Henry gantt Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is a system? correct answers Group of items, events, actions that are interdependent Ex: going to class, reading assignments, doing homework, passing exams, passing this class. Operations as a Transformation Process correct answers Input: Material, machines, labor, management, capital Output: Goods, Services Primary objective of Operations Management correct answers to add value Impacts on Operations Management correct answers -Industrial Revolution -Scientific Managemen...

General Environment - Correct answer-the ECONOMIC, technological, sociocultural, and political/legal trends that indirectly affect all organizations Two Kinds of External Environments that Influence Organizations - Correct answer-o General Environment o Specific Environment Specific Environment - Correct answer-the customers, competitors, suppliers, industry regulations, and advocacy groups that are unique to an industry and directly affect how a company does business SECURITIES AND EXCH...

Study set for CM 4101 Final Exam Review Questions and Answers 2024/2025 Construction Planning - CORRECT ANSWER-The process of determining how a project will be carried out. Planning answers questions: who? what? where?, and how? Construction Scheduling - CORRECT ANSWER-Process to determine when activities need to be started and completed. Answers the question: when? Project Control - CORRECT ANSWER-Is an active process to monitor and update the construction plan and the schedule. Monitorin...

Planning correct answers The process of organizing the activities that must take place to get a project done start to finish. Scheduling correct answers Introduces real time into the plan. What is the difference between panning and scheduling? correct answers Planning is a list Scheduling is a clock Why is scheduling very important? correct answers The faster you finish a construction project, the more money you save on fixed costs and variable costs, and the more money you can make. ...

Management Goals - Answer-Create a true whole that is larger than the sum of its parts Harmonize in every decision and action the requirement of the immediate and long-range future Basic Management Tasks - Answer-Setting goals and objectives Organizing Motivating and communicating Measuring performance Developing people Management Theories - Answer-Classical School Behavioral School Quantitative School Systems School Contingency School Quality Focus School Customer Focus School Cla...

Planning correct answers determining "what" is going to be done, "how," "where," and by "whom" When did Management of time and cost evolve as a science? correct answers After the Industrial Revolution Another name for the "science" of scheduling correct answers Critical Path Method (invented ) PERT correct answers Program Evaluation Review Technique (developed by US Navy) Difference between ADM and PERT correct answers ADM was deterministic and PERT was probabilistic Wha...

INST335 Exam 1 Review What are the classical approaches to management? These approaches are defined as rational scientific approaches to management where organizations are made into efficient machines. Some of the examples we discussed were: - scientific management - administrative management What is the difference between administrative and scientific management? Scientific management is aimed at increasing the efficiency and productivity of a single employee, while administrative manag...

Food Service Management CDR Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct Scientific Management - Answer- increase productivity and increase ease of work by scientifically studying work methods and establishing standards. Studied work flow and job content. Henry Towne - Answer- Engineers to concentrate on profit/financials as well as technologies Frederick Taylor - Answer- payed employees by rate per piece and emphasized time. Henry Gantt - Answer- production control; social responsibility , G...

What does PMBOK stand for? - Answer- Project Management Body of Knowledge Who produces the PMBOK? - Answer- PMI, Project Management Institute What are GANTT charts used for and who created GANTT charts? - Answer- they are used to represent schedules and were created by Henry Gantt What is the ultimate responsibility of the Project Manager? - Answer- to make sure the customer is satisfied Name the 5 process groups in the PMBOK. - Answer- Initiating, Planning, Executing, Closing, and M...

Food Service Management CDR Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct Scientific Management - Answer- increase productivity and increase ease of work by scientifically studying work methods and establishing standards. Studied work flow and job content. Henry Towne - Answer- Engineers to concentrate on profit/financials as well as technologies Frederick Taylor - Answer- payed employees by rate per piece and emphasized time. Henry Gantt - Answer- production control; social responsibility , G...