Section 3.3 - Business Operations

Question 1

What is production? (Definition)

Answer 1

Production is the process of changing inputs such as labour services into goods and services that can be sold.

Question 2

What is production management?

Answer 2

Production (or operations) management refers to all the activities in managing the transformation process

Question 3

To supply a service, like cleaning, what resources are required?

Answer 3

• People to do the cleaning;
• Management to organise the business:
• Vehicles or transport;
• cleaning materials.

Question 4

What is production? (Definition)

Answer 4

Production is the process of changing inputs such as labour services into goods and services that can be sold.

Question 5

What is production management?

Answer 5

Production (or operations) management refers to all the activities in managing the transformation process

Question 6

To supply a service, like cleaning, what resources are required?

Answer 6

• People to do the cleaning;
• Management to organise the business:
• Vehicles or transport;
• cleaning materials.