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WorksheetsEngineering Management
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 28mins
Managers job is not to do the work but to help others to theirs
True
False
Management as a discipline can be defined as:
Several work activities and functions that must be followed and completed by managers in order to achieve organizational goals
The position or rank of individuals holding the designation of managers at the various levels of management
An area of knowledge that investigates ways to manage an organization
The following are the Four Functions of Management as defined by Henry Fayol except for...
Scheduling
Leading
Controlling
Organizing
(a) literally means to rule from a desk or office.
From the Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, Self-Actualization is the need for:
Air, food, water, health
Love, belonging, inclusion
Self-esteem, power, control, recognition
Development, creativity, growth
< Select all of the correct answers > Managers under "Middle Level Management" include:
Operation Manager
Supervisor
Inspector
Branch Manager
The responsibility of Top Level Management is to guide employees to implement activities related to organizational policies.
True
False
What information is not shown on the Organisation Chart?
Reporting relationship
Job division
Timeline
Department or units
(a) is defined as situation whereby there is no distribution of power to subordinates.
Example of resources in production exclude
Motivation
Machine
Men
Materials
Requisite quality is the same as best quality
True
Depends on the situation
False
50:50
The following are examples of Production System except for
Job Shop Production
Mass Production
Scheduled Production
Batch Production
For Batch Production, in contrast to Job Shop Production, has longer manufacturing lead-time and lower cost.
True
False
As it should
Not sure...
What Production System that has high volume of production but low variety of products?
(a)
< Select all correct answers > The following are examples of Continuous Production
Power and Electricity
Bakery
Oil and Gas Refineries
Paper Production
Five of the 6'M's of Principals of Production Management are as follow excluding:
Men
Money
Marketing
Manufacturing
Methods
Control precedes the planning of production
True
False
Fax, no printer
FR, No cap
(a) is the element of PPC that determines the exact path which will be followed in production.
< Select all correct answers> The three main types of scheduling in PPC are as follow:
Maintenance Scheduling
Master Scheduling
Manufacturing Scheduling
Detail Operation Scheduling
Operational Data is defined as...
Information used to define the product and the processes used in its manufacture.
Data concerned with the resources available for manufacture, the capacity of the manufacturing plant, and the stock of materials and parts.
Data available on the Bill of Materials (BOM)
Data that is represented using the binary number system of ones and zeros, instead of analog representation.
Overhead cost falls under direct cost
True
False
Yes, but also no
Manufacturing accounting is a group of inventory and production management processes used for monitoring and controlling the ______ involved with manufacturing products.
Flow
Procedures
Cost
Production
The formula to calculate the Gross Profit is:
Net Sales + Costs of Goods Sold
Costs of Goods Sold - Net Sales
Net Sales - Costs of Returned Goods
Net Sales - Costs of Goods Sold
Select the incorrect statement from the Law of Supply and Demand:
Prices rise when supply decreases and demand increases
Prices fall when supply increases and demand remains constant
Prices rise when demand increases and supply remains constant
Prices fall when demand increases and supply decreases
(a) is one of the 4 P's of marketing which can be defined as: "How you advertise your product or service"
You are the CEO of a company. You meet a new employee who has recently transferred to your company from Japan. He is not a native Malay speaker and speaks minimal English. What should you do if you have trouble communicating with him?
Hire a translator for easy communication
Use a pocket dictionary so you can translate words for him
Speak slower than normal and listen carefully
Interrupt him to ask for clarification
In another situation, you are meeting your new business partner, a CEO of a successful IT consultant company from Lithuania. What is the most professional approach in the situation you might have trouble in communicating with him?
Speak slower than normal and listen carefully
Hire a translator for easy communication
Interrupt him politely to ask for clarification
Use a pocket dictionary so you can translate words for him
You manage a department with ten employees. Your boss tells you the company needs to save money, so you have to lay-off employees and make other budget cuts. What is one of the most important things you should focus on?
Keeping the layoff news out of the newspaper
Protecting the company's financial position
Maintaining your own salary level
Minimizing the harm to the employees
You found a huge error in a report that is going to the president of the company shortly. You know who created the problem. What should you do?
Report the person who caused the problem
Solve the problem without assigning blame
Ask your manager to solve the problem
Determine the financial impact before taking action
You are the Head of Production Manager. You have identified a safety issue with one of your products. The company could lose a large amount of money if customers find out about the problem. What should you do?
Immediately recall the product
Try and find out who caused the problem
Ignore the problem until someone reports it
Do a financial impact study before taking action
You are considering major changes in your organisational structure. Members of the group have made suggestions about change. The group has always demonstrated flexibility in its day-to-day operations. What is the most effective and efficient approach?
Acquire group’s approval on the change and allow members to organise implementation
Be willing to make changes as recommended by the team members, but maintain control of implementation
Avoid potential confrontation, do not change anything and leave things well alone
Announce the change and supervise carefully
You are the Head of the Engineering Department of a company. You are to cut some budgets in your department due to the struggling company's financial performance. Which of the following cuts would have the least impact to your team members?
Cancel a project that has not been started
Reduce everyone's salary
Cancel vacation time
Lay off a team member
