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Production and Operations Management Multiple Choice Questions and Answers | Production and Operations Management MCQs Quiz

(1) ______________ is a standard of performance.
[A] cross docking
[B] milk runs
[C] autonomation
[D] benchmarking
Answer: benchmarking
(2) ______________ means to build in a mechanism a means to prevent mass production of defective work in machine or product line.
[A] kenban system
[B] autonomation
[C] two-bin system
[D] JIT
Answer: autonomation
(3) The five pillars of TQMincludeproduct, process,system,people,and ______________.
[A] motivation
[B] communication
[C] leadership
[D] supervision
Answer: leadership
(4) ISO 9000 seeks standardization in terms of
[A] products
[B] production procedures
[C] suppliers' specifications
[D] procedures to manage quality
Answer: procedures to manage quality
(5) Costs of dissatisfaction, repair costs, and warranty costs are elements of cost in the
[A] Taguchi Loss Function
[B] Pareto Chart
[C] ISO 9000 Quality Cost Calculator
[D] Process Chart
Answer: Taguchi Loss Function
(6) The process improvement technique that sorts the "vital few" from the "trivial many" is
[A] Taguchi analysis
[B] Pareto analysis
[C] benchmarking
[D] Yamaguchi analysis
Answer: Pareto analysis
(7) The goal of inspection is to
[A] detect a bad process immediately
[B] add value to a product or service
[C] correct deficiencies in products
[D] correct system deficiencies
Answer: detect a bad process immediately
(8) Operations management is applicable
[A] mostly to the service sector
[B] to services exclusively
[C] mostly to the manufacturing sector
[D] to manufacturing and service sectors
Answer: to manufacturing and service sectors
(9) The responsibilities of the operations manager include
[A] planning, organizing, staffing, procuring, and reviewing
[B] forecasting, designing, planning, organizing, and controlling
[C] planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling
[D] designing and operating
Answer: planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling
(10) Which of the following would not be an operations function in a fast-food restaurant?
[A] making hamburgers and fries
[B] advertising and promotion
[C] maintaining equipment
[D] designing the layout of the facility
Answer: advertising and promotion