Chapter 1 Introduction to Operations Management True/False 1. Operations managers are responsible for assessing consumer wants and needs and selling and promoting the organization’s goods or services. Answer: False Page: 4 Difficulty: Easy 2. Often‚ the collective success or failure of companies’ operations functions will impact the ability of a nation to compete with other nations. Answer: True Page: 4 Difficulty: Easy 3. Companies are either producing
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Peter Lamour Career Interview 1. What is your current job title/position and how long have you been in this role? I am currently employed at La Fitness and I am a personal trainer. People who have a membership here at La Fitness set up appointments‚ and I train them one on one. I have been working as a personal trainer here for 3 years now. 2. How did you “land” this position? Before I worked here as a personal trainer‚ I was still working here but as a Sales associate who sold memberships
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(SUBJECT CODE: IBMT0815) Instructions to Students: 1. Assignment questions consist of: Question - 50 % Presentation - 10 % 2. All assignment questions must be combined into ONE (1) booklet‚ attached with “Assignment Submission Form” as the front cover‚ enclosed with the “Marking Criteria.” typed with double spacing using Times New Roman font type (Size 12). Submitted booklet must be stapled. 3. Students are required to UPLOAD their assignments to TURNITIN (a plagiarism website)
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Chapter 12 Inventory Management Multiple Choice Questions 60. Which of the following is not one of the assumptions of the basic EOQ model? A. Annual demand requirements are known and constant. B. Lead time does not vary. C. Each order is received in a single delivery. D. Quantity discounts are available. E. All of the above are necessary assumptions. Difficulty: Medium TLO: 6 Taxonomy: Knowledge 61. Which is an application for RFID tags? A. Monitoring the temperature of fruit
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Frequently Asked Questions for a Marketing Interview 1. What is market research according to you? 2. What is the difference between sales and marketing? 3. Explain the term customer loyalty. 4. What is the difference between Customer Satisfaction and Delight 5. What is Target Market? 6. Give an example of a product which exhibits habitual buying . 7. What are the various methods of Sampling? 8. Give an example of a lifestyle store. 9. What is
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are the main participants of business? What are the main activities? What other factors have an impact on the conduct of business in the United States?The main participants of business are employees‚ customers‚ and owners. The main activities are management‚ marketing‚ and finance. The other factors that have an impact on the conduct of business in the United States are economic systems‚ the free-enterprise system‚ the concepts of supply and demand‚ and the role of competition. 4. What are four types
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Tests & Case Interviews – How to do well? Michael Holst‚ HR Leader March 2010 Deloitte Business Consulting A/S Copenhagen‚ May 2009 -1- Agenda Why and how to assess candidates Three candidates: Let’s see how they do... The CV The case The logical / analytical test The Personality profile analysis Summary -2- Why assess candidates? The best way to ascertain whether or not a person will be a success in a specific job is to hire them – This however is
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Please submit your HW (Hardcopy) at the end of lecture OR to my office (L214) QMDS 400 Project and Quality Management HW#2 DUE 6:00pm 18 Nov 2014 Name:_______________________ Student ID:___________________ Note: Late submission will NOT be accepted! PROBLEMS P1. After a number of complaints about its directory assistance‚ a telephone company examined samples of calls to determine the frequency of wrong numbers given to callers. Each sample consisted of 100 calls. The results to date are shown
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1. Small Value Purchase Orders are problematic because they can overburden buyers with trivial purchases that may prevent them from focusing on crucial purchases. Purchasing can more effectively deal with this problem by: • Having a system in place to handle Small Value Purchases • Using an E-Procurement System (Makes buyers less likely to be overburdened by Small Value Purchases) 2. Centralized Purchasing – Purchasing decisions are made by a single Purchasing department (usually
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MODULE 01 QUESTIONS With Answers Module | Type | Numbers | Pages | Module 1 | Discussion questions | 1‚3‚6 | 35-36 | | Problems | 1‚2‚5‚9‚10 | 36-38 | | Problems | 1-4 | 57-58 | 1. Can a factory be fast‚ dependable‚ flexible‚ produce high-quality products‚ and still provide poor service from a customer’s perspective? Yes‚ if a customer’s needs are not considered and does not influence strategy development‚ an organization could be delivering the wrong service or product. Even though
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