Questions and Answers of Production And Operations Management

1. On the basis of Hawthorne studies, Elton Mayo and his team concluded that _____ had an impact on employee productivity. (a) Physical work conditions (b) Attention, importance and recognition (c)
2. What are the major strategies adopted by the management of Sky Shopping? Sky Shopping is one of the world's leading digital entertainment providers, and is South Asia's largest digital television
1. "Sky Shopping is one of the world's leading digital entertainment providers and the productivity of their staff is increasing day by day." Explain the remark in the light of the new interactive
A company produces 200 pieces of pens at a standard price of ` 600 each, with a labour cost of` 5000, material cost of ` 18,000 and overhead cost of ` 11,000.Calculate the multifactor productivity.
A company is making 6000 batteries in a month by engaging 22 persons working for 24 days in a month in a shift of 8 hours a day.Calculate the productivity in terms of labour input
1. Prepare a worksheet of operations activities that Amit should inquire about this summer.Amit Gupta is 43, married and has two children, aged 10 and 14. He has a master's degree in education and
2. To manage the firm, how much does Amit need to know about operations? Why? Amit Gupta is 43, married and has two children, aged 10 and 14. He has a master's degree in education and teaches music
3. What problems do you expect Amit to encounter this summer-both at Khana Khazana-on wheels and at other institutions? Amit Gupta is 43, married and has two children, aged 10 and 14. He has a
4. If you were Amit, what would you do? Why? Amit Gupta is 43, married and has two children, aged 10 and 14. He has a master's degree in education and teaches music in a high school in a small town
1. The process designed to transform a set of input elements into a set of output elements is known as (a) Transformation process (b) Transformation of input to output (c) Production (d) Technology
2. Conversion of inputs into outputs is known as (a) Application technology (c) Manufacturing products (b) Operations management (d) Product
3. POM is applicable (a) Mostly to the service sector (c) To manufacturing and service sector (b) Mostly to the manufacturing sector (d) To services exclusively
4. An example of non-physical way of production is (a) Production of oil (c) Production of information (b) Production of mineral water (d) Production of agriculture products
5. Important aims of production management are (a) Efficiency, effectiveness and consumer satisfaction (b) Use machinery carefully and avoid accidents (c) Use material optimally and avoid scrap (d)
6. The desired objective of production and operations management is (a) Use cheap machinery for production (b) To train unskilled workers to manufacture goods perfectly (c) Optimal utilization of
7. The most important benefit to the consumer from efficient production system is (a) He can save money (b) He will have product of his choice easily available (c) He gets increased use value in
8. In job production system, we need (a) More unskilled labour (b) Skilled labour (c) Semi-skilled labour (d) Old people
9. In continuous manufacturing system, we need (a) General purpose machines and skilled labour (b) Special machine tools and highly skilled labour (c) Semi-automatic machines and unskilled labour (d)
10. The number of product varieties that can be manufactured in mass production is (a) Only one (b) Only two (c) Few varieties in large volumes (d) Large varieties in small volumes
11. The distinction between production and operations is best described as (a) Production is automobile manufacturing; operations is everything else (b) Production is heavy manufacturing; operations
12. State whether the following statements are True or False. (a) A productive system approach views production/operations as a separate organizational function.(b) The responsibilities of production
1. Organizations may be viewed as a set system. The system view is important to the operations manager since (a) production/operations system is part of the firm or organization and (b) within the
2. Explain the conversion process.
3. Define the terms 'production' and 'production management'.
4. Mention the responsibilities of a production manager. Explain how a production manager amalgamates the 5 P's, namely, product, plant, process, programme and people.
5. Explain the major functions of a production manager.
6. Give a brief account of the historical evolution of operations management.
7. List out the major differences between goods production and service production.
8. Discuss the recent trends in operations management and explain how these trends have helped im- prove the efficiency of operations.
9. Distinguish between continuous, batch and job production. Explain in brief.
10. "The term operations management implies the applicability of production concept to a much wider variety of human endeavours." Explain.
11. Discuss the types of decision that are involved in crafting an effective process design.
12. Describe the characteristics of modern production management.
13. Differentiate between manufacturing, production and operations management.

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