Production and Material Management Questions and Answers | Online Quiz for Practice

46. In......................layout machines are grouped in to cells and the cells function somewhat like a product layout in larger shop or process layout.

1. functional
2. fixed
3. matrix
4. cellular

47. Which of the following services is not unique, i.e., customized to a particular individuals needs?

1. Hairdressing
2. Elementary education
3. Legal services
4. Dental care

48. The competitive advantage in the production function can be achieved through

1. high wastages
2. more cost
3. higher quality
4. lowest quantity

49. Productivity can be improved by

1. increasing inputs while holding outputs steady
2. decreasing outputs while holding inputs steady
3. increasing inputs and outputs in the same proportion
4. decreasing inputs while holding outputs steady

50. Productivity can be improved by

1. increasing inputs while holding outputs steady
2. decreasing outputs while holding inputs steady
3. increasing inputs and outputs in the same proportion
4. decreasing inputs while holding outputs steady

51. ...................material handling device is used to move the material of different sizes and weights.

1. Industrial trucks
2. Trolley
3. Crawlers
4. Cranes

52. Which of the following is not a typical service attribute?

1. Intangible product
2. Easy to store
3. Customer interaction is high
4. Simultaneous production and consumption

53. ..................is primarily concerned with quality management.

1. ISO 9004
2. ISO 14000
3. ISO 9000
4. ISO 14001

54. Semi skilled people may be appointed in this...................manufacturing system.

1. job shop
2. continuous
3. intermittent
4. hybrid

55. Current trends in operations management include all of the following except

1. Just-in-time performance
2. rapid product development
3. mass customization
4. mass production

56. Current trends in operations management include all of the following except

1. Just-in-time performance
2. rapid product development
3. mass customization
4. mass production

57. Which of the following inputs has the greatest potential to increase productivity?

1. Labor
2. Globalization
3. Management
4. Capital

58. Product layout is also called as......................layout.

1. line
2. cellular
3. process
4. functional

59. Mass production is characterized by

1. Low volume high variety
2. High volume low variety
3. High volume high variety
4. Low volume low variety

60. The primary function of plant maintenance does not which of the following

1. maintenance of existing plant and equipments
2. alterations to existing equipments and buildings
3. selling of old machineries
4. equipment inspection and lubrication