Amanda is a manager within a furniture manufacturing company. Amanda negotiates raw material purchases from suppliers,ensures her production teams meet quotas,and final products meet standards set by upper management. What type of manager is Amanda?
A)operations manager
B)resource manager
C)systems manager
D)bureaucratic manager

Question

Amanda is a manager within a furniture manufacturing company. Amanda negotiates raw material purchases from suppliers,ensures her production teams meet quotas,and final products meet standards set by upper management. What type of manager is Amanda?
A)operations manager  
B)resource manager  
C)systems manager  
D)bureaucratic manager

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Amanda is responsible for managing the production processes and ensuring that the production goals are met. This makes her an operations manager. Resource managers are responsible for managing the organization's resources, systems managers manage the organization's information technology systems, and bureaucratic managers focus on managing the organization's rules and procedures. None of these descriptions fit Amanda's role as well as that of an operations manager.

Amanda Is a Manager Within a Furniture Manufacturing Company