Production and Operations Management

251. Location decisions are viewed primarily as part of:

  1. Marketing strategy.
  2. Growth factors.
  3. Financial aspect.
  4. Both (a) and (b).
Correct answer: (D)
Both (a) and (b).

252. Technology choices seldom affect:

  1. Costs.
  2. Productivity.
  3. Union activity.
  4. quality.
Correct answer: (C)
Union activity.

253. The responsibilities of the operations manager are:

  1. planning, organizing, staffing, procuring, and reviewing.
  2. planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling.
  3. forecasting, designing, planning, organizing, and controlling.
  4. forecasting, designing, operating, procuring, and reviewing.
Correct answer: (B)
planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling.

254. Dealing with the fact that certain aspects of any management situation are more important than others is called:

  1. analysis of tradeoffs.
  2. sensitivity analysis.
  3. recognition of priorities.
  4. analysis of variance.
  5. decision table analysis.
Correct answer: (C)
recognition of priorities.

255. Modern firms increasingly rely on other firms to supply goods and services instead of doing these tasks themselves. This increased level of ______________ is leading to increased emphasis on ______________ management.

  1. outsourcing; supply chain.
  2. off shoring; lean.
  3. downsizing; total quality.
  4. optimizing; inventory.
  5. internationalization; intercultural.
Correct answer: (A)
outsourcing; supply chain.

256. What are the two sources of costs in queuing analysis?

  1. Arrivals and departures.
  2. Arrivals and idleness.
  3. Waiting customers and capacity.
  4. Equipment breakdowns and departures.
Correct answer: (C)
Waiting customers and capacity.

257. Which of the following is not true about a lean production system?

  1. It puts emphasis on quality, flexibility, and time reduction.
  2. It puts emphasis on reducing a company's labor force.
  3. It is involved in maintaining and improving the system with lower amounts of inventory.
  4. It relies on buffers against unforeseen occurrences.
Correct answer: (D)
It relies on buffers against unforeseen occurrences.

258. Which of the following terms reflects Japanese view of continuous improvement?

  1. Kaizen.
  2. Poka-yoke.
  3. Six sigma.
  4. Control limits.
Correct answer: (A)
Kaizen.

259. Which of the following is not a type of operations?

  1. goods production.
  2. storage/transportation.
  3. entertainment.
  4. all the above involve operations.
Correct answer: (D)
all the above involve operations.

260. Construction of fertilizer plant is

  1. Continuous.
  2. Project.
  3. Job.
  4. Flow shop.
Correct answer: (B)
Project.
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