OM01 Assignment 1
Question 1:- Appraisal costs include
a) Cost of inspection
b) Quality audits
c) Field testing
d) All the above
Question 2:- Cost of ordering mainly includes
a) Transportation cost
b) Management cost of making an order
c) Comparing offers
d) All the above
Question 3:- Deming philosophy included
a) Management’s responsibility towards quality
b) Study of systems
c) Continuous improvement
d) All the above
Question 4:- Drivers of supply chain include
a) Quality
b) Cost
c) Location
d) All the above
Question 5:- In chasing demand strategy costs include
a) Hire and fire
b) Training of workers
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above
Question 6:- In level workforce strategy of aggregate planning
a) Inventory cost is considered
b) Stock out cost is a factor
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above
Question 7:- Inventory carrying costs include
a) Space for storage
b) Rent paid to storage space
c) Financing cost
d) All the above
Question 8:- ISO9000 requires that an organization
a) Follows what it says it will do
b) Document what the organization with do with regard to process and procedures
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above
Question 9:- Location models include
a) Load distance model
b) Transportation model
c) Scoring model
d) All the above
Question 10:- Material requirement strategy can be arrived at only after
a) Aggregate plan is developed
b) Bill of material is known
c) Inventory of items is known
d) All the above
Question 11:- Normal time is given by
a) Average of observed time
b) Average observed time x performance rating
c) Observed time / performance rating
d) None of the above
Question 12:- Preventive costs include
a) Training of personnel
b) Maintenance of machines
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above
Question 13:- Quality costs include
a) Appraisal cost
b) Cost of transportation
c) Quality labour cost
d) None of the above
Question 14:- Quality includes the following
a) Performance
b) Reliability
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above
Question 15:- Reorder level is that level where
a) Inventory is available during lead time
b) Order when the stock reaches this level
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above
Question 16:- Standard EOQ model assumes
a) Demand is constant
b) Stock out cost is very high
c) Lead time is zero
d) All the above
Question 17:- Success of JIT hinges on
a) Stable demand
b) Standard product
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above
Question 18:- Supply chain strategy depends upon
a) Uncertainty in demand
b) Uncertainty in supply
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above
Question 19:- Total quality management include
a) Continuous improvement
b) Involvement of all
c) Customer satisfaction
d) All the above
Question 20:- Work measurement is concerned with
a) How to do the work
b) What work to do
c) Time taken for the work
d) Design of job
OM01 Assignment 2
Question 1:- Cellular layout is also referred to as
a) Group technology
b) Flexible manufacturing
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above
Question 2:- Concurrent engineering is used because
a) Department works in silos
b) Product development time
c) Design and then to the engineering
d) None of the above
Question 3:- Cycle time means
a) Total time to produce a product
b) Time elapsed between two units
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above
Question 4:- Long term capacity increase strategy include
a) Supply exceeds demand
b) Subcontract
c) Have joint venture
d) All the above
Question 5:- Mass production processes uses
a) Sophisticated machinery
b) General purpose machinery
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above
Question 6:- Objective of line balancing is to
a) have least number of workstations
b) Each workstation should not exceed cycle time
c) Precedence relationship should be maintained
d) All the above
Question 7:- Objective of operations management is to
a) Reduce costs
b) Timely delivery
c) Produce quality products
d) All the above
Question 8:- One of the principles of design is that product should be
a) Design for manufacture
b) Design for assembly
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above
Question 9:- Operations management does not include
a) Forecasting
b) Capacity planning
c) Increasing profits
d) Managing inventories
Question 10:- Operations management is a
a) Value added process
b) Transformational process
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above
Question 11:- Operations strategy relates to
a) Processes
b) Quality
c) Lead times
d) All the above
Question 12:- Process layout is characterized by
a) Excess capacity
b) Can produce mass production
c) Considerable variety of product
d) All the above
Question 13:- Product layout is characterized by
a) Low variety
b) Mass production
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above
Question 14:- Production process include
a) Project type
b) Mass production
c) Batch process
d) All the above
Question 15:- Productivity is given by
a) Input /output
b) Output / input
c) Input / labor
d) None of the above
Question 16:- Project process is characterized by
a) High degree of variety
b) Low variety
c) Moderate variety
d) None of the above
Question 17:- Project process uses
a) Sophisticated machinery
b) General purpose machinery
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above
Question 18:- Quality function deployment
a) Translates customer needs into specification
b) Voice of customer
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above
Question 19:- Services are distinguished by
a) Degree of customer content
b) High level of inventory
c) Little variety
d) Products can be stored
Question 20:- Short run capacity increase can be done by
a) Overtime
b) Subcontract
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above

