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

(1) We identified several internal benefits of objectives, goals and a sense of mission. Which is not included?
[A] Basis of plans and decisions
[B] Unity of direction
[C] Basis to resolve disputes
[D] None of the above.
Answer: Basis to resolve disputes
(2) Identify the best definition of planning.
[A] The core activity of planners and planning departments.
[B] Setting an organisation's objectives and the means of reaching them.
[C] Devising ways of achieving the objectives of an organisation.
[D] An integrated process in which plans are formulated, carried out and controlled.
Answer: Setting an organisation's objectives and the means of reaching them.
(3) Business cycle, price trends, National Economy are ___________
[A] Micro Factors
[B] Macro Factors
[C] Controllable Factors
[D] All of these
Answer: Macro Factors
(4) Which is not a part of 5R's of buying?
[A] Right Quality
[B] Right Quantity
[C] Right Source
[D] None of the above
Answer: None of the above
(5) Buying of the annual requirements of an item during its season.
[A] Seasonal Buying
[B] Hand to mouth buying
[C] Scheduled Buying
[D] Tender Buying
Answer: Seasonal Buying
(6) __________________ is concerned with the branch of economics relating the behavior of principals and their agents.
[A] Financial management
[B] Profit maximization
[C] Agency theory
[D] Social responsibility
Answer: Agency theory
(7) Corporate governance success includes three key groups. Which of the following represents these three groups?
[A] Suppliers, managers, and customers.
[B] Board of Directors, executive officers, and common shareholders.
[C] Suppliers, employees, and customers.
[D] Common shareholders, managers, and employees.
Answer: Board of Directors, executive officers, and common shareholders.
(8) _________________ also called part lists or building lists is the document generated at the design stage.
[A] MRP (Material Requirement Planning)
[B] BOM (Bill of Materials)
[C] MPS (Master Production Schedule)
[D] None of these
Answer: BOM (Bill of Materials)
(9) Purchasing responsibilities can be divided into Buying, Clerical and __________________ division.
[A] Packing
[B] Traffic
[C] Record
[D] Follow up
Answer: Traffic
(10) ________________________ are the basic materials which have not undergone any conversion since their receipt from suppliers.
[A] WIP
[B] Raw Material
[C] Finished Parts
[D] Work Made Parts
Answer: Raw Material