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
Premium Management Operations research Project management
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
Premium Income tax in the United States Tax Earned Income Tax Credit
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
Premium Supply and demand Price elasticity of demand Economics
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
Premium Supply and demand Statistics Regression analysis
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
Premium Random variable Probability theory Randomness
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
Premium Economics
Chapter 9 Which of the following statements is correct? | | Unfavorable cost variances always indicate bad performance. | | Favorable cost variances always indicate good performance. | | Both of the above statements are correct. | | Neither of the above statements are correct. | Managers should not assume that unfavorable cost variances always indicate bad performance and that favorable cost variances always indicate good performance. Unfavorable cost variances may result from
Premium Variable cost Costs Balanced scorecard
Chapter 1: Introduction 1. Value is the customer’s perception of all of the benefits of a product or service weighed against all the costs of acquiring and consuming it. The mileage of a car would be considered as a(n): ANSWER: FUNCTIONAL BENEFITS Value is the customer’s perception of all of the benefits of a product or service weighed against all the costs of acquiring and consuming it. Benefits can be functional (the performance of the product)‚ experiential (what it feels like to use the product)
Premium Marketing
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
Premium International trade Capitalism Economics
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 :
Premium Auditing Balance sheet Financial statements