1. Arrange students into groups. Each group needs at least ONE person who has a mobile device.
2. If their phone camera doesn't automatically detect and decode QR codes, ask students to
4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.
1. Give each group a clipboard and a piece of paper so they can write down the decoded questions and their answers to them.
2. Explain to the students that the codes are hidden around the school. Each team will get ONE point for each question they correctly decode and copy down onto their sheet, and a further TWO points if they can then provide the correct answer and write this down underneath the question.
3. Away they go! The winner is the first team to return with the most correct answers in the time available. This could be within a lesson, or during a lunchbreak, or even over several days!
4. A detailed case study in how to set up a successful QR Scavenger Hunt using this tool can be found here.
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1. Operations management is concerned with creating, operating and controlling a ___________ process that takes ________ from a variety of resources and produces _____________ of goods and services to satisfy customer demand. | transformational;inputs;outputs. | 2. Why is efficiency so important in operations management?2 | efficiency refers to how well an org. uses resources to achieve objectives. It's important because org.'s want to reduce waste and costs2. | 3. Dot point the 3 key elements for an operations system for: a)manufacturing a car; b)a bank.3 | 4. Define the term productivity and explain how organisations improve productivity.4 | 5. Explain the link between improving productivity and business competitiveness.5 | 6. Explain the facilities design and layout strategy used by McDonald's to optimise operations.5 | 7. Dot point the 5 factors that an operations manager needs to consider when determining optimal layout.6 | 8. What is inventory and what is the main benefit of inventory control?7 | 9. Define the following terms and explain what they involve: a)Production plan; b)MPS; c)MRP8 | 10. Why is quality management important to LSOs?9 | 11. What is the difference between quality control and quality assurance?10 | 12. How can technology improve operations?11 | 13. Identify the aspects of E&SR that would concern an operations manager.12 |
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