Lesson 1. What is Operations Management –Management of the conversion process which transforms inputs such as raw material and labor into outputs in the form of finished goods and services. Historical Development of O.M • Prior to 1900 –Cottage industry produced custom-made goods. –Watt’s steam engine in 1785. –Whitney’s standardized gun parts in 1801. –Industrial Revolution began at mid-century. • Scientific Management (Frederick W. Taylor) –Systematic approach to increasing worker productivity
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CLICK TO DOWNLOAD MGMT 520 MIDTERM EXAM TCO B. Infuriated when Harry Reid is re-elected during the 2010 fall election‚ the Republicans in Congress decide to take matters into their own hands. In 2011‚ the House of Representatives passes a new "Freedom isn’t Free Act" that requires that anyone who wants to vote in the 2012 presidential election must prove that they paid at least $200 in federal income tax in the past year‚ including people aged 18 (who typically are deducted on their parents’ returns
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CLICK TO DOWNLOAD ECO 550 Midterm Exam 1. Shirking of one’s duties is often encountered in team production settings because 2. Recently‚ the American Medical Association changed its recommendations on the frequency of pap-smear exams for women. The new frequency recommendation was designed to address the family histories of the patients. The optimal frequency should be where the marginal benefit of an additional pap-test: 3. A Real Option Value is: 4. The primary objective of a for-profit
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DOWNLOAD HERE ECO 550 Midterm Exam 1. To reduce Agency Problems‚ executive compensation should be designed to: 2. Economic profit is defined as the difference between revenue and ____. 3. Possible goals of Not-For-Profit (NFP) enterprises include all of the following EXCEPT: 4. Various executive compensation plans have been employed to motivate managers to make decisions that maximize shareholder wealth. These include: 5. Income tax payments are an example of ____. 6. The moral hazard
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CLICK TO DOWNLOAD MAT 540 Midterm Exam 1. Deterministic techniques assume that no uncertainty exists in model parameters. 2. A continuous random variable may assume only integer values within a given interval. 3. An inspector correctly identifies defective products 90% of the time. For the next 10 products‚ the probability that he makes fewer than 2 incorrect inspections is 0.736. 4. A decision tree is a diagram consisting of circles decision nodes‚ square probability nodes‚ and
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CLICK TO DOWNLOAD ECO 550 Midterm Exam 1) For studying demand relationships for a proposed new product that no one has ever used before‚ what would be the best method to use? 2) The forecasting technique which attempts to forecast short-run changes and makes use of economic indicators known as leading‚ coincident or lagging indicators is known as: 3) If two alternative economic models are offered‚ other things equal‚ we would 4) Smoothing techniques are a form of ____ techniques which
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CLICK TO DOWNLOAD BUSN 115 Midterm Exam 1.1. (TCO 1) The amount of money a business takes in during a given time period by selling goods and/or selling services. 2.2. (TCO 1) That part of economics that studies the operations of a nation’s economy as a whole. 3.3. (TCO 1) That part of economics that studies the behavior of people and organizations in particular markets. 4.4. (TCO 2) An unethical activity in which insiders use private company information to further their own fortunes
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1. | Question : | (TCO F) The objective of the ordinary audit of financial statements is the expression of an opinion on: | | | Student Answer: | | the fairness of the financial statements | | | | the accuracy of the financial statements | | | | the accuracy of the annual report | | | | the balance sheet and income statement | | Instructor Explanation: | Chapter 6‚ p. 134. | | | | Points Received: | 5 of 5 | | Comments: | | | | 2. | Question :
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1. A patient with poorly controlled Type I diabetes has blood drawn and finds that the pH of his blood is 7.1. The normal pH of blood is 7.4. The patient’s blood [H+] is A) one fourth normal B) one third normal C) half normal D) twice normal E) three times normal 2. The Henderson-Hasselbalch equation: A) allows the graphic determination of the molecular weight of a weak acid from its pH alone. B) does not explain the behavior of di- or tri-basic weak acids C) employs
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. Part 3: 20 points (10 points per question) SHORT-ANSWER. Answer the following questions in your examination booklet. Question 1: The Legal Emphasis Name and explain four kinds of intentional discrimination (8 points). Explain what is also known as unintentional discrimination (2 points). • Intentional Discrimination: (2 points per type) o Direct – An employer deliberately refusing to hire‚ train‚ or promote an individual. It is important to realize that deliberate
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