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Production/Operations Management measures knowledge and understanding of material generally taught in an undergraduate one-semester, three-credit introductory course in production/operations management and is required of business majors.

The exam tests for:

• Familiarity of facts and terminology
• An understanding of basic concepts
• The ability to apply this knowledge and understanding to typical production/operation decision making situations

Topics covered in this course are:

• Systems Management
  • Systems concepts
  • Systems organization
  • Operations strategy
  • Process management
  • Management of technology
  • Work-force management
• System Design
  • Location analysis
  • Layout analysis
  • Capacity analysis
  • Work systems design and analysis
• System Planning, Analysis, and Control
  • Optimization models and methods in production planning
  • Total quality management
  • Statistical process control
  • Supply-chain management
  • Forecasting methods
  • Aggregate planning
  • Material requirement planning
  • Just-In-Time systems
  • Material requirement planning
  • Work methods and measurements
  • Managing projects
  • Inventory management
  • Scheduling
  • Productivity and operations

(Taken from “Introduction to Operations Management,” TECEP Examinations, Thomas Edison State College, www.http://www.tesc.edu.)