1.

__________ is the process of planning, organizing, directing and controlling the

activities of the production function.
a. Operation management b. production management
c. marketing management d. Project management
2. The plant layout is the arrangement of
a. area b. money c. machines d. data.
3. Ship building and construction of dams and bridges are typical examples of
a. fixed position layout b. cell layout c. process layout d. Product layout
4. PLC stands for
a. process local concept b. product life cycle
c. point line company d. process life cycle
5. Products can be __________.
a. tangible b. intangible c. tangible&intangible d. credible

6. Services comes under ----------- product.

a. tangible b. intangible c. tangible & intangible d.
credible.
7. __________ refers to the act of buying an item at a price.

a. supply b. sales c. purchasing d.

marketing
8. Now a days the interaction with sales person is done through
a. e-mail b. invoice c. splitting orders d. none
of these.
9. ------------ is the set of processes that transforms either materials or information into a
product or service.
a. Production management b. operations management
c. Operations research d. None
10.Each branch or department buys its own material and equipments.
a. centralized purchasing b. decentralized purchasing
c. market purchasing d. None of these.

1. What is production management? State its scope.

2. What is plant location? What is the need for selecting plant location?
3. What is dispatching? Explain its functions.
4. How information flow plays a vital role in Production Planning and Control?
5. What is operations management? State its importance.
6. Explain the functions of operations management in detail.
7. List out the objectives of purchasing
8. Purchasing principles

1. What are the types of plant layout? Distinguish between process and product based
layout
2. What is routing, scheduling and give its advantages in Production Planning and
Control (PPC)
3. What is production system? Explain the types of production system with
illustrations.
4. Enumerate the historical contributions of operations management.
5. Explain the purchasing procedures.
6. Explain the import purchase procedure.