Just-in-time MCQs : This section focuses on the "Just-in-time". These Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) should be practiced to improve the Just-in-time skills required for various interviews (campus interview, walk-in interview, company interview), placement, entrance exam and other competitive examinations.
Question 1
According to conventional approach, inventory is ______ and according to JIT, inventory is ______
A. necessary, unnecessary
B. unnecessary, necessary
C. necessary, necessary
D. unnecessary, unnecessary
Question 2
According to JIT, balanced production is efficient.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Question 3
JIT is a long-term approach to process improvement.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Question 4
MRP is a ____ system and JIT is a _____ system.
A. pull, pull
B. push, push
C. push, pull
D. pull, push
Question 5
Which of the following are not results of successful implementation of JIT?
A. Improved quality
B. Sporadic improvement of productivity
C. Elimination of waste
D. Reduction in cost of operations
Question 6
Which of the following is not a benefit of JIT?
A. Reduction in throughput time
B. Improvement in quality
C. Improvement in productivity
D. High reliance on suppliers
Question 7
Which of the following is not a benefit of JIT?
A. Better utilization of personnel
B. Reduced space requirements
C. High transaction costs
D. Reduced inventory
Question 8
Which of the following is not a disadvantage of JIT?
A. Danger of lost sales
B. Danger of disrupted production
C. Less time for quality control
D. Greater flexibility
Question 9
Which of the following is not a principle of JIT manufacturing?
A. Total Quality Management
B. Production Management
C. MRP
D. Supplier Management
Question 10
Which of the following is not an advantage of JIT?
A. Greater flexibility
B. Workforce participation
C. May lose bulk-buying discounts
D. Simplified scheduling and control
Question 11
Which of the following is not an advantage of JIT?
A. Time-based competition
B. Increased ordering costs
C. Streamline manufacturing operations
D. Reduced cost of scrap
Question 12
Which of the following is not related with JIT implementation?
A. Pull System
B. Push System
C. Zero inventory
D. Zero lead time