CMA Intermediate · Operations Management and Strategic Management · Introduction to Operations Management
Which of the following is best classified as a decision on the scope of operations management at the tactical (medium-term) level?
Preparing the aggregate production plan for the next six months is a tactical, medium-term decision. Plant location and entry into a new business are long-term strategic choices, whereas sequencing jobs on a machine each day is a short-term operational decision.
- APreparing the aggregate production plan for the next six monthsCorrect
- BChoosing the location of a new plant
- CDeciding to enter a new product-market business
- DSelecting the daily sequence of jobs on a machine
Explanation
Aggregate planning covers a horizon of several months and is a tactical decision. Plant location and entering a new business are strategic, while daily job sequencing is an operational, short-term decision.
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