Production Planning and Control

What is the objective of Production Planning and Control?

• Timely delivery of goods and services

• Improving customer satisfaction

• Coordinating with multiple departments to ensure procudtion process is on track

• All of the above

Which of the following is not considered as INPUTS in the Schematic Production System?

• Maintenance

• Materials

• Capital

• Information

Select which are correct for A, B, C and D production from the diagram.

• A - Continuous

  B - Batch

  C - Mass

  D - Job Shop

• A - Batch

  B - Mass

  C - Continuous

  D - Job Shop

• A - Continuous

  B - Mass

  C - Batch

  D - Job Shop

• A - Mass

  B - Job Shop

  C - Continuous

  D - Batch

What is characterized by Job-shop production?

• The job pass through the functional departments in lots or batches and each lot may have a different routing

• Manufacturing one or few quantity of products designed and produced as per the specification of customers within prefixed time and cost

• Manufacture of discrete parts or assemblies using a continuous process

• Production facilities are arranged as per the sequence of production operations from the first operations to the finished products

Which one is not an example of a mass production?

• Canned goods

• Household appliances

• Automobiles

• Machines

Mass production of item allow which of the following?

• Lower the cost per unit

• Decrease time producing each product

• Increase output

• All of the above

The act of making/producing a good is called as ________

• Production

• Transaction

• Industry

• Supply

'Highly skilled staff/operators' is an advantage of which type of production method?

• Batch

• Job shop

• Continuous

• Mass

Breakdown of one machine will stop an entire production line is a disadvantage to which type of production method?

• Job Shop

• Continuous

• Batch

• Mass

what are the objectives of Production Management?

• Right Quality, Right Quantity, Right Time and Right Manufacturing Cost

• Right Quality, Right Machine used, Right Process and Right Manufacturing Cost

• Right Quantity, Right Men, Right Machines and Right Method

• Right Quantity, Right Manpower, Right Facilities and Right Operations