Which of the Following Is Not a Tactical Issue in Operations

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a tactical issue in operations management?

• A)Process design
• B)Supply chain management
• C)Inventory management
• D)Capacity planning
• E)Continuous improvement

Define key inventory-related terminology and concepts, including replacement cost, net realizable value, and consignment.

Compute adjustments for inventory to market and understand the financial statement impacts of inventory costing methods.

Calculate the cost assigned to inventory based on different inventory accounting methods (LIFO, FIFO, specific identification, weighted-average).

Estimate the cost of goods sold or ending inventory using financial ratios or given financial data.

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Definitions:

Average Total Costs

The total costs of production (fixed plus variable) divided by the total quantity of output produced, expressing the cost on a per-unit basis.

Economies of Scale

The savings that organizations achieve through their size of operation, where the expense per produced unit consistently decreases with an upscaling in operation.

Diseconomies of Scale

The phenomenon where production costs per unit increase as a firm's size or output increases beyond a certain point.

U-shaped

A description often used to illustrate how certain economic variables, such as average cost, behave, initially decreasing with increased activity and then increasing.