CBME 1

September 4, 2021
Activity 6:

The Scope of Operations Management

The scope of operations management ranges across the organization. Operations

management people are involved in product and service design, process selection,
selection and management of technology, design of work systems, location planning,
facilities planning, and quality improvement of the organization’s products or services.

Do you know the scope of OM?

Using your lesson 2, identify what scope of OM is being defined below. Use the given
choices below.

Capacity Planning Motivation Distribution

Scheduling Training Maintenance
Inventory Management Purchasing
Assuring Quality Industrial Engineering

1. It is the process of determining the production capacity needed by an

organization to meet changing demands for its products. Capacity Planning
2. It is an arrangement of different aspects of manufacturing in an appropriate
manner as to achieve desired production results. Facilities and layout
3. It is the process of arranging, controlling, and optimizing work and workloads in a
production process. Scheduling
4. It is the process of ordering, storing, and using a company's inventory: raw
materials, components, and finished products. Inventory Management
5. It can be broadly defined as meeting customer needs and expectations with a
product. Assuring Quality
6. The general desire or willingness of someone to do something. Motivation
7. Teach a skill or type of behavior through practice and instruction over a period.
Training
8. It has the responsibility for procurement of materials, supplies, and equipment.
Close contact with operations is necessary to ensure correct quantities and timing
of purchases. Purchasing
9. The purchasing department is often called on to evaluate vendors for quality,
reliability, service, price, and ability to adjust to changing demand. Purchasing
10. Purchasing is also involved in receiving and inspecting the purchased goods.
Purchasing
11. is often concerned with scheduling, performance standards, work methods,
quality control, and material handling. Industrial Engineering
12. involves the shipping of goods to warehouses, retail outlets, or final customers.
Distribution
13. is responsible for general upkeep and repair of equipment, buildings, and grounds.
Maintenance