190+ Operations Management Solved MCQs

101.

In ---------type of organization, workers receive instructions from various specialists.

A. line
B. functional
C. informal
D. none
Answer» B. functional
102.

……………………..is an organized creative approach which has its objective, the efficient identification of unnecessary cost—cost which provides neither quality nor use nor life nor appearance nor customer features.

A. money chain
B. value analysis
C. supply chain
D. none of these
Answer» B. value analysis
103.

………………..are those materials and equipment’s which have no immediate use but have accumulated due to faulty planning, forecasting and purchasing.

A. surplus items
B. deficit items
C. (a) and (b)
D. none of these
Answer» A. surplus items
104.

…………………………………. is a recording technique for micro motionstudy.

A. simultaneous motion cycle chart
B. simultaneous master cycle chart
C. (a) and (b)
D. none of these
Answer» A. simultaneous motion cycle chart
105.

……………….is a priority rule that gives top priority to the waiting job whose operation time at a work center is shortest.

A. material shortage
B. shortest-processing-time rule
C. (a) and (b)
D. none of these
Answer» B. shortest-processing-time rule
106.

…………………….is the process of testing the feasibility of master production schedules in terms of capacity.

A. rough-cut capacity planning
B. manpower planning
C. financial planning
D. all of these
Answer» A. rough-cut capacity planning
107.

………………….involves theactivities relating to procuring materials and supplies consumed during production

A. selling
B. pricing
C. purchasing
D. distributing
Answer» C. purchasing
108.

The risk or probability of incorrectly concluding that the conversion process is out of control.

A. type 1 error
B. type 2 errors
C. (a) and (b)
D. none of these
Answer» A. type 1 error
109.

Operation process chart is also called as…………………………..

A. online chart
B. outline process chart
C. (a) and (b)
D. none of these
Answer» B. outline process chart
110.

It is a chart where activities of more than subject (worker or equipment) are each recorded on a common time scale to show their inter-relationship.

A. single activity chart
B. multiple activity charts
C. charting
D. none of these
Answer» B. multiple activity charts
111.

…………is an assigning job to work centres without considering the work centre’s capacity

A. infinite loading
B. finite loading
C. (a) and (b)
D. none of these
Answer» A. infinite loading
112.

………………………is the analysis and comparisons of items to group them into families with similar characteristics

A. mass technology
B. group technology
C. independent technology
D. none of these
Answer» B. group technology
113.

……………………is one that is capable of producing a variety of products (or parts) with virtually no time lost for changeovers form one product to the next.

A. a flexible automated system
B. a fixed automated system
C. (a) and(b)
D. none of these
Answer» A. a flexible automated system
114.

Fixed position layout is also called as…………………. of layout

A. project type
B. product type
C. (a) and(b)
D. none of these
Answer» A. project type
115.

is an information management system that connects all departments and disciplines within a company making them an integrated unit.

A. enterprise asset management
B. entrepreneurship development
C. manpower planning
D. none of these
Answer» A. enterprise asset management
116.

………………………is a Computer software programs that allow a designer to carry out geometric transformations rapidly.

A. tally
B. computer-aided design
C. (a) and(b)
D. none of these
Answer» B. computer-aided design
117.

……………..is the arrangement of a facility so that equipment used to make similar parts or families of parts is grouped together.

A. ) cellular layout
B. product lay out
C. (a) and (b)
D. none of these
Answer» A. ) cellular layout
118.

……………is a graphical and algebraic representation of the relationships among volume of output, cost, and revenues.

A. break mechanism
B. break-even analysis
C. fixed analysis
D. none of these
Answer» B. break-even analysis
119.

……………...is a technology concerned with the application of mechanical, electronic, and computer based systems to operate and control production

A. automation
B. manpower
C. motivation
D. supervision
Answer» A. automation
120.

Specialization of labour in manufacturing is associated with

A. henry fayol
B. eli whitney & others
C. charles babbage
D. frederick w.taylor
Answer» A. henry fayol
121.

Interchangeable parts, cost accounting is associated with

A. adam smith
B. eli whitney & others
C. charles babbage
D. frederick w.taylor
Answer» B. eli whitney & others
122.

Division of labour by skill; assignment of jobs by Skill; basics of time study are contributed by

A. adam smith
B. eli whitney & others
C. charles babbage
D. frederick w.taylor
Answer» C. charles babbage
123.

Scientific management, time study and work study are associated with

A. adam smith
B. eli whitney & others
C. charles babbage
D. frederick w.taylor
Answer» A. adam smith
124.

Motion of study of jobs in production management is contributed by

A. frank b. gilbreth
B. henry l. gantt
C. f.w. harris
D. elton mayo
Answer» A. frank b. gilbreth
125.

Scheduling techniques for employees, machines Jobs in manufacturing are associated with

A. frank b. gilbreth
B. henry l. gantt
C. f.w. harris
D. elton mayo
Answer» B. henry l. gantt
126.

Economic lot sizes for inventory control is developed by

A. frank b. gilbreth
B. henry l. gantt
C. f.w. harris
D. elton mayo
Answer» C. f.w. harris
127.

Human relations; the Hawthorne studies is developed by

A. frank b. gilbreth
B. henry l. gantt
C. f.w. harris
D. elton mayo
Answer» D. elton mayo
128.

Statistical inference applied to product quality: quality control charts are contributed by

A. w.a. shewart
B. h.f.dodge&h.g.roming
C. p.m.blacker& others
D. john mauchlly and j.p.eckert
Answer» A. w.a. shewart
129.

Inspection sampling plans is developed by

A. w.a. shewart
B. h.f.dodge&h.g.roming
C. p.m.blacker& others
D. john mauchlly and j.p.eckert
Answer» B. h.f.dodge&h.g.roming
130.

Operations research applications in world war II is contributed by

A. w.a. shewart
B. h.f.dodge&h.g.roming
C. p.m.blacker& others
D. john mauchlly and j.p.eckert
Answer» C. p.m.blacker& others
131.

Digital Computer is associated with

A. w.a. shewart
B. h.f.dodge&h.g.roming
C. p.m.blacker& others
D. john mauchlly and j.p.eckert
Answer» D. john mauchlly and j.p.eckert
132.

Which of the following is not an input in production system

A. men
B. material
C. money
D. competition
Answer» D. competition
133.

Which of the following is a part of production system?

A. input
B. output
C. transformation process
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
134.

Operations management is part of

A. management science
B. natural science
C. (a) and (b)
D. none of these
Answer» A. management science
135.

Resources are in the form of…………

A. human
B. material
C. capital
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
136.

Which one of the following is not a part of production planning and control?

A. follow-up
B. financial leverage
C. routing
D. scheduling
Answer» B. financial leverage
137.

Which one of the following is not an objective of materials management?

A. to minimise material cost.
B. to purchase, receive, transport and store materials efficiently.
C. to reduce material costs through simplification, standardisation
D. to fix cash dividend
Answer» D. to fix cash dividend
138.

Which one of the following is an objective of maintenance management?

A. to reduce breakdown of machineries
B. to keep the machines and other facilities in a good condition.
C. to keep the plant in good working condition
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
139.

Operation management department has interaction with

A. finance department
B. marketing department
C. (a) and (b)
D. none of these
Answer» C. (a) and (b)
140.

Which of the following factors affect the choice of manufacturing process?

A. product characteristics
B. requirements of customers
C. availability of capital
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
141.

Which of the following is a production system?

A. continuous system
B. intermittent system
C. project systems
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
142.

Which of the following is incorrect in the case of job production?

A. more variety of products is manufactured as per customer’s requirements.
B. volume of production is large.
C. highly skilled employees are required who can take up each job as a challenge.
D. detailed planning is essential for sequencing the requirements of each product.
Answer» B. volume of production is large.
143.

Which of the following is a part of product life cycle

A. introduction phase
B. growth phase
C. saturation phase
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
144.

…………….is the process of careful step by step of dismantling of existing product in order to understand its unique underlying concepts

A. reverse engineering
B. civil engineering
C. (a) and (b)
D. none of these
Answer» A. reverse engineering
145.

……………refers to the development of the concept or idea of a product in terms of specifications which are required for transforming the idea in to product

A. product design
B. product development
C. (a) and (b)
D. none of these
Answer» A. product design
146.

………………….refers to the process of creating new products or modifying the existing ones within a predetermined time frame and cost price

A. product design
B. product development
C. market development
D. none of these
Answer» B. product development
147.

Which of the following technique is employed for measuring work

A. time study
B. work sampling
C. predetermined motion time studies
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
148.

…………………is the process of determining which job to start first and in what order other jobs should be processed on the machine or in work centre

A. job sequencing
B. priority rules
C. batch production
D. none of these
Answer» A. job sequencing
149.

Which of the following factors affect capacity planning?

A. type of product
B. type of process
C. skill level of workers
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
150.

Which of the following is an objective of scheduling?

A. meet due dates
B. minimise lead time
C. minimise setup time and set up cost
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
151.

……………….is a time table for performing activities utilizing resources or allocating activities

A. scheduling
B. engineering
C. reporting
D. communication
Answer» A. scheduling
152.

……………………..starts from some data in the future and schedules the required operations in reverse sequence

A. scheduling
B. backward scheduling
C. forward scheduling
D. all of these
Answer» B. backward scheduling
153.

In this sampling plan, the inspection results of two sample sizes are used to decide whether to accept or reject the complete lot.

A. single sampling plan
B. double sampling plan
C. questionnaire
D. census investigation
Answer» B. double sampling plan
154.

Which of the following is a part of cost of quality?

A. prevention cost
B. appraisal cost
C. failure cost
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
155.

Which of the following is an objective of quality assurance?

A. to improve quality
B. to reduce cost
C. to increase productivity
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
156.

Which of the following is material handling equipment?

A. hand truck
B. pulley blocks
C. conveyors
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
157.

Which of the following is a way of codification?

A. numerical code
B. mnemonic code
C. alpha-numeric code
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
158.

The process of buying large quantities of items when its price is low so that tentative profits can be obtained by selling them at higher prices is called……………..

A. speculative purchasing
B. group purchasing
C. tender purchasing
D. none of these
Answer» A. speculative purchasing
159.

Which of the following is a function of purchasing department?

A. receive purchase requisition
B. supplier selection
C. order placement
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
160.

……………………….is the quantity that should be carried by the company so that production is not affected before the next deliver arrives.

A. minimum stock level
B. maximum stock level
C. re order level
D. all of these
Answer» A. minimum stock level
161.

VED Analysis is related with

A. materials
B. spare parts
C. labour
D. overheads
Answer» B. spare parts
162.

Which of the following cost is associated with inventories?

A. carrying cost
B. ordering cost
C. over stocking cost
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
163.

Which of the following factor affects the choice of the plant location selection decision?

A. capital requirement.
B. government policy
C. climate conditions
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
164.

Locating the plant nearer to the market is preferred if:

A. the products are subject to spoilage.
B. after sales services are promptly required very often.
C. (a) and (b)
D. none of these
Answer» C. (a) and (b)
165.

Which of the following is theobjective of plant layout

A. streamline the flow of materials through the plant.
B. facilitate the manufacturing process.
C. minimise materials handling cost.
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
166.

Industrial buildings may be grouped under

A. single-storey buildings,
B. multi-storey buildings
C. (a) and (b)
D. none of these
Answer» C. (a) and (b)
167.

Which of the following is not an advantage of single story building?

A. there is a greater flexibility in layout.
B. expansion is easily ensured by the removal of walls.
C. low cost of transportation and material handling charges
D. more land is required for building construction
Answer» D. more land is required for building construction
168.

Which of the following is not a limitation of multi-story building?

A. materials handling becomes very complicated.
B. a lot of floor space is wasted on elevators, stairways and fire escapes.
C. natural lighting is poor
D. less land is required
Answer» D. less land is required
169.

Which of the following is not a quality of good plant layout?

A. to reduce material handling cost
B. to provide enough production facility
C. to reduce labour efficiency
D. to provide ease of supervision
Answer» C. to reduce labour efficiency
170.

Which of the following is not anobjective of good plant layout?

A. to improve productivity
B. to provide safety to employees
C. toincrease the number of accidents
D. to provide easy supervision
Answer» C. toincrease the number of accidents
171.

Which of the following is not an objective of MRP?

A. reduction in inventory cost
B. meeting delivery schedule
C. improve the performance of production
D. to decrease production efficiency
Answer» D. to decrease production efficiency
172.

Which of the following is not an Objective of material handling?

A. to reduce material handling cost
B. to increase production life cycle
C. better control of the flow of material
D. to ensure safety in the movement of goods
Answer» B. to increase production life cycle
173.

Which of the following is not aRule for material handling?

A. make handling distances as short as possible
B. use right method and proper material handling
C. promote wasteful material handling methods
D. use mechanical equipment’s wherever it is useful
Answer» C. promote wasteful material handling methods
174.

Which of the following is a Rule for material handling?

A. make handling distances as short as possible
B. use right method and proper material handling
C. eliminate wasteful material handling methods
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
175.

Which of the following is the objective of motion study?

A. to eliminate all non-productive and ineffective motions.
B. to develop more effective and productive patterns of movements
C. (a) and (b)
D. none
Answer» C. (a) and (b)
176.

Which of the following is not atechnique of work measurement

A. time study
B. amalgamation
C. work sampling
D. . predetermined motion and time study
Answer» B. amalgamation
177.

Which of the following is a ProductionPlanning?

A. factory planning,
B. process planning
C. operation planning
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
178.

In ……………………. the operations are located and the sequence of these operations in the production is determined

A. factory planning,
B. process planning
C. operation planning
D. none of these
Answer» B. process planning
179.

………………..is concerned with planning the details of the methods required to perform each operation

A. factory planning,
B. process planning
C. operation planning
D. none of these
Answer» C. operation planning
180.

………… is the art and science of ensuring that all which occurs is in accordance with the rules established and the instructions issued

A. operational plan
B. operational policy
C. operational mission
D. operational control
Answer» D. operational control
181.

Dispatch provides official authorization for

A. movement of materials to different work stations,
B. movement of tools and fixtures necessary for each operation,
C. beginning of work on each operation,
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
182.

Which of the following is not an objective of quality circle?

A. to improve quality
B. to improve productivity
C. employee retrenchment
D. . none of these
Answer» C. employee retrenchment
183.

Which of the following is not a principles’ of TQM?

A. customer focus
B. continuous improvement
C. team approach
D. producer focus
Answer» D. producer focus
184.

Which one of the following is not an objective of materials management?

A. to maximise material cost.
B. to purchase, receive, transport and store materials efficiently.
C. to reduce material costs through simplification, standardisation
D. to minimise material cost
Answer» A. to maximise material cost.
185.

Which one of the following is not an objective of maintenance management?

A. to reduce breakdown of machineries
B. to keep the machines and other facilities in a bad condition.
C. to keep the plant in good working condition
D. all of these
Answer» B. to keep the machines and other facilities in a bad condition.
186.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of intermittent production system?

A. the flow of production is intermittent.
B. the volume of production is generally small.
C. a single product is manufactured in bulk.
D. none of these
Answer» C. a single product is manufactured in bulk.
187.

Which of the following is an input in manufacturing system?

A. capital
B. material
C. human resource
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
188.

Which of the following is not a part of production system?

A. input
B. output
C. transformation process
D. politics
Answer» D. politics
189.

Which of the following is not a part of product life cyclestage?

A. introduction phase
B. competition phase
C. maturity and saturation phase
D. none of these
Answer» B. competition phase
190.

Which of the following is not an objective of quality assurance?

A. to reduce the quality
B. to reduce cost
C. to increase productivity
D. all of these
Answer» A. to reduce the quality
191.

Which of the following is not a function of purchasing department?

A. receive purchase requisition
B. supplier selection
C. order placement
D. employee selection
Answer» D. employee selection
192.

Which of the following is not the objective of plant layout?

A. streamline the flow of materials through the plant.
B. facilitate the manufacturing process.
C. enhance materials handling cost.
D. none of these
Answer» C. enhance materials handling cost.
193.

Which of the following is not an objective of operation management?

A. to reduce product quality
B. to reduce cost of production
C. material cost control
D. none of these
Answer» A. to reduce product quality
194.

Which of the following is not an objective of quality control?

A. to produce qualitative items
B. to reduce companies cost through reduction of losses due to defects.
C. toenhance quality variation among same product category.
D. none of these
Answer» C. toenhance quality variation among same product category.
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