OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENT
LEADSTAR COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT (TMA) FOR OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
ASSIGNMENT WEIGHT: 50%
STUDENT NAME Abreham Kelile Kaba
ID LMBA0013/2014 BACTH 1ST
Part I: Multiple Choice Questions (1 point each)
Choose the best answer from the following Questions
_C__Q1.One advantage of Just-in-Time (JIT) Management of stock is
_____a. It reduces the need to plan and organize
_____ b. it removes the need for delivery Quality Control
_____ c. it reduces the cost of holding stock within the factory
_____ d. it works very well with competitive tendering __A__Q2. ‘Kaizen’ is
a. A word meaning ‘continuous improvement’
b. A method of stock control
c. A modern way of operating a production line
d. Another word for Quality Circles
__D___Q3. A firm productively efficient when
a. It is producing its product or service at the lowest unit cost that it can
b. It is selling at the lowest price possible
c. It has the highest labor productivity that it can
d. It is making what its customers want ___C__Q4.Most operations produce a mixture of both products and services. Which of the following business is closest to producing “pure” services?
a. IT Company
b. Steel Company
c. Counselor /Therapist
d. A Restaurant
__C___Q5. All of the following are examples of economies of scale, except
a. Being able to employ specialist staff efficiently
b. The effective division of labour
c. Having better communications
d. Bulk buying
___A____Q6. Which of the following functions is not a core function of an organization?
a. The product /service development function
b. The marketing (including) sales function
c. The accounting and finance function
d. The operation function
___C___Q7. Operations can be classified according to their volume and variety of production as well as the degree of variation and visibility. Which of the following operations would be classified as high volume, low variety?
a. A family doctor
b. A carpenter
c. A front office bank
d. A fast food
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT (TMA) FOR OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
ASSIGNMENT WEIGHT: 50%
STUDENT NAME Abreham Kelile Kaba
ID LMBA0013/2014 BACTH 1ST
Part I: Multiple Choice Questions (1 point each)
Choose the best answer from the following Questions
_C__Q1.One advantage of Just-in-Time (JIT) Management of stock is
_____a. It reduces the need to plan and organize
_____ b. it removes the need for delivery Quality Control
_____ c. it reduces the cost of holding stock within the factory
_____ d. it works very well with competitive tendering __A__Q2. ‘Kaizen’ is
a. A word meaning ‘continuous improvement’
b. A method of stock control
c. A modern way of operating a production line
d. Another word for Quality Circles
__D___Q3. A firm productively efficient when
a. It is producing its product or service at the lowest unit cost that it can
b. It is selling at the lowest price possible
c. It has the highest labor productivity that it can
d. It is making what its customers want ___C__Q4.Most operations produce a mixture of both products and services. Which of the following business is closest to producing “pure” services?
a. IT Company
b. Steel Company
c. Counselor /Therapist
d. A Restaurant
__C___Q5. All of the following are examples of economies of scale, except
a. Being able to employ specialist staff efficiently
b. The effective division of labour
c. Having better communications
d. Bulk buying
___A____Q6. Which of the following functions is not a core function of an organization?
a. The product /service development function
b. The marketing (including) sales function
c. The accounting and finance function
d. The operation function
___C___Q7. Operations can be classified according to their volume and variety of production as well as the degree of variation and visibility. Which of the following operations would be classified as high volume, low variety?
a. A family doctor
b. A carpenter
c. A front office bank
d. A fast food