Comprehensive Exam Flashcards

1
Q

Operations generated forecast often not to do with

A

Sales

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2
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Which of the following is not true for forecasting?

a. Forecasts are rarely perfect
b. The underlying casual system will remain the same in the future
c. Forecast for a group of items is more accurate than individual item
d. Short-range forecasts are less accurate than long-range forecasts

A

d.

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3
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Which of the following is not a forecasting technique?
a. Judgemental
b. Time series
c. Time Horizon
d. Associative

A

C.

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4
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Type of forecasting technique that has subjective inputs obtained from various sources.

A

Judgemental Forecast

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5
Q

Delphi method is used for _______

A

Judgemental forecast

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6
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Short term regular variations related to the calendar or time of the day

A

Seasonality

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7
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Ergonomics principle suggests that
a. Monitoring displays should be placed outside peripheral limitations
b. Glow-in-the dark dials made of reflective substances are good for viewing in the nights
c. Visual systems should be preferred over auditory systems in noisy locations
d. All of the above

A

C.

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8
Q

The following subject(s) is (are) related to ergonomics
a. Anthropology
b. Physiology
c. Psychology
d. All of the above

A

D.

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9
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Cost of lost tome of injured worker is an example of

A

Indirect Cost of incidents

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10
Q

Falls, Electricity, and Inhalation is an example of what hazard?

A

physical hazard agents

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11
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Probability of the event that might occur times severity of the event it it occurs

A

Risk

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12
Q

Industrial safety management if that branch of management which is concerned with ______ hazards from the industries

A

Reducing, controlling, eliminating

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13
Q

It is the process of identifying, measuring, and communicating economic information to permit informed judgments and decisions by users of the information.

A

Accounting

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14
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The mechanical task which involves the collection of basic financial data that enters in the accounting records or in the books of account

A

Financial Accounting

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15
Q

It is the recording of business transactions and the periodic preparation of reports on financial position and results of operation

A

Financial Management

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16
Q

Work in Process Imventory includes the cost of ____

A

all mayerials purchased during the last period

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17
Q

Companies that performed services for a fee

A

Service

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18
Q

When a business entity receives payment before delivering goods, the unearned revenue account is

A

Credited

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19
Q

Subject to depreciation

A

Building, Equipment, Machinery

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20
Q

Depreciation on finished goods warehouse

A

Selling cost

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21
Q

Total revenue - total variable costs

A

Contribution margin

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22
Q

Managerial accounting presents very detailed information

A

True

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23
Q

Department performance report is part of?

A

Planning

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24
Q

It is the delegation of decision making authority throughout an organization

A

Centralization

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25
Q

Color used for radiation hazard

A

Purple

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26
Q

Class A fire consists of fire due to ___

A

Wood

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27
Q

Water is used to extinguish ____

A

Class A Fires

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28
Q

Class of fires occurs in electrical equipments

A

Class C fires

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29
Q

_____ is best suited to extinguishing oil or flammable liquid fire

A

Foam

30
Q

Which of the following costs is expensed as incurred?
a. Factory depreciation
b. Indirect Labor
c. Sales Salaries
d. Direct Materials

A

C.

31
Q

Considered as assetuntil the finished goods are sold

A

Product costs

32
Q

Inventory system that the company employs to increase efficiency and decrease waste by receiving goods as they are needed in the production

A

JIT

33
Q

In Just in Time, the vendor is to be viewed by the company as a _____

A

Partner

34
Q

Just in Time combines the benefits of _____

A

Job order and line production

35
Q

These are claims against customers arising from sale of service or goods on credit

A

Accounts Receivable

36
Q

A common business transaction that would not affect the amount of owner’s equity is

A

signing a note payable to purchase an equipment

37
Q

Break even point is least affected by

A

production mix

38
Q

Material requirements planning does not include

A

material price

39
Q

Routing and Scheduling are integral part of

A

Production Planning

40
Q

Greater flexibility in plant layout is achieved in case of

A

Process Layout

41
Q

Subdivision of an operation into therbligs and their analysis

A

Micromotion

42
Q

Which of the following is not a therblig?
a. use
b. hold
c. dispatch
d. inspection

A

A

43
Q

Project Feasibility report is aimed at

A

justifying the investment

44
Q

equipment failure is
a. availability loss
b. performance loss
c. quality loss
d. OEE

A

A

45
Q

If an activity on the critical path takes longer than anticipated, then

A

activities on the critical path have additional slac

46
Q

productivity increases when

A

inputs decreases while outputs remain the same

47
Q

What is the correct height of the keyboard? (From the top of the space bar down to the top of the desk)

A

2.5”

48
Q

What should the top of the screen never be above?

A

Eye level

49
Q

If the keyboard is too high, but not adjustable, what should you do to fix that?

a. move the keyboard to a higher location

b. place pads underneath the wrist

c. move the keyboard to the lower place

d. do the best they can with it

A

B

50
Q

When an employee’s chair is not the correct height and the chair is not adjustable what should you suggest?

a. To make sure his/her feet touch the ground
b. Keep them on the edge of their seat
c. Get a lower chair

A

A

51
Q

When the computer screen is to vertical and is not adjustable the employee needs to place a(n) monitor. under the front of the

A

Wedge

52
Q

Instead of constantly sitting at the computer all day what should the employee do?

A

Take a 5 to 10 minute break.

53
Q

When there is a glare on the computer screen what should the employee do?

a. Try not to look at the glare.

b. Do something that doesn’t involve a computer

c. Change the brightness of the computer.

d. Close the binds or drop them

A

D

54
Q

The design of a product or a service that can withstand variations in environmental and operating conditions.

A

Robust design

55
Q

It involves designing quality characteristics into a product or service.

A

Quality of design

56
Q

The probability of accepting a lot in which the fraction of defective items exceeds the most the consumer is willing to accept

A

Consumer’s risk

57
Q

It is the recommended maximum lighting intensity ratio between the work and the immediate environment.

A

5 to 1

58
Q

It is a process chart giving an over-all picture by recording in sequence only the main operations and inspections

A

Outline Process Chart

59
Q

It is a motion of empty hand to or from object, time depends on distance moved, and usually preceded by Release and followed by Grasp.

A

Reach

60
Q

It is a special form of cyclegraph in which the light source is suitably interrupted so that the path appears as a series of pear- shaped dots, the pointed end indicating the direction of movement and the spacing indicating the speed of movement.

A

Chronocyclegraph

61
Q

The hands should be relieved of all work of _______ the workpiece where this can be done by a jig, fixture or foot-operated device.

A

Locating

62
Q

Operations Research cannot give perfect problems to

a. Answers

b. Solutions

c. Both A and B

d. Decisions

A

C

63
Q

Operations Research simply helps in improving the _________ of the solution but does not result in a perfect solution.

A

Quality

64
Q

In PERT, the completion time for the project is assumed to

A

have the Normal distributions

65
Q

An absorbing state of a Markov chain is one in which the probability of

a. moving into that state is zero

b. moving out of that state is one

c. moving into that state is one

d. None of the above

A

D

66
Q

Repetitive motion injuries are caused by _______ exposure to a combination of factors.

A

Prolonged

67
Q

There are six “rules” for mouse use. Which of the following is not one of them?

a. Hold the mouse loosely

b. Wrists should be kept in neutral position

c. Rest your wrist on a stationary surface whenever using a mouse

d. None of the above

A

C

68
Q

In laying out your work station, which of the following is/are recommended:

a. Placa equipment you frequently use within easy reach

B. Avoid clutter on the work surface

c. A and B

d. Shore tam on the floor until you need to use them

A

C

69
Q

The three primary areas in an office environment that should be ergonomically adjusted are

a. Desk of Work Surface, Task Chair and Telephone

b. Heating Air Conditioning and Lighting

c. Chair, Monitor and Keyboard placement, Environment and Worksрасе Considerations

d. Chair, Monitor, and Environment

A

C

70
Q

Which of the following is not true about crashing?

a. Always focus on critical path and choose between critical activities only

b. Creating coat per day (Crash cost-Normal cost)/(Normal time-Graahtima

c. Of all activities of the project, choose the activity with least crashing cost

d. If there are multiple sittical paths, crean them all

A

C