Essay Questions (14 questions)
o 1.-) What is a production system? Please explain and define types?
o 2.-) What is the reason for an inventory control system? Illustrate with some models?
o 3.-) What types of Material Handling equipment can be found in a plant and warehouse? Explain
o 4.-) What is production management? Please define in detail
o 5.-) Why is Operations management important? What added value it brings to organizations?
o 6.-) Why companies go global for managing their operations?
o 7.-) Please define & list elements in an operation process.
o 8.-) What is a flow chart and how do we use it? Imagine you are in a fast-food restaurant and just place your order, please draw the flow chart.
o 9.-) What are the different steps in the control process? Why are they important? Please explain.
o 10.-) List and explain 3 measurement ratios in operations (formula) what do they measure? and why do we use them?
o 11.-) What is Just In Time (JIT) in manufacturing and production management? Please explain how it works.
o 12.-) What is MRP? please explain and define.
o 13.-) Why standardization?
o 14.-) Differences between Process & Product layout
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