Production Planning Quiz

The Gantt chart is mostly used for.

• Routing

• Scheduling

• Follow-up

• Inspection and quality control

Master schedule is prepared for.

• Single product continuous production

• Multi-product batch production

• Assembly product continuous production

• Single product batch production

Loading may be defined as

• Sending the raw material to the machine

• Sending the finished material to the store

• Assign the work to the facilities

• Uploading software in the machine control panel

The correct sequence of operations in production planning and control is.

• Routing-Scheduling-Dispatching-Follow up

• Scheduling-Routing- Dispatching-Follow up

• Dispatching-Routing-Scheduling- Follow up

• Routing-Scheduling-Follow up-Dispatching

Which of the following is not true for forecasting?

• Forecasts are rarely perfect

• The underlying causal system will remain the same in the future

• Forecast for a group of items is more accurate than individual item

• Short-range forecasts are less accurate than long-range forecasts

The Delphi method is used for.

• Judgemental forecast

• Time series forecast

• Associative model

• All of the responses

In which of the following forecasting techniques, data obtained from past experience is analysed?

• Judgemental forecast

• Time series forecast

• Associative model

• All of the responses

In which of the following forecasting techniques, subjective inputs obtained from various sources are analyzed?

• Judgemental forecast

• Time series forecast

• Associative model

• All of the responses

Short-term regular variations related to the calendar or time of day is known as

• Trend

• Seasonality

• Cycles

• Random variations

A seasonal index for a monthly series is about to be calculated on the basis of three years' accumulation of data. The three previous July values were 110, 150, and 130. The average over all months is 190. The approximate seasonal index for July is.

• 0.684

• 0.592

• 1.462

• 1.987