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Description MBCQ722D-Operations & Materials Management-Assignment-2

Instructions Center for Continuing Education - UPES
MBCQ722D-Operations & Materials Management

Assignment 2

Total Questions: 56
Total Marks: 100

Assignment Information :

The examination will consist of only Objective type (multiple choice)

 questions requiring candidates to Mouse-click their correct choice of
alternatives against the related question number. The questions would
carry 1 to 5 marks each depending on the difficulty level of the question
as indicated in the table below:

Difficulty Level of Questions:

1 Mark - Direct, Memory based

2 Marks - Memory & Conceptual
3 Marks - Conceptual & Analytical
4 Marks - Analytical based on understanding of concepts
5 Marks - Application based on understanding of concepts

   The question paper will be for 100 marks and considering marks
allotted to each question, the total number of questions would be
around 63.
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   The assignments are auto evaluated, and hence no chance of re-
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Multiple This Test allows 3 attempts. This is attempt number 1.

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Question 1

1. A model representing pictorial relationship between variables is called

Verbal model
    Mathematical model
    Schematic model
     Iconic model

4 points  

Question 2

1. The first era of evolution of operations management was

Scientific management era

    Human relation era
    Industrial revolution era
    Advanced techniques era

4 points  

Question 3

1. Just-in-time/SCM purchasing requires the following condition:

Many suppliers
Short-term contracts
Cooperation between purchasing and suppliers
Continuous competitive bidding

4 points  

Question 4

1. Gilberth is known for his concept of

EOQ
    Work division
    SPC
    Motion study

4 points  

Question 5

1. TQM is applicable to

Manufacturing industry
    Services
     Research organizations
    All above

2 points  

Question 6

1. In MRP, system nervousness is caused by

has existed for over a decade

does not integrate well with functional areas other than operations
is inexpensive to implement
automates and integrates the majority of business processes

2 points  

Question 7

1. Exploding the bill of materials means

converting the bill of materials into components and raw material requirements
identifying the lead time of all the components
determining the various components' quantities that are already on hand
determining the net requirements for all the components

2 points  

Question 8

1. Linking a part requirement with the parent component that caused the requirement is
referred to as

net requirements planning

a time fence
pegging
Kanban

2 points  

Question 9

1. The concept of cause and effect is used in

 Quality circles
    JIT
    Multi-functional layout
    All above

2 points  

Question 10

1. A layout for allowing workers to operate more machines is called

Multi-tasking
    Multi-functional
    Hybrid
    None of above

2 points  

Question 11

1. Acceptance sampling

is the application of statistical techniques to the control of processes

was developed by Walter Shewhart of Bell Laboratories
is used to determine whether to accept or reject a lot of material based on the
evaluation of a sample
separates the natural and assignable causes of variation

2 points  

Question 12

1. Motivation is a result of

MBO
    Communication
    Coordination
    None of above

2 points  

Question 13
 1. Low level coding means that

a final item has only a few levels in the BOM structure

it is the code for the missing items
a component item is coded at the lowest level at which it appears in the BOM
structure
the top level of the BOM is below level zero and that BOM's are not organized
around the finished product

2 points  

Question 14

1. Inventory is considered in

Current ratio
    Quick ratio
    Return on sales
    None of above

2 points  

Question 15

1. A master production schedule specifies

the financial resources required for production

what component is to be made, and when
what product is to be made, and when
the labor hours required for production

2 points  

Question 16

1. Which of the following statements is true of Lean-Six Sigma?

Lean principles focus on advanced statistical methods.

Lean principles and Six-Sigma are separate bodies of knowledge
Lean principles have been developed over a lengthy period of time.
Lean principles include the 5Ss framework and practices.

2 points  
Question 17

1. Demand for a given item is said to be dependent if

the item has several children

there is a deep bill of materials
the finished products are mostly services (rather than goods)
there is a clearly identifiable parent

2 points  

Question 18

1. Given forecast errors of 5, 0, - 4, and 3, what is the mean absolute deviation?

4
3
2.5
2

2 points  

Question 19

1. In an assembly operation at a furniture factory, six employees assembled an average

of 450 standard dining chairs per 5-day week. What is the labor productivity of this
operation?

90 chairs/worker/day
20 chairs/worker/day
15 chairs/worker/day
75 chairs/worker/day

2 points  

Question 20

1. What is simulation?

A quick solution method to problem-solving

A formalized deterministic approach to problem-solving
A graphical method to problem-solving
A trial-and-error approach to problem-solving
2 points  

Question 21

1. If each piece requires 30 minutes of machine time, each machine has 2500 hours
available in one year and a total of 10,000 pieces need to be produced, the number of
machines required is

5
4
3
2

5 points  

Question 22

1. Median refers to

The central value

Value with highest frequency
Highest value
None of above

5 points  

Question 23

1. Which of the following is an example of appraisal cost?

 Rework costs
Returned goods
      Testing labs
      Quality improvement programs

5 points  

Question 24

1. The purpose of safety stock is to

replace failed units with good ones

eliminate the possibility of a stockout
 eliminate the likelihood of a stockout due to erroneous inventory tally
control the likelihood of a stockout due to the variability of demand during lead
time

5 points  

Question 25

1. The most commonly used measure of dispersion is range

True

False

1 points  

Question 26

1. Part period method refers to Order quantity equals net requirements for a given period

True

False

1 points  

Question 27

1. A combination of product and process layout is called assembly line

True

False

1 points  

Question 28

1. Environmental scanning is a search for events or trends that present either threats or
opportunities to the organization.
 True

False

1 points  

Question 29

1. Operations managers are responsible for assessing consumer wants and needs and
selling and promoting the organization's goods or services.

True

False

1 points  

Question 30

1. In exponential smoothing, an alpha of .30 will cause a forecast to react more quickly
to a large error than will an alpha of .20.

True

False

1 points  

Question 31

1. Limited rebuy is the approach used in an organizational buying situation when the
purchase is moderately important to the firm or the choice is somewhat complex.

True

False
1 points  

Question 32

1. If a sample of parts is measured and the mean of the measurements is outside the
control limits the process is out of control and the process should be investigated for
assignable variation.

True

False

1 points  

Question 33

1. In order to update a moving average forecast, the values of each data point in the
average must be known.

True

False

1 points  

Question 34

1. Principles of purchasing organization involve communication

True

False

1 points  

Question 35

1. The shorter the forecast period, the more accurately the forecasts tend to track what
actually happens.
 True

False

1 points  

Question 36

1. p chart is for controlling attributes

True

False

1 points  

Question 37

1. Forecasts based on time series (historical) data are referred to as associative forecasts.

True

False

1 points  

Question 38

1. AOQL stands for Acceptable overall quality lot

True

False

1 points  

Question 39
 1. The probability of a bad lot being accepted is consumer risk

True

False

1 points  

Question 40

1. Power, prestige, security, and similar noneconomic criteria have no role in business
purchase decisions.

True

False

1 points  

Question 41

1. Quality Circles members are paid according to their contribution to quality.

True

False

1 points  

Question 42

1. Long time relation with a few suppliers is advocated by TQM

True

False
1 points  

Question 43

1. To process information, a firm must go through the same sequential stages of

exposure, attention, and interpretation as consumers.

True

False

1 points  

Question 44

1. Quality function deployment is a method of integrating the voice of the customer into
the design process.

True

False

1 points  

Question 45

1. Production volume in product layout is low

True

False

1 points  

Question 46

1. Generation of more defects will Not impact productivity

True
 False

1 points  

Question 47

1. Motivation is a result of MBO

True

False

1 points  

Question 48

1. Reduced labour cost is an advantage of Continuous production

True

False

1 points  

Question 49

1. Time series techniques involve identification of explanatory variables that can be used
to predict future demand.

True

False

1 points  

Question 50

1. A supply chain is a sequence of organizations that are involved in producing goods

and/or producing services.
 True

False

1 points  

Question 51

1. Global competition really only applies to multi-national organizations.

True

False

1 points  

Question 52

1. A quality circle holds a brainstorming session and attempts to identify the factors
responsible for flaws in a product. Then Ishikawa diagram can be used to organize
their findings.

True

False

1 points  

Question 53

1. Site visits to potential vendors, laboratory tests of a new product, and investigation of
possible product specifications are part of formal information search.

True

False
1 points  

Question 54

1. Acceptance sampling is for supplier audit

True

False

1 points  

Question 55

1. Services are intangible in nature

True

False

1 points  

Question 56

1. The product of designed capacity and utilization is called effective capacity

True

False

1 points  

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