26. In ___ lines the moving pallets move the materials from station to station.
Ans. Automated assembly
27. ____ of arranging machines helps in flexibility, because when machines that have similar processes are grouped together.
Ans. Cellular layout
28. Since ____ are capable of producing different components, we have flexibility in the manufacturing process.
Ans. Reprogrammed operations
29. ___ is a process by which a new product is developed in small numbers so as to determine the suitability of the materials.
Ans. Prototyping
30. Flexibility has three dimensions in the manufacturing field. They are ___, ___, and ___.
Ans. Variety, Volume and Time
31. Factors influencing plant location can be broadly divided into two types namely ___ and __.
Ans. The production process and the type of production
32. Different types of layouts are in vogue depending upon ___and ___.
Ans. General Factors and Special Factors
33. ____and projections based on simulation or some other techniques helps in optimising this aspect.
Ans. Historic data
34. ___is a process where the resultant effect of all factors both cost increasing and decreasing elements in each of them is analysed.
Ans. Optimisation
35. ___will have in terms of their___ – quantities and timeliness.
Ans. Resources, availability
36. In the______, each work centre’s contribution is vital as materials are scheduled, routed and loaded.
Ans. Pipeline of production
37. TQM is the management and control of ___.
Ans. Quality-related activities
38. Customer’s perception of adequacy, if not excellence, goes a long way in establishing___.
Ans. Long term relationships
39. Variability is inherent ___.
Ans. In any process
40. The flow chart helps in ___ the ___at which errors have crept in.
Ans. the pin-pointing, exact place
41. ___ measures are essential to keep the quality culture alive.
Ans. Quality improvement
42. Quality is measured as the price paid for ___ and as indexes.
Ans. Non-conformance
43. ___acts as a starting point towards higher efforts for achieving TQM.
Ans. ISO 9000
44. TPM puts the responsibility of ___ where it belongs to the operator who uses the ___.
Ans. Maintenance, equipment
45. The business system contains a combination of ____ organised to meet business objectives.
Ans. Activities
46. ___ is used synonymously used for the software tools also.
Ans. Business Process Modelling
47. Every business activity can be considered as a ___ and represented by a ___.
Ans. Logical process model, diagram
48. Physical process modelling is concerned with the design of ___ meeting the requirements of the business and represents using ___.
Ans. Database, tables
49. The data collected will be set in ___ making the logical data model complete in all respects before we attempt to define the process.
Ans. Logical order
50. ___ enables us to go into details at every stage of the process and verify the___.
Ans. Process definitions, adequacy of data
Production and operations management