Interaction with Operations

Submitted by steelproject2012 on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 16:56

I am just new to the Project Management study; please help to explain the question below.

 

All the following examples of projects interacting with operation except…………..

A: Closing a large sales office

B:

Initiating the Go- live phase of a project  

C:

Upgrading a factory line with new computer components

D:

Increasing output to meet unusually high customer demand...correct

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Sun, 12/11/2011 - 07:26

The question is not very clear here. 

krantikumar50

Sun, 12/11/2011 - 19:06

The Answer should be D because it talks about increasing productivity which is operations.


 


The rest are project management.


 


KK...

steelproject2012

Wed, 01/16/2013 - 17:21

Pls how does closing a large sales office combine project with operations in A?

Also in D. if u increase output, it is possible to plan, install new equipment, sign-off the contract for the installation, and test-run.

So, D could be a project interacting with operations, right?

sspawar

Thu, 01/17/2013 - 07:03

Question's 3 options are  having operation but with a project and one option is not like that.


so answer is D .


because


all A B and C, are -starting and completing a task like - initiating , upgrading, closing, these are specific project attached with an operation.


A - running a sale is an operation, while to close it is a project


B -- Go- live phase -- is an opration but to initiate it is a project


C -- Factory line production is an operation but to upgrade it is a task- is a project


while in option 4 -  Increasing output  ---is a continue task --- it could not have a definate end, hence it is an example of  operation  and not an example of project with an opration.


In place of increasing -- if you say that increasing up to a definite mark---- then it would be project.


Upgrading -- have a fix end, you can't say it is an continous process.


If you say continue upgrading -- then it will be an operation.