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Name the 3 key elements of an operations system

Inputs, Processes, Outputs

100

Which of the materials management strategies involves predicting future demand?

Forecasting

100

What does CSR stand for?

Corporate social responsibility

100

Name the 3 strategies to minimise waste

Reduce, reuse, recycle

100

First name of person Freeman house is named for

Cathy

200

Staff and machinery are an example of which part of the operations system?

Inputs

200

Using the ISO standards is an example of which quality management strategies?

Quality assurance
200

Name 2 benefits of outsourcing

Lower wages, specialised knowledge, timezones

200

What is takt time?

Average time between starting production on one unit of a product and starting production of the next unit

200

Age of Jojo Siwa

21

300
What are 2 differences between operations in a manufacturing and service business?

Tangible vs intangible, low vs high customer contact, inventoried vs non-inventoried, production and consumption

300

What does MRP stand for?

Materials requirement planning

300

Who has the lowest score on the Ethical Fashion Report - Nike, Adidas or Puma?

Nike (50 compared to 58)

300

Give an example of how a business could do 1 of the Rs of waste minimisation

Any reasonable suggestion

300

City where the Olympics are being held this year

Paris

400

What is the difference between efficiency and effectiveness?

Efficiency = how well resources are used, effectiveness = extent to which objectives are achieved

400

What are 2 benefits of using robotics?

Repetitive tasks, no wages, dangerous tasks, won't complain

400

Give 2 examples of socially responsible actions Yakult is taking

Removed plastic straws, energy efficient machines, minimise storage size etc

400

Give 1 example of how Yakult is using lean management

Pull = producing according to demand, Takt = can change machine speed, One piece flow = one type of bottle produced each day, Zero defects push faulty bottles off line
400

Capital of Turkiye

Ankara

500

How can operations management help to achieve the business objective of increasing market share?

Increase quality, improve CSR etc

500

What do CAD and CAM stand for, and what is the difference?

Computer aided design, computer aided manufacture

500
What are 2 challenges of using overseas manufacture?

Quality, working conditions, reputation

500

Name all of the 7 types of waste in TIMWOOD

Excess transport, excess inventory, excess motion, waiting, overproduction, overprocessing, defects

500

Did Ms Dixit's footy team win or lose yesterday?

Won!!!!