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,UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
November/December 2022
MNO3701
PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
70 marks
Duration: 24 hours
EXAMINERS:
FIRST: PROF A TOLMAY
SECOND: DR A AMADI-ECHENDU
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Question 1 [20]
Write only the answer to the following multiple-choice questions (Example: 1.1 = 3).
1.1 Which of the following is/are basic performance objective(s) for production/operations
management?
a Speed
b Dependability
c Flexibility
d Profit
e Cost
1 a, b only
2 c, d, e only
3 e only
4 a, b, c, d, e
5 None of the options
1.2 Which statement(s) is/are correct regarding the product/service life cycle?
a Laggards will only enter (accept) a product/service during the decline phase.
b During the introduction-into-the-market phase, competitors are usually few or none.
c Dominant operations performance objectives during the decline phase will be speed.
d During the maturity phase, competitor numbers will increase.
e During the growth-in-market phase, the likely qualifiers will be quality.
1 a
2 a, b
3 c
4 c, d
5 e
1.3 Identify the correct statement(s).
a During the design phase in production and operations management, individual
activities must be configured after the overall design of a process has been
finalised.
b Process mapping is needed to expose the reality of process behaviour.
c Mass processes refer to processes that produce items in low volume and a wide
variety.
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