operations

See also: opérations

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɑpəˈɹeɪʃənz/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɒpəˈɹeɪʃənz/

• Audio (US):

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• Hyphenation: op‧e‧ra‧tions

Noun

operations

1. plural of operation

Noun

operations (often plural only, singular in construction)

1. Any practically minded combination of business administration, management science, operations research, systems engineering, and industrial engineering.

   They get the job done, but operations is the area in which they're weakest.

2. The department or interdepartmental team within a company that works on optimizing the company's execution of such things.

   She works in operations, and her job involves data analysis and business intelligence.

Anagrams

• anisotrope

Swedish

Noun

operations

1. indefinite genitive singular of operation

Anagrams

• isotoperna