Operations management

Table of Contents

1. Topic pack - Operations management - introduction
2. Operations Management (OM) - Introduction
3. 5.1 Production methods notes
4. 5.1 Production methods - questions
5. 5.2 Costs and revenues - notes
6. 5.2 Costs and revenues - questions
7. 5.3 Break-even analysis - notes
8. 5.3 Break-even analysis - questions
9. 5.3 Break-even analysis - simulations and activities
10. 5.4 Quality assurance - notes
11. 5.4 Quality assurance - questions and activities
12. 5.5 Location - notes
13. Innovation - notes (HL only)
14. 5.6 Innovation - questions
15. 5.7 Production planning - notes
16. 5.7 Production planning - questions
17. 5.8 Project management - notes (HL only)
18. 5.8 Project management - questions (HL only)
    1. Critical path analysis - short answer questions
    2. Critical path analysis - numerical questions
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Critical path analysis - short answer questions

Question 1

Explain the nature and purpose of a dummy activity.

Question 2

Explain the difference between free and total float and how these can be used by a project manager.

Question 3

Outline how the earliest start and finishing times for an activity in a network are calculated.

Question 4

Explain why the term PERT is more meaningful as a management process than using the term critical path analysis.

Question 5

Analyse the advantages and disadvantages of using CPA to monitor and control a construction project.