WGU C215 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT EXAM LATEST 2025
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+.
ABC Classification - ANSWER-a method for determining level of control and
frequency of review of inventory items
Acceptable Quality Level (AQL) - ANSWER-The small percentage of defects that
consumers are willing to accept.
Acceptable Sampling - ANSWER-The process of randomly inspecting a sample
of goods and deciding whether to accept the entire lot based on the results
Action Bucket - ANSWER-The current time period
Action Notices - ANSWER-Output from an MRP system that identifies the need
for an action to be taken.
Activity-on-node - ANSWER-network diagramming notation that places
activities in the nodes and arrows to signify precedence relationships
,Advertising Revenue Model - ANSWER-Provides users with information on
services and products and provides an opportunity for suppliers to advertise.
Affiliate Revenue Model - ANSWER-companies receive a referral fee for
directing business to an affiliate
Aggregate Plan - ANSWER-Includes the budgeted levels of finished products,
inventory, backlogs, workforce size, and aggregate production rate needed to
support the marketing plan.
ALDEP - ANSWER-Computer software packages for design process layouts
Allowance Factor - ANSWER-the amount of time the analyst allows for personal
time, fatigue, and unavoidable delays
Alternative Workplace - ANSWER-brings work to the worker rather than the
worker to the workplace
Anticipation Inventory - ANSWER-inventory built in anticipation of future
demand
Application Service Provider (ASP) - ANSWER-sets up and runs ERP systems
Appraisal Costs - ANSWER-Costs incurred in the process of uncovering defects
Assemble-to-order Strategy - ANSWER-produces standard components that can
be combined to customer specifications
,Assignable causes of variation - ANSWER-Causes that can be identified and
eliminated.
Attributes - ANSWER-A product characteristic that has discrete value and can
be counted
Automated order entry system - ANSWER-A method using telephone models to
send digital orders to suppliers
Automation - ANSWER-Using machinery to perform work without human
operators
Average number of jobs in the system - ANSWER-measures work-in-process
inventory
Average outgoing quality (AOQ) - ANSWER-The expected proportion of
defective items that will be passed to the customer under the sampling plan.
Back orders - ANSWER-unfilled customer orders
Back-order - ANSWER-Delaying delivery to the customer until the item
becomes available.
Backward integration - ANSWER-Owning or controlling sources of raw materials
and components.
backward scheduling - ANSWER-scheduling method that determines when the
job must be started to be done on the due date
, Balance Delay - ANSWER-The amount by which the line efficiency falls short of
100 percent.
Batch processes - ANSWER-A type of process used to produce a small quantity
of products in groups or batches based on customer orders or specifications.
Behavioral Feasibility - ANSWER-degree to which the job is intrinsically
satisfying to the employee
Beliefs that help define JIT Philosophy - ANSWER-Broad view operations,
simplicity, continuous improvements, visibility, and flexibility
Benchmarking - ANSWER-The process of studying the practices of companies
considered 'best-in-class' and comparing your company's performance against
theirs.
Best operating level - ANSWER-The volume of output that results in the lowest
average unit cost.
beta probability distribution - ANSWER-typically represents project activities
Bill of Material (BOM) - ANSWER-lists all the subassemblies, component parts,
and raw materials that go into an end item and shows the usage quantity of
each required
Block Plan - ANSWER-schematic showing the placement of resources in a
facility
Bottleneck - ANSWER-Longest Task in the process
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+.
ABC Classification - ANSWER-a method for determining level of control and
frequency of review of inventory items
Acceptable Quality Level (AQL) - ANSWER-The small percentage of defects that
consumers are willing to accept.
Acceptable Sampling - ANSWER-The process of randomly inspecting a sample
of goods and deciding whether to accept the entire lot based on the results
Action Bucket - ANSWER-The current time period
Action Notices - ANSWER-Output from an MRP system that identifies the need
for an action to be taken.
Activity-on-node - ANSWER-network diagramming notation that places
activities in the nodes and arrows to signify precedence relationships
,Advertising Revenue Model - ANSWER-Provides users with information on
services and products and provides an opportunity for suppliers to advertise.
Affiliate Revenue Model - ANSWER-companies receive a referral fee for
directing business to an affiliate
Aggregate Plan - ANSWER-Includes the budgeted levels of finished products,
inventory, backlogs, workforce size, and aggregate production rate needed to
support the marketing plan.
ALDEP - ANSWER-Computer software packages for design process layouts
Allowance Factor - ANSWER-the amount of time the analyst allows for personal
time, fatigue, and unavoidable delays
Alternative Workplace - ANSWER-brings work to the worker rather than the
worker to the workplace
Anticipation Inventory - ANSWER-inventory built in anticipation of future
demand
Application Service Provider (ASP) - ANSWER-sets up and runs ERP systems
Appraisal Costs - ANSWER-Costs incurred in the process of uncovering defects
Assemble-to-order Strategy - ANSWER-produces standard components that can
be combined to customer specifications
,Assignable causes of variation - ANSWER-Causes that can be identified and
eliminated.
Attributes - ANSWER-A product characteristic that has discrete value and can
be counted
Automated order entry system - ANSWER-A method using telephone models to
send digital orders to suppliers
Automation - ANSWER-Using machinery to perform work without human
operators
Average number of jobs in the system - ANSWER-measures work-in-process
inventory
Average outgoing quality (AOQ) - ANSWER-The expected proportion of
defective items that will be passed to the customer under the sampling plan.
Back orders - ANSWER-unfilled customer orders
Back-order - ANSWER-Delaying delivery to the customer until the item
becomes available.
Backward integration - ANSWER-Owning or controlling sources of raw materials
and components.
backward scheduling - ANSWER-scheduling method that determines when the
job must be started to be done on the due date
, Balance Delay - ANSWER-The amount by which the line efficiency falls short of
100 percent.
Batch processes - ANSWER-A type of process used to produce a small quantity
of products in groups or batches based on customer orders or specifications.
Behavioral Feasibility - ANSWER-degree to which the job is intrinsically
satisfying to the employee
Beliefs that help define JIT Philosophy - ANSWER-Broad view operations,
simplicity, continuous improvements, visibility, and flexibility
Benchmarking - ANSWER-The process of studying the practices of companies
considered 'best-in-class' and comparing your company's performance against
theirs.
Best operating level - ANSWER-The volume of output that results in the lowest
average unit cost.
beta probability distribution - ANSWER-typically represents project activities
Bill of Material (BOM) - ANSWER-lists all the subassemblies, component parts,
and raw materials that go into an end item and shows the usage quantity of
each required
Block Plan - ANSWER-schematic showing the placement of resources in a
facility
Bottleneck - ANSWER-Longest Task in the process
