Questions from General Operations Management

Q: Construct a BOM for your college curriculum, thinking of core courses

Construct a BOM for your college curriculum, thinking of core courses, electives, and so on as components of the end item. How might MRP concepts apply?

Q: The performance measure “time” relates to what two performance dimensions

The performance measure “time” relates to what two performance dimensions?

Q: An assembly line with 30 activities is to be balanced. The

An assembly line with 30 activities is to be balanced. The total amount of time to complete all 30 activities is 60 minutes. The longest activity takes 2.4 minutes and the shortest takes 0.3 minutes....

Q: Define goods and service design flexibility and volume flexibility.

Define goods and service design flexibility and volume flexibility.

Q: Define innovation and learning.

Define innovation and learning.

Q: Explain how organizations seek to gain competitive advantage.

Explain how organizations seek to gain competitive advantage.

Q: Provide some examples of core competencies, and explain the value to

Provide some examples of core competencies, and explain the value to an organization of understanding its core competencies.

Q: What is operations strategy? How can it support competitive priorities?

What is operations strategy? How can it support competitive priorities?

Q: Explain the role of OM, sustainability, and operations in strategic

Explain the role of OM, sustainability, and operations in strategic planning.

Q: Describe Hill’s framework for operations strategy.

Describe Hill’s framework for operations strategy.