Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a concurrent control system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Instituting a preventive maintenance plan. 
B)  Sampling complete products to ensure quality. 
C)  Measuring how many units a certain employee completed on his or her shift. 
D)  Observing employees during the work shift to ensure that they are complying with standards. 
A)  Instituting a preventive maintenance plan. 
B)  Sampling complete products to ensure quality. 
C)  Measuring how many units a certain employee completed on his or her shift. 
D)  Observing employees during the work shift to ensure that they are complying with standards.

Question 2

Everyone uses feedforward controls at one time or another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

When an employee's job routine does not lend itself to reports, the supervisor may have to rely on periodic spot checks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The managerial function of controlling is typically performend separately from the other managerial functions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a requirement for an effective control system?

Accepted Answer

A)  It should be flexible enough to cope with unanticipated changing patterns and problems. 
B)  It should not be changed in any way after it is adopted until it is abandoned. 
C)  It should expose deviations as they occur and indicate who is responsible for the deviation. 
D)  It should be suitable for the activity to be observed. 
A)  It should be flexible enough to cope with unanticipated changing patterns and problems. 
B)  It should not be changed in any way after it is adopted until it is abandoned. 
C)  It should expose deviations as they occur and indicate who is responsible for the deviation. 
D)  It should be suitable for the activity to be observed.

Question 6

For Carla, a supply chain manager for a consumer goods manufacturer, her primary function is to monitor the flow of raw materials, supplies, work-in-process, and finished goods. This function is otherwise known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Quality control 
B)  Production control 
C)  Inventory control 
D)  Feedforward control 
A)  Quality control 
B)  Production control 
C)  Inventory control 
D)  Feedforward control

Question 7

Tangible standards are standards of performance that are difficult to measure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Some worker productivity standards are expressed relative to factors over which a supervisor has no control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following is an example of a concurrent control system?

Everyone uses feedforward controls at one time or another.

When an employee's job routine does not lend itself to reports, the supervisor may have to rely on periodic spot checks.

The managerial function of controlling is typically performend separately from the other managerial functions.

Which of the following is NOT a requirement for an effective control system?

For Carla, a supply chain manager for a consumer goods manufacturer, her primary function is to monitor the flow of raw materials, supplies, work-in-process, and finished goods. This function is otherwise known as:

Tangible standards are standards of performance that are difficult to measure.

Some worker productivity standards are expressed relative to factors over which a supervisor has no control.

Supervising in Uncertain Times

The Managerial Functions

Communication: the Key to Effective Supervisory Management

Principles of Motivation

Solving Problems: Decision Making and the Supervisor

Positive Discipline

Supervisory Planning

Supervisory Principles for Organizing

The Supervisors Role in Preparing Employees for Success

Supervisory Leadership and the Management of Change

Managing Work Groups: Teamwork, Morale and Counseling

Supervising a Diverse Workforce

Performance Management

Resolving Conflicts in the Workplace

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Exam 13: Fundamentals of Controlling

Which of the following is an example of a concurrent control system?

Everyone uses feedforward controls at one time or another.

When an employee's job routine does not lend itself to reports, the supervisor may have to rely on periodic spot checks.

The managerial function of controlling is typically performend separately from the other managerial functions.

Which of the following is NOT a requirement for an effective control system?

For Carla, a supply chain manager for a consumer goods manufacturer, her primary function is to monitor the flow of raw materials, supplies, work-in-process, and finished goods. This function is otherwise known as:

Tangible standards are standards of performance that are difficult to measure.

Some worker productivity standards are expressed relative to factors over which a supervisor has no control.

Supervising in Uncertain Times

The Managerial Functions

Communication: the Key to Effective Supervisory Management

Principles of Motivation

Solving Problems: Decision Making and the Supervisor

Positive Discipline

Supervisory Planning

Supervisory Principles for Organizing

The Supervisors Role in Preparing Employees for Success

Supervisory Leadership and the Management of Change

Managing Work Groups: Teamwork, Morale and Counseling

Supervising a Diverse Workforce

Performance Management

Resolving Conflicts in the Workplace

Filters