Reasons to Study Operations Management Include Learning About

question 36

Multiple Choice

Reasons to study operations management include learning about:

• A) how people organize themselves for productive enterprise.
• B) how goods and services are produced.
• C) what operations managers do.
• D) a costly part of the enterprise.
• E) all of these.

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Definitions:

Forecasting Ability

The capability to predict future trends, prices, or outcomes based on historical data, trends, and analysis.

Tracking Error

The difference between the return on a managed portfolio and that of a benchmark portfolio against which the manager is evaluated.

Benchmark Return

The standard against which the performance of a security, mutual fund, or investment manager can be measured.

Passive Portfolio

An investment strategy that seeks to replicate and hold a market index or benchmarks, typically requiring less frequent trading and lower fees.