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Operations Management Ch1 (MBA) Exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions Operations Management - Answer️️ -Activities that relate to the creation of goods and services through the transformation of inputs --> outputs Explain the distinction between goods and services. - Answer️️ -A g...

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Operations Management Ch1 (MBA) Exam
Study Guide with Complete Solutions

Operations Management - Answer✔️✔️-Activities that relate to the creation
of goods and services through the transformation of inputs --> outputs

Explain the distinction between goods and services. - Answer✔️✔️-A good is
a tangible output of a process that has physical dimensions.



A service is an intangible process that cannot be weighed or measured.

Explain the difference between production and productivity. - Answer✔️✔️-
Production is the making of goods and services.



Productivity is the ratio of outputs (goods and services) divided by one or
more inputs (such as labor, capital, or management)

Compute single-factor productivity. - Answer✔️✔️-Productivity = Units
produced / Inputs used



**Indicates the ratio of ONE resource (input) to the goods and services
produced (outputs).

Compute multifactor productivity. - Answer✔️✔️-Productivity = Output /
Labor + Material + Energy + Capital + Miscellaneous



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**Indicates the ratio of MANY or all resources (inputs) to the goods and
services produced (outputs).

Identify the critical variables in enhancing productivity. - Answer✔️✔️-1.
Labor - contributes about 10% of the annual increase



2. Capital - contributes about 38% of the annual increase



3. The art & science of Management - contributes about 52% of the annual
increase

Productivity increases when: - Answer✔️✔️-Inputs decrease while outputs
remain the same

Services often: - Answer✔️✔️-Are knowledge based

Productivity: - Answer✔️✔️-Is dependent upon labor, management, and
capital

Single-factor productivity: - Answer✔️✔️-Usually uses labor as a factor

Multifactor productivity: - Answer✔️✔️-Usually uses substitutes as common
variables for the factors of production

Productivity increases each year in the U.S. are a result of three factors: -
Answer✔️✔️-Labor, capital, and management



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