Learning Readiness Exercise - Operations Management
The purpose of this LRE is to assess your current knowledge of aspects of operations management and thus to determine who might benefit from extra help during the OM portions of the seminar.
This LRE was developed and will be assessed by our AMBA 640 / AMBA 640 Hybrid Teaching Assistants: Christine Bailey, Bryan Berthot, Mike Blanford, Darrell Bratton, Gina DiMaggio, Phillip Foust, Ross Kooiman, Bill Lock, Bob Neumeister, Manny Singh, and Richard Wagner.
The references for the operations management instruction in AMBA 640 / AMBA 640 Hybrid are as found in our syllabus and eReserves. In addition, you will find specific helps for each OM assignment posted in your section classroom.
Assignment:
Answer the following questions, posting your answers to your assignments folder.
1. Your OM experience
a. I have prior experience in operations management. Yes/No
b. I have managed operations managers. Yes/No
c. I have used OM software. Yes/No
2. Operations management is sometimes also known as process__ management and/or supply____ chain______ management and/or management science.
3. Examples of important OM methods and techniques include:
d. Grid___d A_nalysi_____s
e. D_ecisio______n T__ree____s
f. S_ix__ S_iqm_____a
4. Linear Programming is a mathematical technique used to allocate limited resources among competing demands in an optimal way. For instance, it might be used to maximize profit or to minimize cost. True/False/Don't Know
Again submit response as a pdf format file.