Operations

Question 1

what is operations?

Answer 1

functional department within an organisation.

Question 2

what des the operation department do?

Answer 2

The operations department takes a raw material (inputs) and puts them through a variety of procedures (processes) to turn them into finished products/services (outputs).

Question 3

what is the operating system?

Answer 3

As the inputs go through the processes, this adds value, turning them into high quality products or services that the organisation then sells.

Question 4

what is an example of input?

Answer 4

wood

Question 5

what is an example of process?

Answer 5

cut/paint/varnish

Question 6

what is an example of output?

Answer 6

final product