C720 Operations and Supply Chain Management –2025 new version
combined Section 1-6 Tests and Answers Western Governors
University
Section 1 Test: Operational Strategies
1. A manufacturing company is reworking its operations with a greater emphasis on social
sustainability. Which action should the manufacturing company take to address this form
of sustainability?
a. Enhance collaboration among departments
b. Prioritize practices for long-term savings
c. Give support to select political groups
d. Foster positive community relationships
2. A new operations manager has been hired by a company. What is an ethical concern for
the operations manager?
a. Fair practices for setting product prices
b. Creating shift schedules for laborers
c. How to optimally design a product
d. Worker safety during production
3. An organization wants to update its policies and practices to place more of an emphasis
on economic sustainability. What should the organization do to address this?
a. Prioritize long-term benefits over short-term savings
b. Design products with the highest-quality materials
c. Set product prices at the level that maximizes sales
d. Deliver the maximum possible value to the customer
4. A company's new leadership team wants to update the company's practices and policies to
reflect a greater level of social sustainability. What should the leadership team work on to
address this issue?
, a. Use standard accounting practices
b. Improve employee job security
c. Enhance collaboration among departments
d. Give support to select political groups
5. An operations manager decides to change a production facility layout to better utilize space
and improve productivity. What is the component of the triple bottom line that this decision
addresses?
a. Economic profitability
b. Product optimization
c. Social responsibility
d. Environmental viability
6. An operations manager makes a decision to replace a production machine with a model that
is more energy efÏcient. What is the component of the triple bottom line that this decision
addresses?
a. Environmental viability b. Social responsibility
combined Section 1-6 Tests and Answers Western Governors
University
Section 1 Test: Operational Strategies
1. A manufacturing company is reworking its operations with a greater emphasis on social
sustainability. Which action should the manufacturing company take to address this form
of sustainability?
a. Enhance collaboration among departments
b. Prioritize practices for long-term savings
c. Give support to select political groups
d. Foster positive community relationships
2. A new operations manager has been hired by a company. What is an ethical concern for
the operations manager?
a. Fair practices for setting product prices
b. Creating shift schedules for laborers
c. How to optimally design a product
d. Worker safety during production
3. An organization wants to update its policies and practices to place more of an emphasis
on economic sustainability. What should the organization do to address this?
a. Prioritize long-term benefits over short-term savings
b. Design products with the highest-quality materials
c. Set product prices at the level that maximizes sales
d. Deliver the maximum possible value to the customer
4. A company's new leadership team wants to update the company's practices and policies to
reflect a greater level of social sustainability. What should the leadership team work on to
address this issue?
, a. Use standard accounting practices
b. Improve employee job security
c. Enhance collaboration among departments
d. Give support to select political groups
5. An operations manager decides to change a production facility layout to better utilize space
and improve productivity. What is the component of the triple bottom line that this decision
addresses?
a. Economic profitability
b. Product optimization
c. Social responsibility
d. Environmental viability
6. An operations manager makes a decision to replace a production machine with a model that
is more energy efÏcient. What is the component of the triple bottom line that this decision
addresses?
a. Environmental viability b. Social responsibility
