Operations & Supply Chain Management Quiz

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1.

---------------- Means doing the right things to create the most benefit for the company
- A.
  
  Efficiency
- B.
  
  Effectiveness
- C.
  
  Value
- D.
  
  Productivity
2.

Which of the following is not a classification of Value Added service?
- A.
  
  Problem Solving
- B.
  
  Sales Support
- C.
  
  Quality
- D.
  
  Information
3.

The primary transfromation function provided by Hospital can be described as
- A.
  
  Physical
- B.
  
  Location
- C.
  
  Storage
- D.
  
  Physiological
4.

The type of processing structure that is used to produce gasoline, chemicals is
- A.
  
  Batch
- B.
  
  Assembly line
- C.
  
  Continuous
- D.
  
  Mass manufacturing
5.

The product - process matrix
- A.
  
  Shows as volume decreases an assembly line is the solution
- B.
  
  Shows as volume increase specialized equipment becomes cost effective
- C.
  
  Shows all process structures except work centers are inefficient
- D.
  
  Guides companies on what products to produce
6.

A breakeven point indicates which of the following:
- A.
  
  The point where profit is maximized
- B.
  
  The point where cost is minimized
- C.
  
  The point where we are indifferent between two options
- D.
  
  All of the above
7.

Which of the following is not an alternative identified in the service-system design matrix?
- A.
  
  Mail contact
- B.
  
  Face-to-face loose specs
- C.
  
  Face-to-face tight specs
- D.
  
  All of the above are identified
8.

Supply-chain strategy concepts are applicable to what types of companies?
- A.
  
  Manufacturing
- B.
  
  Service
- C.
  
  Restaurants
- D.
  
  All of the above
9.

Supply-chain response relates to the following:
- A.
  
  How quickly a customer order can be filled
- B.
  
  How quickly a company can react to a new competing product
- C.
  
  How inexpensive the product is
- D.
  
  A and B
10.

Which of the following is not a reason for carrying inventory?
- A.
  
  to maintain independence of operations
- B.
  
  to take advantage of economic purchase-order size
- C.
  
  to make the system less productive
- D.
  
  to meet variation in product demand
11.

Who is called the father of scientific management?
- A.
  
  F W Taylor
- B.
  
  Henri Ford
- C.
  
  Gantt
- D.
  
  El Whitney
12.

PERT / CPM was developed in the laoratory of which company?
- A.
  
  Toyota
- B.
  
  Ford
- C.
  
  IBM
- D.
  
  Du Pont
13.

Operations Management is defined as the transformation of system?
- A.
  
  Process- input - output
- B.
  
  Output-process-input
- C.
  
  input - process - output
- D.
  
  process- input--output
14.

Productivity is defined as ?
- A.
  
  effectiveness
- B.
  
  Efficiency
- C.
  
  input/output
- D.
  
  output/input
15.

Quality is defined as?
- A.
  
  meeting the specifications
- B.
  
  satisfaction of customer
- C.
  
  Achieving 6 sigma
- D.
  
  Achieving TQM
16.

Continuous Improvement is based on?
- A.
  
  Poka-yoke
- B.
  
  FMS
- C.
  
  Kaizen
- D.
  
  5 S
17.

PDCA is developed by?
- A.
  
  Deming
- B.
  
  Schewart
- C.
  
  F W Taylor
- D.
  
  Ford
18.

EOQ stands for?
- A.
  
  Early order quantity
- B.
  
  Economic order quantity
- C.
  
  Economic order quality
- D.
  
  Economic organizing quantity
19.

Who gets the credit to develop the coordinated assembly line?
- A.
  
  F W Taylor
- B.
  
  Henri Ford
- C.
  
  Gantt
- D.
  
  El Whitney
20.

Common Causes are?
- A.
  
  Assianable
- B.
  
  Purely random
- C.
  
  Probablistic
- D.
  
  Non Random