Operations and Supply Chain Management, 17th Edition
by Jacobs and Chase all Chapters 1-22 Covered
, • TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Chapterx1:xIntroduction
Chapterx2:xStrategy
Chapterx3:xDesignxofxProductsxandxServices
Chapterx4:xProjects
Chapterx5:xStrategicxCapacityxManagement
Chapterx6:xLearningxCurves
Chapterx7:xManufacturingxProcesses
Chapterx8:xFacilityxLayout
Chapterx9:xServicexProcesses
Chapterx10:xWaitingxLinexAnalysisxandxSimulation
Chapterx11:xProcessxDesignxandxAnalysis
Chapterx12:xQualityxManagement
Chapterx13:xStatisticalxQualityxControl
Chapterx14:xLeanxSupplyxChains
Chapterx15:xLogisticsxandxDistributionxManagement
Chapterx16:xGlobalxSourcingxandxProcurement
Chapterx17:xThexInternetxofxThingsxandxERP
Chapterx18:xForecasting
Chapterx19:xSalesxandxOperationsxPlanning
Chapterx20:xInventoryxManagement
Chapterx21:xMaterialxRequirementsxPlanning
Chapterx22:xWorkcenterxScheduling
,Chapter 01 x x
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Efficiencyxmeansxdoingxsomethingxatxthexlowestxpossiblexcost.
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Effectivenessxmeansxdoingxthexrightxthingsxtoxcreatexthexmostxvaluexforxthexcompany.
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xDifficulty:x1xEas
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couldxreferxtoxthisxdoctorxasxbeingxefficientxbutxnotxeffective.
TRUE
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doctorxperformedxthexsurgeryxwithoutxerror.xBecausexthexpatientxdied,xnoxvaluex wasxcreated.
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04xEvaluatexthexefficiencyxofxaxfirm.xTopic:
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3. Axworkerxcanxbexefficientxwithoutxbeingxeffective.
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5. Operationsxandxsupplyxchainxmanagementxisxdefinedxasxthexdesign,xoperation,xandximprovementxofxthexsystemsxthatxcreatexandx
deliverxthex firm'sxprimaryxproductsxandxservices.
TRUE
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thexfirm'sxprimaryxproductsxandxservices.
AACSB:xAnalyticalxThinking
Blooms:xRemember
xDifficulty:x1xEas
y
LearningxObjective:x01-01xIdentifyxthexelementsxofxoperationsxandxsupplyxchainxmanagement.x(OSCM)
Topic:xWhatxIsxOperationsxandxSupplyxChainxManagement?
6. Thextermx"value"xrefersxtoxthexrelationshipxbetweenxqualityxandxthexpricexpaidxbyxthexconsumer.
TRUE
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AACSB:xAnalyticalxThinking
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04xEvaluatexthexefficiencyxofxaxfirm.xTopic:
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thextwoxgoals.
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