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1

Frederick W. Taylor is generally credited with inventing and establishing standards for the moving assembly line.
A)True
B)False
2

Human effort, technology, raw materials, information and dollars are all examples of the necessary inputs to operations.
A)True
B)False
3

The outputs of operations may be classified as goods, raw materials and profits.
A)True
B)False
4

It is easier to measure productivity for an operation that provides services than for one that produces goods since there is no material used in services.
A)True
B)False
5

The only disadvantage to using the Pareto principle is that we need to concentrate problem-solving efforts on a large number of factors.
A)True
B)False
6

Two major trends in operations management are management of supply chains and management of technology.
A)True
B)False
7

Operations Management includes all of these activities except:
A)Schedule work
B)Secure financial resources
C)Maintain quality
D)Oversee the transformation process
E)Manage inventories
8

Which one of these was not mentioned in the list of recent trends in operations management?
A)Total quality management
B)Worker involvement
C)Global competition.
D)Automation.
E)Environmental issues.
9

The major difference between goods and services is:
A)it is difficult to inventory services
B)services lack the profitability that goods enjoy
C)goods production usually requires more labor than services
D)goods are always customized, services are always standardized
E)an organization offering goods cannot also offer services
10

Which of the following is not a type of operations?
A)goods production
B)storage/transportation
C)entertainment
D)communication
E)market analysis
11

Which of the following is not true about a lean production system?
A)It puts emphasis on quality, flexibility, and time reduction.
B)It puts emphasis on reducing a company's labor force
C)It is involved in maintaining and improving the system with lower amounts of inventory.
D)It uses small production batch sizes.
E)It uses safety stock to protect against uncertainty.





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