QUESTION
Which of the following is NOT part of operations management planning?
A) hiring and firing
B) facility location and layout
C) purchasing and inventory
D) supply-chain management
E) scheduling tools
ANSWER
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Operations management planning is involved with (1) facility location, (2) facility layout, (3) purchasing and inventory, (4) supply-chain management and just-in-time systems, (5) materials requirement planning and enterprise resource planning, and (6) scheduling tools—Gantt and PERT charts.
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