Questions: 1. Define Operations and Operations management and explain the roles of Operations manager? (1+1+3=5 Marks) 2. A measure of the effective use of resources, usually expressed as the ratio of output to input is known as productivity. Find out the productivity growth of Bahrain Equipment L.L.B. Bahrain. The Company used to have a productivity of 75 % per quarter during the last 3 years, given the different issues in equipment in the production line. However, the management has decided to purchase new equipment to replace the 15-y old machines. After a quarter, the productivity hit 90%. What is the productivity growth? (5 Marks) 3. Bahrain Photoshop Company is a book title search agency that has 6 working staff, who works for 8 hours per day. They pay the staff with a payroll cost of BD 500 while the overhead expenses of BD 340. The company processes and closes on 35 book titles each day. The company upon recommendation of its consultants recently tried a computerized title search system that resulted to the processing of 60 titles per day. While the no of staff, along with their work hours, and pay are the same, the overhead expenses are now BD 900 per day. Compare the labor productivity and multifactor productivity before and after the use of computerized title search system. What will be your recommendation? (5 Marks) 4. One tailor can stitch 2 abaya per hour and he is working 9 hrs a day, 5 day a week. What is the maximum capacity in one week? If a client demands for 50 abaya in one week, will it be possible to deliver the required number. (2.5+2.5 Marks)