OPMA 3306 Test 1-UTA Questions and
Answers 2026
1. Operations and TRUE
SUPPLY chain
strategy must be
INTEGRATED with
the organization's
CORPORATE strat-
egy
2. competitive di- cost (or price).
mensions that
form the competi-
tive position
3. competitive di- 1. cost/price,
mensions 2. quality
3. delivery speed,
4. deliver reliability,
5. Coping with changes in demand,
6. flexibility and new-product intro speed,
7. other product-specific criteria
4. Straddling seeking to match a successful competitor by adding features, services, or tech-
nology to existing activities
5. Order Qualifiers screening dimensions, features customers will not forego
6. Order winners Features that customers use to determine which product to ultimately purchase
7. Supply chain coor- associated with the day-to-day management of the supply chain
dination risks
8. Disruption risks caused by natural or manmade disasters
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, OPMA 3306 Test 1-UTA Questions and
Answers 2026
9. Productivity a measure of how well resources are used
10. Productivity =Outputs/Inputs
11. partial productivi- compare to a SINGLE input
ty measure
12. activity-system A diagram that shows how a company's strategy is delivered to customers
13. operations effec- Performing activities in a manner that best implements strategic priorities at
tiveness minimum cost
14. Forecasting vital function and impacts every significant management decision
15. strategic forecasts Decisions about overall directions
approach
16. Tactical forecasts used to guide day-to-day decisions
approach
17. Types of Forecast- 1. qualitative,
ing 2. time series analysis,
3. causal relationships,
4. simulation
18. Time series analy- data relating to past demand can be used to predict future demand
sis
19. Components of 1. average demand for a period of time
Demand 2. trend
3. seasonal element
4. cyclical elements
5. random variation
6. autocorrelation
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Answers 2026
1. Operations and TRUE
SUPPLY chain
strategy must be
INTEGRATED with
the organization's
CORPORATE strat-
egy
2. competitive di- cost (or price).
mensions that
form the competi-
tive position
3. competitive di- 1. cost/price,
mensions 2. quality
3. delivery speed,
4. deliver reliability,
5. Coping with changes in demand,
6. flexibility and new-product intro speed,
7. other product-specific criteria
4. Straddling seeking to match a successful competitor by adding features, services, or tech-
nology to existing activities
5. Order Qualifiers screening dimensions, features customers will not forego
6. Order winners Features that customers use to determine which product to ultimately purchase
7. Supply chain coor- associated with the day-to-day management of the supply chain
dination risks
8. Disruption risks caused by natural or manmade disasters
1/6
, OPMA 3306 Test 1-UTA Questions and
Answers 2026
9. Productivity a measure of how well resources are used
10. Productivity =Outputs/Inputs
11. partial productivi- compare to a SINGLE input
ty measure
12. activity-system A diagram that shows how a company's strategy is delivered to customers
13. operations effec- Performing activities in a manner that best implements strategic priorities at
tiveness minimum cost
14. Forecasting vital function and impacts every significant management decision
15. strategic forecasts Decisions about overall directions
approach
16. Tactical forecasts used to guide day-to-day decisions
approach
17. Types of Forecast- 1. qualitative,
ing 2. time series analysis,
3. causal relationships,
4. simulation
18. Time series analy- data relating to past demand can be used to predict future demand
sis
19. Components of 1. average demand for a period of time
Demand 2. trend
3. seasonal element
4. cyclical elements
5. random variation
6. autocorrelation
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