OPS 1 PROFESSIONAL OPERATIONS PREP
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
GRADED A+
●● The Dulac Box plant produces 500 cypress packing boxes in two 10-
hour shifts. Due to higher demand, they have decided to operate three 8-
hour shifts instead. They are now able to produce 600 boxes per day.
What has happened to productivity?
Answer: It has not changed.
●● Henry Ford is noted for his contributions to:
Answer: assembly line operations.
●● One reason to study operations management is to learn how people
organize themselves for productive enterprise.
Answer: True
●● Which of the following are the primary functions of all
organizations?
Answer: marketing, production/operations, and finance/accounting
,●● A foundry produces circular utility access hatches (manhole covers).
If 120 covers are produced in a 10-hour shift, the productivity of the line
is
Answer: 12 covers/hr.
●● The total of all outputs produced by the transformation process
divided by the total of the inputs is:
Answer: multifactor productivity
●● Three commonly used productivity variables are:
Answer: labor, capital, and management.
●● Which productivity variable has the greatest potential to increase
productivity?
Answer: management
●● A cleaning company uses 10 lbs each of chemicals A, B and C for
each house it cleans. After some quality complaints, the company has
decided to increase its use of chemical A by an additional 10 lbs for each
house. By what % has productivity (houses per pound of chemical)
fallen?
Answer: 25%
, ●● The Dulac Box plant works two 8-hour shifts each day. In the past,
500 cypress packing boxes were produced by the end of each day. The
use of new technology has enabled them to increase productivity by
30%. Productivity is now approximately:
Answer: 40.6 boxes/hr.
●● Which of the following tasks within an airline company are related to
operations?
Answer: crew scheduling
●● Henry Ford is known as the Father of Scientific Management
Answer: False
●● What are the five elements in the management process?
Answer: plan, organize, staff, lead, and control
●● Gibson Valves produces cast bronze valves on an assembly line,
currently producing 1600 valves each 8-hour shift. If the productivity is
increased by 10%, it would then be:
Answer: 220 valves/hr.
●● Which is NOT true regarding differences between goods and
services
Answer: Goods tend to have higher customer interaction than services.
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
GRADED A+
●● The Dulac Box plant produces 500 cypress packing boxes in two 10-
hour shifts. Due to higher demand, they have decided to operate three 8-
hour shifts instead. They are now able to produce 600 boxes per day.
What has happened to productivity?
Answer: It has not changed.
●● Henry Ford is noted for his contributions to:
Answer: assembly line operations.
●● One reason to study operations management is to learn how people
organize themselves for productive enterprise.
Answer: True
●● Which of the following are the primary functions of all
organizations?
Answer: marketing, production/operations, and finance/accounting
,●● A foundry produces circular utility access hatches (manhole covers).
If 120 covers are produced in a 10-hour shift, the productivity of the line
is
Answer: 12 covers/hr.
●● The total of all outputs produced by the transformation process
divided by the total of the inputs is:
Answer: multifactor productivity
●● Three commonly used productivity variables are:
Answer: labor, capital, and management.
●● Which productivity variable has the greatest potential to increase
productivity?
Answer: management
●● A cleaning company uses 10 lbs each of chemicals A, B and C for
each house it cleans. After some quality complaints, the company has
decided to increase its use of chemical A by an additional 10 lbs for each
house. By what % has productivity (houses per pound of chemical)
fallen?
Answer: 25%
, ●● The Dulac Box plant works two 8-hour shifts each day. In the past,
500 cypress packing boxes were produced by the end of each day. The
use of new technology has enabled them to increase productivity by
30%. Productivity is now approximately:
Answer: 40.6 boxes/hr.
●● Which of the following tasks within an airline company are related to
operations?
Answer: crew scheduling
●● Henry Ford is known as the Father of Scientific Management
Answer: False
●● What are the five elements in the management process?
Answer: plan, organize, staff, lead, and control
●● Gibson Valves produces cast bronze valves on an assembly line,
currently producing 1600 valves each 8-hour shift. If the productivity is
increased by 10%, it would then be:
Answer: 220 valves/hr.
●● Which is NOT true regarding differences between goods and
services
Answer: Goods tend to have higher customer interaction than services.
