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U3 AOS 3 Section 4 Quiz

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(a)   is the term for the goods and materials that are held as stock in a business.

2.

What is a disadvantage of storing materials in advance?

a)

the quantities may not be right

b)

materials are always on hand when needed

c)

some materials have use-by-dates

d)

quality of the product may be very low

3.

What is surplus stock?

a)

when a business has more materials than it needs

b)

when a business has just the right amount of materials

c)

when a business struggles to produce anything because it does not have enough materials

4.

What is materials handling?

a)

the physical handling of the goods in warehouses

b)

the actual handling of products during production

c)

the sourcing of materials

5.

One of the initial stages of management of materials is (a)   . Management must use some kind of materials planning tool to analyse trends and predict future needs.

6.

Qualitative forecasting is _______

a)

subjective - info is gathered based on opinions

b)

objective - info is gathered from data

7.

Quantitative forecasting is _______

a)

subjective - info is gathered based on opinions

b)

objective - info is gathered from data

8.

What is a master production schedule?

a)

an inventory stock

b)

a plan which provides the basic information for materials management

c)

a plan that decribes what is produced, in what quantities, how and when

d)

a system used to ensure the costs associated with maintining an inventory of materials is kept to a minimum

9.

What is a production plan?

a)

an inventory stock

b)

a plan which provides the basic information for materials management

c)

a plan that decribes what is produced, in what quantities, how and when

d)

a system used to ensure the costs associated with maintining an inventory of materials is kept to a minimum

10.

What is inventory control?

a)

an inventory stock

b)

a plan which provides the basic information for materials management

c)

a plan that decribes what is produced, in what quantities, how and when

d)

a system used to ensure the costs associated with maintaining an inventory of materials is kept to a minimum

11.

What is materials requirement planning?

a)

an itimised list of all materials that were involved in producing the product within a set time frame

b)

a plan which provides all information for the materials management process

c)

a plan that decribes what is produced, in what quantities, how and when

d)

a software analysis of the materials management process

12.

What tools can be used to help with inventory control?

a)

bar coding and computerised stock records

b)

forklifts

c)

CAD/CAM

d)

MPS and MRP

13.

Just-in-time is a materials management system of inventory control first invented by ____

a)

Toyota

b)

Boeing

c)

Holden

d)

Ford

14.

Ad advantage of JIT is ___

a)

ensures that production can flow smoothly

b)

more transportation is required

c)

supplier deliveries must be reliable