Top 150+ Solved Production Management MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Scientific management contributed to the development of a more rational approach to management by developing which characteristics?
a. The planning and organization of work based on moral principles
b. Time and motion studies
c. Standardized pay
d. The encouragement of trade unions
Q. A situations in which manager can make an accurate decision is called
a. Certainty
b. Uncertainty
c. Risk
d. Factional
Q. Time and motion study was introduced by
a. Hennery Fayol
b. F.W Taylor
c. Gilberth couple
d. Adam Smith
Q. The fixed position layout would be most appropriate in which of the following cases
a. A fast food restaurant
b. A doctors office
c. A govt. restaurant
d. Constructing a Boeing277
Q. For which of the following operations would a fixed position layout be most appropriate
a. Assembly of an automobile
b. Production of TV sets
c. Construction of ships
d. Refining of crude oil
Q. Because the fixed position layout is so difficult to solve on-site operations managers
a. Virtually never employ this layout strategy
b. Utilize this approach only for construction projects such as bridges and office towers
c. Increase in size of site
d. Often complete as much of the project as possible off site
Q. One factor impacting the fixed position input strategy is
a. Minimizing difficulties caused by material flow varying with each products
b. Requiring frequent contact close to one another
c. Balancing product flow one work station to the next
d. The movement of material to the limited storage areas around the site
Q. One of the major advantage of process oriented layout is
a. High equipment utilization
b. Large work in process inventories
c. Flexibility in equipment and labour assignment
d. Smooth and continuous flows of work
Q. The man issue is designing process oriented input concerns the relative positioning of …………… to minimize cost of material handling
a. Work stations
b. Departments
c. Raw materials
d. Entrances , loading docks etc.
Q. A process layout would be most appropriate in which of the following cases
a. Constructing a Boeing 777 air craft
b. A fast food restaurant
c. An automobile factory
d. A garment restaurant
Q. The major problem addressed
a. The movement of material to the storage areas around the site
b. Requiring frequent contact close to one another
c. The provision of low cost storage with low cost material handling
d. Minimizing difficulties caused by material flow varying with each product
Q. The most common tactic followed in process – layout planning is to arrange departments or work centers so they
a. Minimize the cost of of skilled labour
b. Maximize the machine utilization
c. Allocate the available space equally to all the departments
d. Minimize the costs of material handling
Q. Process oriented layout is best suited for
a. The assembly of products like automobiles and appliances
b. The mass production of uniform products
c. High volume , low variety production
d. Low volume , high variety production
Q. Which of the following is true for process layouts , hut false for production layouts ?
a. Low –in process inventories
b. Flexibility in equipment and labour arrangement
c. Low variety of products
d. High volume of output
Q. Big advantage of process oriented layout is
a. Its flexibility for variety
b. Its low cost
c. The simplified scheduling problem presented by this layout strategy
d. The ability of employ low skilled labour