Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) on Capacity Planning
1- ___, capacity and process selection have a direct relationship.
(A) Product design
(B) Product development
(C) Product management
(D) All of the above
2- Product design determines the ___ provided to the customer.
(A) facility
(B) value
(C) comfort
(D) all of the above
3- Capacity planning should be solely based on the principle of maximizing the ___ delivered to the customer.
(A) facility
(B) value
(C) comfort
(D) all of the above
4- Capacity planning guides our choices on ___ for the long-term.
(A) capacity
(B) locations
(C) layout
(D) all of the above
5- Theoretical capacity is what can be achieved under ideal conditions for a ___ .
(A) short period of time
(B) medium period of time
(C) long period of time
(D) all of the above
6- Normal Capacity describes the maximum producible output when plants and equipment are operated for ___ period of time to produce ___ mix of output.
(A) an average, a normal
(B) a normal, an average
(C) a normal, a normal
(D) an average, an average
7- Capacity =
(A) (Average production rate/Hour) x (Number of hours worked/Period)
(B) (Maximum production rate/Hour) x (Number of hours worked/Period)
(C) (Maximum production rate/Hour) x (Period/Number of hours worked)
(D) None of the above
8- Capacity can be changed by changing the number of
(A) working hours
(B) production rate
(C) product mix
(D) all of the above
9- Effective Capacity is the Capacity, which a firm can expect to achieve, given it’s
(A) product mix
(B) methods of scheduling
(C) standards of quality
(D) all of the above
10- In general, Capacity can be expressed in
(A) Output measures
(B) Input measures
(C) Output measures or Input measures
(D) None of the above
ANSWERS:
1-(A), 2-(B), 3-(B), 4-(D), 5-(A), 6-(A), 7-(B), 8-(D), 9-(D), 10-(C)