amity-solved-assignment-mba-process-analysis-and-theory-constraints

Question No.  5

      DBR methodology provides a mechanism for protecting total throughput of the system by the use of Time-buffers?

Options

True 

 False

 .

 .

Question No.  6

Marks - 10

Theory in operations has undergone significant change in the past ……………. with a shift from an economics cost based view

Options

40 years

50 years

70 years  

 90 years

Question No.  7

Marks - 10

The benefit of clearly communicating the project status through buffer management and regular reporting was acknowledged as key to gaining what was referred to as ‘ ………………………… information’ across the project

Options

TA

TOC

SIT 

 JIT

Question No.  8

Marks - 10

Critical chain is an alternative to ……………………………

Options

 Process analysis

critical path analysis

Scenario  

 Environment

Question No.  9

Marks - 10

ICT is nothing more than a ………………… for supply chain transformations and is not a solution for such transformations.

Options

Storage

accelerator

catalyst 

 Strategizing

Question No.  10

Marks - 10

The cumulative capability model emerged and subsequently led to theoretical models that encompass flow, trade-offs and continuous.

Options

Customer

Mediator

Expert 

 Cumulative

Question No.  11

Marks - 10

The choice of process flow can depend on what stage in the product life cycle the firm is at?  

Options

Economic Activity

Sale Activity

Retail Activity

 Logistics Activity

Question No.  12

Marks - 10

A …………………….. is an organized way of collecting and structuring data, its purpose is to collect the facts in the most efficient way:

Options

Histogram

Dots or Tally

Check Sheet 

 Control Charts

Question No.  13

Marks - 10

The ……………………discipline develops and maintains the supporting artifacts that are used during Analysis and Design.

Options

 Requirement

Environment

Test

 Organizational

Question No.  14

Marks - 10

The ……………………… is a tool for analyzing the relationship between the product life cycle and the technological life cycle

Options

product-process matrix

Process Analysis

Product Based Management  

 Process Selection

Question No.  15

Marks - 10

A process flow structure generally falls into two categories: it can be either a job shop or a flow shop?

Options

Incomplete statement

Not a justified statement

False 

 True

Question No.  16

Marks - 10

A …………………………. is the characteristic of a given product that causes the buyer to purchase it rather than the similar product of a competitor.

Options

Distinctive competence

Competitors

Management

 Organization

Question No.  17

Marks - 10

The continuous flow process is similar to the …………………….. as it has a fixed sequence and a set pace

Options

Life cycle

Process line

Product line

 Assembly line

Question No.  18

Marks - 10

The choice of process flow can depend on the …………in the product life cycle the firm is at?

Options

World

Stage

Level 

 Class

Question No.  19

Marks - 10

………… is an integral part of merchandising

Options

Money

Sales Promotion

Storage 

 Strategising

Question No.  20

Marks - 10

Job shop process are sometimes referred to as ‘…………………..’.

Options

Customer shops

Retail Shops

Medicinal shops  

 Sweat shops

Question No.  21

Marks - 10

A company should …………… focus on productivity and price recovery to be as profitable as possible

Options

Mutually

Independently

Inter-dependably 

 Universally

Question No.  22

Marks - 10

…………………. is in industrial engineering generally defined as the relation of output (i.e. produced goods) to input (i.e. used resources) in the manufacturing transformation process.

Options

 Productivity

Profitability

Performance 

 Production

Question No.  23

Marks - 10

………………… is strongly influenced by the prices a company pays for its input and receives for its output 

Options

 Productivity

Profitability

Performance

 Production

Question No.  24

Marks - 10

There is no sense in denying that productivity and profitability are interdependent, but it is also a fact that they do not always go hand in hand

Options

Incomplete statement

Not a justified statement

False 

 True

Question No.  25

Marks - 10

Fast operations reduce the level of in-process inventory between micro operations, as well as reducing administrative overhead.

Options

Incomplete statement

Not a justified statement

False 

 True

Question No.  26

Marks - 10

………………………… can be described as an important aid to making judgements and to making decisions.

Options

Performance measurement

Performance Evaluation 

Performance Scheduling  

 Performance Management

Question No.  27

Marks - 10

The …………………. includes financial performance measures giving the results of actions already taken

Options

The Sink and Tuttle framework

TOPP

Performance Pyramid 

 Balanced scorecard

Question No.  28

Marks - 10

Shorter cycle times suggest delivering value to the organization quickly and do not have money unnecessarily tied up in ………….. (Unreleased code).

Options

Account     

Inventory

Level 

 Record

Question No.  29

Marks - 10

Throughput is the rate at which a system achieves its goal.

Options

Cycle time 

Throughput

Setup time  

 Lead time

Question No.  30

Marks - 10

            ………………… is the time from the moment the customer places an order (the moment you learn of the requirement) to the moment it is ready for delivery’.

Options

Cycle time 

Throughput

Setup time 

 Lead time

Question No.  31

Marks - 10

      What is Theory of constraints (TOC)?

Options

systems-management philosophy

Retail Management  philosophy

Logistics Management Activity 

 Organizational activity

Question No.  32

Marks - 10

The Theory of Constraints is a methodology for identifying the most important …………………….:

Options

Fixed factor

Variable factor

Limiting factor 

 None of Above

Question No.  33

Marks - 10

……………….capacity is an excess amount of production capacity that is assembled in the work stations that are positioned upstream from the constraint operation.

Options

 Spring

Sprint

Smart    

Saturated

Question No.  34

Marks - 10

Application of conventional accounting may actually …………….. throughput and profits.

Options

Decrease

Increase

Improve 

 Downfall

Question No.  35

Marks - 10

Constraints accounting is an accounting reporting technique, consistent with a process of ongoing improvement and implementation of TOC

Options

 Not applicable

Un-justified

False

 True

Question No.  36

Marks - 10

Major assumption of TA is that once a certain capacity level exists, all the operating expenses associated with it are no longer ……………………………..

Options

Actionable or changeable

Dominant 

Operational 

 Functional

Question No.  37

Marks - 10

      TOC’s critical chain concept removes the implicit assumption of infinite capacity from the …………… management domain

Options

Functional

Geographical

Mathematical

 Project

Question No.  38

Marks - 10

The ……………………… tree helps identify the obstacles to implementation

Options

Transition

Prerequisite

Future reality 

 Current reality

Question No.  39

Marks - 10

Traditional finished goods inventory, as well as excess work-in-process and excess raw materials inventories, are liabilities in the ………….. world.

Options

LTP

TA

TOC 

 None of above

Question No.  40

Marks - 10

Most of the constraints faced in systems originate from policies, not physical things.

Options

in-appropriate

Not justified

Incorrect 

 Correct