OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN
MANAGEMENT EXAM LATEST UPDATE 2025-2026
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE DETAILED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
An electronic manufacturer is developing a SWOT analysis in
order to build a strategic plan to expand its business to China
over the next three years.
Which statement is an opportunity based on the SWOT
analysis? -Correct Answer-The Chinese government has
developed new policies to attract manufacturing companies to
do business in China.
A company's strong product design team used its skills to add a
special feature to the product. This feature will make their
product unique and help them gain a competitive advantage.
Which of the following elements from SWOT analysis is the
company working on? -Correct Answer-Strengths
A company analyst examines internal weaknesses and tries to
determine possible areas of improvement.
Which is the key factor the analyst will consider in this process?
-Correct Answer-Reason for low sales in a quarter
Which type of distribution network design must a company
adopt if its objective is to provide its product to its customers in
,the shortest possible time? -Correct Answer-Retail storage with
consumer pickup
Once computers are assembled in the final assembly department
at a computer company, they are stored in a warehouse.
What type of inventory is stored in the warehouse? -Correct
Answer-Finished goods inventories or merchandise
Which formula helps determine the value of average stock
levels? -Correct Answer-Minimum stock level 1/2 of re-order
level
A retail store is planning to place a large order. Their suppliers
will offer a lower price per unit for a large order.
Which model will help the store decide the optimal quantity to
order? -Correct Answer-Quantity discount model
Which method should be used in an inventory system to guard
against the risk of stockouts? -Correct Answer-High safety stock
Which statement is true for periodic inventory systems? -Correct
Answer-Exact inventory balances cannot be kept without a
physical count.
An organization uses the Voice of the Customer to collect
information about what customers want, what they like, and
what they do not like. Which two tools should be used once the
VOC is complete? -Correct Answer-Team problem-solving
Quality function deployment
, A paper manufacturing company dealing in paper products
experiences quality issues due to poor performance and
equipment malfunction.Which of the following quality
management tools must the paper manufacturer use to find out
the reason for their poor quality of products? -Correct Answer-
Pareto charts
A company makes rulers that are designed to be 20 cm in length
with allowance ±0.1 cm.If the actual length of a ruler is 20.2 cm,
which factor will the company use to judge the quality of the
length of the rulers? -Correct Answer-Conformance
Which aspect of quality is demonstrated by a vehicle that has a
useful life of 165,000 miles? -Correct Answer-Reliability
Which quality management philosophy assigns cost to quality,
defines quality by how well a product can be used for its
intended purpose, and uses Pareto charts? -Correct Answer-
Juran Institute's management theory
Which quality management philosophy focuses on quality
during the design of a product to eliminate product quality
variations? -Correct Answer-Taguchi methods
A company sells garage doors through a national retailer and
contracts with local installers to complete the installations. The
operations manager is responsible for completing the
installations in a 14-day period after the sale. The company will
be penalized financially if it fails to achieve these objectives.
The operations manager's daily responsibilities include
MANAGEMENT EXAM LATEST UPDATE 2025-2026
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE DETAILED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
An electronic manufacturer is developing a SWOT analysis in
order to build a strategic plan to expand its business to China
over the next three years.
Which statement is an opportunity based on the SWOT
analysis? -Correct Answer-The Chinese government has
developed new policies to attract manufacturing companies to
do business in China.
A company's strong product design team used its skills to add a
special feature to the product. This feature will make their
product unique and help them gain a competitive advantage.
Which of the following elements from SWOT analysis is the
company working on? -Correct Answer-Strengths
A company analyst examines internal weaknesses and tries to
determine possible areas of improvement.
Which is the key factor the analyst will consider in this process?
-Correct Answer-Reason for low sales in a quarter
Which type of distribution network design must a company
adopt if its objective is to provide its product to its customers in
,the shortest possible time? -Correct Answer-Retail storage with
consumer pickup
Once computers are assembled in the final assembly department
at a computer company, they are stored in a warehouse.
What type of inventory is stored in the warehouse? -Correct
Answer-Finished goods inventories or merchandise
Which formula helps determine the value of average stock
levels? -Correct Answer-Minimum stock level 1/2 of re-order
level
A retail store is planning to place a large order. Their suppliers
will offer a lower price per unit for a large order.
Which model will help the store decide the optimal quantity to
order? -Correct Answer-Quantity discount model
Which method should be used in an inventory system to guard
against the risk of stockouts? -Correct Answer-High safety stock
Which statement is true for periodic inventory systems? -Correct
Answer-Exact inventory balances cannot be kept without a
physical count.
An organization uses the Voice of the Customer to collect
information about what customers want, what they like, and
what they do not like. Which two tools should be used once the
VOC is complete? -Correct Answer-Team problem-solving
Quality function deployment
, A paper manufacturing company dealing in paper products
experiences quality issues due to poor performance and
equipment malfunction.Which of the following quality
management tools must the paper manufacturer use to find out
the reason for their poor quality of products? -Correct Answer-
Pareto charts
A company makes rulers that are designed to be 20 cm in length
with allowance ±0.1 cm.If the actual length of a ruler is 20.2 cm,
which factor will the company use to judge the quality of the
length of the rulers? -Correct Answer-Conformance
Which aspect of quality is demonstrated by a vehicle that has a
useful life of 165,000 miles? -Correct Answer-Reliability
Which quality management philosophy assigns cost to quality,
defines quality by how well a product can be used for its
intended purpose, and uses Pareto charts? -Correct Answer-
Juran Institute's management theory
Which quality management philosophy focuses on quality
during the design of a product to eliminate product quality
variations? -Correct Answer-Taguchi methods
A company sells garage doors through a national retailer and
contracts with local installers to complete the installations. The
operations manager is responsible for completing the
installations in a 14-day period after the sale. The company will
be penalized financially if it fails to achieve these objectives.
The operations manager's daily responsibilities include
