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WorksheetsProduction and Operations Management Worksheet
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Production management deals with:
Conversion of inputs into outputs
Distribution of goods
Selling of products
Financial planning
Operations management focuses on:
Planning, organizing, and controlling production activities
Human resource management
Financial analysis
Advertising
The main objective of production management is:
Produce goods of right quality and quantity at the right time and cost
Reduce labor
Maximize profit only
Increase market share
Which of the following is NOT a type of production system?
Job production
Batch production
Flow production
Financial production
Mass production is characterized by:
Standardized products and continuous flow
Customization
Irregular demand
Project work
Batch production is suitable for:
Producing a limited number of identical products
One-time projects
Mass manufacturing
Continuous flow
Job production involves:
Making one product at a time as per customer order
Mass producing identical goods
Continuous production
Automation
Project production is used for:
Large-scale, one-time activities like construction
Daily routine work
Batch manufacturing
The transformation process in operations converts:
Inputs into outputs
Workers into machines
Capital into labor
None of these
Operations strategy deals with:
Long-term planning of production resources
Marketing campaigns
Employee motivation
Cost reduction only
Capacity planning is concerned with:
Determining production capability to meet demand
Recruitment
Advertising
Budget control
Plant layout refers to:
Physical arrangement of machines and departments
Building design
Employee hierarchy
Financial layout
Product layout is best suited for:
Mass production
Job production
Project work
Customized items
Process layout is preferred for:
Varied products in small quantities
Continuous operations
Standardized products
High automation
Fixed-position layout is used in:
Shipbuilding, aircraft manufacturing
Bakery
Car assembly
Textile manufacturing
The choice of plant location depends on:
Facility layout aims to:
Minimize material handling and increase efficiency
Increase number of machines
Reduce wages
Decorate workspace
Routing determines:
The path of work through various operations
Worker salaries
Product cost
Delivery schedule
Scheduling decides:
When and in what sequence work will be done
Where work will be done
Who will do the work
Cost per unit
Dispatching is related to:
Issuing orders for starting production
Hiring workers
Auditing accounts
Product inspection
Maintenance management ensures:
Machines operate efficiently with minimum downtime
Marketing plans are effective
HR policies are updated
Safety audits are skipped
Preventive maintenance is done:
Before a breakdown occurs
After breakdown
Once in five years
Randomly
Breakdown maintenance is carried out:
After failure of a machine
To prevent breakdown
Regularly scheduled
For new machines
Just-In-Time (JIT) aims to:
Reduce inventory and waste
Increase storage
Delay production
Hire more workers
Lean production emphasizes:
Elimination of waste and continuous improvement
High inventory
Mass storage
Idle time
Productivity is measured as:
Output / Input
Input / Output
Cost × Output
Output – Input
Work study aims to:
Improve efficiency by analyzing methods and time
Measure profit
Check attendance
Manage payroll
Method study focuses on:
Finding the best way to do a job
Measuring time
Pricing products
Estimating cost
Time study is used to:
Set standard time for an operation
Measure cost per unit
Plan holidays
Hire labor
Ergonomics is related to:
Designing workplace for worker comfort and efficiency
Raw material storage
Logistics planning
Product marketing
Quality control is concerned with:
Maintaining and improving product quality
Reducing worker salaries
Managing advertisements
Increasing cost
Quality assurance ensures:
Prevention of defects during production
Correction after failure
Marketing of products
Financial planning
Total Quality Management (TQM) focuses on:
Continuous improvement and customer satisfaction
Cost cutting only
Quick profits
Marketing efficiency
The father of TQM is:
W. Edwards Deming
F.W. Taylor
Elton Mayo
Henry Fayol
Deming’s 14 Points are principles of:
Quality management
Human resource development
Financial management
Production layout
Kaizen means:
Continuous improvement
Mass production
Employee empowerment
Product diversification
Six Sigma aims to:
Reduce process variation and defects
Increase cost
Maximize inventory
Expand marketing
The acceptable defect rate in Six Sigma is:
3.4 defects per million opportunities
10 defects per thousand
1%
The ISO 9001 certification relates to:
Quality management systems
Environmental management
Safety standards
Energy management
Benchmarking involves:
Comparing performance with industry best practices
Setting product prices
Training new workers
Measuring physical output only
Statistical Quality Control (SQC) uses:
Control charts and sampling
Accounting ratios
Payroll data
Financial audits
Control chart shows:
Variations in process performance over time
Sales growth
Machine layout
Labor productivity
Acceptance sampling is used in:
Inspection of a lot by testing a sample
Production scheduling
Material handling
Forecasting
Inventory control deals with:
Maintaining optimum level of inventory
Storing maximum stock
Eliminating raw materials
Reducing working hours
The main objectives of inventory control are:
Avoid stockouts and minimize carrying costs
Increase waste
Delay delivery
Increase storage costs
Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) helps to:
The objective of inventory management is to:
Determine optimal order quantity minimizing total cost
Maximize sales
Reduce employee turnover
Increase lead time
EOQ model assumes:
Constant demand and lead time
Fluctuating demand
Discounts on large orders
Uncertain delivery
Reorder level is reached when:
Inventory reaches the point to place new order
Warehouse is full
Demand is zero
Product is obsolete
Safety stock is maintained to:
Meet unexpected demand or delay in supply
Reduce storage
Avoid reorder
Increase cost
50. ABC analysis classifies inventory based on:
A. Annual consumption value
B. Product size
C. Supplier name
D. Weight of items
In ABC analysis, ‘A’ items are:
High-value, low-quantity items
Low-value, high-quantity items
Medium-value items
Defective items
VED analysis classifies items as:
Vital, Essential, Desirable
Valuable, Expensive, Durable
Variable, Efficient, Dynamic
Visual, Economic, Determinant
Material Requirement Planning (MRP) is used for:
Planning and scheduling material purchases
Recruiting employees
Designing layouts
Setting prices
Inputs to MRP system include:
Master production schedule, BOM, inventory data
Sales report only
Advertising cost
Labor records
Bill of Materials (BOM) lists:
Components and quantities required to make a product
Finished goods only
Product cost
Supplier names
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) integrates:
All business functions into a single system
Only marketing functions
HR data
Finance only
JIT and Lean systems aim to:
Reduce waste, improve flow, and efficiency
Build inventory
Delay processes
Increase lead times
Kanban is a:
Visual signal system for controlling workflow in JIT
Maintenance system
Inspection tool
Forecasting technique
5S in Lean refers to:
Sort, Set in order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain
Sell, Store, Stock, Ship, Save
Select, Specify, Simplify, Strengthen, Support
None of these
Poka-Yoke means:
Mistake-proofing process design
Waste management
Layout design
Maintenance planning
Forecasting in operations management is used for:
Predict future demand of products or services
Hire employees
Forecasting is used to:
Predict future demand of products or services
Calculate employee wages
Evaluate suppliers
Evaluate suppliers
Qualitative forecasting methods include:
Delphi method, market research, and expert opinion
Moving average
Exponential smoothing
Regression analysis
Quantitative forecasting uses:
Historical data and mathematical models
Intuition
Random guessing
Brainstorming
Moving average method is suitable when:
Demand is stable without major fluctuations
Demand is seasonal
Demand is erratic
Trend changes frequently
Exponential smoothing gives:
More weight to recent observations
Equal weight to all data
Less weight to recent data
No weight to trends
The purpose of aggregate planning is to:
Balance demand and supply over a medium-term horizon
Plan daily activities
Manage only inventory
Control quality
Master Production Schedule (MPS) shows:
What to produce, how much, and when
Only raw material details
Supplier list
Financial costs
Scheduling aims to:
Assign start and finish times to production tasks
Hire workers
Buy materials
Store inventory
Gantt chart is used for:
Scheduling and tracking project activities
Quality inspection
Payroll management
Marketing research
Critical Path Method (CPM) helps to:
Identify the longest path in a project schedule
Measure quality
Calculate inventory cost
Select suppliers
PERT stands for:
Program Evaluation and Review Technique
Product Estimation and Resource Tracking
Planning, Execution, Reporting Tool
None of these
PERT is used for:
Planning and controlling uncertain project activities
Regular production scheduling
Cost accounting
Marketing campaigns
In PERT, activity times are expressed as:
Optimistic, most likely, and pessimistic estimates
Average only
Constant time
Fixed time
Supply Chain Management (SCM) integrates:
Suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and customers
HR and Finance
Marketing and IT
Production only
The goal of supply chain management is to:
Optimize flow of materials, information, and finances
Increase cost
Reduce product quality
Delay deliveries
The bullwhip effect refers to:
Demand variability amplification up the supply chain
Improved accuracy of forecasts
Lean production benefits
Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) means:
Supplier manages customer’s inventory levels
Buyer manages supplier stock
Shared warehouse system
Outsourced logistics
Outsourcing means:
Using external firms to perform internal operations
Increasing internal staff
Selling assets
Vertical integration
Logistics management focuses on:
Movement and storage of goods and information
Marketing planning
Financial accounting
HR recruitment
Reverse logistics deals with:
Flow of returned, recyclable, or waste materials backward
Forward supply chain
Material requirement planning
Product assembly
Maintenance cost is classified as:
Indirect cost
Direct cost
Fixed cost
Variable cost
Capacity utilization ratio =
Actual output / Design capacity × 100
Design capacity / Actual output
Actual output + Idle time
Standard time / Actual time
Product design aims to:
Define product features, materials, and performance
Set prices
Determine wages
Handle complaints
Process design involves:
Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) means:
Integration of design, manufacturing, and business systems
Manual processes
Offline data entry
Traditional layout
Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS) allows:
Quick changeover between different products
Only one product at a time
Manual control
Continuous single flow
Computer-Aided Design (CAD) helps in:
Creating and modifying product designs digitally
Financial accounting
HR analytics
Marketing campaigns
Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) refers to:
Using computers to control manufacturing processes
Manual process planning
Payroll automation
Quality audits
Operations research helps in:
Scientific decision-making using mathematical models
Marketing strategy
Job evaluation
Accounting
The ultimate goal of operations management is:
Achieving efficiency, effectiveness, and competitiveness
Increasing cost
Reducing quality
Expanding inventory
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