Deck 4: Production and Inventory Management

Question 1

Typical differences between goods and services do not include _____________.

A)cost per unit.
B)ability to inventory items.
C)timing of production and consumption.
D)customer interaction.

Answer 1

cost per unit.

Question 2

In a __________ Layout all machines or process of the same type are grouped together.

A)fixed position.
B)factory.
C)process.
D)product.

Answer 2

process.

Question 3

In intermittent manufacturing system the goods are produced for __________.

A)storing.
B)processing.
C)order.
D)own consumption.

Answer 3

order.

Question 4

___________ may be defined as the ratio between output and input.

A)production.
B)productivity.
C)batch production.
D)job production.

Question 5

Which of the following is a production planning technique?

A)dispatching.
B)loading.
C)inspection.
D)expediting.

Question 6

The process of deciding the path on which material move from start to finish is known as_______.

A)scheduling.
B)routing.
C)dispatching.
D)sequencing.

Question 7

Production planning and control starts with ________.

A)routing.
B)estimating.
C)scheduling.
D)expediting.

Question 8

________ function of production planning and control determines the starting time and finishing time for each operation.

A)routing.
B)loading.
C)scheduling.
D)controlling.

Question 9

________________ ensures that, the work is carried out as per the plan and delivery schedules are met.

A)expediting.
B)dispatching.
C)evaluating.
D)loading.

Question 10

Which of the following is defined as a set of activities which help to keep plant, machinery and other facilities in good working condition?

A)management.
B)maintenance.
C)materials.
D)mechanic.

Question 11

The primary function of plant maintenance does not which of the following_______.

A)maintenance of existing plant and equipments.
B)alterations to existing equipments and buildings.
C)selling of old machineries.
D)equipment inspection and lubrication.

Question 12

Building construction and maintenance, maintaining service facilities such aswater, gas, steam, compressed air, heating and ventilating, air conditioning, painting,plumbing and carpentry work includes _______________ type of maintenance.

A)electric maintenance.
B)civil maintenance.
C)corrective maintenance.
D)preventive maintenance.

Question 13

_____________ function of production planning and control decides the quantity of output to be produced and the cost involved in it on the basis of sales forecast.

A)expediting.
B)loading.
C)estimating.
D)scheduling.

Question 14

VED analysis of inventory management stands for_________

A)vital-essential-desirable
B)valuable-easy-difficult
C)very-essentially-desired
D)valuable-effective-difficult to obtain

Question 15

_____________ is one of the functions of materials management.

A)selling finished goods.
B)collection of bad debts.
C)receiving and warehousing.
D)managing cash flows.

Question 16

______________ material handling device is used to move the material of different sizes and weights.

A)industrial trucks.
B)trolley.
C)crawlers.
D)cranes.

Question 17

The material handling device which moves materials between two fixed points is _____________.

A)conveyors.
B)cranes.
C)hoists.
D)trucks.

Question 18

The manager of inventory would most likely be found in the __________.

A)finance function.
B)marketing function.
C)manufacturing function.
D)information system function.

Question 19

The 4Ms does not include___________.

A)men.
B)material.
C)message.
D)machinery.

Question 20

___________ study is concerned with the determination of the amount of time required to perform a unit of work.

A)method.
B)motion.
C)work.
D)time.

Question 21

THERBLIGS was coined by _____________.

A)taylor.
B)gilberth.
C)henry ford.
D)adam smith.

Question 22

_________ records graphically or diagrammatically, in sequence the movements connected with a process.

A)process chart.
B)route chart.
C)flow chart.
D)handling chart.