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Quality Management

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following best describes quality?
a)
The service provided to a customer before, during and after purchasing.
b)
Products being made to a high standard to meet customer needs.
c)
A high level of productivity.
2.
Who needs to be satisfied with the quality of products?
a)
Rivals
b)
Suppliers
c)
Customers
3.
Which of the following is usually true about poor quality products?
a)
They are in demand
b)
They fail to meet customers expectations
c)
They are expensive
4.
What happens when a business produces faulty goods?
a)
It increases costs
b)
It increases costs and damages the reputation of the firm
c)
It is an example of Total Quality Management
5.

When products are checked throughout the production process this is called

a)

Quality Circles

b)

Quality Assurance

c)

Quality Control

6.

When products are checked at the end of the production process this is called

a)

Quality Assurance

b)

Quality Circles

c)

Quality Control

7.

What is a high quality product?

a)

A product that does not meet customer expectations but fulfills the customers needs at a price they are willing to pay

b)

A product that meets customer expectations but not at a price they are willing to pay

c)

A product that meets customer expectations and fulfills the customers needs at a price they are willing to pay

8.

When is Quality Control carried out by a business?

a)

Inspection or checking of product/service is carried out at the end of production

b)

Inspection or checking of product/service is carried out during production

c)

Inspection or checking of product/service is carried out before production

9.

Quality Assurance is carried out

a)

At the end of production

b)

During all stages of production

c)

During some stages of production

10.

Total Quality Management involves

a)

Management

b)

management, workforce, suppliers, and even customers, in order to meet or exceed customer expectations.

c)

management and customers, in order to meet or exceed customer expectations.

11.

Developed by Walter Shewhart, one of the pioneers of total quality management, is a circular model known as ________ as his version of continuous improvement.

a)

Six Sigma

b)

Employee Empowerment

c)

Plan-Do-Check-Act

d)

Benchmarking

12.

It involves selecting a demonstrated standard of products, services, costs, or practices that represent the very best performance for processes or activities very similar to your own.

a)

Six Sigma

b)

PDCA

c)

Employee Empowerment

d)

Benchmarking

13.

 What is the international institution for quality standards?

a)

PQA

b)

IQA

c)

ISO

d)

QC

14.
What is the term that refers to a customer oriented management philosophy and strategy?
a)
Operations Management
b)
Total Quality Management
c)
Entrepreneurial Management
d)
Strategic Management
15.

"Improving quality through small, incremental improvements"


is a characteristic of what type of quality management system?

a)

Just-in-time

b)

Benchmarking

c)

Value analysis

d)

Kaizen

16.

Which of these is not the principle/main focus of TQM?

a)

Annual profit

b)

Customers’ satisfaction

c)

Efficient, effective and process

d)

Total involvement of people in an organization

17.

This dimension of quality refers to the total useful life of the product

a)

Reliability

b)

Durability

c)

Performance

d)

Conformance

18.

Which of the following is NOT a dimension of quality?

a)

Durability

b)

Aesthetics

c)

Performance

d)

Affordability

19.

Which of the following is a limitation of benchmarking?

a)

Cheaper than other methods

b)

Can lead to higher prices

c)

Needs experts and is costly

d)

Eliminates work standards

20.

ISO is an abbreviation for –

a)

Indian standard organization

b)

International standard organization

c)

International organization for standardization

d)

Internet standard organization

21.

How many aspects of Total Quality Management?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

22.

What is KAIZEN?

a)

KAI - Good

ZEN - Change

b)

KAI - Change

ZEN - Good

c)

KAI - Process

ZEN - Good

d)

KAI - Good

ZEN - Process

23.

KAIZEN is one of effective method to promote PQCDSMI. Which of the following is wrong?

a)

Time-consuming

b)

Boost morality

c)

Promote safety

d)

Low-cost

24.

Which of the following statements best describes Six Sigma?

a)

A quality control program

b)

A process improvement methodology

c)

A customer satisfaction initiative

d)

A human resource management strategy

25.

Where was Total Quality Management first developed?

a)

USA

b)

UK

c)

Japan

d)

Korea

26.

Total Quality Management Focuses on

a)

Employee

b)

Customer

c)

Both (a) & (b)

d)

None of the Above

27.

TQM & ISO both focuses on

a)

Customer

b)

Employee

c)

Supplier

d)

All of the above

28.

While setting Quality objective, ________ to be considered.

a)

Customer need

b)

Organizational need

c)

Supplier need

d)

Worker need

29.

What is ISO?

a)

Indian organization for standard

b)

Internal organization for standard

c)

International organization for standard

d)

None of the above

30.

Quality is a problem because

a)

Workers don’t do the job

b)

It is expensive to control

c)

All processes have some variation

d)

Management do not fund projects

31.

Which one of followings is NOT included as the Three Key Performance Criteria?

a)

Quality

b)

Cost

c)

Time

d)

Materials

32.

Where was Total Quality Management first developed?

a)

USA

b)

UK

c)

Japan

d)

Korea

33.

Which of the following are key components of a Total Quality Management system?

a)

Individual responsibility, incremental improvement, use of raw data

b)

Collective responsibility, continual improvement, use of raw data

c)

Group responsibility, staged improvement, knowledge

d)

Involves everyone, continual improvement, use of data and knowledge

34.

Total Quality Management (TQM) focuses on

a)

Employee

b)

Customer

c)

Both employee and customer

d)

None listed in this question

35.

P-D-C-A stands for

a)

Plan-Do-Check-Act

b)

Plan-Do-Correct-Act

c)

Proceed-Do-Check-Act

d)

Proceed-Do-Correct-Act

36.

Which of these is not the principle/main focus of TQM?

a)

Annual profit

b)

Customers’ satisfaction

c)

Efficient, effective and process

d)

Total involvement of people in an organization

37.

What is Total Quality Management?

a)

A sales approach that aims to sell as much as possible

b)

A sales approach that aims to sell at the lowest possible cost

c)

A management approach that aims to reconcile suppliers and buyers

d)

A management approach aiming to deliver products and services that meet or exceed customer expectations

38.

Which company is known for its TQM approach?

a)

Amazon

b)

Facebook

c)

Toyota

d)

Zara

39.

Inspection, scrap, and repair are examples of ______________

a)

Internal costs

b)

External costs

c)

Costs of dissatisfaction

d)

Societal costs

40.

All of the following costs are likely to decrease as a result of better quality except ______________

a)

Customer dissatisfaction costs

b)

Inspection costs

c)

Maintenance costs

d)

Warranty and service costs

41.

–––––––– are the charts that identify potential causes for particular quality problems.

a)

Control chart

b)

Flow chart

c)

Cause and effect diagram

d)

Pareto chart

42.

Total Quality Management Focuses on

a)

Employee

b)

Customer

c)

Both (a) & (b)

d)

None of the Above

43.

Which of the following is responsible for quality objective?

a)

Top level management

b)

Middle level management

c)

Frontline management

d)

All of the above

44.

While setting Quality objective, ________ to be considered.

a)

Customer need

b)

Organizational need

c)

Supplier need

d)

Worker need

45.

The main business process objective(s) are

(i)Customer service

(ii) Profit & loss

(iii)Employee satisfaction

The Correct Answer is

a)

(i) only

b)

(i) & (ii)

c)

(i) (ii)& (iii)

d)

None of the Above

46.

The customer requirement to be reviewed

(i)Before supply of product

(ii)After supply of product

(iii)Before commitment of supply of product

The Correct Answer is

a)

i & ii

b)

i & iii

c)

ii & iii

d)

None of the above

47.

Current quality concept is

(i)Increase in production

(ii)Continual improvement

(iii)Prevention of defect

The Correct Answer is

a)

i & ii

b)

i & iii

c)

ii & iii

d)

None of the above

48.

In ISO, standard means

a)

something established by authority, custom, or general consent as a model or example.

b)

the basis of value in a monetary system.

c)

something set up and established by authority as a rule for the measure of quantity, weight, extent, value, or quality,

d)

a guidance document to the state of art in a specific discipline or technical area developed through expert consensus.

49.

Which of the following statements is correct in addressing Quality issues in a laboratory?

a)

Main responsibility falls to the Quality Manager

b)

Main responsibility falls to the top management

c)

Maintenance of quality is everyone's responsibility

d)

Quality works best without defining any specific person(s) as having main authority

50.

The decision made during the management review should be based on

a)

facts and data

b)

financial conditions

c)

personal preferences

d)

customers' complaint