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

Questions
1 Which of the following is not a trend in job design?
A Temporary Workers
B 9 to 5 scheduling
C Alternative workplaces (telecommuting, shared offices, etc)
D Automation of manual work

Answer:9 to 5 scheduling
2 Work measurement techniques include all of the following except:
A On the job training
B Time study
C Work sampling
D Predetermined motion-time data systems

Answer:On the job training
3 One use of inventory is
A To ensure that item cost is maximized.
B To tightly link production and distribution processes.
C To provide a hedge against inflation.
D To tightly link a firm's production with its customers' demand.

Answer:To ensure that item cost is maximized.
4 The appropriate level of safety stock is typically determined by
A Minimizing expected stockout cost.
B Taking the square root of the economic order quantity.
C Choosing the level of safety stock that assures a given service level.
D Carrying sufficient safety stock so as to eliminate all stockouts.

Answer:Choosing the level of safety stock that assures a given service level.
5 Inventory carried for the purpose of providing flexibility to each decision-making unit to'manage its operations independently is known as
A Safety inventory
B Cycle inventory
C Seasonal inventory
D Decoupling inventory

Answer:Decoupling inventory
6 Higher number of stock points required for risk pooling results in higher savings in terms of
A Decoupling inventory
B Pipeline inventory
C Cycle inventory
D Safety inventory

Answer:Cycle inventory
7 A system that triggers ordering on a uniform time basis is called a
A Fixed-quantity system.
B Reorder point system.
C Fixed-period system.
D EOQ.

Answer:Fixed-period system.
8 Extra units that are held in inventory to reduce stockouts are called
A Just-in-time inventory.
B Reorder point.
C Demand variance.
D Safety stock.

Answer:Safety stock.
9 ABC analysis divides an organization's on-hand inventory into three classes based upon
A Annual demand.
B The number of units on hand.
C Unit price.
D Annual dollar volume.

Answer:Annual dollar volume.
10 In the probabilistic model, increasing the service level will
A Cannot be determined.
B Have no impact on the cost of the inventory policy.
C Increase the cost of the inventory policy.
D Reduce the cost of the inventory policy.

Answer:Increase the cost of the inventory policy.