Attempt the following essay type questions. Your answer shall be clear, concise, and more offpractical. You are supposed to answer for each question based on your understanding, judgment and practical experience. You should have at least one sentence per point.

What are the competitive dimensions of operations strategy? List and discuss them. $(1$ point$)$

Briefly describe the historic development of operations management and their contributors. $(1$ point$)$

Briefly describe the following concepts and give examples from Ethiopian firms. $(3$ points$)$: a$.$ Modular design b$.$ Design for disassembly c$.$ Robust design

What is Mass Customization mean? How do firms achieve mass customization? Explain it$.(1$ point$).$

What are the phases in the new product development process? List exhaustively and explain with example. $(2$ points

What is design capacity and how do you measure capacity of a facility? Explain. $(2$ points$)12.$ Discuss the various aspects of capacity concepts with example.$(2$ points$)$

What do you know about agile manufacturing? Compare with lean manufacturing and their strategic orientations.$(1$ point$).$

What does employee empowerment mean in job design? $(1$ point$).$

What are the different types of incentive plans to be considered in the compensations system in the operations environment? $(2$ point$)$

What is the difference between design capacity and effective capacity? Describe their difference with example. $(1$ points$)$