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Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 28mins
"Standardized items are produced on an assembly line". This refers to ________
Job production
Batch production
Flow production
Cell production
"Staff is multi-skilled as they often produce goods within the same product family". This refers to ___________
Job production
Flow production
Batch production
Cell production
Which type of production method is BEST suited for goods with a high level of demand?
Job
Flow
Cell
Batch
A MAIN disadvantage of batch production is
Low economies of scale
High levels of work in progress
Specialist skills needed
Hard to source workers
"Expensive to produce since it requires high wage labour." This is a disadvantage of ____________
Job production
Batch production
Flow production
Cell production
What production method was MOST likely used to create the product displayed in the picture
Flow production
Job production
Mass production
Batch production
"Where groups of items are made together". This describes __________
Job production
Specialty production
Batch production
Cell production
Break downs in machinery can be costly is a disadvantage of ________________
Job production
Batch production
Flow production
Non of the above
_____________ production benefits from high economies of scale
Job production
Flow production
Batch production
Cell production
Which of the following is NOT a forecasting technique?
Jury of experts
Moving averages
Consumer surveys
Quality conformance
Which of the following is considered a quantitative method of forecasting?
Market survey
Jury of experts
Time series analysis
Delphi method
Sales for week 1, 2 & 3 were $200, $220 & $180 respectively. Forecast week 4 sales, based on a 2-week moving average.
$600
$400
$260
$200
Which of the following techniques uses group process that allows experts to make forecasts?
Delphi method
Consumer surveys
Sales force composite
Time series analysis
When using weighted moving averages, the larger weight is applied to the least recent period of sales data
True
False
The forecasting model that is based upon salesperson's estimates of expected sales is
consumer market survey
sales force composite
delphi method
jury of executive opinion
If demand is 106 during January, 120 in February, 134 in March, and 142 in April, what is the 3-month simple moving average for May?
132
126
142
138
Sales forecasts are based on estimates of _______.
Demand
Supply
Demand and supply
None of the above
Which of the following is NOT true about capacity utilization?
Measures a firm’s productive efficiency
It is a percentage of total capacity achieved
Can be expressed as a ratio
Gives the firm a competitive edge when high
Shortage of input factors for entire industry refers to an ______________
Internal economy
External economy
Internal diseconomy
External diseconomy
Firm receives special discounts on materials refers to an ______________
Internal economy
External economy
Internal diseconomy
External diseconomy
Maximum output that can be attained under full scale operation refers to?
Production efficiency
Design capacity
Actual output
None of the above
Calculate capacity utilisation if maximum output is 40,000 units per month and actual output was 32,000 microphones for Firm X
1.25%
80%
50%
125%
Low capacity utilization may be due to ALL of the following EXCEPT?
New Competition
Seasonality
Outsourcing
Repairs
Full capacity utilisation can lead to ALL of the following problems EXCEPT
Increased unit costs
Increased quality
Loss of market share
Loss of workers
Capacity can be improved by outsourcing aspects of production
True
False
