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(1)
The goal of motion study is to achieve:
[A]
Cost minimization.
[B]
Maximum efficiency.
[C]
Profitability.
[D]
All of the given options.
Answer: Maximum efficiency.
(2)
Budgeting, analysis of investment proposals, and provision of funds are activities associated with the ______________ function.
[A]
operation.
[B]
marketing.
[C]
purchasing.
[D]
finance.
(3)
What is credited with gains in industrial productivity, increased standards of living and affordable products?
[A]
personal computers .
[B]
the internet.
[C]
mass transportation.
[D]
assembly lines.
(4)
Service strategy development begins by selecting which of the following as an operating focus or performance priority?
[A]
Price.
[B]
Quality.
[C]
Variety.
[D]
Treatment.
E
All of the above.
Answer: All of the above.
(5)
Taking a systems viewpoint with regard to operations in today's environment increasingly leads decision-makers to consider ______________ in response to the ______________.
[A]
flexibility; pressure to be more efficient.
[B]
off shoring; need to promote domestic production.
[C]
sustainability; threat of global warming.
[D]
technology; impact of random variation.
Answer: sustainability; threat of global warming.
(6)
Which of the following statements about variation is FALSE?
[A]
Variation prevents a production process from being as efficient as it can be.
[B]
Some variation can be prevented.
[C]
Variation can be either assignable or random.
[D]
Any variation makes a production process less productive.
Answer: Any variation makes a production process less productive.
(7)
Which one of the following is not a typical question dealt with by operations managers?
[A]
How much capacity will be needed in the months ahead?.
[B]
What is a satisfactory location for a new facility?.
[C]
Which products/services should be offered?.
[D]
All are typical of operations decisions.
Answer: All are typical of operations decisions.
(8)
When the flow of materials is variable,
[A]
layout by process is most suitable.
[B]
b layout by product is most suitable.
[C]
layout by fixed position is most suitable.
[D]
line balancing is most suitable.
Answer: layout by process is most suitable.
(9)
Which of the following refers to a continuous measurement of an organization’s products and processes against a company recognized as a leader in that industry?
[A]
Benchmarking.
[B]
Gap analysis.
[C]
Statistical process control.
[D]
Continuous improvement.
(10)
Budgeting, analysis of investment proposals, and provision of funds are activities associated with the ______________ function.
[A]
Operation.
[B]
Marketing.
[C]
Purchasing.
[D]
finance.