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WorksheetsIB DT Paper 1 Topic 10 MCQ
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 23mins
A manufacturer can sell their products in bulk to a retailer for a reduced price. What is the name of this pricing strategy?
A. Unit cost
B. Retail price
C. Wholesale price
D. Typical manufacturing price
Which of the following are monitored in computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)?
I. Purchasing
II. Recovery of products at the end of their useful life
III. Distribution
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
A manufacturer can review the sequence of production, tools used and worker movement to help identify areas of improvement. What is the name of this lean production concept, often shown as a flow chart?
A. Value stream mapping
B. Lead time
C. Sorting
D. Workflow analysis
Which of the following costs are lower in just in time (JIT) production?
I. Storage for finished products
II. Marketing costs
III. Labour costs
A. I and II
B. I and III
C. II and III
D. I, II and III
Which of the following best describes lead time?
A. The time for a product to be ordered.
B. The time for a product to be manufactured.
C. The time for delivery of a finished product.
D. The time from order of a product to delivery to the customer.
Which of the following lean production concepts values the opinions and suggestions of the workforce in order to ensure continuous improvement?
A. Product family
B. Kaizen
C. Workflow analysis
D. Value stream mapping
What is true of just-in-case (JIC) inventory management?
A. Guarantees that products will be available
B. Reduces inventory costs
C. Enables lean production
D. Efficient use of materials
Which of the following is a pricing strategy where a company will add a percentage to the total cost of a product?
A. Demand pricing
B. Competitor-based pricing
C. Cost-plus pricing
D. Psychological pricing
The regulation of the quality of raw materials, assemblies, products and components is referred to as…
A. Quality control (QC)
B. Quality assurance (QA)
C. Statistical process control (SPC)
D. Standardization
Which of the following is true of break-even?
A. It is based on qualitative analysis
B. It is based on all products that a company sells
C. It is based on fixed and variable costs
D. It is based on trends of consumer behaviour
Figure 9 shows a car production line.
The company does not allocate space to the storage of components or completed cars. This is an example of which production strategy?
A. Just in case (JIC)
B. Just in time (JIT)
C. Workflow analysis
D. Kaizen
Which of the following would be included in a company’s fixed costs?
I. Machinery
II. Rent
III. Materials used in production
A. I and II
B. I and III
C. II and III
D. I, II and III
At the car manufacturing plant, teams work together to eliminate waste such as cutting time spent waiting for parts to arrive, reducing unnecessary movement in work cells, eliminating over-processing and over-production.
This strategy, where everyone works together to eliminate waste during manufacture, is a key principle of…
A. Mass customization
B. Lean production
C. Automation
D. Computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
The 5 S system was developed in Japan and is an important part of lean production.
Arranging the items on a production line so that they are easy to find, use and put away, is an example of which of the 5 Ss?
A. Setting
B. Sorting
C. Sifting
D. Shifting
Statistical process control (SPC) is a quality control tool that uses statistical methods to ensure that a process operates at its optimum efficiency.
Which of the following are elements of statistical process control (SPC)?
I. Dramatically reducing variability and waste
II. Reducing costs
III. Predicting demand
A. I and II
B. I and III
C. II and III
D. I, II and III
Which consideration best relates to the waste produced by inappropriate processing?
A. Are we producing exactly what is required?
B. Where and how can we reduce our stock?
C. How can I avoid moving parts from one place to another?
D. Can operations be eliminated from my work?
The ideal situation in a just in time (JIT) environment is piece per process, which equates to one piece ordered, one piece processed and one piece shipped. All inventory held over and above this quantity is regarded as waste.
However, this is not always possible or practical. Which of the following allows the inventory to be minimised as far as possible?
A. Carry parts that are expensive
B. Carry parts that are likely to become obsolete
C. Carry parts critical to manufacture
D. Carry parts that another local company can also sell
Which of the following is a culture of continuous improvement?
A. Kaizen
B. Quality control
C. Statistical process control
D. Value stream mapping
Figure 13 shows a graph of costs/revenue against sales. Which of the following points represents the break-even point on the graph?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Figure 10 shows computer integrated manufacturing (CIM).
CIM is a system that uses computers to integrate production, business and manufacturing in order to create more efficient production lines.
Which of the following are elements of CIM?
I. Extraction of raw materials
II. Tracking of financial resources
III. Manufacturing final product
A. I and II
B. I and III
C. II and III
D. I, II and III
Which of the following terms best describes the most efficient way of designing and producing a product from the manufacturer’s point of view?
A. Cost effectiveness
B. Target costs
C. Cost analysis
D. Cost assurance
Which principle of lean production considers sequence, tools and worker movement in manufacture?
A. Value stream mapping
B. Lead time
C. Kaizen
D. Workflow analysis
Figure 11 shows quality control taking place in a car production plant. Which one of the seven wastes does quality control help reduce?
A. Overproduction
B. Unnecessary inventory
C. Defects
D. Transporting
