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Four-mark questions
1 Explain the difference between ‘production’ and ‘productivity’.
2 Identify and explain two functions of operations management.
3 Identify and explain one benefit and one limitation to workers of measures to improve labour productivity.
4 Other than training, identify and explain two ways of improving labour productivity.
5 Identify and explain one benefit and one limitation of to a business of becoming more capital intensive.
6 Identify one benefit and one limitation to workers of flow production.
7 Identify and explain two costs of holding inventories.
8 Identify and explain two factors that might influence the success of just-in-time (JIT) inventory management.
9 Identify and explain two ways technology has changed production methods.
10 Identify and explain the importance of two economies of scale.
11 Identify and explain two causes of diseconomies of scale.
12 Identify and explain one benefit and one limitation of break-even analysis.
13 Identify and explain two uses of cost data to a business.
14 Identify and explain two reasons why quality is important to a business.
15 Identify and explain two problems of quality control by inspection.
16 Identify and explain two benefits of quality assurance.
17 Identify and explain the relationship between quality and a product’s life cycle.
18 Identify and explain two factors a retailer needs to consider when deciding on the location for a new store.
19 Identify and explain two ways the government might influence the location decision.
20 Identify one benefit and one limitation of locating in another country.
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