Operations Management and Quality - Chapter 7 Quiz

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Which term refers to the product’s ability to satisfy a human want or need?

  • High-Contact System
  • Utility (correct)
  • Operations Capability
  • Make-to-Stock Operations

What is the systematic direction and control of the activities that transform resources into finished products that create value for and provide benefits to customers called?

  • Capacity Planning
  • Make-to-Order Operations
  • Operations Management (correct)
  • Service Operations

In which type of system is the customer part of the system during service delivery?

  • Low-Contact System (correct)
  • Make-to-Stock Operations
  • Goods Production Processes
  • Location Planning

What refers to the level of customer contact in which the customer need not be part of the system to receive the service?

<p>Low-Contact System (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the special ability that production does especially well to outperform the competition called?

<p>Operations Capability (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the three kinds of utility that operations processes provide for adding customer value?

<p>Form, place, and time (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which activities are required for operations control?

<p>Quality control and inventory management (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of total quality management?

<p>Customer satisfaction and continuous improvement (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does a supply chain strategy differ from traditional strategies for coordinating operations among firms?

<p>It integrates processes across multiple organizations rather than focusing on individual firm's operations (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the major factors considered in operations planning?

<p>Supply chain management, demand forecasting, and inventory control (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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