Questions from General Operations Management


Q: What are the variables that a manager can manipulate in a retail

What are the variables that a manager can manipulate in a retail layout?

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Q: Visit a local supermarket and sketch its layout. What are your

Visit a local supermarket and sketch its layout. What are your observations regarding departments and their locations?

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Q: What is random stocking?

What is random stocking?

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Q: What is a heuristic? Name several that can be used in

What is a heuristic? Name several that can be used in assembly line balancing.

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Q: Rich Cole Control Devices, Inc., produces custom built relay devices

Rich Cole Control Devices, Inc., produces custom built relay devices for auto makers. The most recent project undertaken by Cole requires 14 different activities. Cole’s managers wou...

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Q: Why should one study operations management?

Why should one study operations management?

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Q: Identify four people who have contributed to the theory and techniques of

Identify four people who have contributed to the theory and techniques of operations management.

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Q: Coca-Cola is called a global product. Does this mean

Coca-Cola is called a global product. Does this mean that Coca-Cola is formulated in the same way throughout the world? Discuss.

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Q: Define mission.

Define mission.

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Q: Answer Question 4 for some other organization, perhaps an organization where

Answer Question 4 for some other organization, perhaps an organization where you have worked.

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