Top 250+ Solved Supply Chain Management MCQ Questions Answer
Q. In a SC, Material flows in one direction while _________from in both direction
a. Process
b. Information
c. Product
d. Semi-finished Goods
Q. does not add value to the final product?
a. Jobbing processes
b. Lean production processes
c. Continuous processes.
d. Batch processes
Q. A supply chain is a sequence of firms that perform activities required:
a. to find products that are similar
b. to facilitate wholesalers inventory selections
c. to create synergy in their training programs
d. to create and deliver goods to consumers
Q. Today, a growing number of firms now outsource some or all of their logistics to________ intermediaries
a. Competitors
b. Third Party Logistics (3PL) Providers
c. Channel Members
d. Cross-functional Teams
Q. What are the two basic types of production systems?
a. Automated and manual
b. Intermittent and non-intermittent (Continuous) process
c. Normal and continuous process
d. Continuous process and batch
Q. What type of process would a paper mill be most likely to use?
a. Continuous flow
b. Project
c. Job shop
d. Flow shop
Q. Which of the following is true?
a. Value is always lower than price.
b. Value is what consumers are prepared to pay.
c. Cost is always lower than price.
d. Price is always lower than value
Q. Efficiency is defined by
a. Actual output divided by design capacity.
b. Capacity divided by utilization.
c. Effective capacity divided by actual output.
d. Actual output divided by effective capacity.
Q. As production systems move from projects to batch production to mass productionto continuous production
a. Processes become more flexible
b. Customer involvement with the process increases
c. Products become more standardized
d. Demand volumes decrease
Q. A big advantage of a process layout is
a. Its flexibility
b. Its low cost
c. The ability to employ low-skilled labour
d. Its high equipment utilization
Q. Which of the following is an implication of low variety?
a. Low unit cost
b. Flexibility needed
c. High complexity
d. Matching customers specific needs
Q. Operations typically differ in terms of volume of output, variety of output, variation in demand or the degree of ‘visibility’ (ie, customer contact) that they give to customers of the delivery process. Please match the following element with the most appropriate of the above dimensions. Low unit costs are most closely matched to:-
a. Variety
b. Variation
c. Volume
d. Visibility
Q. In a process flow chart transportation is depicted by _________?
a. A circle
b. A square
c. A triangle
d. An arrow
Q. In a process flow chart storage of information is depicted by ________?
a. A circle
b. A square
c. A triangle
d. An arrow
Q. A useful process improvement tool to search for the root cause of a problem is the___________ process?
a. 3 Whats
b. 4 Whos
c. 5 Whys
d. 6 Wheres