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Operations Management and Strategic Management | Set 1

1. Out of the following trends in production/operations management, which one is sometimes called as agile manufacturing?

Correct : D. Flexibility

2. Out of the following factors that are affecting Capacity Planning, which one is Less Controllable one?

Correct : A. Machine break-downs

3. Which of the following stages of Product Life Cycle does attribute beginning of substantial increase in Sales and Profits?

Correct : B. Growth

4. Which one is NOT an index of Productivity?

Correct : C. TQM

5. The time by which an activity can be rescheduled without affecting the other activities - preceding or succeeding is called as

Correct : B. Independent Float

6. Reliability and per unit cost of which of the following spares are less?

Correct : A. Regular spares

7. The lead-time is the time:

Correct : D. Time between placing the order and receiving the materials

8. The method used in scheduling a project is:

Correct : C. PERT & CPM

9. MRP stands for:

Correct : A. Material requirement planning

10. One of the important charts used in programme control is:

Correct : B. Gantt chart

11. Variety reduction is generally known as:

Correct : B. Simplification

12. Conversion of inputs into outputs is known as:

Correct : C. Manufacturing products

13. Number of product varieties that can be manufactured in Mass production is:

Correct : C. Few varieties in large volumes

14. Routing and Scheduling becomes relatively complicated in

Correct : B. Batch production

15. JIT stands for

Correct : B. Just in time production

16. The first stage in production planning is:

Correct : B. Factory planning

17. Scheduling deals with:

Correct : D. Fixing up starting and finishing times of each operation in doing a job

18. Example of production by disintegration is:

Correct : C. Crude oil

19. Fixing Flow lines in production is known as :

Correct : D. Routing

20. The material handling cost per unit of product in continuous production is:

Correct : B. Lower than other systems

21. (Total station time/Cycle time x Number of work stations) x 100 is known as:

Correct : A. Line Efficiency

22. Tempering is a process of:

Correct : B. Heat Treatment

23. For production planning:

Correct : A. Short term forecasting is useful

24. Scheduling shows:

Correct : C. Which resource should do which job and when

25. Linear Programming is a technique used for determining:

Correct : C. Product Mix

26. The effective capacity is NOT influenced by which of the following factors:

Correct : D. None of the above

27. Key aspects in process strategy does NOT include which of the following:

Correct : D. Packaging

28. The example of worker involvement, as a recent trend in production/operations management is

Correct : C. Quality Circle

29. Production planning in the intermediate range of time is termed as

Correct : D. Aggregate planning.

30. Preventive maintenance is useful in reducing

Correct : C. Shutdown Cost

31. Which one of the following standards is associated with the "Quality Assurance in Production and Installation"?

Correct : B. ISO 9002

32. Number of product varieties that can be manufactured in Job production is:

Correct : B. Large varieties of products

33. In general number of product varieties that can be manufactured in Flow production is:

Correct : A. One only

34. Generally the size of the order for production in Job production is:

Correct : A. Small

35. Generally in continuous production the production is carried out to:

Correct : C. For stock and supply

36. The starting point of Production cycle is:

Correct : D. Market research.

37. Preferred numbers are used to:

Correct : A. To determine the number of varieties that are to be manufactured

38. The act of assessing the future and make provisions for it is known as

Correct : B. Forecasting

39. For a marketing manager, the sales forecast is:

Correct : A. Estimate of the amount of unit sales or a specified future period

40. The time horizon selected for forecasting depends on:

Correct : C. Purpose for which forecast is made

41. In general, medium range forecasting period will be approximately:

Correct : C. 3 to 6 months

42. The range of Long range forecasting period may be approximately:

Correct : D. above 5 years

43. To plan for future man power requirement:

Correct : B. Long range forecasting is used

44. Long range forecasting is useful in:

Correct : A. Plan for Research and Development

45. Medium range forecasting is useful in:

Correct : C. To plan for-capacity adjustments

46. To decide work load for men and machines:

Correct : B. Short term forecasting is used

47. Important factor in forecasting production is:

Correct : B. Available capacity of machines

48. Application of technology or process to the raw material to add use value is known as:

Correct : B. Production

49. In Production by disintegration the material undergoes:

Correct : B. Change in physical and chemical characteristics

50. In Production by service, the product undergoes the changes in:

Correct : D. Chemical and Mechanical properties.

51. Use of any process or procedure designed to transform a set of input elements into a set of output elements is known as:

Correct : C. Production

52. Conversion of inputs into outputs is known as:

Correct : B. Operations management

53. The desired objective of Production and Operations Management is:

Correct : C. Optimal utilisation of available resources

54. The scope of Production Planning and Control is:

Correct : D. Unlimited, can be applied to any type of activity.

55. Manufacturing system often produces:

Correct : A. Standardised products

56. The difference between product system and project system is:

Correct : B. In Product system the machinery and equipment are fixed and in project system they are not fixed

57. Most important benefit to the consumer from efficient production system is:

Correct : C. He gets increased use value in the product

58. Two important functions that are to be done by Production department are:

Correct : C. Scheduling and loading

59. The act of releasing the production documents to the production department is known as:

Correct : C. Dispatching

60. The activity of specifying when to start the job and when to end the job is known as:

Correct : B. Scheduling

61. In an organisation the production planning and control department comes under:

Correct : B. Manufacturing department

62. In Job production system, we need:

Correct : B. Skilled labours

63. In Continuous manufacturing system, we need:

Correct : B. Special machine tools and highly skilled labours

64. Most suitable layout for Job production is:

Correct : C. Process layout

65. Most suitable layout for Continuous production is:

Correct : A. Line layout

66. One of the product examples for Line layout is:

Correct : D. Cement.

67. The act of going round the production shop to note down the progress of work and feedback the information is known as:

Correct : A. Follow up

68. Line of Best fit is another name given to:

Correct : A. Method of Least Squares

69. One of the important basic objectives of Inventory management is:

Correct : C. To employ the available capital efficiently so as to yield maximum results

70. The best way of improving the productivity of capital is:

Correct : D. Productivity of capital is to be increased through effective materials management.

71. The cycle time, selected in balancing a line must be:

Correct : C. Must be slightly greater than the highest time element given in the problem

72. Production planning deals with:

Correct : A. What production facilities is required and how these facilities should be laid out in space available

73. In Process Planning we plan:

Correct : C. We plan the flow of material in each department

74. In Operation Planning:

Correct : A. The planner plans each operation to be done at work centers and the sequence of operations

75. Before thinking of routing, the production planner has to:

Correct : A. Decide the optimal allocation of available resources

76. The quantities for which the planner has to prepare production plan are known as:

Correct : D. Planning quantity standards.

77. The document, which is used to show planning quantity standards and production plan, is known as:

Correct : A. Planning specifications

78. In solving a problem on LOB, the number of workstations required is given by:

Correct : D. Total time/ Cycle time.

79. Final stage of production planning, where production activities are coordinated and projected on a time scale is known as:

Correct : A. Scheduling

80. The study of relationship between the load on hand and capacity of the work centers is known as:

Correct : B. Loading

81. One of the aims of loading is:

Correct : D. To keep operator idle time, material waiting time and ancillary machine time at

82. One of the principles of Scheduling is:

Correct : C. Principle of optimal operation sequence

83. One of the requirements of Aggregate Planning is:

Correct : A. Both output and sales should be expressed in a logical overall unit of measuring

84. In aggregate planning, one of the methods in modification of demand is:

Correct : A. Differential Pricing

85. In aggregate planning one of the methods used to modification of supply is:

Correct : D. Hiring and lay off of employees depending on the situation.

86. The first stage of Production control is:

Correct : D. Triggering of production operations and observing the progress and record the

87. One of the important production documents is:

Correct : C. Route card

88. The way in which we can assess the efficiency of the production plant is by:

Correct : C. By comparing the actual performance with targets specified in the specified programme

89. Production control concerned with:

Correct : A. Passive assessment of plant performance

90. When work centers are used in optimal sequence to do the jobs, we can:

Correct : A. Minimise the set up time

91. One of the activities of expediting is:

Correct : C. To record the actual production against the scheduled production

92. ‘Z’ chart is a chart used in:

Correct : A. Programme control

93. Z-chart can be used to show:

Correct : C. Both the plan and the performance, and deviation from the plan

94. Computers are used in Production control in this area:

Correct : D. Loading, Scheduling and Assignment works.

95. The following establishes time sequence of operations:

Correct : C. Scheduling

96. Arrangement of machines depending on sequence of operations happens in:

Correct : B. Product Layout

97. Issuing necessary orders, and taking necessary steps to ensure that the time targets set in the schedules are effectively achieved is known as:

Correct : B. Dispatching

98. The card which is prepared by the dispatching department to book the labour involved in each operation is:

Correct : B. Wage card

99. Addition of value to raw materials through application of technology is:

Correct : B. Production

100. The most powerful and popular method for solving linear programming problem is

Correct : A. Simplex method