Business Operations

Which of the following is an advantage of job production relative to other production methods?

• Unit costs will be lower

• Production speeds are faster

• Workers may be better motivated

• Fewer resources are needed

Dental treatment is provided using which form of production?

• Flow production

• Batch production

• Job production

• Capital-intensive production

A manufacturer employs 18 machinists in a workshop. During a single week, 1440 pairs of jeans are produced. Therefore, labour productivity per worker for the week was how many pairs of jeans

• 80 pairs

• 25 920 pairs

• 1440 pairs

• 18 pairs

Which of the the following products is likely to be made using batch production?

• Mobile phones

• Toilet paper

• Petrol

• Clothes

Which of the following is an advantage of just-in-time production?

• Labour productivity is increased

• Stock holding costs are significantly reduced

• Lead times are lengthened

• Dependence on the reliability of suppliers increases

Lean production focuses on which of the following?

• Increasing labour productivity

• Improving cash flow

• Using fewer resources

• Making production more capital intensive

What does kaizen mean?

• Land of the rising sun

• Continuous improvement

• Multi-skilling

• Market orientated

Which of the following is a practice associated with kaizen?

• Extension strategies

• Skimming

• Product differentiation

• Empowerment

Which of the following is a feature of TQM?

• Quality chains

• Product differentiation

• Cash flow forecasting

• Labour intensive production methods

Which of the following is a potential disadvantage of TQM

• Waste and inefficiences rise

• It is expensive to implement

• It is not recognised globally

• It is unclear