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1. Discuss the role of Scientific methods in Operations Management.
Answer. Operations Management enables better coordination between core businesses, by employing scientific methods and techniques to predict future .... Techniques and methods of scientific management play ....
2. Explain the product selection and stages involved therein.
Answer. Product selection is a strategic decision for any business .... The competitiveness of a business depends on .....
3. Define Job Design. How has management viewed job design since the industrial revolution?
Answer. Job design refers to the way that a set of tasks, or an entire job, is organized ..... It takes into account all factors which affect the work, and organizes the .....
4. Discuss the variation in the approach of planning and controlling of mass, batch and job shop production.
Answer. Mass production is the production of large amounts of standardized products on ...... Batch production is a manufacturing method used to produce or process any product in ......
5. Discuss the various methods for stores accounting and verification systems.
Answer. Stock accounting is a systematic way of assessing the money value of the items lying in stores ..... Following are the methods used for .....
6. Write Short Notes on the following:
a) Work Sampling
b) Acceptance Sampling
c) Value Engineering & Analysis
d) Waste Management
Answer. a) Work Sampling is the statistical technique for determining the proportion of time spent by workers in .......
b) Acceptance sampling is a compromise between not doing any inspection at all and 100% inspection. The scheme by which representative .....
