Production And Operation Management

(1) what is operations Management? Explain its scope and significance.
(2) beriefly explain different stages in product development and illustrate how quality function deployment (QFD) Provides a simple and straight forward approach for ensuring that product designs meet customers requirements.
(3) Explain the criteria used to differentiate services from manufactured goods using appropriate examples.
(4) Discuss the merits and demerits of any three basic layout and provide example for each of them.
(5) Explain the factors affecting the decisions related to facility location with suitable examples and discuss frifly any one method used in making such decisions.

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