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

Questions
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