LO1 MOCK QUIZ 3

A production manager wants minimal work-in-progress and only produces when a customer places an order. Which production style matches this?

• Push

• Pull

• Batch

• Mass

The main purpose of dispatching in production planning is to:

• Approve budget

• Co-ordinate pre-production activities

• Organise post-sales service

• Conduct quality control

Which of the following is an indirect cost for manufacturing bicycles?

• Steel tubing for frames

• Assembly worker wages

• Lubricants for chain fitting

• Factory rent

A company producing millions of identical plastic bottles per month is most likely using:

• Flow production

• One-off production

• Prototype production

• JIT only

Which of the following correctly matches flowchart symbols?

• Rectangle – Start/End

• Diamond – Decision point

• Oval – Process step

• Arrow – Data storage

The biggest risk of a pull production system is:

• Overproduction

• Understocking if demand surges

• High inventory storage costs

• Excess work-in-progress

When selecting a production method, which factor is least relevant?

• Product design complexity

• Market requirements

• Machine availability

• Number of company social events

An electronics firm uses small multi-skilled teams to assemble complete circuit boards. This is:

• Cellular production

• Batch production

• Flow production

• One-off production

A Gantt chart is better than a flowchart when:

• You need to show decision-making points

• You want to visualise time-based task progress

• You are mapping process symbols

• You need to show equipment layout

Direct costs:

• Are always fixed

• Can be traced to a specific product

• Cannot be measured

• Only apply to automated production