Production and Material Management Multiple Choice Questions and Answers for Practice

16. Ship Building and Aircraft manufacturing is an example of....................type of layout.

1. combined
2. matrix
3. fixed
4. group

17. In which type of production system the unit cost of production is low?

1. Combined production
2. Continuous production
3. Intermittent production
4. Custom production

18. The first activity of purchasing cycle is

1. Communicating requirement to the purchase
2. Source selection and development
3. Recognizing the need for procurement
4. Inspection of goods

19. Chances of accidents are more in.......................manufacturing system.

1. continuous
2. intermittent
3. hybrid
4. job shop

20. Maintenance cost is more in.....................manufacturing system.

1. continuous
2. intermittent
3. hybrid
4. job shop

21. Preparing the maintenance schedule of machineries becomes difficult in........................manufacturingsystem.

1. continuous
2. intermittent
3. hybrid
4. job shop

22. Production cost is less in......................manufacturing system.

1. continuous
2. intermittent
3. hybrid
4. job shop

23. Routing and scheduling is difficult in this.......................manufacturing system.

1. continuous
2. intermittent
3. hybrid
4. job shop

24. Supervision required is more in...................manufacturing system.

1. continuous
2. intermittent
3. hybrid
4. job shop

25. The products are produced for stock purpose in

1. continuous production system
2. assembly production system
3. intermittent production system
4. analytic production system

26. Planning and controlling the quality of products and services is a...........type of decision.

1. Control
2. Operating
3. Strategic
4. Organisation

27. ......................is a vital aspect of the managerial process.

1. Controlling
2. Communication
3. Performance-appraisal
4. Merit rating

28. The material handling device which moves materials between two fixed points is

1. conveyors
2. cranes
3. hoists
4. trucks

29. .................is considered as the essence of management.

1. Co-ordination
2. Planning
3. Staffing
4. Directing

30. The products that are made correctly and customized to consumer needs are called

1. core products
2. essential products
3. durable products
4. core services