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Answer NO Question Which of the following is not the responsibility of an operations manager? a. acquiring financial resources managing inventories planning production d. scheduling production was a radical change in manufacturing organization which made equipment with complex parts a. division of labor b. scientific management c. interchangeable parts d. craft production In the recent time, there has been a major paradigm shift in the way consumers and business operate. This is motivated by a) Internet Revolution b) Globalization c) Sustainability d) Quality Revolution In a goods-service continuum, computer software will be placed at a) Closer to goods b) Closer to service c) Somewhere in between d) Depends on the mode of delivery The choice of technology for any business can directly affect its a) Cost b) Productivity c) Quality d) All the above should be at the core of an effective transformational process a) Planning for better inputs b) Controlling the transformation process c) Making budgets before starting transformation process d) Setting up a feedback system Which of the following reason is often wrongly considered to as the main reason for poor operational performance? a) Broken channels of internal communication b) Low investment in employee training C) Too much emphasis on the labor productivity in a labor intensive job d) Short term focus on the planning and budgeting Decisions related to location of a facility is of nature 8

Answer 1

1. a) acquiring financial resources

Responsibilities of an operations manager include managing inventories, planning and scheduling production

2. c) interchangeable parts

interchangeable parts brought about radical change in manufacturing organization, in the sense that it allowed outsourcing of parts and allowed the organization to focus on its core competency

3. a) internet revolution

The advent of ecommerce has been a result of internet proliferation, which has faciliated businesses to operate on a larger scale and provide convenience to consumers to buy from the comfort of their homes.

4. d) Depends on the mode of delivery

Computer software can be delivered as a packaged software or as a service. So, it depends on the mode of delivery, about where it will be placed in goods-service-continuum.