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| 1. |
Out of the following trends in production/operations management, which one is sometimes called as agile manufacturing? |
| A. | Re-engineering |
| B. | Supply-Chain Management |
| C. | Lean Production |
| D. | Flexibility |
| Answer» D. Flexibility | |
| 2. |
Out of the following factors that are affecting Capacity Planning, which one is Less Controllable one? |
| A. | Machine break-downs |
| B. | Amount of labour employed |
| C. | Facilities installed |
| D. | Shifts of work per day |
| Answer» A. Machine break-downs | |
| 3. |
Which of the following stages of Product Life Cycle does attribute beginning of substantial increase in Sales and Profits? |
| A. | Introduction |
| B. | Growth |
| C. | Maturity |
| D. | Decline |
| Answer» B. Growth | |
| 4. |
Which one is NOT an index of Productivity? |
| A. | Man-hour output |
| B. | Productivity ratio |
| C. | TQM |
| D. | Use of Financial Ratios |
| Answer» C. TQM | |
| 5. |
The time by which an activity can be rescheduled without affecting the other activities - preceding or succeeding is called as |
| A. | Slack |
| B. | Independent Float |
| C. | Free Float |
| D. | Total Float |
| Answer» B. Independent Float | |
| 6. |
Reliability and per unit cost of which of the following spares are less? |
| A. | Regular spares |
| B. | Insurance spares |
| C. | Capital spares |
| D. | Rotable spares |
| Answer» A. Regular spares | |
| 7. |
The lead-time is the time: |
| A. | To place holders for materials |
| B. | Time of receiving materials |
| C. | Time between receipt of material and using materials, |
| D. | Time between placing the order and receiving the materials |
| Answer» D. Time between placing the order and receiving the materials | |
| 8. |
The method used in scheduling a project is: |
| A. | A schedule of break-down of orders |
| B. | Outline master programme |
| C. | PERT & CPM |
| D. | Schedule for large and integrated work |
| Answer» C. PERT & CPM | |
| 9. |
MRP stands for: |
| A. | Material requirement planning |
| B. | Material reordering planning |
| C. | Material requisition procedure |
| D. | Material recording procedure |
| Answer» A. Material requirement planning | |
| 10. |
One of the important charts used in programme control is: |
| A. | Material chart |
| B. | Gantt chart |
| C. | Route chart |
| D. | Inspection chart |
| Answer» B. Gantt chart | |
| 11. |
Variety reduction is generally known as: |
| A. | Less varieties |
| B. | Simplification |
| C. | Reduced varieties |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Simplification | |
| 12. |
Conversion of inputs into outputs is known as: |
| A. | Application of technology |
| B. | operations management |
| C. | Manufacturing products |
| D. | product |
| Answer» C. Manufacturing products | |
| 13. |
Number of product varieties that can be manufactured in Mass production is: |
| A. | One only |
| B. | Two only |
| C. | Few varieties in large volumes |
| D. | Large varieties in small volumes |
| Answer» C. Few varieties in large volumes | |
| 14. |
Routing and Scheduling becomes relatively complicated in |
| A. | Job production |
| B. | Batch production |
| C. | Flow production |
| D. | Mass production |
| Answer» B. Batch production | |
| 15. |
JIT stands for |
| A. | Just in time purchase |
| B. | Just in time production |
| C. | Just in time use of materials |
| D. | Just in time order the material |
| Answer» B. Just in time production | |
| 16. |
The first stage in production planning is: |
| A. | Process planning |
| B. | Factory planning |
| C. | Operation planning |
| D. | Layout planning |
| Answer» B. Factory planning | |
| 17. |
Scheduling deals with: |
| A. | Number of jobs to be done on a machine |
| B. | Number of machine tools used to do a job |
| C. | Different materials used in the product |
| D. | Fixing up starting and finishing times of each operation in doing a job |
| Answer» D. Fixing up starting and finishing times of each operation in doing a job | |
| 18. |
Example of production by disintegration is: |
| A. | Automobile |
| B. | Locomotive |
| C. | Crude oil |
| D. | Mineral water. |
| Answer» C. Crude oil | |
| 19. |
Fixing Flow lines in production is known as : |
| A. | Scheduling |
| B. | Loading |
| C. | Planning |
| D. | Routing |
| Answer» D. Routing | |
| 20. |
The material handling cost per unit of product in continuous production is: |
| A. | Highest compared to other systems |
| B. | Lower than other systems |
| C. | Negligible |
| D. | Cannot say. |
| Answer» B. Lower than other systems | |
| 21. |
(Total station time/Cycle time x Number of work stations) x 100 is known as: |
| A. | Line Efficiency |
| B. | Line smoothness |
| C. | Balance delay of line |
| D. | Station efficiency |
| Answer» A. Line Efficiency | |
| 22. |
Tempering is a process of: |
| A. | Joining |
| B. | Heat Treatment |
| C. | Surface Treatment |
| D. | Forming |
| Answer» B. Heat Treatment | |
| 23. |
For production planning: |
| A. | Short term forecasting is useful |
| B. | Medium term forecasting is useful |
| C. | Long term forecasting is useful |
| D. | Forecasting is not useful. |
| Answer» A. Short term forecasting is useful | |
| 24. |
Scheduling shows: |
| A. | Total cost of production |
| B. | Total material cost |
| C. | Which resource should do which job and when |
| D. | The flow line of materials |
| Answer» C. Which resource should do which job and when | |
| 25. |
Linear Programming is a technique used for determining: |
| A. | Production Programme |
| B. | Plant Layout |
| C. | Product Mix |
| D. | Manufacturing Sequence. |
| Answer» C. Product Mix | |
| 26. |
The effective capacity is NOT influenced by which of the following factors: |
| A. | Forecasts of demand |
| B. | Plant and labour efficiency |
| C. | Subcontracting |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 27. |
Key aspects in process strategy does NOT include which of the following: |
| A. | Make or buy decisions |
| B. | Capital intensity |
| C. | Process flexibility |
| D. | Packaging |
| Answer» D. Packaging | |
| 28. |
The example of worker involvement, as a recent trend in production/operations management is |
| A. | SCM |
| B. | Just-in-Time |
| C. | Quality Circle |
| D. | MRP |
| Answer» C. Quality Circle | |
| 29. |
Production planning in the intermediate range of time is termed as |
| A. | Production planning. |
| B. | Long range production planning. |
| C. | Scheduling. |
| D. | Aggregate planning. |
| Answer» D. Aggregate planning. | |
| 30. |
Preventive maintenance is useful in reducing |
| A. | Inspection Cost |
| B. | Cost of premature replacement |
| C. | Shutdown Cost |
| D. | Set-up Cost of machine |
| Answer» C. Shutdown Cost | |
| 31. |
Which one of the following standards is associated with the "Quality Assurance in Production and Installation"? |
| A. | ISO 9001 |
| B. | ISO 9002 |
| C. | ISO 9003 |
| D. | ISO 9004 |
| Answer» B. ISO 9002 | |
| 32. |
Number of product varieties that can be manufactured in Job production is: |
| A. | Limited to one or two |
| B. | Large varieties of products |
| C. | One only |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» B. Large varieties of products | |
| 33. |
In general number of product varieties that can be manufactured in Flow production is: |
| A. | One only |
| B. | Ten to twenty varieties |
| C. | Large varieties |
| D. | Five only. |
| Answer» A. One only | |
| 34. |
Generally the size of the order for production in Job production is: |
| A. | Small |
| B. | Large |
| C. | Medium |
| D. | Very large. |
| Answer» A. Small | |
| 35. |
Generally in continuous production the production is carried out to: |
| A. | Customer’s order, |
| B. | Government orders only |
| C. | For stock and supply |
| D. | Few rich customers. |
| Answer» C. For stock and supply | |
| 36. |
The starting point of Production cycle is: |
| A. | Product design |
| B. | Production Planning, |
| C. | Routing |
| D. | Market research. |
| Answer» D. Market research. | |
| 37. |
Preferred numbers are used to: |
| A. | To determine the number of varieties that are to be manufactured |
| B. | To the test the design of the product |
| C. | To ascertain the quality level of the product |
| D. | To evaluate the production cost. |
| Answer» A. To determine the number of varieties that are to be manufactured | |
| 38. |
The act of assessing the future and make provisions for it is known as |
| A. | Planning |
| B. | Forecasting |
| C. | Assessment |
| D. | Scheduling. |
| Answer» B. Forecasting | |
| 39. |
For a marketing manager, the sales forecast is: |
| A. | Estimate of the amount of unit sales or a specified future period |
| B. | Arranging the sales men to different segments of the market |
| C. | To distribute the goods through transport to satisfy the market demand |
| D. | To plan the sales methods. |
| Answer» A. Estimate of the amount of unit sales or a specified future period | |
| 40. |
The time horizon selected for forecasting depends on: |
| A. | The salability of the product |
| B. | The selling capacity of Salesman |
| C. | Purpose for which forecast is made |
| D. | Time required for production cycle |
| Answer» C. Purpose for which forecast is made | |
| 41. |
In general, medium range forecasting period will be approximately: |
| A. | 5 to 10 Years |
| B. | 2 to 3 days |
| C. | 3 to 6 months |
| D. | 10 to 20 years |
| Answer» C. 3 to 6 months | |
| 42. |
The range of Long range forecasting period may be approximately: |
| A. | 1 to 2 weeks |
| B. | 2 to 3 months |
| C. | 1 year |
| D. | above 5 years |
| Answer» D. above 5 years | |
| 43. |
To plan for future man power requirement: |
| A. | Short term forecasting is used |
| B. | Long range forecasting is used |
| C. | Medium range forecasting is used |
| D. | There is no need to use forecasting, as future is uncertain. |
| Answer» B. Long range forecasting is used | |
| 44. |
Long range forecasting is useful in: |
| A. | Plan for Research and Development |
| B. | To Schedule jobs in Job production |
| C. | In purchasing the material to meet the present production demand |
| D. | To assess manpower required in the coming month. |
| Answer» A. Plan for Research and Development | |
| 45. |
Medium range forecasting is useful in: |
| A. | To assess the loading capacity of the machine |
| B. | To purchase a materials for next month |
| C. | To plan for-capacity adjustments |
| D. | To decide whether to receive production orders or not. |
| Answer» C. To plan for-capacity adjustments | |
| 46. |
To decide work load for men and machines: |
| A. | Medium range forecasting is used |
| B. | Short term forecasting is used |
| C. | Long range forecasting is used |
| D. | A combination of long range and medium range forecasting is used. |
| Answer» B. Short term forecasting is used | |
| 47. |
Important factor in forecasting production is: |
| A. | Environmental changes |
| B. | Available capacity of machines |
| C. | Disposable income of the consumer |
| D. | Changes in the preference of the consumer. |
| Answer» B. Available capacity of machines | |
| 48. |
Application of technology or process to the raw material to add use value is known as: |
| A. | Product |
| B. | Production |
| C. | Application of technology |
| D. | Combination of technology and process. |
| Answer» B. Production | |
| 49. |
In Production by disintegration the material undergoes: |
| A. | Change in economic value only |
| B. | Change in physical and chemical characteristics |
| C. | Change in technology only |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» B. Change in physical and chemical characteristics | |
| 50. |
In Production by service, the product undergoes the changes in: |
| A. | Shape and size of the surface |
| B. | Shape of the surface only |
| C. | Size of the surface only |
| D. | Chemical and Mechanical properties. |
| Answer» D. Chemical and Mechanical properties. | |
| 51. |
Use of any process or procedure designed to transform a set of input elements into a set of output elements is known as: |
| A. | Transformation process |
| B. | Transformation of input to output |
| C. | Production |
| D. | Technology change |
| Answer» C. Production | |
| 52. |
Conversion of inputs into outputs is known as: |
| A. | Application of technology |
| B. | Operations management |
| C. | Manufacturing products |
| D. | Product |
| Answer» B. Operations management | |
| 53. |
The desired objective of Production and Operations Management is: |
| A. | Use cheap machinery to produce |
| B. | To train unskilled workers to manufacture goods perfectly |
| C. | Optimal utilisation of available resources |
| D. | To earn good profits. |
| Answer» C. Optimal utilisation of available resources | |
| 54. |
The scope of Production Planning and Control is: |
| A. | Limited to Production of products only |
| B. | Limited to production of services only |
| C. | Limited to production of services and products only |
| D. | Unlimited, can be applied to any type of activity. |
| Answer» D. Unlimited, can be applied to any type of activity. | |
| 55. |
Manufacturing system often produces: |
| A. | Standardised products |
| B. | Standardised products in large volumes |
| C. | Substandardproducts in large volumes |
| D. | Products and services in limited volume. |
| Answer» A. Standardised products | |
| 56. |
The difference between product system and project system is: |
| A. | Project system the equipment and machinery are fixed where as in product system they are movable |
| B. | In Product system the machinery and equipment are fixed and in project system they are not fixed |
| C. | Project system produces only standardized products and product system produces only unstandardised products |
| D. | Products cannot be stocked whereas projects can be stocked. |
| Answer» B. In Product system the machinery and equipment are fixed and in project system they are not fixed | |
| 57. |
Most important benefit to the consumer from efficient production system is: |
| A. | He can save money |
| B. | He will have product of his choice easily available |
| C. | He gets increased use value in the product |
| D. | He can get the product on credit. |
| Answer» C. He gets increased use value in the product | |
| 58. |
Two important functions that are to be done by Production department are: |
| A. | Forecasting |
| B. | Costing |
| C. | Scheduling and loading |
| D. | Inspecting. |
| Answer» C. Scheduling and loading | |
| 59. |
The act of releasing the production documents to the production department is known as: |
| A. | Planning |
| B. | Routing |
| C. | Dispatching |
| D. | Releasing |
| Answer» C. Dispatching | |
| 60. |
The activity of specifying when to start the job and when to end the job is known as: |
| A. | Planning |
| B. | Scheduling |
| C. | Timing |
| D. | Follow-up. |
| Answer» B. Scheduling | |
| 61. |
In an organisation the production planning and control department comes under: |
| A. | Planning department |
| B. | Manufacturing department |
| C. | Personal department |
| D. | R & D department. |
| Answer» B. Manufacturing department | |
| 62. |
In Job production system, we need: |
| A. | More unskilled labours |
| B. | Skilled labours |
| C. | Semi-skilled labours |
| D. | Old people |
| Answer» B. Skilled labours | |
| 63. |
In Continuous manufacturing system, we need: |
| A. | General purpose machines and Skilled labours |
| B. | Special machine tools and highly skilled labours |
| C. | Semi automatic machines and unskilled labours |
| D. | General purpose machines and unskilled labours. |
| Answer» B. Special machine tools and highly skilled labours | |
| 64. |
Most suitable layout for Job production is: |
| A. | Line layout |
| B. | Matrix layout |
| C. | Process layout |
| D. | Product layout. |
| Answer» C. Process layout | |
| 65. |
Most suitable layout for Continuous production is: |
| A. | Line layout |
| B. | Process Layout |
| C. | Group technology |
| D. | Matrix layout. |
| Answer» A. Line layout | |
| 66. |
One of the product examples for Line layout is: |
| A. | Repair workshop |
| B. | Welding shop |
| C. | Engineering College |
| D. | Cement. |
| Answer» D. Cement. | |
| 67. |
The act of going round the production shop to note down the progress of work and feedback the information is known as: |
| A. | Follow up |
| B. | Dispatching |
| C. | Routing |
| D. | Trip card |
| Answer» A. Follow up | |
| 68. |
Line of Best fit is another name given to: |
| A. | Method of Least Squares |
| B. | Moving average method |
| C. | Semi average method |
| D. | Trend line method |
| Answer» A. Method of Least Squares | |
| 69. |
One of the important basic objectives of Inventory management is: |
| A. | To calculate EOQ for all materials in the organisation |
| B. | To go in person to the market and purchase the materials |
| C. | To employ the available capital efficiently so as to yield maximum results |
| D. | Once materials are issued to the departments, personally check how they are used. |
| Answer» C. To employ the available capital efficiently so as to yield maximum results | |
| 70. |
The best way of improving the productivity of capital is: |
| A. | Purchase automatic machines |
| B. | Effective Labour control |
| C. | To use good financial management |
| D. | Productivity of capital is to be increased through effective materials management. |
| Answer» D. Productivity of capital is to be increased through effective materials management. | |
| 71. |
The cycle time, selected in balancing a line must be: |
| A. | Must be greater than the smallest time element given in the problem |
| B. | Must be less than the highest time element given in the problem |
| C. | Must be slightly greater than the highest time element given in the problem |
| D. | Left to the choice of the problem solver. |
| Answer» C. Must be slightly greater than the highest time element given in the problem | |
| 72. |
Production planning deals with: |
| A. | What production facilities is required and how these facilities should be laid out in space available |
| B. | What to produce and when to produce and where to sell |
| C. | What should be the demand for the product in future? |
| D. | What is the life of the product? |
| Answer» A. What production facilities is required and how these facilities should be laid out in space available | |
| 73. |
In Process Planning we plan: |
| A. | Different machines required |
| B. | Different operations required |
| C. | We plan the flow of material in each department |
| D. | We design the product. |
| Answer» C. We plan the flow of material in each department | |
| 74. |
In Operation Planning: |
| A. | The planner plans each operation to be done at work centers and the sequence of operations |
| B. | Decide the tools to be used to perform the operations |
| C. | Decide the machine to be used to perform the operation, |
| D. | Decide the materials to be used to produce the product. |
| Answer» A. The planner plans each operation to be done at work centers and the sequence of operations | |
| 75. |
Before thinking of routing, the production planner has to: |
| A. | Decide the optimal allocation of available resources |
| B. | To decide what type of labour to be used |
| C. | To decide how much of material is required |
| D. | To count how many orders he has on his hand. |
| Answer» A. Decide the optimal allocation of available resources | |
| 76. |
The quantities for which the planner has to prepare production plan are known as: |
| A. | Optimal quantity of products |
| B. | Material planning |
| C. | Quantity planning |
| D. | Planning quantity standards. |
| Answer» D. Planning quantity standards. | |
| 77. |
The document, which is used to show planning quantity standards and production plan, is known as: |
| A. | Planning specifications |
| B. | Route sheet |
| C. | Bill of materials |
| D. | Operation sheet |
| Answer» A. Planning specifications | |
| 78. |
In solving a problem on LOB, the number of workstations required is given by: |
| A. | Cycle time/Total time |
| B. | Cycle time/Element time |
| C. | Total time/Element time |
| D. | Total time/ Cycle time. |
| Answer» D. Total time/ Cycle time. | |
| 79. |
Final stage of production planning, where production activities are coordinated and projected on a time scale is known as: |
| A. | Scheduling |
| B. | Loading |
| C. | Expediting |
| D. | Routing |
| Answer» A. Scheduling | |
| 80. |
The study of relationship between the load on hand and capacity of the work centers is known as: |
| A. | Scheduling |
| B. | Loading |
| C. | Routing |
| D. | Controlling |
| Answer» B. Loading | |
| 81. |
One of the aims of loading is: |
| A. | To finish the job as early as possible |
| B. | To minimise the material utilization |
| C. | To improve the quality of product |
| D. | To keep operator idle time, material waiting time and ancillary machine time at |
| Answer» D. To keep operator idle time, material waiting time and ancillary machine time at | |
| 82. |
One of the principles of Scheduling is: |
| A. | Principle of optimal product design |
| B. | Principle of selection of best material |
| C. | Principle of optimal operation sequence |
| D. | Principle of optimal cost. |
| Answer» C. Principle of optimal operation sequence | |
| 83. |
One of the requirements of Aggregate Planning is: |
| A. | Both output and sales should be expressed in a logical overall unit of measuring |
| B. | Appropriate time period |
| C. | List of all resources available |
| D. | List of operations required. |
| Answer» A. Both output and sales should be expressed in a logical overall unit of measuring | |
| 84. |
In aggregate planning, one of the methods in modification of demand is: |
| A. | Differential Pricing |
| B. | Lay off of employees |
| C. | Over time working |
| D. | Sub contracting. |
| Answer» A. Differential Pricing | |
| 85. |
In aggregate planning one of the methods used to modification of supply is: |
| A. | Advertising and sales promotion |
| B. | Development of complimentary products |
| C. | Backlogging |
| D. | Hiring and lay off of employees depending on the situation. |
| Answer» D. Hiring and lay off of employees depending on the situation. | |
| 86. |
The first stage of Production control is: |
| A. | Dispatching |
| B. | Scheduling |
| C. | Routing |
| D. | Triggering of production operations and observing the progress and record the |
| Answer» D. Triggering of production operations and observing the progress and record the | |
| 87. |
One of the important production documents is: |
| A. | Design sheet of the product |
| B. | List of materials |
| C. | Route card |
| D. | Control chart |
| Answer» C. Route card | |
| 88. |
The way in which we can assess the efficiency of the production plant is by: |
| A. | Efficient dispatching |
| B. | By manufacturing a good product |
| C. | By comparing the actual performance with targets specified in the specified programme |
| D. | By efficient production planning. |
| Answer» C. By comparing the actual performance with targets specified in the specified programme | |
| 89. |
Production control concerned with: |
| A. | Passive assessment of plant performance |
| B. | Strict control on labours |
| C. | Good materials management |
| D. | Good product design |
| Answer» A. Passive assessment of plant performance | |
| 90. |
When work centers are used in optimal sequence to do the jobs, we can: |
| A. | Minimise the set up time |
| B. | Minimse operation time |
| C. | Minimise the breakdown of machines |
| D. | Minimise the utility of facility. |
| Answer» A. Minimise the set up time | |
| 91. |
One of the activities of expediting is: |
| A. | To file the orders in sequence |
| B. | To decide the sequence of operation |
| C. | To record the actual production against the scheduled production |
| D. | To examine the tools used in production |
| Answer» C. To record the actual production against the scheduled production | |
| 92. |
‘Z’ chart is a chart used in: |
| A. | Programme control |
| B. | Job control |
| C. | Cost control |
| D. | Quality control |
| Answer» A. Programme control | |
| 93. |
Z-chart can be used to show: |
| A. | Process used in production |
| B. | Quality level of the product |
| C. | Both the plan and the performance, and deviation from the plan |
| D. | To show cost structure of the product. |
| Answer» C. Both the plan and the performance, and deviation from the plan | |
| 94. |
Computers are used in Production control in this area: |
| A. | Follow-up activity |
| B. | To control labour |
| C. | To disseminate information |
| D. | Loading, Scheduling and Assignment works. |
| Answer» D. Loading, Scheduling and Assignment works. | |
| 95. |
The following establishes time sequence of operations: |
| A. | Routing |
| B. | Sequencing |
| C. | Scheduling |
| D. | Dispatching |
| Answer» C. Scheduling | |
| 96. |
Arrangement of machines depending on sequence of operations happens in: |
| A. | Process Layout |
| B. | Product Layout |
| C. | Hybrid Layout |
| D. | Group Technology Layout. |
| Answer» B. Product Layout | |
| 97. |
Issuing necessary orders, and taking necessary steps to ensure that the time targets set in the schedules are effectively achieved is known as: |
| A. | Routing |
| B. | Dispatching |
| C. | Scheduling |
| D. | Inspection. |
| Answer» B. Dispatching | |
| 98. |
The card which is prepared by the dispatching department to book the labour involved in each operation is: |
| A. | Labour card |
| B. | Wage card |
| C. | Credit card |
| D. | Job card. |
| Answer» B. Wage card | |
| 99. |
Addition of value to raw materials through application of technology is: |
| A. | Product |
| B. | Production |
| C. | Advancement |
| D. | Transformation. |
| Answer» B. Production | |
| 100. |
The most powerful and popular method for solving linear programming problem is |
| A. | Simplex method |
| B. | Graphical method |
| C. | Transportation method |
| D. | Assignment method |
| Answer» A. Simplex method | |
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