QUESTION Which of the following is NOT part of operations management planning? A) hiring and firing B) facility location and layout C) purchasing and inventory D) supply-chain management E) scheduling tools ANSWER Answer: A Explanation: A) Operations management planning is involved with (1) facility location, (2) facility layout, (3) purchasing and inventory, (4) supply-chain […]
QUESTION Which of the following is NOT a component of total quality management (TQM)? A) Continuous improvement is considered a priority. B) Every employee needs to be involved. C) Companies learn from customers, and their employees learn from other employees. D) TQM companies work only with other TQM companies. E) Accurate standards are used to […]
QUESTION Which type of facility layout is correctly matched to its description? A) process layout: work grouped by function B) process layout: equipment and labor transported to production site C) product layout: the assembly line arrangement D) fixed position layout: work grouped by function E) fixed-position layout: the assembly line arrangement ANSWER Answer: C […]
QUESTION Which of the following is most likely to be handled by product layout? A) moving people through airport security B) the building of a bridge C) treating patients in an emergency room D) the bottling and labeling of soft drinks E) the building of a hotel ANSWER Answer: D Explanation: D) The bottling […]
QUESTION Which of the following is most likely to be handled by process layout? A) building a tunnel B) diagnosing and treating injuries C) repairing an old barn D) milking cows E) picking coffee beans ANSWER Answer: B Explanation: B) Diagnosis of injury might involve an x-ray machine; treatment might involve surgery or casting […]
QUESTION Which of the following is NOT an example of automation? A) automatic teller machines B) machines that paint cars C) robots that diffuse bombs D) interchangeable gears E) automatic ball returners ANSWER Answer: D Explanation: D) Automation is using machines as much as possible rather than human labor to perform production tasks.
QUESTION Which of the following is NOT a significant technology change that improved efficiency in production? A) mechanization B) standardization C) assembly line D) human intervention E) mass production ANSWER Answer: D Explanation: D) The minimizing of human intervention associated with automation is a significant technology change that improved efficiency in production.
QUESTION Which significant technology change in the following pairs is matched with its correct description? A) mass production: using uniform parts B) automation: production of great quantities C) assembly line: series of specific tasks D) standardization: minimal human intervention E) mechanization: production of great quantities ANSWER Answer: C Explanation: C) The assembly line consists […]
QUESTION In the early days of manufacturing, each part of each manufactured item was made specifically for that item. Even in times of war, every broken part of a musket had to be retooled by hand to fit that musket. By the time the U.S. Civil War took place, however, guns were manufactured with interchangeable […]
QUESTION Frederika owns a small skateboard manufacturing plant. For a long time, skateboards were painted, then they moved to a room where the front wheels were attached, then they went back to the painting room to be varnished, then they went back to the wheel room to have the rear wheels applied. Now the painting […]
