A plant manager who supervises workers manufacturing products, plans for production, and ensures product quality is what kind of manager?

Group of answer choices

a) Operations

b) Top

c) Human Resources

d) Leadership

Nike and Adidas let customers design their own custom shoes on their website, allowing them to choose colors of the different shoe parts. The shoes are made to order, but are not significantly more expensive than regular Nike or Adidas shoes and are shipped to customers quickly. How is this possible?

Group of answer choices

a) Nike and Adidas have better manufacturing facilities than other shoe companies.

b) Nike and Adidas use mass customization to streamline the manufacturing process for customized goods.

c) Nike and Adidas can effectively predict customer orders and make the shoes before they are ordered so they are ready to ship.

d) Nike and Adidas have all of the possible combinations in stock and can simply ship the shoes that match the customer's choices.

When Mikayla decided to open a café, she had to decide how much seating she should have in her café so she could rent a large enough space. In order to figure this out, she had to estimate the demand she might have, that is, how many customers she would likely have based on her products and location. Mikayla was:

Group of answer choices

a) Forecasting

b) Production planning

c) Managing operations

d) Marketing