WorksheetsProduction And Operations Management
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of these is an example of mechanisation?
Digging a ditch using a JCB earth mover
An ATM
Autopilot on an airplane
Counting paper ballots in an election by hand
Which two options here represent the objectives of Production Management?
Production engineering
Efficient Utilisation of Capacity
Longer Lead Time
Increased Productivity
State TRUE or FALSE
Mass processes like assembly line production are suitable when the variety of things to be produced is high and the volume is very low.
TRUE
FALSE
The kind of production process we see at an oil well where petroleum is being drilled out of the ground without any stoppages is called a (a) process. (Fill in the blank)
Which of these decision making areas are likely to be the job of a production manager? (Pick the two answers that apply)
Decisions about inventory management
Setting the price of the product
Maintaining books of accounts for the company
Quality control
Which of the following are generally likely to increase if a company deploys automation? (Pick the TWO that apply)
Cost
Productivity
Precision
Hazard
Employment of human labour
Which of these is not a type of Automation?
Numerically Controlled Machines (NCs)
Industrial Robots
Just In Time Systems (JIT)
Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM)
Production involves the (a) of inputs (resources) into outputs (products). (Fill in the blank to complete the definition)
Which of the following situations can be described as automation?
A vacuum cleaner that can clean an airport terminal by itself
A machine that automatically flips burger patties at a fast food restaurant
A robotic arm that can paint a bike fuel tank
All of the above
State TRUE or FALSE
Generally, if there is a lot of variety in production, the per unit costs are higher than if there is very little variety.
TRUE
FALSE
