OPMA 3306 Final Quiz Study questions
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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 answer ✔✔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 answer ✔✔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 answer ✔✔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 answer ✔✔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 answer ✔✔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 answer ✔✔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 answer ✔✔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 answer ✔✔E
The use of the Internet as an essential element of business activity is called what?
A. online purchasing
with correct answers already passed
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 answer ✔✔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 answer ✔✔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 answer ✔✔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 answer ✔✔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 answer ✔✔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 answer ✔✔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 answer ✔✔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 answer ✔✔E
The use of the Internet as an essential element of business activity is called what?
A. online purchasing
