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operations.

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

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

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noun/ˌɒp.əˈɹeɪ.ʃənz/Received-Pronunciation/ˌɑ.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃənz/General-American, dialectal/ˌɑ.pɚˈeɪ.ʃənz/General-American, dialectal/ˌɒp.əˈɹeɪ.ʃənz/Canada, dialectal
  1. Any practically minded combination of business administration, management science, operations research, systems engineering, and industrial engineering.

    often · plural · plural-only
    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.

    often · plural · plural-only
    She works in operations, and her job involves data analysis and business intelligence.
    The operations center was pregnant with dread.
noun/ˌɒp.əˈɹeɪ.ʃənz/Received-Pronunciation/ˌɑ.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃənz/General-American, dialectal/ˌɑ.pɚˈeɪ.ʃənz/General-American, dialectal/ˌɒp.əˈɹeɪ.ʃənz/Canada, dialectal
  1. plural of operation

    form-of · plural
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