WorksheetsPOM - Unit 1
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following inputs are variable in the long run?
Labour
Capital and equipment
Plant size
all of above
Which of the following is true
Operation management is applicable only in manufacturing sector
Operation management is useful in agriculture & manufacturing sector
Operation management is useful in agriculture, manufacturing and service sector
None of the above
Which two options here represent the objectives of Production Management?
Production engineering
Efficient Utilisation of Capacity
Longer Lead Time
Increased Productivity
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 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
Which of the following is an advantage of just-in-time manufacturing?
Labour productivity is increased
stock holding costs are significantly reduced
Lead times are lengthened
Dependence on the reliability of suppliers is increased
What does Kaizan mean?
Continuous improvement
Agile manufacturing
Multi-skilling
Market oriented
___________ Production technique that is highly responsive to customer orders and uses very little stock holding
Lean
Batch
Just in time
__________ where a product has been designed so that it is exactly right for someone's needs.
Product oriented
Tailor made
Employee oriented
___________ large supply of goods and so forth that are being kept for use or possible use in the future
closing stock
Stockpile
opening stock
___________ when workers in a company are given more responsibility by being allowed to organize their own work and make decisions without asking their managers.
standardization
Empowerment
Team working
__________ to manage to make something continue to exist over a long period of time
empowerment
sustain
standardization
______________ workers who are trained in more then one skill which enables them to do a range of jobs
Multi-skilled
Empowerment
suggestion schemes
Which of the following is considered a quantitative method of forecasting?
Market survey
Jury of experts
Time series analysis
Delphi method
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
Which provides the base for operational planning?
a. Production planning
b. Resource planning
c. Strategic planning
d. All of above
Which activity in any organization decides all other activities in the production process?
a. Organizing
b. Directing
d. Staffing
c. Planning
Short term regular variation related to the calendar or time of day is known as,
a. Trend
b. Seasonality
c. Cycles
d. Random variation
Which of the following is not an inventory?
a. Raw material
b. Finished goods
c. Consumable tools
d. Machines
Just in time aimed at
a. Zero inventory
b. Reduced manpower
c. Over production
d. All of above
From the following which is not a type of inventory
a. Raw material
b. Work in process
c. Finished goods
d. Equipment in plan operation
The reward paid to labor as a factor of production?
a. Rent
b. Wages
c. Profit
d. Interest
___ means the positioning of various types of equipment, pieces of machinery, departments facilities to maximize productivity and space utilization
Layout
Blueprint
Portfolio
Mapping
The Toyota Production System is based on two pillars namely ______________ and ______________.
Kaizen, Six Sigma
Lean, Six Sigma
Just in Time, Jidoka
Just in Time, Kaizen
Which of the following functions of Production Planning and Control is related to the timetable of activities?
Scheduling
Dispatching
Expediting
Routing
Which of the following processes is not a part of the Production Planning and Control system?
Integration of processes
Routing
Expediting and follow up
All of the above
The correct sequence of operations in the Production Planning and Control process is ________.
Routing – Scheduling – Follow up – Dispatching
Scheduling – Follow up – Dispatching – Routing
Routing – Scheduling – Dispatching – Follow up
Dispatching – Routing – Scheduling – Follow up
Forecasts are usually classified by time horizon into three categories
short-range, medium-range, and long-range
finance/accounting, marketing, and operations
strategic, tactical, and operational
exponential smoothing, regression, and time series
