Om 300 Test 1 Nunnelley Already Passed

Requirements of project crashing {Ans: -Able to crash activity -Need to crash activity -Total cost of crashing is as small as possible}Productivity in the service sector is... {Ans: • Labor intensive • Focused on special attributes • normally Intellectual tasks • Difficult to automate • Difficult to check for quality}Cons of PERT and CPM {Ans: -Activities have to be clearly defined -Precedence relationships established -Time estimates can be subjective -Too much focus on critical path}Characteristics of goods {Ans: • Tangible: the seat itself • Product can be kept in inventory • Similar products produced • Limited customer involvement in production • Standard tangible product tends to make automation feasible • Product typically produced at a fixed facility • Easy to evaluate aspects of quality • Product often has some residual value}Advantages of outsourcing {Ans: -cost savings -gaining outside expertise -improving operations and service -maintaining a focus on core competencies -accessing outside technology}why do domestic business operations decide to change to an international operation? {Ans: 1. Improve the supply chain 2. Reduce cost (labor, taxes, tariffs ect.) 3. Improve operations 4. Understand markets 5. Improve products 6. Attract and retain global talent}