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Mod 1
MGMT 361
Question | Answer |
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Physical items produced by business organizations | Goods |
Activities that provide some combination of time, location, form and psychological value | Services |
The management of systems or processes that create goods and/or provide services | Operations Management |
A sequence of activities and organizations involved in producing and delivering a good or service | Supply Chain |
The difference between the costs of inputs and the value or price of outputs | Value-Added |
One or more actions that transform inputs into outputs | Process |
The time between ordering a good or service and receiving it | Lead Time |
An abstraction of reality; a simplified representation of something | Model |
A set of interrelated parts that must work together | System |
A few factors account for a high percentage of the occurrence of some event(s) | Pareto Phenomenon |
System in which highly skilled workers use simple, flexible tools to produce small quantities of customized goods | Craft Production |
System in which low skilled workers use specialized machinery to produce high volumes of standardized goods | Mass Production |
Parts of a product made to such precision that they do not have to be custom fitted | Interchangeable Parts |
The breaking up of a production process into small tasks, so that each worker performs a small portion of the overall job | Division of Labor |
Use of the internet to transact business | E-Business |
Consumer to business transactions | E-commerce |
The application of scientific discoveries to the development and improvement of goods and services | Technology |
Using resources in ways that do not harm ecological systems that support human existence | Sustainability |
The ability of an organization to respond quickly to demands or opportunities | Agility |
A process for reducing costs, improving quality and increasing customer satisfaction | Six Sigma |
System that uses minimal amounts of resources to produce a high volume of high-quality goods with some variety | Lean System |
Buying goods or services instead of producing or providing them in-house | Outsourcing |