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Irina Gorb

Operation Management

True/False Questions

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(1) The definition of Earliest Time (ES) is an activity that can start, assuming all predecessors have been completed. (T) 

(2) The definition of Critical Path Method (CPM) is the longest path through the network (activities). (T) 

(3) Operation is the creation of goods and services per year. (F) 

(4)One of the competitive advantages is response. (T) 

(5)Project Management consists of Planning, Controlling, and Scheduling. (T)

Irina Gorb

Questions for True and False

Dr. Ebrahimi

Operational Management 

(1)               The definition of Critical Path Method (CPM) is the longest path through the network (activities). (T)

(2)               E-Commerce is the use of computer networks, primarily the internet, to buy and sell products, services, and information. (T)

(3)               Operations management is the creation of goods and services. (F)

(4)               There are three types of forecasts, economics, technological and demand forecasts. (T)

(5)               By scheduling effectively, companies use assets more effectively and create greater capacity per dollar invested, which in turn lowers cost. (T) 

 Patricia Russo

Project Management

5 midterm questions 

1)      The mission is the organizations purpose for being, which provides boundaries and focus and describes their contribution to society.  TRUE

2)      The first step in using CPM is determining the tasks required to complete a project. TRUE

3)      The critical path is a series of interconnected activities through the network in which each activity has no float time.  TRUE

4)      Total float is defined as the amount of time that the start or finish of any given activity can be delayed without delaying the earliest start time for the subsequent activity.  TRUE

5)      Planning involves setting goals, defining projects, and team organization. 

 Dongzhou LIU 

Supply-chain partnering is one new trend in operations management. True 

If a company wishes to globalize, it can expect that approximately the same technology will be available in all countries of interest. False 

SWOT analysis is not useful for strategy development. False 

PERT requires three estimates of activity completion time, while CPM only requires a single estimate. True 

Qualitative forecasts use a variety of mathematical models that rely on historical data and/or causal variables to forecast demand. False

  Exam OM 

Mohammed Islam 

(1)   In the term of studying operation management, WBS stands for World Broadcasting System. (F) 

(2):  When slack is 1 and 0 we always find critical path method.(F) 

(3): AON  and AOA are 2 very similar network used for CPM, while one is always create full activity and other one create dummy acivity (T). 

(4): Finding ES (Forward Pass)is the max of immediate predecessor and finding LS(Backward pass) is the MIN of Immediate successor.(T) 

(5): Mission of the hard Rock café was (!) Love all= Serve all (2) All is one (3) Humanity is Instrumental, (4) Save the planet and (5) take time to be Kind. (T)

 Richard Gimbel 

1 – OM is the set of activities that create value in the form of goods and services by transforming input to output. (True) 

2 – Two advantages of companies going global is lower wages and lower taxes. (True) 

3 – Using PERT will double the time it takes your project to be completed. (False) 

4 – There can only be one critical path. (False)

5 – Slack = (ES + LS) – (LS + ES) (False)

 Sophia Gordon

True and False Questions for OM Midterm Exam 

1)                  Production is the creation of goods and services, where as productivity is the ratio of outputs, (goods and services) divided by the inputs, (resources). (True) 

2)                  Critical variables in productivity are labor, capital and management, contributing to about 10%, 38%, and 52% of the annual increases respectively. (True) 

3)                  A mission is the rational for the organization’s existence, thus stating what it will contribute to society.      (True) 

4)                  The strategic decisions of OM are product design, quality, process design, location selection, layout design, human resources and job design, supply-chain management, inventory, scheduling, and maintenance.      (True) 

5)                  SWOT analysis determines external strengths, weakness, and internal opportunities and threats. (False) 

 Mirla Binet 

Here are my questions.  

True or False Questions:

1- Forecasting is the underlying basis of all business decisions. True

2-Effective scheduling leads to lower costs. True

3- Beta probability distribution is a function used in the Critical Path Method. False

4- The rules of the backward pass method iare earliert start time  and earliest finish. False

5- Priority rules are the order in which jobs should be done at each work center. False

 Quiz for Operation Management

Dong Ho, Lee 

1. These are the 3 specific approaches used by OM to achieve strategies, Differentiation, Low cost, Response

        Answer: True 

2. These are the reasons why companies want to globalize Operation.

Reduce costs, Improve supply chain, Develop human resource, Learn to improve operations

         Answer: False 

3. Activity of Project Management are Planning, Structuring, Scheduling, Controlling

Answer: False 

4. Examples that Short-term Scheduling can be applied.

Hospital(Outpatient treatment, Operating rooms) University(Instructors, Classroom) Factory(Productiion, Purchases)

Answer: True 

5. Forward Scheduling

Begins the schedule as soon as the requirements are known,

Makes jobs performed to customer order,

Makes schedule can be accomplished even if due date is missed,

Is used in many manufacturing environments, catering scheduling surgery

           Answer: False

 Jason L. Raybe                                     Dr. Ebrahimi

                                    Questions 

1.                  What is the difference between CPM and PERT? 

2.                  Who is known as the father of scientific management? 

3.                  What are the 4 global operations strategies? 

4.                  Is the SWOT analysis useful for strategy development? 

5.                  When does Forward Scheduling begin?

 davisdogp@aol.com   

1. Forward Pass start from beginning and compute LS and EF (T/F).

2. PERT stands for Program evaluation and review technique (T/F)

3. AON means Activity On Norrow (T/F)

4.When finding the early finish, is early start plus Activity time  (T/F)

5. Slack = LS – ES or LF - EF (T/F)

 1. cpm work with spread time.   F

2.Slack mean the ability to manover .T

3.Globolization will not allow operations to improve . F

4.Productivity is the ratio of inputs divided by outputs  .F

5.E-commerce can increase economic efficiencies by matching buyers and 

sellers. T

Sheida Hukman

operating system

 Raihan Islam

Operations Management          

Dr. Ebrahimi

March 15^th 2005

5 Questions for the T/F exam

1. Management provide the best opportunity for increases in productivity.   T

2. Operations Management jobs constitute of 40% of all jobs.                            T

3. Demand forecast is a forecast that projects a company’s sales.          T

4. Increased flexibility of locations is a benefit of e-commerce.                T

5. Critical path of a network is the path with the fewest activities.            F