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This set of Operations Management Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Operations Management Set 3
Q1 | Frederick Winslow Taylor is called;
- father of operations research
- father of marketing management
- father of financial management
- father of scientific management
Q2 | In the case of…………………. the products are produced as per thespecifications of the customers within prefixed time and cost.
- mass production
- job production
- both of these
- none of these
Q3 | ………………..is the system in whichitems are processed in lots and a new lotis undertaken for production only when the production on all items of a lot is complete.
- job production
- batch production
- mass production
- none of these
Q4 | …………is the capacity that specifies a theoretical upper limit above theusual rate of routine operations.
- maximum capacity
- effective capacity
- actual capacity
- none of these.
Q5 | ……………………………is the highest reasonable output rate which can beachieved with the current product specifications, product mix, work force, plant and equipment.
- publicity
- capacity
- (a) and (b)
- none of these
Q6 | In ………………, machines and other supporting services are locatedaccording to the processing sequence of the product
- project lay out
- product lay out
- combination lay out
- none of these
Q7 | The lay out in which production operation is performed in a fixed positionis called………….
- project lay out
- product lay out
- (a) and(b)
- none of these
Q8 | The layout in which all the equipment’sperforming similar tasks aregrouped together is called…………………..
- )product lay out
- process lay out
- combination lay out
- none of these
Q9 | …………….. is the configuration of departments, work centres andequipment in the conversion process.
- plant lay out
- plant locations
- (a) and (b)
- none of these.
Q10 | Which of the following affect the choice of plant location decision?
- proximity to markets
- supply of materials
- (a) and (b)
- none of these
Q11 | The founder of the scientific management movement was:
- frank gilbreth
- walter shewhart
- frederick w.taylor
- ford harris
Q12 | The Hawthorne Studies stimulated the development of:
- the scientific management movement
- the human relations movement
- the socio-technical movement
- the lean production movement.
Q13 | Walter Shewhart developed:
- the economic order quantity model
- the human factors engineering field
- linear programming models
- statistical quality control techniques
Q14 | The moving assembly line was developed by:
- elton mayo
- frederick w. taylor
- clark gable
- henry ford
Q15 | ……………is used to monitor characteristics that can be measured and havea continuum of values such as height, weight, volume etc.
- control chart of attributes
- control chart for variables
- (a) and (b)
- none of these
Q16 | ……………..is used to monitor characteristics that have discrete values andcan be counted
- control chart for variables.
- control chart for attributes
- (a) and (b)
- none of these
Q17 | Which of the following is not a control chart for variables?
- x chart
- r chart
- p chart
- none of these
Q18 | Which of the following is not a control chart for attributes?
- p chart
- c chart
- x chart
- none of these
Q19 | ISO 9000 is a………………….
- international standard
- national standard
- local standard
- none of these
Q20 | In management literature TQM stands for
- total quality management
- total quantity management
- total quantity maintenance
- none of these
Q21 | ………………..is a group of workers from the same area who usually meet todiscuss their problems, investigate, recommend solutions and to corrective actions
- quality problems
- quality circle
- quantify value
- none of these
Q22 | Which of the following is not an objective of quality circle?
- to improve quality
- to improve productivity
- trading on equity
- none of these
Q23 | Which of the following is not a principles’ of TQM?
- customer focus
- continuous improvement
- team approach
- black marketing
Q24 | ………………is the systematic recording and critical examination of existing and the proposed way of doing work as a means of developing effectivemethods.
- method study
- time study
- time booking
- none of these
Q25 | The costs of all activities incurred to prevent poor quality in products andservices.
- prevention cost
- appraisal cost
- failure cost
- none of the above