Operations management is applicable:A$)$ to services exclusively.B$)$ mostly to the manufacturing sector.C$)$ to the manufacturing sector exclusively.D$)$ to all firms, whether manufacturing or service. E$)$ mostly to the service sector.Which ofthe following tasks within an airline company are related to operations?A$)$ accounts payableB$)$ salesC$)$ crew schedulingD$)$ international monetary exchangeE$)$ advertisingWhich ofthe following is a similarity between goods and services?A$)$ Bothhavequalitystandards. B$)$ consistencyC$)$ automationD$)$ massproductionE$)$ Both can usually be kept in inventory.A small metal shop operates $10$ hours each day, producing $100$ parts$/$hour$.$ If productivity were increased $20\%,$ how many hours would the plant have to work to produce l $000$ parts?A$)$ between $9$ and $10$ hours B$)$ between $8$ and $9$ hours C$)$ between $6$ and $8$ hours D$)$ less than $2$ hoursE$)$ between $2$ and $6$ hoursThree commonly used productivity variables are:A$)$ quality, external elements, and precise units of measure. B$)$ quality, efficiency, and low cost.C$)$ labor, capital, and management.D$)$ education, diet, and social overhead.E$)$ technology, raw materials, and labor.Which ofthe following is LEAST likely to be a low$-$cost leadership competitive advantage?A$)$ effective capacity use B$)$ mass productionC$)$ broad product lineD$)$ inventory managementE$)$ low overhead$3)$I$)2)7)\text{'}$ A $-$ S$\text{'}$W$0$Tana:$1.$n$\mathrm{.}1$c$1$ ys$\mathrm{.}1$s determines$8$J$9)$n s and weaknesses and internal opportunities and threats. A project o$.$rg$,$an:ization:.$$A$)$ in$.$ternaJ strength $.$B$)$ ex$.$temaJ stre~~ and Weaknesses and external opportunities and threats.C$)\text{'}$ internal st$.$rength and weaknesses and internal opportunities and threats. $\text{'},$sandop rt $$D$)$ externaJ$1$stren th po unities and external weaknesses and threats. E$)$internal stre gthg sand weaknesses and$\_$external opportunities and threats.A$)$ismosthelpfulfor $$ B$)$ ffi C ~s e ective for companies with multiple large projects.. ongomg proJects with no termination date.$)$ ~s most he~pful whelil the work contains simple and unrelated tasks. D$\}$ is appropnate.only in construction firms.E$\}$ o:ftemfails when the project cuts across organizational lines.Which ofthe following statements regarding Gantt charts is true?A$)$ Gantt charts are visual devices that show the duration of activities in a project.B$)$ Gantt charts use the four standard spines of Methods, Materials, Manpower, and Machinery. C$)$ Gantt charts are expensive.D$)$ Gantt charts give a timeline and precedence relationships for each activity of a project.E$)$ All ofthe above are true$\mathrm{.}10)$ A project being analyzed by PERT has $60$ activities, $13$ of which are on the critical path. If the estimated time along the critical path is $214$ days with a project variance of $100,$ what is the probability that the project will take $224$ days or more to complete?A$)0\mathrm{.}8413$ B$)$ near zero C$)2\mathrm{.}14$D$)0\mathrm{.}0126$ E$)0\mathrm{.}158711)$ Which ofthe following is not a type ofqualitative forecasting?A$)$ market surveyB$)$ Delphi methodC$)$ moving averageD$)$jury ofexecutive opinion E$)$ sales force composite$12)$ John's House ofPancakes uses a weighted moving average method to forecast pancake sales. It assigns a weight of$5$to the previous month's demand, $3$to demand two months ago, and $1$to demand three months ago. Ifsales amounted to $1000$ pancakes in May, $2200$ pancakes in June, and $3000$ pancakes in July, what should be the forecast for August?A$)251$ I B$)1622$ C$)2400$ D$)3767$ E$)206713)$ The tracking signal is the:A$)$ standard error of the estimate.B$)$ absolute deviation ofthe last period's forecast.C$)$MAPE$.$D$)$MAD$.$E$)$ ratio of cumulative error$/$ MAD.$-$