Top 150+ Solved Operations Management and Strategic Management MCQ Questions Answer
Q. With reference to project management, identify which of the following statement is NOT correct?
a. Gantt chart is a principal tool used in scheduling and also in some methods of loading.
b. Routing is the first step in the production planning.
c. The cost of any activity is proportional to its time of completion.
d. The free float can be calculated by subtracting EFT from EST.
Q. Identify which one of the following statement is NOT correct?
a. Preventing maintenance includes lubrication, cleaning, periodic overhaul, etc.
b. The two types of cost-cost of premature replacement and cost of breakdownneed to be balanced.
c. Wear and obsolescence are the two main causes of replacement of machinery in every aspect of life.
d. A machine is technically obsolete when another machine can do the same job more efficiently with reduced time and also at a lower cost.
Q. To determine where the plant should be located for maximum operating economyand effectiveness, refers to which one of the following?
a. Plant layout
b. Facility location
c. Capacity planning
d. Capacity requirement
Q. Which of the following models deals with the physical movement of goods fromdifferent supply origins to a number of different demand destinations?
a. Simulation
b. Transportation
c. Lean operations
d. Line balancing
Q. One of the objectives of maintenance is:
a. to prevent obsolescence.
b. to ensure spare parts management.
c. to satisfy customers.
d. to extend the useful life of Plant & Machinery without sacrificing the level of performance
Q. Which one of the following recent trends in Production/Operations management involves drastic measures or break through improvements to improve the performance of a firm?
a. Corporate Downsizing
b. Re-Engineering
c. Technology
d. TQM
Q. Which of the following process types is used when a very highly standardized productis desired in high volumes?
a. Repetitive Process
b. Batch Process
c. Project Process
d. Continuous Process
Q. Which of the following aims at finding the best and most efficient way of using theavailable resources—men, materials, money and machinery?
a. Method Study
b. Work Study
c. Time Study
d. Motion Study
Q. Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
a. LFT is calculated from the LFT of the head event.
b. Slack can be calculated by adding EFT and LFT of any job.
c. EFT is the sum of the EST and the time of duration for any event.
d. The Total Project time is the shortest possible time required in completing the project.
Q. Which one of the following is NOT the advantage of Preventive Maintenance?
a. Better product quality
b. Greater safety to workers
c. Increased breakdowns and downtime
d. Fewer large-scale repairs
Q. Which one of the following establishes time sequence of operations?
a. Routing
b. Sequencing
c. Scheduling
d. Dispatching
Q. With reference to Aggregate Planning, identify which of the following statements is NOT correct?
a. It is an Intermediate-term planning.
b. It is made operational through a master schedule, which gives the manufacturing schedule.
c. Facility planning and scheduling are closely related with the aggregate planning.
d. It deals with the strategic decisions, such as purchase of facilities, introduction of new products, processes, etc.
Q. In route sheet or operation layout, one has to show
a. A list of materials to be used.
b. A list of machine tools to be used.
c. Every work center and the operation to be done at that work center.
d. The cost of product.
Q. Conversion of inputs into outputs is known as
a. Application of technology
b. Manufacturing products
c. Product
d. Operation management
Q. Which of the following is NOT the Plant Layout Principle?
a. Principle of sequence
b. Principle of usage
c. Principle of maximum travel
d. Principle of minimum investment