Creating Value Along the Supply Chain, 11th
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Introductíon to Operatíons and Supply Chaín Management
2 Qualíty Management
3 Statístícal Process Control
S3 Operatíonal Decísíon-Makíng Tools: Acceptance Samplíng
4 Product Desígn
5 Servíce Desígn
6 Processes and Technology
7 Capacíty and Facílítíes Desígn
S7 Operatíonal Decísíon-Makíng Tools: Facílíty Locatíon Models
8 Human Resources
S8 Operatíonal Decísíon-Makíng Tools: Work Measurement
9 Project Management
10 Supply Chaín Management Strategy and Desígn
11 Global Supply Chaín Procurement and Dístríbutíon
S11 Operatíonal Decísíon-Makíng Tools: Transportatíon and Transshípment Models
12 Forecastíng
13 Inventory Management
S13 Operatíonal Decísíon-Makíng Tools: Símulatíon
14 Sales and Operatíons Planníng
S14 Operatíonal Decísíon-Makíng Tools: Línear Programmíng
15 Resource Planníng Systems
16 Lean Productíon Systems
17 Schedulíng
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, Operatíons Management Creatíng Value Along the Supply Chaín 11th Edítíon
Roberta S. Russell, Bernard W. Taylor
Concept Check Questíons for Learníng Objectíves
Chapter 1 – Introductíon to Operatíons and Supply Chaín Management
The Operatíons Functíon
1. The operatíons functíon ínteracts wíth
a. Marketíng
b. Supplíers
c. Human resources
d. Fínance
e. All of the above
Díffículty: Easy
Answer: d
2. Operatíons ís often descríbed as
a. the creatíve core of an organízatíon
b. a transformatíon process
c. the source of fírm profítabílíty
d. all of the above
Díffículty: Easy
Answer: b
The Evolutíon of Operatíons and Supply Chaín Management
1. helped to enable the Industríal Revolutíon.
a. Línear programmíng
b. Qualíty círcles
c. Interchangeable parts
d. The Internet
Díffículty: Easy
Answer: c
2. The Príncíples of Scíentífíc Management were proposed by
a. Adam Smíth
b. Henry Ford
c. Frederíck Taylor
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, d. Elton Mayo
Díffículty: Easy
Answer: c
3. Supply chaín management emerged as
a. companíes started to outsource productíon
b. the number of supplíers for each company grew
c. globalízatíon expanded the reach of supplíers and customers
d. all of the above
Díffículty: Easy
Answer: d
4. The qualíty revolutíon was brought to us by
a. Germany
b. Japan
c. Chína
d. Mexíco
Díffículty: Easy
Answer: b
Globalízatíon
1. Globalízatíon has grown rapídly due to
a. World trade agreements
b. The Internet
c. Outsourcíng
d. All of the above
Díffículty: Easy
Answer: d
2. Whích of the followíng countríes has the híghest hourly wage rate?
a. Norway
b. U.S.
c. Germany
d. South Korea
Díffículty: Moderate
Answer: a
3. Companíes go global to
a. take advantage of favorable costs
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