Operations Management Creating Value
Along the Supply Chain, 11th Edition
(Russell)Verified Chapters 1 - 17, Complete
Operations Management Creating Value Along the Supply Chain
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management
2 Quality Management
3 Statistical Process Control
S3 Operational Decision-Making Tools: Acceptance Sampling
4 Product Design
5 Service Design
6 Processes and Technology
7 Capacity and Facilities Design
S7 Operational Decision-Making Tools: Facility Location Models
8 Human Resources
S8 Operational Decision-Making Tools: Work Measurement
9 Project Management
10 Supply Chain Management Strategy and Design
11 Global Supply Chain Procurement and Distribution
S11 Operational Decision-Making Tools: Transportation and Transshipment Models
12 Forecasting
13 Inventory Management
S13 Operational Decision-Making Tools: Simulation
14 Sales and Operations Planning
S14 Operational Decision-Making Tools: Linear Programming
15 Resource Planning Systems
16 Lean Production Systems
17 Scheduling
Operations Management Creating Value Along the Supply Chain
, Operations Management Creating Value Along the Supply Chain 11th Edition
Roberta S. Russell, Bernard W. Taylor
Concept Check Questions for Learning Objectives
Chapter 1 – Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management
The Operations Function
1. The operations function interacts with
a. Marketing
b. Suppliers
c. Human resources
d. Finance
e. All of the above
Difficulty: Easy
Answer: d
2. Operations is often described as
a. the creative core of an organization
b. a transformation process
c. the source of firm profitability
d. all of the above
Difficulty: Easy
Answer: b
The dEvolution dof dOperations dand dSupply dChain dManagement
1. d helped dto denable dthe dIndustrial dRevolution.
a. Linear dprogramming
b. Quality dcircles
c. Interchangeable dparts
d. The dInternet
Difficulty:
dEasydAnswer:
dc
2. The dPrinciples dof dScientific dManagement dwere dproposed dby
a. Adam dSmith
b. Henry dFord
c. Frederick dTaylor
Operations Management Creating Value Along the Supply Chain
, d. Elton dMayo
Difficulty:
dEasydAnswer:
dc
3. Supply dchain dmanagement demerged das
a. companies dstarted dto doutsource dproduction
b. the dnumber dof dsuppliers dfor deach dcompany dgrew
c. globalization dexpanded dthe dreach dof dsuppliers dand dcustomers
d. all dof dthe dabove
Difficulty:
dEasydAnswer:
dd
4. The dquality drevolution dwas dbrought dto dus dby
a. Germany
b. Japan
c. China
d. Mexico
Difficulty:
dEasydAnswer:
db
Globalization
1. Globalization dhas dgrown drapidly ddue dto
a. World dtrade dagreements
b. The dInternet
c. Outsourcing
d. All dof dthe dabove
Difficulty:
dEasydAnswer:
dd
2. Which dof dthe dfollowing dcountries dhas dthe dhighest dhourly dwage drate?
a. Norway
b. U.S.
c. Germany
d. South dKorea
Difficulty:
Operations Management Creating Value Along the Supply Chain