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190+ Operations Management Solved MCQs

These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) .

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

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