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(1)
Which one of the following would not generally be considered an aspect of operations management?
[A]
Schedule work.
[B]
Secure financial resources.
[C]
Manage inventories.
[D]
Oversee the transformation process.
Answer: Secure financial resources.
(2)
Which of the following statements is true of Lean-Six Sigma?
[A]
Lean principles focus on advanced statistical methods.
[B]
Lean principles and Six-Sigma are separate bodies of knowledge.
[C]
Lean principles have been developed over a lengthy period.
[D]
Lean principles include the 5Ss framework and practices.
Answer: Lean principles include the 5Ss framework and practices.
(3)
Refer to the stage of PDCA (Plan, Do, Check, Act) cycle that involves evaluating the improvement plan.
[A]
Plan.
[B]
Do.
[C]
Check.
[D]
Act.
(4)
Which of the following is a measure of how closely a product or service meets the specifications?
[A]
Quality of Conformance.
[B]
Continuous improvement.
[C]
Competitive benchmarking.
[D]
Statistical process control.
Answer: Quality of Conformance.
(5)
The inputs to a transformation process include all of the following except
[A]
Material.
[B]
People.
[C]
Information.
[D]
Transportation.
(6)
Regional factors for location planning include all of the following except:
[A]
Raw materials.
[B]
Markets.
[C]
Labor considerations.
[D]
Attitudes.
(7)
The most significant advantage of U-shaped layout is:
[A]
Cost minimization.
[B]
Easy handling of process.
[C]
Bank.
[D]
Increased flexibility in work.
E
All of the given options.
Answer: Increased flexibility in work.
(8)
Measurements taken at various points in the transformation process for control purposes are called:
[A]
plans.
[B]
directions.
[C]
controls.
[D]
feedback.
(9)
Which of these layouts is most suitable for processing sugar from sugar beets or sugar cane?
[A]
process-oriented layout.
[B]
fixed-position layout.
[C]
focused factory.
[D]
product-oriented layout.
Answer: process-oriented layout.
(10)
Which is not a significant difference between manufacturing and service operations?
[A]
cost per unit.
[B]
uniformity of output.
[C]
labor content of jobs.
[D]
Measurement of productivity.
Answer: Measurement of productivity.