Quiz fully based on Operations management

1. Management Quiz
Classroom Activity
Joel Joseph
Vinoth Kanna
Anindya Kumar Neog

2. Round One
OEach team to answer from the options
given.
OFor every right answer, 10 points will be
awarded.
OFor no answer/ wrong answer, no points
will be awarded or deducted.
OIt is a non transferrable round.
ONo negative marks for wrong answer.

3. 1. Who developed the use of
standardization in large-scale mass
production using a moving assembly line?
A. Frederick Winslow Taylor
B. Frank Gilbreth
C. Adam Smith
D. Charles Babbage
E. Henry Ford

4. 2. Which came last in the
development of manufacturing
techniques?
A. Lean production
B. Division of labour
C. Mass production
D. Craft production
E. Interchangeable parts

5. 3. What is the objective of ‘lean’ manufacturing
A. To make continuous improvement
B. To reduce cost
C. To eliminate things that don’t add value to
customer
D. To eliminate defect

6. 4. Which one of the following is not a typical
question dealt with by an operations manager?
A. How much capacity will be needed in the
months ahead?
B. What is a satisfactory location for a new
facility?
C. Which products/services should be offered?
D. All are typical of operations decisions

7. 5. Lean manufacturing is used in
A. Manufacturing industries
B. Healthcare services
C. Other Service industries
D. All the above

8. 6. Which one is not generally considered to be
an advantage of using models for decision
making?
A. Providing a systematic approach to problem
solving
B. Emphasizing quantitative information
C. Providing an exact representation of reality
D. Requiring users to be specific about
objectives

9. 7. Which one of the following would not
generally be considered an aspect of
operations management?
A. Work methods
B. Secure financial resources
C. Maintain quality
D. Product or service design
E. Manage inventories

10. 8. System operation involves managing
A. Inventory
B. System capacity
C. Schedules
D. Facility location
E. A and C only

11. Round Two
O Each team will get 4 questions from a set
of 16 questions.
O It is a non transferrable round.
O Right answer to be awarded with 10
points and wrong answer will attract a
penalty of 5 points.

12. 1. The type of organisation preferred for a
steel industry, is
A. Functional organisation
B. Line organisation
C. Line and staff organisation
D. Line, staff and functional organisation

13. 2. Fixed position layout is also known as
A. Synthetic layout
B. Static product layout
C. Analytical layout
D. None of these

14. 3. Production cost refers to prime cost plus
A. factory overheads
B. factory, administration and sales
overheads
C. factory and administration overheads
D. factory, administration, sales overheads
and profit

15. 4. The main objective of scientific layout
is
A. to produce better quality of product
B. to utilise maximum floor area
C. to minimise production delays
D. all of these

16. 5. A systematic job improvement sequence
will consist of
A. motion study
B. job enrichment
C. time study
D. all of these

17. 6. In value engineering, the term value refers
to
A. manufacturing cost of the product
B. utility of the product
C. selling price of the product
D. total cost of the product

18. 7. In order to avoid excessive multiplication
of facilities, the layout preferred is
A. product layout
B. group layout
C. static layout
D. process layout

19. 8. The aim of value engineering is to
A. find the depreciation value of a machine
B. determine the selling price of a product
C. minimise the cost without change in quality of
the product
D. all of the above

20. 9. Probabilistic time for completion of any
activity can be found out from
A. pessimistic time
B. most likely time
C. optimistic time
D. all of these

21. 10. Which of the following type of layout is
suitable for automobile manufacturing
concern?
A. product layout
B. process layout
C. combination layout
D. fixed position layout

22. 11. In break even analysis, total cost consists
of
A. fixed cost + sales revenue
B. fixed cost + variable cost + profit
C. variable cost + sales revenue
D. fixed cost + variable cost

23. 12. The value engineering technique in which
experts of the same rank assemble for product
development is called
A. brain storming
B. morphological analysis
C. Delphi
D. direct expert comparison

24. 13. According to Muther, the basic principle
of best layout is
A. principle of flow
B. principle of flexibility
C. principle of over-all integration
D. all of these

25. 14. In forecasting, which type of pattern
exists when there is an increase or decrease
in the value of the variable over time.
A. Cyclic pattern
B. Trend pattern
C. Historical pattern
D. Seasonal demand pattern

26. 15. At the break even point,
A. total cost is equal to sales revenue
B. total cost is more than the sales revenue
C. total cost is less than the sales revenue
D. fixed cost is equal to variable cost

27. 16. In forecasting, Mean Absolute
Deviation (MAD) is sometimes called as:
A. Mean square error
B. Mean absolute percent error
C. Mean forecast error
D. Mean absolute error

28. Round Three
 Questions are for the entire class.
 Any team can answer the questions.
 The person who is going to answer
should raise his/her hand and answer.
 Multiple answers will not be considered.
 Right answer to be awarded with 10
points and wrong answer will attract a
penalty of 5 points.

29. Which company constructed the Farakka
Barrage located in West Bengal

30. Hindustan Construction
Company

31. Connect the logos and picture to form
a “Quality” Terminology

32. Digital Six Sigma Technique

33. Which global logistics company was
founded by Adrian Dalsey, Larry
Hillblom and Robert Lynn?

35. A MOU was signed by India and one
another country for DMIC project, a
mega infra-structure project of USD
90 billion. Name the other country.

36. Japan

37. X is a British manufacturing company
found in 1906.
X also made customized engines for
Airbus A-380.
Name X.

39. Ranked 18 by the gartners in 2013 in
global supply chain ratings, this
company products are used in 196
countries.
It is better known for introducing
Post-it-Notes to the world. Name the
company.

41. Which company manufactures the car
brand “CAMARO”

42. Chevrolet

43. In which country the car
manufacturing company
“MAZDA” located

44. Japan

45. South-west airline, a U.S based low cost
airline uses point to point system.
An airline in India also uses similar
system. Name parent company of the
airline.

47. Find the "logistic Company" hidden in
the given clue