Production and Material Management MCQ Questions and Answers for Practice

1. In double sampling plan, there is a..................percent saving is sampling inspection as compared to single sampling plan.

1. 25 to 33
2. 1 to 9
3. 10 to 17
4. 18 to 24

2. Specialization of labor in manufacturing is contributed by

1. Henry LGantt
2. Adam smith
3. FWHarris
4. William Ouchi

3. The decision in a sequential sampling scheme is taken

1. before selection and inspection of items one by one
2. after inspecting the sample as a whole
3. after selection and inspection of items one by one
4. before inspecting the sample as a whole

4. A sequential sampling plan is

1. a finite process
2. an infinite process
3. the process requiring much more sampling units than a fixed sized sample
4. a process in which sampling terminates with probability one

5. The three major functions of business organizations

1. function independently of each other
2. are mutually exclusive
3. exist independently of each other
4. overlap

6. Walter Shewhart is listed among the important people of operations management because of his contributions to

1. statistical quality control
2. assembly line production
3. measuring the productivity in the service sector
4. just-in-time inventory methods

7. Walter Shewhart is listed among the important people of operations management because of his contributions to

1. statistical quality control
2. assembly line production
3. measuring the productivity in the service sector
4. just-in-time inventory methods

8. Automation version of the generic manufacturing process, where in the three manufacturing functions are replaced by the automated technologies is called

1. production planning system
2. automated materials handling system
3. flexible manufacturing system
4. computer integrated manufacturing system

9. The functions of...............are not quite related to strategic management.

1. managing director
2. board of directors
3. chief executives
4. personnel manager

10. Which of the following is not a computerized technique for layout planning?

1. CORELAP
2. CAD
3. ALDEP
4. CRAFT

11. The ability to rapidly increase or decrease production levels or shift production capacity quickly from one product or service to another is called

1. capacity certainty
2. capacity uncertainty
3. capacity alteration
4. capacity flexibility

12. Which type of layout is a combination of functional layout and line layout.

1. Process
2. Cellular
3. Group
4. Product

13. Who among the following is associated with contributions to quality control in operations management?

1. W Edwards Deming
2. Charles Babbage
3. Henry Ford
4. Frank Gilbreth

14. The advantage of locating a plant in urban (city) side is

1. large markets for finished products
2. cheap availability of land
3. disposal of waste is easy
4. cost of operation is low

15. Which of the following method is used for recording path of movement during method study?

1. therblig
2. Chronocyclographs
3. Simo chart
4. Two handed process chart