C215 Strategic Management - Set 1 - Part 1

Test your knowledge of technical writing concepts with these practice questions. Each question includes detailed explanations to help you understand the correct answers.

Question 1: A company decides to implement a change in their operations strategy by focusing on reducing waste and increasing efficiency across all processes. Which philosophy does this approach align with?

Six Sigma

Just-in-Time (JIT)

Total Quality Management (TQM)

Lean Systems

Question 2: In the context of production planning, what is the primary purpose of an aggregate plan?

To define the marketing strategy

To establish the budgeted levels of finished products and workforce size

To schedule individual tasks

To outline the distribution plan for products

Question 3: Which of the following terms best describes the shortest distance between two locations using only north-south and east-west movements?

Euclidean distance

Rectilinear distance

Manhattan distance

Great circle distance

Question 4: A manufacturing company produces products based on customer specifications after an order has been received. What strategy is the company using?

Make-to-Order

Assemble-to-Order

Make-to-Stock

Batch Production

Question 5: What is the primary goal of benchmarking in operations management?

To reduce labor costs

To compare business practices for improvement

To increase production volume

To enhance customer satisfaction

Question 6: Which of the following best describes the role of the master scheduler in operations management?

To manage the budget

To oversee the entire production process

To maintain the master production schedule

To control inventory levels

Question 7: A company is using a kanban card to manage its production process. What does the kanban card specifically indicate?

The total inventory level

The exact quantity of product that needs to be produced

The sales forecast

The supplier's delivery schedule

Question 8: The relationship between production capacity and market demand can lead to which of the following conditions?

Market constraint

Bottleneck

Resource constraint

Policy constraint

Question 9: What does the term "continuous improvement" refer to in operations management?

A focus on long-term contracts

Ongoing efforts to enhance products and processes

Periodic audits of operational processes

Reducing the workforce to lower costs

Question 10: In project management, which method helps in evaluating independent decisions that must be made in sequence?

Gantt chart

Decision tree

Flowchart

PERT

Question 11: Which inventory type is built in anticipation of future demand?

Safety stock

Cycle stock

Anticipation inventory

Seasonal inventory

Question 12: What does the term 'backward scheduling' refer to in operations management?

Scheduling tasks based on resource availability

Scheduling that determines when the job must be started to meet the due date

Scheduling that allocates resources first before determining timelines

Scheduling that focuses on customer feedback

Question 13: Which term describes the longest sequential path through a project network diagram?

Critical path

Resource path

Execution path

Delivery path

Question 14: What is the primary focus of Total Quality Management (TQM)?

Reducing costs through labor cuts

Enhancing product specifications only

Improving quality by making quality the responsibility of everyone in the organization

Focusing solely on customer satisfaction

Question 15: Which of the following is an example of a preventive cost in quality management?

Costs incurred from warranty claims

Costs associated with inspections

Training employees to improve processes

Costs due to lost sales from defects

Question 16: Which of the following describes the concept of 'economies of scale'?

Increased costs per unit as production increases

Cost advantages gained by producing more units

Fixed costs that do not change with production levels

An approach to reduce production volume to minimize waste

Question 17: What is the primary purpose of a bill of materials (BOM)?

To list the suppliers of raw materials

To specify the inventory turnover rate

To detail the components and materials needed for production

To outline the production schedule

Question 18: Which type of inventory is used to protect against fluctuations in demand?

Safety stock

Work-in-process inventory

Anticipation inventory

Finished goods inventory

Question 19: What does 'capacity utilization' measure?

The percentage of a facility's output relative to its design capacity

The total output produced by a facility

The ratio of inputs to outputs in production

The volume of inventory held at a facility

Question 20: In operations management, which of the following is a characteristic of a process layout?

Arranging resources in a sequence for efficient flow

Grouping similar processes or functions together

Producing high volumes of standardized products

Focusing on a single product line

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