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WorksheetsChapter Exam #1 in Ind. Operation and Mgt (Chapter 5)
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
It is the ability of a product or service to consistently meet or exceed customer expectations.
Serviceability
Effectiveness
Quality
Productivity
Its emphasis is finding and correcting defects before reaching the market.
Strategy
Quality Assurance
Quality Management
Productivity
The dimension of quality is reflected from a product's appearance, feel, sound, taste, or smell.
Features
Uniformity
Reliability
Aesthetics
It is the primary operating characteristics that determine how well the product performs the intended function.
Durability
Efficiency
Performance
Reliability
It is how well product/service conforms to customer’s expectations or the attributes associated with a product
should be internally consistent.
Conformance
Reliability
Compatibility
Uniformity
This quality attribute implies product performance under adverse conditions or the useful life of the product/service.
Aesthetics
Balance
Compatibility
Durability
Convenience and cost of repairs that are related to the ease in resolving customer complaints is what dimension of quality?
Reliability
Serviceability
Durability
Customer service
Which of the following shows the dimension of quality of a product or service in terms of performance?
Interior design, soft-touch
Everything works, fit, and finish
Gauge control placement, CD player
Top-rated car
Work done correctly and ready when promised is an example of what dimension of quality?
Serviceability
Reliability
Durability
Performance
"Did the customer service personnel seem knowledgeable about the repair?" describes what dimension of service quality?
Assurance
Responsiveness
Courtesy
Convenience
"Useful life in miles, resistance to rust and corrosion" is an example of this quality dimension.
Conformance
Performance
Reliability
Durability
The intention of designers to include or exclude features in a product or service is what determinant of quality?
Design
Conformance
Ease of Use
Service
The degree to which goods or services conform to the intent of the designers is _______.
Service
Ease of Use
Conformance
Design
These are costs incurred to fix problems that are detected before the product/service is delivered to the customer.
External Failure costs
Internal Failure costs
Prevention costs
Appraisal costs
These are all costs incurred to fix problems that are detected after the product/service is delivered to the customer.
External Failure costs
Internal Failure costs
Appraisal costs
Prevention costs
It is set of international standards on quality management and quality assurance, critical to international business.
ISO 14000
ISO 2010
ISO 14001
ISO 9000
It is a set of international standards for assessing a company’s environmental performance.
ISO 14000
ISO 1500
ISO 1990
ISO 9000
It is a philosophy that involves everyone in an organization in a continual effort to improve quality and achieve customer satisfaction.
ISO
TQM
Six Sigma
PDSA Cycle
A business process for improving quality, reducing costs, and increasing customer satisfaction.
Six Sigma
TQM
Quality Circle
Benchmarking
It is a Japanese word for continuous improvement.
Seito
Seiketsu
Kaizen
Pareto
This method for generating ideas can be done by identifying a critical process that needs improving.
Quality circles
Brainstorming
Interviewing
Benchmarking
The letter D in the Six Sigma process means ______.
Design
Develop
Define
Determine
This philosophy seeks to make never-ending improvements to the process of converting inputs into outputs.
Quality Assurance
Team approach
Continual Improvement
Benchmarking
Which of the following does NOT defines substandard work?
Defective products
Poor designs
Shoddy workmanship
Delayed production
The following are consequences of poor quality EXCEPT for one. Which is NOT included?
Loss of business
Liability
Costs
Shipping
One of the key contributors to Quality Management who promoted the use of quality circles.
Kauro Ishikawa
Joseph M Juran
W. Edwards Deming
Walter Shewart
It is Japan’s highly coveted award and its main focus is on statistical quality control.
Baldrige National Quality Award
TQM Award
European Quality Award
Deming Prize
Which of the following are considered as obstacles to implementing TQM. Select multiple answers. This is a 3-point question.
Lack of a strategic plan for change
Lack of customer focus
Lack of strong motivation
Lack of customer satisfaction
Lack of capital
