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CMA Inter

Inter OMSM PN-9 Quiz 9

This quiz is based on the CMA Operations Management and Strategic Management paper.
Each question is multiple-choice with 4 options, and only 1 option is correct.
Attempt the quiz to test your understanding of CMA OMSM concepts.

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1. When work centers are used in optimal sequence to do the jobs, we can:

a. Minimise the set up time

b. Minimse operation time

c. Minimise the break down of machines

d. Minimise the utility of facility

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2. Two important functions that are to be done by Production department are:

a. Forecasting

b. Costing

c. Scheduling and loading

d. Inspecting.

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3. Preventive maintenance is useful in reducing

a. Inspection Cost

b. Shutdown Cost

c. Cost of pre- mature replacement

d. Set-up cost of machine

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4. Which one of the following is the benefit of keeping standby machines?

a. Utilisation of Additional space

b. Appropriate investment of additional capital

c. Availability of Additional Depreciation

d. Protection against a complete shutdown

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5. Issuing necessary orders, and taking necessary steps to ensure that the time targets set in the schedules are effectively achieved is known as:

a. Routing

b. Dispatching

c. Scheduling

d. Inspection.

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6. Which one of the following establishes time sequence of operations?

a. Routing

b. Sequencing

c. Scheduling

d. Dispatching

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7. Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?

a. LFT is calculated from the LFT of the head event.

b. Slack can be calculated by adding EFT and LFT of any job.

c. EFT is the sum of the EST and the time of duration for any event

d. The Total Project time is the shortest possible time required in completing the project.

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8. Issuing necessary orders, and taking necessary steps to ensure that the time targets set in the schedules are effectively achieved is known as:

a. Routing

b. Dispatching

c. Scheduling

d. Inspection.

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9. One of the principles of Scheduling is:

a. Principle of optimal product design

b. Principle of selection of best material

c. Principle of optimal operation sequence

d. Principle of optimal cost.

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10. Final stage of production planning, where production activities are coordinated and projected on a time scale is known as:

a. Scheduling

b. Loading

c. Planning

d. Routing

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11. One of the important charts used in programme control is:

a. Material chart

b. Gantt chart

c. Route chart

d. Inspection chart

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12. The method used in scheduling a project is:

a. A schedule of break- down of orders

b. Outline master programme

c. PERT & CPM

d. Schedule for large and integrated work

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13. The critical path analysis is an important tool in production planning and

a. Loading

b. scheduling

c. Routing.

d. All the above

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14. Free float means or is equal to

a. Total float - Slack time of the head event

b. Independent Float +Tail Slack

c. Independent Float - Head Slack

d. PERT

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15. The event from where more than one activity starts

a. Merge event

b. Brust Event

c. start event

d. event nodes

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16. Gantt Chart is a principal tool used in

a. Scheduling

b. Loading

c. Planning

d. Routing.

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17. Probalistic time is dividded into :

a. 3

b. 2

c. 4

d. 6

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18. While evaluating existing or proposed service systems, operation manager

a. Relate to potential customer dissatisfaction and costs:

b. Relate cost of parallel facilities with single queue

c. Relate cost of multiple queues with cost of serve

d. Relate to potential customer satisfaction and service quality

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19. A network :

a. Is a graphical representation of all the activities and events.

b. Is a graphical representation of all the activities

c. Is a graphical representation of all the events.

d. All the above

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20. The activity of specifying when to start the job and when to end the job is known as:

a. Plaining

b. Scheduling

c. Timing

d. Follow-up.

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21. Fixing the flow lines of materials in production is known as:

a. Scheduling

b. Loading

c. Planning

d. Routing.

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22. The difference between product system and project system is:

a. Project system the equipment and machinery are fixed where as in product system they are movable

b. In Product system the machinery and equipment are fixed and in project system they are not fixed

c. Project system produces only standardized products and product system produces only unstandardised products

d. Products cannot be stocked whereas projects can be stocked.

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23. The method used in scheduling a project is:

a. A schedule of breakdown of orders

b. Outline Master Programme

c. PERT & CPM

d. Schedule for large and integrated work

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24. A cement factory in Madhya Pradesh works 7 days a week in 3 shifts per days having maintenance in the first shift of around 2 hours. It has roughly 100 workers which produces only pozzolanic properties cement better known as PPC. The output per month is around 2500 tonnes of PPC. Find the productivity per worker?

a. 20 tonnes

b. 30 tonnes

c. 25 tonnes

d. 15 tonnes

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25. for Quality Assurance in Final Inspection Test the model is be used.

a. ISO 9002 Model

b. ISO 9001 Model

c. ISO 9003 Model

d. none of the above

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