Top 150+ Solved Operations Management MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Which one of the following is not an objective of materials management?
a. to minimise material cost.
b. to purchase, receive, transport and store materials efficiently.
c. to reduce material costs through simplification, standardisation
d. to fix cash dividend
Q. Which one of the following is an objective of maintenance management?
a. to reduce breakdown of machineries
b. to keep the machines and other facilities in a good condition.
c. to keep the plant in good working condition
d. all of these
Q. Operation management department has interaction with
a. finance department
b. marketing department
c. (a) and (b)
d. none of these
Q. Which of the following factors affect the choice of manufacturing process?
a. product characteristics
b. requirements of customers
c. availability of capital
d. all of these
Q. Which of the following is a production system?
a. continuous system
b. intermittent system
c. project systems
d. all of these
Q. Which of the following is incorrect in the case of job production?
a. more variety of products is manufactured as per customer’s requirements.
b. volume of production is large.
c. highly skilled employees are required who can take up each job as a challenge.
d. detailed planning is essential for sequencing the requirements of each product.
Q. Which of the following is a part of product life cycle
a. introduction phase
b. growth phase
c. saturation phase
d. all of these
Q. …………….is the process of careful step by step of dismantling of existing product in order to understand its unique underlying concepts
a. reverse engineering
b. civil engineering
c. (a) and (b)
d. none of these
Q. ……………refers to the development of the concept or idea of a product interms of specifications which are required for transforming the idea in to product
a. product design
b. product development
c. (a) and (b)
d. none of these
Q. ………………….refers to the process of creating new products or modifyingthe existing ones within a predetermined time frame and cost price
a. product design
b. product development
c. market development
d. none of these
Q. Which of the following technique is employed for measuring work
a. time study
b. work sampling
c. predetermined motion time studies
d. all of these
Q. …………………is the process of determining which job to start first and inwhat order other jobs should be processed on the machine or in work centre
a. job sequencing
b. priority rules
c. batch production
d. none of these
Q. Which of the following factors affect capacity planning?
a. type of product
b. type of process
c. skill level of workers
d. all of these
Q. Which of the following is an objective of scheduling?
a. meet due dates
b. minimise lead time
c. minimise setup time and set up cost
d. all of these
Q. ……………….is a time table for performing activities utilizing resources orallocating activities
a. scheduling
b. engineering
c. reporting
d. communication