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m (Russell)Verified Chapters 1 - 17, Complete
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS M M
1 Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management
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2 Quality Management
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3 Statistical Process Control
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S3 Operational Decision-Making Tools: Acceptance Sampling
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4 Product Design
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5 Service Design
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6 Processes and Technology
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7 Capacity and Facilities Design
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S7 Operational Decision-Making Tools: Facility Location Models
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8 Human Resources
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S8 Operational Decision-Making Tools: Work Measurement
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9 Project Management
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10 Supply Chain Management Strategy and Design
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11 Global Supply Chain Procurement and Distribution
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S11 Operational Decision-Making Tools: Transportation and Transshipment Models
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12 Forecasting
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13 Inventory Management
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S13 Operational Decision-Making Tools: Simulation
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14 Sales and Operations Planning
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S14 Operational Decision-Making Tools: Linear Programming
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15 Resource Planning Systems
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16 Lean Production Systems
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17 Scheduling
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, Operations Management Creating Value Along the Supply Chain 11th Edition
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Roberta S. Russell, Bernard W. Taylor m m m m m m
Concept Check Questions for Learning Objectives m m m m m
Chapter 1 – Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management
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The Operations Function
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1. The operations function interacts with
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a. Marketing
b. Suppliers
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d. Finance
e. All of the above m m m
Difficulty: Easy m
Answer: d
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2. Operations is often described as m m m m
a. the creative core of an organization m m m m m
b. a transformation process m m
c. the source of firm profitability m m m m
d. all of the above m m m
Difficulty: Easy m
Answer: b
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The Evolution of Operations and Supply Chain Management
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1. m helped to enable the Industrial Revolution.
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a. Linear programming m
b. Quality circles m
c. Interchangeable parts m
d. The Internet m
Difficulty: Easy m
Answer: c
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2. The Principles of Scientific Management were proposed by
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a. Adam Smith m
b. Henry Ford m
c. Frederick Taylor m
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, d. Elton Mayo m
Difficulty: Easy m
Answer: c
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3. Supply chain management emerged as
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a. companies started to outsource production m m m m
b. the number of suppliers for each company grew m m m m m m m
c. globalization expanded the reach of suppliers and customers m m m m m m m
d. all of the above m m m
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4. The quality revolution was brought to us by
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a. Germany
b. Japan
c. China
d. Mexico
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Answer: b
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Globalization
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a. World trade agreements m m
b. The Internet m
c. Outsourcing
d. All of the above m m m
Difficulty: Easy m
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2. Which of the following countries has the highest hourly wage rate?
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a. Norway
b. U.S.
c. Germany
d. South Korea m
Difficulty: Moderate m
Answer: a
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3. Companies go global to m m m
a. take advantage of favorable costs m m m m
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