes many different jobs through the production system at the same time
in groups Products are typically made to customer order, volume (in terms of customer order size) is low, and demand fluctuates. Examples include printers, bakeries,machine shops, education and furniture making.
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After calculating the point of indifference between two alternative processes (i.e., the volume at
which the total cost of manufacturing is the same for the two processes) Above the point of indifference we need to choose the alternative with the lowest variable cost. And below the point of indifference choose the alternative with the lowest fixed cost.
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Product design, process selection and site selection are the long time horizon jobs of operations management
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Services are tangible , can be inventoried and have very low customer contact
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Variable costs remain constant regardless of the number of units produced, such as plant and equipment and other elements of overhead
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Competitive priorities are the factors on which the firm wants to achieve competitive advantage.
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The components of Break even analysis are cost, volume, revenue and profit
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By equating total revenue with total cost and solving for volume v, we can find the volume at which profit is zero. This is called the breakeven point. At any volume above the breakeven point, we will make a loss.
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Which of the following is correct formula.
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Process flow chart is a document that uses standardized symbols to chart the productive and nonproductive flow of activities involved in a process
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_________________ is used for very high-volume commodity products that are very standardized.
The system is highly automated and is typically in operation continuously 24 hours a day. Refined oil, treated water, paints, chemicals, and foodstuffs are produced by this type of production process
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______________ produces large volumes of a standard product for a mass market. Product demand is stable, and product volume is high. Examples include automobiles, televisions, personal computers, fast food, and most consumer goods
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Operations Management is the management of conversion process which converts outputs such as finished goods into inputs such as raw materials
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Cost, Quality, Time and _________ are the competitive priorities.
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_________________ take a long time to complete, involve a large investment of funds and resources, and produce one item at a time to consumer order. Examples include construction projects, shipbuilding, new-product development, and aircraft manufacturing
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In case of inorganic chemical production the type of utility/utilities provided to the customer is /are ________
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A firm’s process strategy defines its Vertical integration i.e., the extent to which the firm will produce the inputs and control the outputs of each stage of the production process
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The characteristics of a firm that distinguishes it from its competition so that it is selected as the source of purchase
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Most important factor while deciding the location of a retail store is _____________