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1. It is concerned with transformation of input resources into desired outputs.

— Production and Operation Management

2. What is an important part of effective production and operations?

— The goal of customer satisfaction

3. Father of Scientific Management

— Frederick Taylor

4. It’s aim is to create a desired end product in the GT quality, right quantity, at the right, to the
right customer, economically.
— Production Management

5. To achieve the objective of producing the product in the “right mix” production managers must
engage in?
— In production planning and control using scientific techniques (popularly coined into
as MS/OR)

6. What are the MANAGEMENT SCIENCE TOOLS used in production Management? (F, Q ,M , I, S, B,
L, F, L, M, C)
— Forecasting
— Queueing
— MRP
— Inventory Management
— Scheduling
— Break-even analysis
— Linear Programming
— Facility Layout
— Line balancing
— Materials handling
— Critical path scheduling

7. To maximize the probability that the end product will be produced at the lowest possible cost,
what CONCEPTS can be done? (M, T, W , S ,R)
— Methods Study
— Time study
— Work Sampling
— Safety
— Reliability And maintenance engineering
8. What CONCEPTS must be applied to maximize the probability that a produced good or service
will be satisfactory quality?
— TOM
— SQC

9. It defines what good service to produce.

— Product planning

10. It involves determining the required input resources, general workflow, and the specific work
content.
— Process planning

11. What function of operation management is concerned with OPTIMUM PLANT LAYOUT, location,
most efficient combination of machine and equipment, and physical arrangement of facilities?
— Physical Facilities

12. It involves FORECASTING the demand for the company’s products and converting the forecast in
terms of the need for the various input resources.
— Production Planning and Control

13. Quality control ensures meeting the?

— Products specifications; functions for which it is intended to satisfy the customers.

14. It is concern with the DEVELOPMENT of the most efficient, economical way of doing production
jobs.
— Methods Improvement

15. Work measurement applies technique designed to?

— Establish time for a qualified worker to carry out a specified job at a defined level of
performance

16. It determines the most economical inventory level.

— Inventory Management
17. Continuous management is a system characterized as having its input, throughout and out rates
being fairly uniform and it is also referred to as?
— Flow Shop

18. What are the example of Continuous Manufacturing?

— Bottling and petroleum companies

19. Also called as JOB SHOP, it’s main feature is a multiple input system which require different
degrees and combination of processes.
— Intermittent Manufacturing

20. Examples of Intermittent Manufacturing are?

— Printing houses and book publishing

21. What business type exhibit manufacturing type are GARMENTS?

— Batch Manufacturing

22. Type of manufacturing which are part batch and part continuous. It’s example is brewery
production
— Hybrid Manufacturing

23. It involves determining the required input resources, machines, tools, skilled workers, and
methods.
— Process planning

24. One of the concept of process planning that is concerned with the determination of the general
flow of materials and work.
— Process Analysis

25. Refers to the determination of specific work content amd method

— Operation Analysis

26. Operations manager must consider the ff items in process planning.

— Satisfy the desired outputs and cost
— Quality will be assured
 — Manpower requirements
— Specific equipment
— Process flow is totally justifiable

27. This method seeks to minimize transportation cost by assigning departments with the greatest
inter-departmental work flow first.
— Form- To- charts

28. Its nature should be an outgrowth of its strategic choices for the productive system.
— Organization of the operations function

29. Sometimes referred to as ASSEMBLE LINE LAYOUT.

— Product Layout

30. Also known as FUNCTIONAL LAYOUT.

— Process layout

31. The material or item being worked on does NOT MOVE, instead parts, tools, and people are
brought to the job site.
— Fixed- position Layout

32. Characterized as having the equipment GROUPED into a cell.

— Cellular Manufacturing

33. It consist of one machine, a group of machines, or flow line connected by a conveyor which can
function indpendently of the other cells.
— Cell

34. It is based into pqrt families or similarity of items which require similar processing.
— Groupings

35. The items have similarities in design or manufacturing characteristics are identified and grouped
together.
— Group Technology
36. It is fully automated version of layouts where the transfer of parts are done from machine to
machine and start of work at each machine is computer controlled.
— Flexible Manufacturing System

37. It uses the relative importance of each combination of department pairs as basis for the layout
decision.
— Closeness ratings

38. What are the important codes used in Closeness ratings?

— A>E>I>O> U. A
— E – ESSENTIAL PAIR
— I – INDIFFERENT DECISIONS
— O- NOT NECESSARY
— U- UNDESIRABLE PAIR LOCATION

39. Factors influence the choice of location.

— Proximity of the market
— Integration with the other parts of organization
— Availability of labor skills
— Availability of amenities
— Availability of inputs
— Availability of service
— Suitability of land and and climate
— Regional regulations
— Room for expansion
— Safety requirements
— Site cost
— Political, cultural and economic situation

40. What are the 6 services that’s needed to be considered in availability of services?
— Gas
— Electricity
— Water
— Drainage
— Disposal of waste
— Communication
41. This manufacturing type processes the product by breaking down the raw material into basic
components to produce various products which are different from the original material.
— Analytical manufacturing

42. What are the examples of Project Production system?

— Construction of buildings, ship, and airplane-building

43. What industries Assembly manufacturing process follow?

— Automobile
— Appliances
— Machinery

44. It combines Various raw materials to produce a product that is very different from any or the
original parts, CONTRAST TO THE ANALYTICAL
— Synthetic Manufacturing

45. What is an example of synthetic Manufacturing?

— “Chop-chop” vehicles

46. Factors which should be considered include in the design of plant or facilities are?
— Size identification
— Number of floors
— Access
— Sevices
— Headroom required
— Loads to be carried
— Lightning
— Heating and ventilation
— Disposal of water
— Special process requirements

47. The form of supply and distribution system will have an effect on the?
— Product or service cost
— Number of customers reached
— Location of facilities and their design
48. What are the criteria for a good layout?
— Maximum flexibility
— “ coordination
— “ use of volume
— “ visibility
— “ Accessibility
— Minimum Distance
— “ handling
— “ Discomfort
— Inherent safety
— Maximum security
— Efficient process flow
— Identification

49. It will be sustained by safer and more effective methods of operation.

— Quality of the products or service

50. It deals with the simplification of jobs and the development of more economical ways of doing
it.
— Methods Study

51. Used for purposes of checking proper quality/quantity of the material

— Inspection

52. What are the products that is identical and the nature of demand is such that availability and
cost are important elements of competitive strategy?
— “Off-the-shelf” products

53. Important in formulating marketing strategies for pricing and market penetration.
— Product life cycle