Production and Materials Management Quiz

What is the main objective of production management?

• Maximizing sales

• Minimizing labor

• Producing goods efficiently

• Increasing advertisement

Which of the following is a function of production management?

• Financial accounting

• Product design

• Marketing strategy

• Auditing

The term "5Ms" in production refers to:

• Men, Money, Market, Machine, Management

• Men, Material, Machine, Method, Money

• Manpower, Motivation, Measurement, Management, Marketing

• Material, Machine, Market, Media, Method

Materials management is concerned with:

• Marketing the product

• Designing the product

• Managing raw materials and inventory

• Handling customer complaints

Which of the following is NOT a part of production management?

• Quality control

• Process design

• Sales forecasting

• Plant layout

Production management is mainly concerned with:

• Financial analysis

• Transformation of inputs into outputs

• Packaging

• Market research

Which is a function of materials management?

• Recruiting employees

• Vendor development

• Product promotion

• Market segmentation

The process of determining the production process and workflow is known as:

• Plant maintenance

• Routing

• Dispatching

• Scheduling

Which one is NOT a function of production planning?

• Routing

• Scheduling

• Dispatching

• Advertising

Inventory control aims at:

• Minimizing sales

• Minimizing investment in inventory

• Maximizing stock levels

• None of the above