Production and Operations Management

291. Which one of the following would not generally be considered an aspect of operations management?

  1. Schedule work.
  2. Secure financial resources.
  3. Maintain quality.
  4. Oversee the transformation process.
  5. Manage inventories.
Correct answer: (B)
Secure financial resources.

292. Which of the following statements is true of Lean-Six Sigma?

  1. Lean principles focus on advanced statistical methods.
  2. Lean principles and Six-Sigma are separate bodies of knowledge.
  3. Lean principles have been developed over a lengthy period.
  4. Lean principles include the 5Ss framework and practices.
Correct answer: (D)
Lean principles include the 5Ss framework and practices.

293. Refer to the stage of PDCA (Plan, Do, Check, Act) cycle that involves evaluating the improvement plan.

  1. Plan.
  2. Do.
  3. Check.
  4. Act.
Correct answer: (C)
Check.

294. Which of the following is a measure of how closely a product or service meets the specifications?

  1. Quality of Conformance.
  2. Continuous improvement.
  3. Competitive benchmarking.
  4. Statistical process control.
Correct answer: (A)
Quality of Conformance.

295. The inputs to a transformation process include all of the following except

  1. Material.
  2. People.
  3. Information.
  4. Transportation.
Correct answer: (D)
Transportation.

296. Regional factors for location planning include all of the following except:

  1. Raw materials.
  2. Markets.
  3. Labor considerations.
  4. Attitudes.
Correct answer: (D)
Attitudes.

297. The most significant advantage of U-shaped layout is:

  1. Cost minimization.
  2. Easy handling of process.
  3. Increased flexibility in work.
  4. All of the given options.
Correct answer: (C)
Increased flexibility in work.

298. Measurements taken at various points in the transformation process for control purposes are called:

  1. plans.
  2. directions.
  3. controls.
  4. feedback.
Correct answer: (D)
feedback.

299. Which of these layouts is most suitable for processing sugar from sugar beets or sugar cane?

  1. process-oriented layout.
  2. fixed-position layout.
  3. focused factory.
  4. product-oriented layout.
Correct answer: (A)
process-oriented layout.

300. Which is not a significant difference between manufacturing and service operations?

  1. cost per unit.
  2. uniformity of output.
  3. labor content of jobs.
  4. Measurement of productivity.
Correct answer: (D)
Measurement of productivity.
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