Name five {5} critical decisions operatlons managers do and explain the relevance r importance of each? How would changes in business trends. as well as the internal and external environments of the business Impact these decisions? How do these decisions impact quality. sustainability and ethics? You are the operations manager of Ker-Pop. a World Renowned. Horonadal Based Pop-corn Manufacturer. The EEG has called for you to discuss productivity improvement at the plant. What suggestions do you have for him? How can a location decision impact productivity? Explain very thoroughly and consider incorporating learnings gained in other subjects already taken. Iiiiihy is the product decision important? What arr.I the different product strategy options. and explain each. Explain thoroughly the product life cycle - and important decisions that have to be made by operations managers in each step of the cycle. Why is it important to always develop and introduce new products into the markets? Thoroughly discuss the Economic t'irder Quantity concept. Why is this important? Explain the relevance of each variable in the EDD formula. Identify and explain at least three {3} ethical issues that are usually prevalent in managing inventory. HoviI is project management done and why is it relevantrfmportant for an operations manager? Thoroughly discuss what project management is? When is it used? How is the team organized? What are the different phases in project management ? and what information can be derived from a PERT-CPM analysis - how is the information used? How do you relate quality to Sales, Finance and Production? Why is quality Important towards achieving the organization's long range goals and objectives? What are the different costs of quality. explain and provide examples for each. What is the difference between maintenance and reliability? How would you organize a reliability and maintenance program for your factory? Explain as thoroughly all aspects of your proposed program. How would this program impact total systems reliability. and repair and maintenance costs