Foundations of Business (Standalone Book) (MindTap Course List)
Foundations of Business (Standalone Book) (MindTap Course List)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781305511064
Author: William M. Pride, Robert J. Hughes, Jack R. Kapoor
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 8, Problem 6DQ
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To determine: Whether operations management relevant to non-business organizations such as colleges and hospitals.

Introduction: Operations management includes arranging, managing, and directing procedures, and makes essential upgrades for higher gainfulness. The modifications in the ordinary tasks need to help the organization's key objectives, so they are gone before by profound investigation and estimation of the present procedures.

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