Questions from General Operations Management


Q: What is the term used to describe arrangements to move clinical information

What is the term used to describe arrangements to move clinical information across various information systems while still maintaining the meaning of the information being exchanged?

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Q: A certain custom engraving shop has traditionally had orders for between 1

A certain custom engraving shop has traditionally had orders for between 1 and 50 units of whatever a customer orders. A large company has contacted this shop about engraving “reward” plaques (which a...

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Q: Match the following OSCM job titles with the appropriate duties and responsibilities

Match the following OSCM job titles with the appropriate duties and responsibilities.

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Q: What is product-service bundling and what are the benefits to

What is product-service bundling and what are the benefits to customers?

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Q: The learning curve phenomenon has been shown in practice to be widely

The learning curve phenomenon has been shown in practice to be widely applicable. Once a company has established a learning rate for a process, they can use it to predict future system performance. Wo...

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Q: What is the difference between a service and a good?

What is the difference between a service and a good?

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Q: At times in the past, the dollar showed relative weakness with

At times in the past, the dollar showed relative weakness with respect to foreign currencies, such as the yen, mark, and pound. This stimulated exports. Why would long-term reliance on a lower value...

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Q: Order the following major concepts that have helped define the OSCM field

Order the following major concepts that have helped define the OSCM field on a time line. Use 1 for the earliest to be introduced, and 5 for the most recent. Supply chain manag...

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Q: Which major OSCM concept can be described as an integrated set of

Which major OSCM concept can be described as an integrated set of activities designed to achieve high-volume production using minimal inventories of parts that arrive at workstations exactly when they...

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Q: Look at the job postings at http://www.apics.

Look at the job postings at http://www.apics.org and evaluate the opportunities for an OSM major with several years of experience. There are pages and pages of these in the APICS Career Center. Here...

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