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As an operations manager for Walmart you are focused on the every day tasks that impact its efficiency and effectiveness. _______________ is a measure of how wisely the organization uses its resources (people, money, raw materials).

The Midterm Exam is a 50-multiple choice test that focuses on the course concepts we discussed during weeks 1 through 6.  It must be completed in one sitting.  You must select an answer for each question to move the test forward and you cannot go back and forth between questions.  Total test time is 75 minutes but the questions are taken from our discussion boards and weekly quizzes and you probably will be able to complete it before that time. Read each question that has been taken from our weekly quizzes and discussion board.  Choose the best response and then hit the submit button to move the test forward.  Make sure you choose one answer for each question.  Do not leave any question unanswered because you will not be able to go back to a prior question once you move the test forward. Take your time and remember our discussions.  You will do just fine.

Tom is helping one of his direct reports to plan their annual goals.  He recommends that the goals be specific, measurable, attainable, results oriented and have target dates.  Tom is recommending that his direct reports plan _________________ goals.

TOMS Shoes is an organization that donates one  pair of shoes to a child in need for every pair of shoes it sells.  This is an example of ____________________________.

Our authors tell us that effective diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) management begins by understanding each concept. Diversity is the presence of differences among a group of people.  Equity exists when employees perceive that they receive fair and unbiased treatment in their organizations. Inclusion is the ultimate goal of DEI. From a social group perspective, inclusion represents the extent to which employees feel a sense of ___________ and _______________.

Parts (a), (b) are distinct from each other. (a) Find and classify the critical points of the function \(f(x,y)=xy \ e^{-x-y}\). (i.e. local maxima, local minima and saddle points.)   (b)  Find the maximum and minimum values of \(g(x,y)=xy-8x-y^2+y+2\) over the closed triangular region with vertices (0,0), (3,0) and (0,3).   PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW CAREFULLY: When you have completed your entire exam do not hit “Submit” to submit the exam on Canvas yet, get your phone and scan your written work for questions 6, 7 and 8 (only) to upload to Gradescope www.gradescope.com or use the gradescope app. Make sure that all pages have been uploaded to Gradescope. Once you’re done scanning and uploading to Gradescope, then submit the exam on Canvas. If you experience any difficulties uploading your solutions to Gradescope, only then submit a single .pdf file in the space provided below. Do not close the current Honorlock session until you have submitted your solutions to Gradescope and then submitted the exam on Canvas. Submitting any solutions to Gradescope or Canvas after the Honorlock proctoring session has ended constitutes a violation of the UMass Academic Honesty policy and will be dealt with accordingly.

A vector function \(\vec{r}(t)\) representing the curve of intersection between the cylinder \(x^2+y^2=1\) and the curve \(z=2x^2y\) is given by:

For questions 1-5, there is no partial credit awarded and it is not necessary to show your work. For those questions, only answers submitted through Canvas will be accepted. Traces of the surface \(1+\dfrac{z^2}{9}=\dfrac{x^2}{4}-\dfrac{y^2}{25}\) are:

Find the value of \(k\) for which the four points \(A(1,7,-2)\), \(B(3,5,6)\), \(C(-1,6,-4)\) and \(D(-4,-3,k)\) all lie on the same plane. \(k\)=.

Assess which of the following statements best describes outsourcing in the pharmaceutical industry?