Management Science
Operations Management
PERT
Management Information Systems
Systems Management Theory
100
Why did the management science school emerge?
To treat the problems associated with global warfare
100
This is a narrow branch of the quantitative approach to management
Operations management
100
What is the first thing you should do when coordinating an activity?
Set the date or make the attendee list
100
This is the most recent subfield of the quantitative school
Management information systems
100
What is a system?
An interrelated set of elements functioning as a whole
200
What does this school encourage managers to use?
Mathematics, statistics, and other quantitative techniques to make management decisions
200
What does operations management focus on?
Managing the process of transfering materials, labor, and capital into useful goods and/or services
200
After you have setthe date and created the attendee list, what should you do next?
Reserve the location
200
What does the management information system do?
Organizes the past, present, and projected data from both internal and external sources and processes it into usable information, which it then makes available to managers at all organizational levels
200
What are the four elements of a system?
Inputs, transformation processes, outputs, and feedback
300
What are someresources that managers can use today to save both timeand money?
computer models
300
What can the product outputs can be?
Goods or services
300
How long should it take to send out notices of an event?
About 4 hours
300
What do management information systems also do?
Organize data into usable and accessable formats
300
What does feedback include?
Comments from customers or clients using the products
400
What helps make projections that are useful in the planning process?
Mathematical forecasting
400
What does operations management payclose attentions to today?
The demands of quality, customer service, and competition
400
After sending out the notices, what is one thing you have to wait to recieve before you can move on with your planning?
RSVP's
400
What results from management information systems?
Managers can identify alternatives quickly, evaluate alternatives, pose a series of "what-if" questions, and select the best alternative based on the answers to the questions
400
What happens when the inputs goes through the tranformations processes?
They are planned, organized, motivated, and controlled to meet the organization's goals
500
What helps control inventories by mathematically establishing how and when to order a product?
Inventory modeling
500
How does the operations management process begin?
The needs of customers
500
What are the last things that should be accomplished before an event?
Arrange for food and beverages and arrange the conference room
500
How do managers evaluate alternatives?
By using a spreadsheet program
500
What are the outputs?
The products or services designed to enhance the quality of life or productivity for customers/clients
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