MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS: PLEASE TYPE ONLY LETTER ANSWER & PROVIDE THE CHAPTER AND THE CORRESPONDING PAGE NUMBER(S) FROM TEXTBOOK ON A SEPARATE SHEET.
1. Which organization is likely to have a production system?
a. automobile produce
b. fast food restaurant
c. insurance company
d. None of the above
e. All of the above
2. Inputs into a production system can be grouped into how many
oad categories?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
e. 7
3. An organization’s inputs into a production system have doubled. The output has increased by 50%. What is the productivity compared to the previous period?
a. double
b. 50%
c. 75%
d. 150%
e. None of the above
4. Who was the first person to successfully argue that management was a teachable theory?
a. Henri Fayol
b. Daniel McCallum
c. John Baird
d. Robert Goddard
e. None of the above
5. In Woodard’s classification of production systems, when moving down the scale from Systems I to IX, it becomes increasingly more possible to .
a. increase the price of the product
b. vary the product to customer requests
c. exercise control over manufacturing operations
d. lose knowledge of the physical limitations of production
6. Increasing repetition in a production system may lead to .
a. lower morale
b. economies of scale
c. reduced quality
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
7. In , a mechanized line for final assembly of the automobile chassis was used for the first time.
a. 1892
b. 1914
c. 1932
d. 1941
8. Gal
aith suggested that organizations have a production system dictated by .
a. employee expertise
b. market demand
c. union/non-union workers
d. sophistication of technology
9. Equipment and machines built specifically for an activity usually .
a. operate faster than more flexible machines
b. require an operator with more skills
c. allow for economies of scope
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
10. Process planning is XXXXXXXXXXlong-term planning.
a. always
b. sometimes
c. neve
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
11. Long-term production planning activities include .
a. planning new plant locations
b. ordering raw materials
c. developing a strategy to meet demand over the next yea
d. None of the above
e. All of the above
12. For controls to be successfully implemented, they should be .
a. simple and meaningful
b. operational and economical
c. meaningful and timely
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
13. Which development, “probably more than any other single development,” has made mass production possible for interchangeable industrial components?
a. Henry Ford’s assembly line
b. establishing a planning and control department
c. gauge blocks
e. None of the above
14. A contingency plan is .
a. a plan for an alternative course of action
b. another term for short-term plans
c. a plan that cannot be evaluated
d. None of the above
15. Gantt charts do not allow for one to .
a. compare actual progress with planned progress
b. make changes to the plan
c. identify the relationship between activities
d. see clearly when an activity is planned to begin
16. In a PERT network chart, .
a. the route with the fewest activities cannot be the critical path
b. circles represent activities
c. All of the above
d. None of the above
17. A product structure tree depicts how .
a. a product’s component parts come togethe
b. the organization is divided up
c. component parts are to be made
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
18. A bill of material is .
a. a method of collecting payment for materials sold
b. a bill for material used by the custome
c. a part’s identification system for a product
d. the value of the present inventory
19. In developing a bill of materials, you .
a. should follow IOC standards
b. should follow ISO standards
c. can follow either IOC or ISO standards but not both
d. have no industry or government standards to follow
20. A product can be produced using either of two machines. The first machine costs $25.00 to set up to begin production; the second costs $5.00. The first machine can produce the product at a cost of S1.00 each, and the second machine can produce the product at a cost of S4.00 each. If 15 products are to be made and you wish to minimize cost, then .
a. the first machine should be used
b. the second machine should be used
c. either machine can be used
d. the product should not be produced
21. Kaizen is a Japanese term meaning .
a. business is wa
b. the strong will survive
c. continuous improvement
d. None of the above
22. Grouping by XXXXXXXXXXcan be considered group technology.
a. processes
b. activities
c. machines
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
23. A decision tree shows .
a. how a decision grows from its inception
b. where the roots of a problem are
c. alternatives and/or possible outcomes through
anches
d. None of the above
24. Quality circles were first developed in .
a. Japan
b. Great Britain
c. the United State
d. Germany
25. The moving average forecasting technique generally .
a. is too simple for practical use
b. reacts quickly to changing trend
c. smoothes the effect of random demand
d. None of the above
26. When the exponential smoothing demand forecasting technique is used, an α factor of 0.6 would be considered .
a. quite small
b. quite large
c. e
atic if there are no fluctuations in demand
d. None of the above
27. When forecasting demand, qualitative forecasts .
a. do not allow for public opinion
b. are inexpensive
c. ove
eact to cu
ent events
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
28. When forecasting demand, statistical forecasts can consider .
a. future unexpected events
b. new products
c. seasonal variation for existing products
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
29. A external factor affecting demand for a product is .
a. advertising of your product
b. style changes in your product
c. competition with other companies
d. All of the above
30. Capacity planning is done at the level of _______ XXXXXXXXXX__.
a. long-term planning
b. short-term planning
c. All of the above
d. None of the above
31. Capacity planning is done to establish _________.
a. when demand will occu
b. if enough equipment will be available
c. what we want to produce
d. All of the above
32. A bottle neck is the _________.
a. point of assembly
b. area most likely to fail to keep up with production requirements
c. area where crowding occurs due to the number of machines
d. place where
eakage most often occurs
33. A machine was initially available for 40 hours for the following week. One job is scheduled that will use 18 hours, including setup. Another job scheduled will take 16 hours. If these are