Domain Specialisation manufacturing direct assessment iON course id 78187
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1.What term refers to the overhead costs of a manufacturing plant?
a) Inventory costs
b) Carrying costs
c) Ordering costs
d) Facility burden
Answer : Facility burden
2.What type of inventory helps shield against stock-outs in periods of high demand?
a) Cycle inventory
b) Buffer inventory
c) Decoupling inventory
d) Safety stock
Answer : Safety stock
3.In project crashing, what is the relationship between activity time and cost?
a) They are directly proportional
b) They are inversely proportional
c) They are unrelated
d) Time decreases as cost increases
Answer : Time decreases as cost increases
4.In a Gantt chart, the length of the bar represents:
Cost of the activity
Duration of the activity
Sequence of the activity
Resources required
Answer : Duration of the activity
5.What is the optimal buffer or safety stock level in inventory management?
Average demand during lead time
Fixed quantity
Enough to cover variability in demand
Zero
Answer : Enough to cover variability in demand
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6.What chart shows the cumulative probability distribution in statistical process control?
a) X bar chart
b) P chart
c) Histogram
d) Normal probability plot
Answer : Normal probability plot
7.The 80/20 rule states that of the effects come from of the causes.
a) 80%, 20%
b) 20%, 80%
c) 90%, 10%
d) 50%, 50%
Answer : 80%, 20%
8.hat is the formula used to calculate takt time?
a) Cycle time / Demand rate
b) Demand rate / Cycle time
c) Available time / Demand rate
d) Demand rate x Cycle time
Answer : Available time / Demand rate
9.The optimal reorder point in the EOQ model is when inventory drops below:
a) Average demand during lead time
b) Maximum inventory level
c) Safety stock level
d) Fixed reorder quantity
Answer : Average demand during lead time
10.What type of inventory costs vary with the number of orders placed?
a) Holding costs
b) Ordering costs
c) Shortage costs
d) Carrying costs
Answer : Ordering costs
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11.In project management, what is the float time for an activity?
a) Earliest start – latest finish
b) Latest start – earliest finish
c) Earliest finish – latest start
d) Latest finish – earliest start
Answer : Latest finish – earliest start
12.What is the bill of materials used for in MRP systems?
a) Forecasting
b) Inventory tracking
c) Demand planning
d) Component planning
Answer : Component planning
13.What metric calculates the speed at which inventory moves through a warehouse?
a) Average inventory
b) Inventory turnover rate
c) Replenishment batch size
d) Safety stock level
Answer : Inventory turnover rate
14.What production strategy aims to achieve economies of scale?
a) Cellular manufacturing
b) Project-based manufacturing
c) Mass production
d) Small batch manufacturing
Answer : Mass production
15.Which strategy aims to reduce defects and variability in processes?
a) Total quality management
b) Just in time
c) Lean manufacturing
d) Six Sigma
Answer : Six Sigma
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16.What term refers to shipments from suppliers to a factory or warehouse?
a) Distribution
b) Logistics
c) Inbound transportation
d) Materials handling
Answer : Inbound transportation
17.A Bill of Materials is used for which function?
a) Inventory tracking
b) Production planning
c) Demand forecasting
d) Procurement
Answer : Production planning
18 What is aggregate planning used to determine?
a) Factory capacity
b) Labor requirements
c) Overall production levels
d) Inventory needs
Answer : Overall production levels
19 Which is NOT an element of logistics management?
a) Inventory
b) Transportation
c) Locations
d) Promotions
Answer : Promotions
20 What is the goal of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems?
a) To connect sales and marketing
b) To integrate planning across departments
c) To manage manufacturing processes
d) To optimize production scheduling
Answer : To integrate planning across departments
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21 Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 dimensions of service quality?
a) Reliability
b) Empathy
c) Responsiveness
d) Tangibility
Answer : Empathy
22 Which of the following is NOT one of the 4 V’s of big data?
a) Variety
b) Velocity
c) Veracity
d) Viscosity
Answer : Viscosity
23 What is the formula used to calculate cycle time?
a) Work in Process/Throughput
b) Throughput/Work in Process
c) Work in Process/Takt Time
d) Takt Time/Work in Process
Answer : Work in Process/Throughput
24 What is the optimal buffer or safety stock level in inventory management?
a) Average demand during lead time
b) Fixed quantity
c) Enough to cover variability in demand
d) Zero
Answer : Enough to cover variability in demand
25 Which of the following is NOT one of the three basic phases in capacity planning?
a) Reconciliation
b) Supply analysis
c) Demand analysis
d) Design
Answer : Design
26 In Six Sigma, what is the acceptable defect level?
a) 3.4 defects per million
b) 1 defect per million
c) 1.5 sigma
d) 4 sigma
Answer : 1 defect per million
27 Which production strategy aims to eliminate waste and non-value added steps?
Answer: Lean manufacturing
28 What production strategy aims to achieve economies of scale?
Answer: Mass production
29 What term refers to the loss of efficiency at extremely high volumes of production?
Answer: Diseconomies of scale
30 What are the three basic phases in capacity planning?
a) Forecasting, scheduling, execution
b) Planning, implementation, evaluation
c) Demand analysis, supply analysis, reconciliation
Answer : Demand analysis, supply analysis, reconciliation
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31 Which production strategy aims to maximize efficiency for a narrow product mix?
a) Lean manufacturing
b) Mass customization
c) Flexible manufacturing
d) Focused factory
Answer : Focused factory
32 What term refers to producing goods only after receiving a customer’s order?
a) Make to order
b) Assemble to order
c) Make to stock
d) Engineer to order
Answer : Make to order
33 Which product category has the longest product life cycle?
a) Fad items
b) Staple products
c) Fashion goods
d) Specialty products
Answer : Staple products
34 What metric calculates the speed at which inventory moves through a warehouse?
a) Average inventory
b) Inventory turnover rate
c) Replenishment batch size
d) Safety stock level
Answer : Inventory turnover rate
35 Which production strategy aims to eliminate waste and non-value added steps?
a) Agile manufacturing
b) Lean manufacturing
c) Flexible manufacturing
d) Mass production
Answer : Lean manufacturing
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36 What term refers to the loss of efficiency at extremely high volumes of production?
a) Diminishing returns
b) Diseconomies of scale
c) Inventory costs
d) Carrying costs
Answer : Diseconomies of scale
37 Which production strategy aims to maximize efficiency for a narrow product mix?
a) Lean manufacturing
b) Mass customization
c) Flexible manufacturing
d) Focused factory
Answer : Focused factory
39 Capacity cushions provide:
a) Overflow capacity
b) Lower costs
c) Inventory space
d) Extra staffing
Answer : Overflow capacity
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40 Which production system uses single-piece flow and pull-based control?
a) MRP
b) JIT
c) TOC
d) MPS
Answer : MRP
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