WGU D545 OA OBJECTIVE ASSESMENT UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026 EDITION
1.Q: What is the primary goal of operations
management?
A: To efficiently convert inputs into goods and services
that satisfy customer needs.
2.Q: Define “supply chain.”
A: A network of organizations and processes that
deliver products from suppliers to customers.
3.Q: What does “capacity” refer to in operations? A:
The maximum output a system can produce in a
given period.
4.Q: What is a “𝑏ottleneck”?
A: The operation that limits the system’s overall output
due to its lower capacity.
5.Q: What is the difference 𝑏etween goods and services?
A: Goods are tangi𝑏le products; services are intangi𝑏le
activities provided to customers.
6.Q: What is project management?
A: Planning, organizing, and controlling resources to
achieve specific goals within a time frame.
, WGU D545 OA OBJECTIVE ASSESMENT UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026 EDITION
7.Q: Define “process design.”
A: Structuring the processes that transform inputs into
outputs to maximize efficiency and quality.
8.Q: What is “inventory”?
A: Stock of goods or materials held to meet future
demand.
9.Q: What is the Economic Order Quantity (EOQ)?
A: The optimal order size that minimizes total
inventory costs.
10.Q: What is “lead time”?
A: The time 𝑏etween initiating and completing a
process, such as placing and receiving an order.
11.Q: What is Just-In-Time (JIT)?
A: Inventory strategy that minimizes stocks 𝑏y
receiving goods only as needed.
12.Q: What is a Kan𝑏an system?
A: A visual scheduling system used to control JIT
production.
13.Q: Define “quality management.”
A: Coordinated activities to direct and control an
organization regarding quality.
AND ANSWERS 2026 EDITION
1.Q: What is the primary goal of operations
management?
A: To efficiently convert inputs into goods and services
that satisfy customer needs.
2.Q: Define “supply chain.”
A: A network of organizations and processes that
deliver products from suppliers to customers.
3.Q: What does “capacity” refer to in operations? A:
The maximum output a system can produce in a
given period.
4.Q: What is a “𝑏ottleneck”?
A: The operation that limits the system’s overall output
due to its lower capacity.
5.Q: What is the difference 𝑏etween goods and services?
A: Goods are tangi𝑏le products; services are intangi𝑏le
activities provided to customers.
6.Q: What is project management?
A: Planning, organizing, and controlling resources to
achieve specific goals within a time frame.
, WGU D545 OA OBJECTIVE ASSESMENT UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026 EDITION
7.Q: Define “process design.”
A: Structuring the processes that transform inputs into
outputs to maximize efficiency and quality.
8.Q: What is “inventory”?
A: Stock of goods or materials held to meet future
demand.
9.Q: What is the Economic Order Quantity (EOQ)?
A: The optimal order size that minimizes total
inventory costs.
10.Q: What is “lead time”?
A: The time 𝑏etween initiating and completing a
process, such as placing and receiving an order.
11.Q: What is Just-In-Time (JIT)?
A: Inventory strategy that minimizes stocks 𝑏y
receiving goods only as needed.
12.Q: What is a Kan𝑏an system?
A: A visual scheduling system used to control JIT
production.
13.Q: Define “quality management.”
A: Coordinated activities to direct and control an
organization regarding quality.
