Operations Management MCQs

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Which of the following is least likely to affect the cost an organization incurs in producing its products or services?






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Which of the following is not among the chief reasons organizations fail?






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The key to successfully competing is understanding what customers want and then __________ satisfy those wants.






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Where a firm locates would typically not affect that firm’s:






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Which of the following is not among the chief reasons organizations fail?






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An organization’s mission statement serves as the basis for: A. B. C. D. distinctiveness. E.






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Which of the following would be least important in the pursuit of a time-based strategy?






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Competitiveness doesn’t include:






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Product design and choice of location are examples of _______ decisions.






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Scheduling personnel is an example of an operations management:






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Productivity is expressed as:






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In the 1970s and early 1980s in the United States, organizations concentrated on:






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Which of the following is not a factor that affects productivity?






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Which of these factors would be least likely to affect productivity?






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Which of the following is not a key step toward improving productivity?






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For an organization to grow its market share, it must:






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The ratio of good output to quantity of raw material input is called






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The fundamental purpose for the existence of any organization is described by its:






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A productivity increase in one operation that does not improve overall productivity of the business is not






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Value added can be calculated by:






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Which of the following is true?






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Core competencies in organizations generally do not relate to:






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With regard to operations strategy, organization strategy should, ideally, take into account:






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Which of the following is not typically considered a cure for poor competitiveness?






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Time-based approaches of business organizations focus on reducing the time to accomplish certain necessary activities. Time reductions seldom apply to...






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The external elements of SWOT analysis are:






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In an assembly operation at a furniture factory, six employees assembled an average of 450 standard dining chairs per five-day week. What is the labor...






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Which of the following is not a reason for poor performance of our organization in the marketplace?






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Which of the following is not a key factor of competitiveness?






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Gourmet Pretzels bakes soft pretzels on an assembly line. It currently bakes 800 pretzels each eight-hour shift. If the production is increased to 1,2...






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The weekly output of a fabrication process is shown below, together with data for labor and material inputs. Standard selling price is $125 per unit. ...





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The Balanced Scorecard is a useful tool for helping managers translate their strategy into action in the following areas:






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A firm pursuing a strategy based on customization and variety will tend to structure and manage its supply chain to accommodate more _____________ tha...






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Unique attributes of firms that give them a competitive edge are called:






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Years ago in the overnight delivery business, providing package tracking capability gave some firms a competitive advantage. Now, all firms must offer...






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For firms competing in worldwide markets, conducting ______________ is more complex, since what works in one country or region might not work in anoth...






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Increasing the service offered to the customer makes it more difficult to compete on the basis of:






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__________ is generally used to facilitate an organization strategy that emphasizes low cost.






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Which of the following factors would tend to reduce productivity?