Question 1

Which of the following is NOT the category of Woodward's scale of technical complexity?

Accepted Answer

Technological assembly production is not a category in Woodward's scale of technical complexity. The other three categories are included: small-batch and unit production, large-batch and mass production, and continuous process production.

Question 2

What refers to the tools, techniques, machines, and actions used to transform organizational inputs into outputs?

Accepted Answer

Technology refers to the tools, techniques, machines, and actions used to transform organizational inputs into outputs. Designs refer to the plans or blueprints for a product or service. Structures refer to the way an organization is organized or arranged. Expertise refers to the knowledge and skills possessed by individuals within an organization.

Question 3

The dimensions of variety and analyzability form the basis for which of the following categories of technology?

Accepted Answer

The dimensions of variety and analyzability are used to categorize technology into routine, craft, engineering, and non-routine. Option B is the only one among the given options that contains all four categories correctly. Option A has incorrect categories, whereas option C has "standard" instead of "routine" and option D has "custom" instead of "routine."

Question 4

The number of employees who are forced by multiple managers to supervisors is known as span of control.

Accepted Answer

The span of control refers to the number of subordinates that a single manager or supervisor can effectively oversee and manage. It is not related to the number of employees who are forced to report to multiple managers or supervisors.

Question 5

An inventory control system that schedules materials to arrive precisely when they are needed on a production line is called:

Accepted Answer

The description given matches the features of a Just-in-time inventory system, where materials are delivered just in time for use in production, reducing the need for excess inventory and minimizing storage costs.

Question 6

What refers to combination in one organization of successive stages of production; each stage of production uses as its inputs the production of the preceding stage and produces inputs for the following stage?

Accepted Answer

This type of production process is known as long-linked technology, where each stage of production is dependent on the stage before it and provides inputs for the following stage. This type of production is often seen in industries such as automobiles, where the production of one part is dependent on the previous part and feeds into the production of the final product. None of the other answer choices accurately describe this type of production process.

Question 7

The competitive strategy of an organization consists of:

Accepted Answer

The competitive strategy of an organization can consist of any of the three options listed (make finished items to stock, assemble final products to order and make components, custom design and make-to-order) or a combination of them depending on the industry and customer demands. Therefore, the best choice is D, all of the above, as it includes all the possible strategies that an organization can use.

Question 8

Producing a plan to manufacture specific items or provide specific services within a given time period is called:

Accepted Answer

The answer of Producing a plan to manufacture specific items...

Question 9

The most common inventory control system used for handling dependent demand inventory is called:

Accepted Answer

Material Requirements Planning (MRP) is the most common inventory control system used for handling dependent demand inventory. It is a computer-based system that helps to plan and manage the production processes by generating schedules for materials and resources, based on the demand of the final product. MRP is used to manage the inventory levels of raw materials, work in progress, and finished goods.

Question 10

What means that the job provides greater responsibility, recognition, and opportunities for growth and development?

Accepted Answer

Job enrichment refers to providing greater responsibility, recognition, and opportunities for growth and development to the employees. It involves increasing the job depth by adding more challenging and complex tasks to the existing job. This helps in increasing employee motivation, job satisfaction, and overall job performance.

Question 11

___________ includes the assignment of goals and tasks to be accomplished by employees.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ___________ includes the assignment of goals and...

Question 12

What is designed to allow for sufficient capacity and flexibility to enable production output to match the demand?

Accepted Answer

The chase strategy is designed to adjust production output to match the demand. This allows for sufficient capacity and flexibility in production.

Question 13

What provides products or services that link clients from the external environment, and in doping so, allows each department to work independently in known as:

Accepted Answer

Mediating technology connects different departments and allows them to work independently while still communicating and interacting with one another. Pooled interdependence requires some level of coordination and relies on shared resources, while sequential technology involves a strict order of tasks that must be completed in a specific sequence.

Question 14

The activities required to physically moving materials into the company's operations facility and to move finished products to customers is called:

Accepted Answer

Logistics involves the physical movement of materials and finished goods, including transportation, storage, and inventory management. Distribution may refer more specifically to the delivery of finished products to customers, while allotment and dissemination are not relevant terms in this context.

Question 15

Strategic, long-range, manufacturing planning decisions may NOT be grouped in which of the followings?

Accepted Answer

Business integration decisions relate to strategic decisions on mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, and alliances, and are not directly related to manufacturing planning decisions. The other options are all relevant factors that influence long-range manufacturing planning.

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT the step of resource requirements planning?

Accepted Answer

Determining the efficiency and capacity of work centers is actually a step in capacity planning, not resource requirements planning. The steps in resource requirements planning include obtaining planned production for each product group by period, determining the resource profile for each product group, and using the planned production to calculate the resource and material requirements.

Question 17

Which approach recognizes the interaction of technical and human needs in effective job design, combining the needs of people with the organization's needs?

Accepted Answer

The socio-technical systems approach recognizes the interaction of technical and human needs in effective job design by combining the needs of people with the organization's needs. This approach takes into account the social and technical aspects of a job and aims to design jobs that not only increase productivity but also improve the quality of work life for employees.

Question 18

Computer-integrated manufacturing is typically the result of which of the following component?

Accepted Answer

Computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) is a system that combines different components such as computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), and an integrated information network. This results in a fully integrated and automated manufacturing process, from design to production to delivery. Therefore, all of the above choices are typically part of CIM.

Question 19

The ratio of total outputs to the inputs from labor, capital, materials, and energy is called total factor productivity.

Accepted Answer

This is the correct definition of total factor productivity.

Question 20

The determination and adjustment of the organization's ability to produce products and services to match customer demand is known as:

Accepted Answer

Capacity planning involves determining the organization's ability to produce products and services to match customer demand. It involves analyzing and adjusting the organization's production capacity to ensure that it meets current and future customer needs. Inventory planning, quality planning, and evolutionary planning, while important, are not directly related to the organization's production capacity.

Exam 1: Certified Business Manager