Develop a listing of what you believe are the most important metrics for operations managers. (hint: be sure to consider the triple bottom line.) how does each metric support the overall financial performance of the organization? what data would be used to support this metric and how would you ensure that the data are of sufficient quality? how does data analytics support your metrics? be sure to fully explain your rationale for selecting these metrics.

1. which one of the following would be an example of a supply-side market failure? a. a gas station is slowly leaking diesel fuel from its underground tanks, and after the leak is discovered, the business immediately cleans up the pollution at its own expense. b. a gas station is slowly leaking diesel fuel from its underground tanks, but the state uses taxpayer money to clean up the pollution rather than requiring the business to pay. c. your business wants to attract repeat customers by putting on a customer-appreciation picnic at a public park, but you decide not to because you couldn't prevent noncustomers from consuming the food and entertainment you provided. d. everyone rushes to the local retail outlet at midnight on the day of the release of a new video game console, and the store runs out before everyone is able to buy one.

The era of venture capitalists doling out large sums of money to startups is a. just beginning b. on the rise c. over d. fading

Industrial engineers who specialize in ergonomics are concerned with designing workspace and devices operated by workers so as to achieve high productivity and comfort. a paper published in this research area reports on a study of preferred height for an experimental keyboard with large forearm-wrist support. a sample of 31 trained typists resulted in an average preferred height of 80.0 cm