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This set of Operations Management Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Operations Management Set 2

Q1 | ………….isthe fixation of time and date for each operation as well as itdetermines the sequence of operations to be followed.
  • dispatching
  • scheduling.
  • routing.
  • all of these.
Q2 | ……………. is the process of verification or correction in the quality of theproduct when the deviations in the quality are found to be more than expected.
  • policies
  • quality control
  • quantity measurement
  • none of these
Q3 | Which of the following is true? The impact of strategies on the generaldirection and basic character of a company is
  • long range
  • short ranged
  • minimal
  • medium range
Q4 | Which of the following is true?
  • corporate strategy is shaped by functional strategies
  • corporate mission is shaped by corporate strategy
  • functional strategies are shaped by corporate strategy
  • external conditions are shaped by corporate mission
Q5 | The fundamental purpose of an organization’s mission statement is to
  • define the organization’s purpose in the society
  • define the operational structure of the organization
  • generate good public relations for the organization
  • define the functional areas required by the organization
Q6 | Which of the following is not a key way in which business organizationscompete with one another?
  • production cost
  • product duplication
  • flexibility
  • quality
Q7 | …………………….. involves determination of the progress of work, removingbottlenecks in the flow of work and ensuring that the productive operations are taking place in accordance with the plans
  • follow up
  • time management
  • time study
  • time booking
Q8 | …………… is the process of setting of productive activities in motion throughrelease of orders and instructions, in accordance with previously planned timings.
  • time study
  • follow up
  • dispatching
  • none of these
Q9 | ………………. is a time-table of operations specifying the time and datewhen each operation is to be started and completed.
  • time study
  • schedule
  • loading
  • none of these
Q10 | ………………. Involves the fixation of path through which work will flow formanufacturing of goods.
  • scheduling
  • routing
  • time study
  • none of these
Q11 | ………. is the process of reporting daily progress of work in each shop in aprescribed proforma and to investigate the causes of deviations from the planned performance and to take necessary actions
  • follow up
  • motion study
  • time study
  • all of these
Q12 | Which of the following is an objective of quality control?
  • to produce qualitative items
  • to reduce companies cost through reduction of losses due to defects.
  • to produce optimal quality at reduced price.
  • all of these
Q13 | ……………….. is that aspect of operation management function, which isconcerned with the acquisition, control, and use of materials needed and flow of goods and services connected with the production process.
  • materials management
  • division of labour
  • mass production
  • craft production
Q14 | If inputs decrease while output remains constant, what will happen toproductivity?
  • ) it will increase
  • it will decrease
  • it will remain the same
  • it is impossible to tell
Q15 | …………….is the art and science of ensuring that all which occurs is inaccordance with the rules established and the instructions issued in the case of operations.
  • operational attack
  • operational control
  • operational summary
  • none of these
Q16 | ……………………… is concerned with deciding in advance what is to beproduced, when to be produced, where to be produced and how to be produced
  • operational planning
  • operational control.
  • (a) and (b).
  • none of these
Q17 | The differences between the actual demand for a period and the demandforecast for that period is called:
  • forecast error
  • weighted arithmetic mean
  • decision process.
  • mean square error
Q18 | All of the following decisions fall within the scope of operationsmanagement EXCEPT for
  • financial analysis
  • design of products and processes
  • location of facilities
  • quality management
Q19 | ………………can be defined as the measurements that detect the onset of adegradation mechanism, thereby allowing causal stressors to be eliminated or controlled prior to any significant deterioration in the component physical state
  • break down maintenance
  • predictive maintenance
  • past maintenance
  • none of these
Q20 | ………………is defined as the combination of tasks that are required tokeep a machine or part of a machine in the desirable condition.
  • substitution
  • maintenance
  • reduction
  • induction
Q21 | …………. involves systematically recording, analysing and synthesizing thetimes required to perform a motion.
  • method study
  • motion study
  • time study
  • all of these
Q22 | …………….refers to the manufacturing of large volume of a single or a veryfew varieties of products with a standard set of processes
  • continuous production
  • intermittent production
  • project production
  • none of these
Q23 | ………………. is the process of predicting and defining the long-term andthe short-term capacity needs of an organisation and determining how those needs will be satisfied.
  • capacity planning
  • capacity control
  • staff fixation
  • instrumentalisation
Q24 | ………………is a measure the actual level of output for a process or activityover a period of time.
  • actual capacity
  • design capacity
  • maximum capacity
  • none of these
Q25 | Production facilities are arranged as per the sequence of productionoperations from the first operations to the finished product. This method is called…………..
  • process production
  • job production
  • both of these
  • none of these