Chapter 10 - Operations Management

Which one of the following best explains the effect of productivity improving technologies?

Lowering factors of production that go into the production of economic output

The goal of a split test is to:

Measure the impact of two different version on an actionable metric

The "version of a new product which allows a team to collect the maximum amount of validated learning about customers with the least effort" is the :

Minimum viable product

Which of the following is NOT a step in outsourcing?

Opening a new plant in a foreign country

Agile methods of software development may NOT always produce:

A market release of a product

The two departments that are usually involved in the purchasing process are:

Accounts payable and purchasing department

Continuous deployment is a process, which:

All code that is written for an application is immediately deployed into production

Which one of the following is a characteristic of the service sector?

Intangible products

Which of the following is the most important factor in determining location of a facility?

It varies for each facility

Forward scheduling can best be explained as:

Planning tasks from when resources become available to determine due date

Most factories would likely use which type of facility layout?

Product layout

Which of the following is NOT a result of technological change in supply chain optimization (SCO)?

SCO now focuses on delivering products to customers at low cost and high profit

Which one of the following is NOT one of the eight principles for the quality management system standard?

Savings approach

Which of the following is currently the dominant topic of discussion among supply professionals?

Sustainability

The triple top-line value production includes all of the following EXCEPT:

Better quality products

Inventory management is needed to address the following concerns, EXCEPT:

Budget surplus

Logistics management encompasses all of the following EXCEPT:

Manufacturing