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

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Production management refers to the set of activities involved in creating goods, while operations management encompasses a broader set of activities that includes both goods and services. Thus, option C is the correct option as it highlights the distinction between the two terms.

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