Production and Material Management Questions and Answers in Quiz Form 9 for Practice

121. .................is the third step in the production planning and control.

1. Routing
2. Scheduling
3. Expediting
4. Dispatching

122. Production planning and control starts with

1. routing
2. estimating
3. scheduling
4. expediting

123. Production planning starts with

1. Scheduling
2. Routing
3. Dispatching
4. Expediting

124. The process of deciding the path on which material move from start to finish is known as

1. scheduling
2. routing
3. dispatching
4. sequencing

125. Supplier rating system is also referred to as a...............used to obtain an over all rating of suppliers performance.

1. score card system
2. open ended system
3. credit card system
4. sub system

126. .............is one of the functions of materials management.

1. Selling finished goods
2. Collection of bad debts
3. Receiving and warehousing
4. Managing cash flows

127. Every foot of available space should be used effectively is a principle of

1. sequence
2. safety
3. flexibility
4. usage

128. Which is not true regarding differences between goods and services?

1. Services are generally produced and consumed simultaneously, tangible goods are not
2. Services tend to be more knowledge-based than products
3. Services tend to have a more inconsistent product definition than goods
4. Goods tend to have higher customer interaction than services

129. Which is not true regarding differences between goods and services?

1. Services are generally produced and consumed simultaneously, tangible goods are not
2. Services tend to be more knowledge-based than products
3. Services tend to have a more inconsistent product definition than goods
4. Goods tend to have higher customer interaction than services

130. A mission should be....................both in terms of intension and words.

1. simple
2. brief
3. clear
4. vague

131. The..................approach considers only the immediate future.

1. situationalistic approach
2. holistic approach
3. systems approach
4. tactical approach

132. The term muda in TQM refers to...............classes of waste.

1. Six
2. Seven
3. Eight
4. Nine

133. Product layout is suitable for.................type of production.

1. small
2. mass
3. less
4. medium

134. ...............formulates long term plans for the organization.

1. Staff members
2. Business executives
3. Chief executives
4. Board members

135. Henry Ford is noted for his contributions to

1. standardization of parts
2. statistical quality control
3. assembly line operations
4. scientific management