Which of the following statements best describes the distinction between production management and operations management? Production management involves the activities managers perform to:
A)help create services while operations management involves the activities managers perform to produce goods.
B)obtain physical resources while operations management involves the activities managers perform to obtain the financial resources.
C)help create goods while operations management is a broader term that involves the activities involved in producing services as well as goods.
D)help create intangible products while operations management involves the activities managers perform to produce tangible products.

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Production management primarily focuses on the activities related to manufacturing and producing tangible goods, while operations management is a broader term that encompasses both the production of goods and the creation of services. Therefore, option C is the most appropriate distinction between production management and operations management.

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