3A: OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Flashcards
1
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What is operations management?
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Operations management involves coordinating and organising the activities involved in producing the goods or services that a business sells to customers
2
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What is Efficiency?
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Efficiency is how productively a business uses its resources when producing a good or service
3
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What if effectiveness?
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Effectiveness is the extent to which a business achieves its stated objectives.
4
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What is the role of an operations manager?
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Operations managers have the responsibility of implementing strategies that improve a business’s operations system and contribute to the achievement of various business objectives.