Operations Management Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

31. ...............is the configuration of departments, work centres and equipment in the conversion process.

1. Plant lay out
2. Plant locations
3. a and b
4. None of these

32. The Father of Scientific Management is

1. Frank Gilbreth
2. Frederick WTaylor
3. W Edwards Deming
4. Walther Shewhart

33. Which of the following is an objective of quality assurance?

1. To improve quality
2. To reduce cost
3. to increase productivity
4. all of these

34. Which of the following is not an objective of operations management?

1. Customer satisfaction
2. Profitability
3. Timeliness
4. Employee punishment

35. ...............is a recording technique for micro motionstudy.

1. Simultaneous Motion Cycle chart
2. Simultaneous Master Cycle Chart
3. a and b
4. None of these

36. Fixed position layout is also called as ............... of layout

1. Project type
2. Product type
3. a andb
4. None of these

37. ISO 9000 is a ...............

1. International standard
2. National standard
3. Local standard
4. None of these

38. Walter Shewhart is listed among the most important people of POM because of his contributions to

1. assembly line production
2. Measuring productivity in the service sector
3. Statistical quality control
4. Just-in-Time inventory methods

39. Which of the following is not a part of scientific management principles?

1. Replacement of rule of thumb
2. Scientific selection of employees
3. Supervise each worker in detail
4. Coercion

40. Which of the following is theobjective of plant layout

1. Streamline the flow of materials through the plant
2. Facilitate the manufacturing process
3. Minimise materials handling cost
4. all of these