2.5. A RQUITECTURA DE SOFTWARE DEL S ISTEMA
2.5.4. C APA DE A PLICACIÓN :
a. Processing requisitions for materials b. Identifying and selecting suppliers c. Negotiating with suppliers
d. Maintain inventory of the purchased material till usage
3. Which of the following applications performed by robots are more relevant in materials management?
a. Processing b. Pick-and-place
c. Inventory stocking and picking b. Both b & c
4. Which of the following Kanban cards specifies quantity of material ordered? a. Vendor authorization card
b. Product authorization card c. Conveyance card
d. Both b & c
5. Which of the following statements describes the limitations of a Kanban system?
i. Excessive dependence on people involved in the process
ii. The failure of a vendor to supply the required amount of materials
iii. Reduction of work-in-process iv. A missing Kanban card
a. i and ii b. i, ii, and iii c. i, ii, and iv d. i, ii, iii, iv
6. Materials managers use several techniques to carry out their tasks. Which among the following is not a technique used by materials managers in the movement of materials?
a. Kanban Systems b. JIT System c. Value Analysis d. ABC Analysis
7. What is the relationship between the number of Kanban cards used and the demand for a product?
a. Number of cards decrease with increase in demand for a product
b. Number of cards increase with rise in demand for a product
c. Number of cards increase with decrease in demand for a product
d. There is no relationship between the number of cards and demand for a product 8. Which of the following is not true about
the MRP system?
a. Planning and implementation time for MRP systems can take years
b. Data entry requirements and file maintenance are time consuming
c. The set up time is low
d. Over dependence on forecasts and estimated lead time
9. An MRP system works based on the demand for the end product. Which of the following is not true about MRP?
a. It is a backward scheduling process
b. It helps coordinate orders from external and internal sources
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c. It is responsible for the purchase of required material
d. It generates a schedule of all items required for production
10. In which of the following each type of material held by the firm is recorded with detailed specifications of the availability at the beginning of a time period along with expected arrivals during the time period? a. Bill of materials
b. Primary report c. Inventory records file d. Secondary report
11. An output of MRP system that specifies the quantity of inventory that is required in a specific time bracket is called __________.
a. Planned orders b. Order releases c. Exception reports d. Performance reports
12. Identify the input to the MRP system that contains information about whether a particular item is produced internally or purchased from external sources.
a. Master production schedule b. Demand forecast
c. Bill of materials d. Inventory records file
13. Netting in MRP information processing is used to calculate net product requirement. Identify the correct formula to calculate this.
a.
Net Requirement = Gross Requirement + On hand inventory − Quantity on order b. Net Requirement = Gross Requirement +
On hand inventory + Quantity on order c. Net Requirement = Gross Requirement −
On hand inventory − Quantity on order d. Net Requirement = Gross Requirement −
On hand inventory + Quantity on order 14. Which of the following is not true about
the forward scheduling method?
a. Actual production activities start after receiving a job order
b. Work-in-process inventory level is high in this method
c. Jobs are assigned according to the latest available time slot at a work center
d. Mostly used in operations in which customized products are manufactured 15. Which of the following is not true about
backward scheduling?
a. Backward scheduling is calculated from earliest start time forward
b. Jobs are assigned the latest time slots c. Backward scheduling is done when
demand can be anticipated beforehand d. Work-in-process inventory is low as they
are used within a short time
16. Which of the following dispatching rules do firm use when they want to maximize the number of completed jobs and reduce the number of jobs in waiting?
a. Longest processing time b. Shortest processing time c. First in, first serve d. Slack time remaining
17. Service firms can adopt various methods to meet customer demand under situations of limited availability of service facilities. Which system is used by an operations manager to control customer arrival timings so that the firm’s resources can be utilized to the fullest extent?
a. Appointment system b. Reservation system c. Strategic product pricing d. Routing
18. Identify the statements that correctly describe the characteristics of Gantt charts?
i. They are useful only when work centers are less in number
ii. It considers break-down in production iii. It does not consider human performance iv. It does not provide clarity in
communicating job information a. i and ii b. ii and iii c. iii and iv d. i and iii
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19. Several methods are used for scheduling operations in an organization. Based on which factors are scheduling methods selected?
i. Volume of production ii. Nature of operations iii. Inventory in store iv. All of the above a. Only i
b. i and ii c. i and iii d. Only iv
20. Scheduling of operations is different for different types of operation. Which of the following operations is used to produce goods and services in low volumes? a. Job operations
b. Repetitive operations c. Labor-intensive operations d. Service operations
21. Gantt charts are simple bar charts that can be used to schedule any type of operation. Identify the different types of Gantt charts from the following.
i. Workload charts ii. Scheduling charts iii. X-chart iv. R-chart a. i and ii b. i and iii c. ii and iv d. iv and i
22. A firm is involved in five types of jobs. Each must be processed on three machines, A, B and C in the order ABC. The processing time of each job (in hours) on the three machines is given below. Identify the optimum sequence using Johnson’s rule. Processing Times Job A B C 1 23 10 25 2 54 25 65 3 45 18 24 4 41 22 33 5 35 20 46 a. 2, 3, 5, 4, 1 b. 3, 2, 5, 4, 1 c. 3, 2, 4, 5, 1 d. Cannot be determined
23. Identify the correct definition of a ‘business process.’
a. A set of unrelated tasks performed to achieve a defined business outcome
b. A set of logically related tasks performed to achieve an unknown outcome
c. A set of logically related tasks performed to achieve a defined business outcome d. A set of unrelated tasks performed to
achieve an unknown business outcome 24. Gap analysis helps identify the areas that
are not handled by the standard system. Which of the following gaps can be dealt with by a project team?
a. Gaps that can be eliminated with minimal programming
b. Gaps that require extensive rework and additional resources
c. Gaps that cannot be handled by the system d. All of the above
25. Which dimension of quality talks about a product’s primary operating characteristics?
a. Performance b. Reliability c. Durability d. Conformance
26. Proper communication optimizes the implementation process, but overstating or understating the functionalities of the ERP package do not fetch desired results. Which of the following can be a consequence of overstating functionalities? a. Unrealistic expectations from employees
about the benefits of ERP
b. Employees would be unprepared for the changes required for ERP implementation c. Employees will be aware of the effects of
ERP implementation on their jobs d. All of the above
27. Four key ‘drivers’ help determine not only responsiveness and effectiveness, but also the strategic fit of the supply chain. Which of the following is not one among them?