| Management: Skills and Application, 10/e Leslie W Rue,
Georgia State University - Emeritus Lloyd L Byars,
Georgia Institute of Technology
Operations Management and Planning
Learning Objectives
Define operations management. |
| | | Describe an operating system, and identify the two basic types of operating systems. |
| | | Differentiate among product/service design, process selection, and site selection decisions. |
| | | Explain what a materials-handling system is. |
| | | Describe and give an example of the three basic classifications of facilities layouts. |
| | | Explain the sociotechnical approach to job design. |
| | | Describe several computer-related technologies that are currently playing major roles in production/operations management. |
| | | Outline three major steps for developing an aggregate production plan. |
| | | Summarize the differences between resource allocation and activity scheduling. |
| | | Distinguish between Gantt charts, critical path method (CPM), and program evaluation and review technique (PERT). |
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