Q. The field of operations management is shaped by advances in which of the following fields?
✅ Correct Answer: (B)
Industrial engineering & management science
Production Management MCQs and Notes
Q. Operations management is applicable
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
Mostly to the manufacturing sector
Q. Which of the following is the least likely decision to be made by operations managers ?
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
Deciding which market areas to manufacture products for
Q. Which of the following would not be normally considered as a key feature of operations management?
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
Operations is the part of an organization which creates wealth through the management of the transformation process
Q. Which of the following would not be normally be considered a general characteristics of a service?
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
Production and consumption can always be spatially separated
Q. Operations can be classified according to the degree of variations in demand and visibility of the operations as well as their volume and variety of production which of the following operations would be classified as high variation & high visibility ?
✅ Correct Answer: (B)
A family doctor
Q. Which of the following activities is not a direct responsibility of operations management?
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
Determining the exact mix of products and services that customers will want
Q. Operations can be classified according to their volume and variety of production as well as the degree of variation & visibility . Which of the following operations would be classified as high volume , low variety ?
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
A fast food restaurant
Q. Most operation produce a mixture of both products and services which of the following business is closest to producing ‘pure’ services ?
✅ Correct Answer: (B)
Counselor /therapist
Q. Which of the following functions is not a core function of an organization
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
The accounting and finance function