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WorksheetsProduction and Inventory Management Quiz
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which of the following decisions helps a business determine the initial costs of a project?
Product design
Inventory planning
Capacity planning
Process design
Among the factors affecting effective demand, which factor relates to standards, methods, and materials creating opportunities to enhance capacity?
Operating factors
Product and service factors
Facility factors
Supply chain factors
Among decision-making tools, which tool helps a business determine the quantity to produce to achieve profit?
Payback analysis
Decision tree
Break-even analysis
Inventory analysis
The process of inspecting product quality and acceptability belongs to which activity in production control?
Dispatching
Follow-up
Inspection
Corrective control
Which factor helps increase reliability, speed, and reduce costs in production?
Longest operating time
Customer prioritization
Delivery date
Johnson's Rule
Which answer correctly describes the concept of dependent demand?
Produced only when required
Unpredictable due to customers
Predictable due to identifiable factors
Limited at specific work centers
How is capacity planning defined?
A fixed volume of value-adding activity
Decision-making when demand fluctuates
The maximum output level that can be achieved
The overall size of capacity, such as factory area
Which activity helps allocate work to the correct work center according to available capacity?
Scheduling
Job sequencing
Finite loading
Monitoring and control
When a production manager starts work as soon as a load is available, what type of scheduling is it?
Forward scheduling
Gantt chart
Cyclic scheduling
Backward scheduling
In production control, which activity initiates production jobs according to the plan?
Inspection
Dispatching
Sequencing
Scheduling
Johnson's Rule is applied for:
Job prioritization
Workload allocation
Sequencing jobs through two work centers
Load limiting costs are too high
Among inventory types, which one helps cope with uncertainty in supply?
Anticipation inventory
Pipeline inventory
Buffer inventory
Cycle inventory
Among the factors affecting effective demand, which factor relates to decisions on adjusting schedules?
Operating factors
Facility factors
Policy factors
Human factors
Dependent demand is characterized by what?
Unpredictable due to customers
Raw materials purchased only when needed
Predictable
Limited by work center
Which type of inventory is maintained to cope with large and predictable demand fluctuations?
De-coupling inventory
Pipeline inventory
Anticipation inventory
Cycle inventory
In production management, which activity is implemented to restore resources in case of a breakdown?
Corrective control
Inspection
Follow-up
Dispatching
When it is necessary to determine the number of employees required to complete a job at a specific time, which type of scheduling is used?
Cyclic scheduling
Gantt chart
Rostering
Forward scheduling
Which action correctly describes 'Infinite loading'?
Prioritizing
Sequencing through two work centers
Workload allocation
Unlimited load volume
What is the actual capacity after deducting losses called?
Design capacity
Excess capacity
Effective capacity
Actual capacity
Which factor affects effective demand due to changes in suppliers, warehousing, and transportation?
Operating factors
Policy factors
Supply chain factors
External factors
Which factor improves responsiveness to customer demand by increasing inventory?
Flexibility
Speed
Reliability
Quality
Which statement is true about the role of production control?
Determine market demand
Only control processes at the factory
Implement production plans according to schedule and coordinate with departments
Purchase raw materials only when needed
In scheduling activities, which type of inventory helps to separate stages in the production process?
De-coupling inventory
Cycle inventory
Safety stock
Linear inventory
When does a manager need to plan for medium-term capacity?
When setting long-term goals
When needing to adjust workload for a few months
When resources are not fully utilized
When there are only daily changes
Which factor relates to decisions about purchasing, warehousing, and late delivery?
Process factors
Operating factors
Supply chain factors
Service factors
Which scheduling uses visual charts for job progress?
Rostering
Gantt chart
Forward scheduling
Backward scheduling
Which statement is true for 'Capacity Planning and Control'?
Factory area size
Decisions in response to fluctuations
Maximum achievable capacity
Fixed volume per cycle
When production activities begin as soon as resources are available, what action is this?
Follow-up
Dispatching
Inspection
Scheduling
In an infinite loading system, why is the load volume not limited?
For easy dispatching
Because load limiting costs are too high
Due to system limitations
To ensure flexibility
In scheduling, which physical factor hinders progress while waiting for the previous stage to complete?
Customer prioritization
Shortest time
Physical constraint
Longest time
What term describes the maximum output a system can produce under ideal conditions?
Effective capacity
Design capacity
Actual output
Output rate
The time from start to finish of a process, including waiting time, is called what?
Lead time
Processing time
Completion time
Idle time
What is the main purpose of break-even analysis?
Determine the point where revenue equals total costs
Forecast customer demand
Evaluate supplier performance
Calculate reorder point
What is the formula for calculating efficiency?
Actual Output / Design Capacity
Actual Output / Effective Capacity
Effective Capacity / Design Capacity
Design Capacity / Actual Output
Which of the following is NOT a function of inventory?
Meet customer demand
Smooth production
Increase processing time
Reduce dependence between stages
Which type of inventory is held to deal with uncertainty in supply and demand?
Forecast inventory
Cycle inventory
Buffer inventory
Safety stock
Which scheduling rule prioritizes jobs with the shortest processing time first?
FCFS
EDD
SPT
LPT
Which type of cost represents the cost of storing products?
Ordering cost
Setup cost
Holding cost
Stockout cost
What is the consequence of increasing the order quantity in EOQ?
Increase in number of orders
Decrease in holding cost
Decrease in order frequency
Increase in stockout risk
Which of the following is a qualitative forecasting method?
Moving average
Exponential smoothing
Linear regression
Delphi method
What is work that has been completed but not yet moved to the next stage called?
Queue
Buffer
Work-in-process
Output
Johnson's Rule is applied to how many machines?
One machine
Two machines
Three machines
Any number of machines
What is the determination of start and end times for jobs called?
Sequencing
Loading
Scheduling
Routing
What does a Gantt chart show?
Statistical limits
Progress of activities over time
Financial profit
Delivery time
Which type of cost belongs to holding costs?
Ordering cost
Transportation cost
Capital tied up cost
Warehouse rental cost
What is the main objective of capacity planning?
Reduce maintenance costs
Reduce turnover rate
Effectively meet future demand
Eliminate defective products
Which production system is suitable for high-volume, standardized products?
Job shop
Batch production
Intermittent production
Continuous production
Which method assumes that a work center has unlimited capacity?
Finite loading
Infinite loading
Routing
Dispatching
What are the consequences of ineffective scheduling?
Increased inventory
Delayed progress
Decreased productivity
All of the above
Which of the following helps reduce EOQ?
Increase demand
Increase setup cost
Increase holding cost
Decrease setup cost
