OPMA 3306 FINAL QUIZ STUDY WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
In development of an operations and supply chain strategy, which of the following may
be an important product-specific criterion to consider?
A. Focus
B. Production lot size
C. Total quality management
D. Learning curve
E. Supplier after-sale support - Correct Answers -e
An activity-system map is which of the following?
A. A diagram that shows how a company's strategy is delivered to customers
B. A network guide to route airlines
C. A facility layout schematic noting what is done where
D. A timeline displaying major planned events
E. A listing of activities that make up a project - Correct Answers -a
The triple-bottom-line evaluates the firm against what three criteria? Use the expression
coined by the Shell Oil Company.
A. economic, social, and environmental
B. mission, strategy, and income
C. people, planet, and profit
D. revenue, income, and growth
E. none of the offered choices is applicable. - Correct Answers -c
Which of the following is a multifactor measure of productivity?
A. Output/(Materials)
B. All of the offered choices apply
C. Output/(Labor + Capital + Energy)
D. Output/All resources used
E. Output/Inputs - Correct Answers -c
, If all you knew about a production system was that total daily output was 400 units and
the total labor necessary to produce the 400 units was 350 hours, what kind of
productivity measure could you use to compute productivity?
A. All of the offered choices apply
B. Total measure
C. Partial measure
D. Global measure
E. Multifactor measure - Correct Answers -c
A major competitive dimension that forms a company's strategic operational competitive
position in their strategic planning is which of the following?
A. Activity-system mapping
B. Straddling
C. Cost or price
D. Automation
E. Focus - Correct Answers -c
The ability to maintain balance in a system is referred to as ______________.
A. agility
B. none of the offered answers is applicable
C. sustainability
D. optimization
E. flexibility - Correct Answers -C
Doing something at the lowest possible cost is called: _______________.
A. none of the offered choices is applicable
B. effectiveness
C. minimization
D. value
E. efficiency - Correct Answers -E
The use of the Internet as an essential element of business activity is called what?
A. online purchasing
B. electronic commerce
C. none of the offered choices applies
D. electronic data interchange (EDI)
E. web commerce - Correct Answers -B
A pipeline through which material and information flows is a conception of a(n)
______________________.
A. value portal
B. operations process
C. productivity network
VERIFIED ANSWERS
In development of an operations and supply chain strategy, which of the following may
be an important product-specific criterion to consider?
A. Focus
B. Production lot size
C. Total quality management
D. Learning curve
E. Supplier after-sale support - Correct Answers -e
An activity-system map is which of the following?
A. A diagram that shows how a company's strategy is delivered to customers
B. A network guide to route airlines
C. A facility layout schematic noting what is done where
D. A timeline displaying major planned events
E. A listing of activities that make up a project - Correct Answers -a
The triple-bottom-line evaluates the firm against what three criteria? Use the expression
coined by the Shell Oil Company.
A. economic, social, and environmental
B. mission, strategy, and income
C. people, planet, and profit
D. revenue, income, and growth
E. none of the offered choices is applicable. - Correct Answers -c
Which of the following is a multifactor measure of productivity?
A. Output/(Materials)
B. All of the offered choices apply
C. Output/(Labor + Capital + Energy)
D. Output/All resources used
E. Output/Inputs - Correct Answers -c
, If all you knew about a production system was that total daily output was 400 units and
the total labor necessary to produce the 400 units was 350 hours, what kind of
productivity measure could you use to compute productivity?
A. All of the offered choices apply
B. Total measure
C. Partial measure
D. Global measure
E. Multifactor measure - Correct Answers -c
A major competitive dimension that forms a company's strategic operational competitive
position in their strategic planning is which of the following?
A. Activity-system mapping
B. Straddling
C. Cost or price
D. Automation
E. Focus - Correct Answers -c
The ability to maintain balance in a system is referred to as ______________.
A. agility
B. none of the offered answers is applicable
C. sustainability
D. optimization
E. flexibility - Correct Answers -C
Doing something at the lowest possible cost is called: _______________.
A. none of the offered choices is applicable
B. effectiveness
C. minimization
D. value
E. efficiency - Correct Answers -E
The use of the Internet as an essential element of business activity is called what?
A. online purchasing
B. electronic commerce
C. none of the offered choices applies
D. electronic data interchange (EDI)
E. web commerce - Correct Answers -B
A pipeline through which material and information flows is a conception of a(n)
______________________.
A. value portal
B. operations process
C. productivity network
