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MGT518 Operations Management Neotel 3.2012 S Sawhney
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Bottom of Form Started on | Tuesday, 20 March 2012, 03:39 AM | Completed on | Tuesday, 20 March 2012, 03:42 AM | Time taken | 3 mins 24 secs | Marks | 1000/1000 | Grade | 10 out of a maximum of 10 (100%) |
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Question 1
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Underlying the 16 principles of operations management is an assumption that high quality, low cost, short lead time, flexibility, low variability, and better service are:
Choose one answer. | a. not trade-offs. | | | b. unrealistic as a set of customer wants. | | | c. to be chosen from in setting operations strategy. | | | d. trade-offs. | | | e. operationally unrelated. | |
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Question 2
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Collectively, the 16 principles of OM:
Choose one answer. | a. work well in cost-leadership strategy but not in product-leadership strategy. | | | b. serve as a strategic foundation for operations in goods and services. | | | c. work in manufacturing but not in services. | | | d. spell the pending doom of marketing and financial strategy components. | | | e. all of the above | |
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Question 3
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A bookstore has a policy of bringing bookshelf stockers to staff the check-out lines whenever three or more customers are in line. Which principle of operations management does this policy address?
Choose one answer. | a. The customer is always right | | | b. Move resources toward the revenue | | | c. Cut flow time | | | d. Focus on ends, not means | | | e. Cut transactions and reporting | |

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