Refers to the range of the number of items produced by the operation over a given period of time. (1) Volume of output. (2) Variation of output. (3) Variety of output. (4) Transformation process. (5) Transmission process. (1)

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Refers to the range of the number of items produced by the operation over a given
period of time.
(1) Volume of output.
(2) Variation of output.
(3) Variety of output.
(4) Transformation process.
(5) Transmission process.
(1)

Q.1.5 Staff members are moved to new jobs as a means of enriching and stretching the
staff member, given the staff member knows their current job well.
(1) Job development.
(2) Job enrichment.
(3) Job enlargement.
(4) Job rotation.
(5) Job shadowing.
(1)

Q.1.6 Any group against which people can evaluate their own behaviour and purchasing
patterns.
(1) Cultural groups.
(2) Family.
(3) Reference groups.
(4) Opinion leaders.
(5) Friends.
(1)

Q.1.7 Which of the following may be classified as a current asset?
(1) Debtors.
(2) Delivery vehicle.
(3) Mortgage bond.
(4) Secured loans.
(5) Marketable security.
(1)

Q.1.8 An inventory control system where each item in the inventory is checked or
reviewed at fixed intervals and is supplemented by an order to bring the inventory
level to its maximum again.
(1) Materials‐requirements planning.
(2) Just in time.
(3) System of fixed‐order quantities.
(4) Cyclical‐ordering system.
(5) Quick response system.
(1)

Q.1.9 This type of operational planning may cover the medium‐term needs of the
business including budgeting, the purchasing and supply system and organisation
thereof, purchasing and supply methods, negotiation and development of human
resources.
(1) Strategic level planning.
(2) Tactical or middle‐management planning.
(3) Operations level planning.
(4) Operational planning.
(5) Short‐term planning.
(1)

Q.1.10 This is in fact a production or operations scheduling system and not an inventory
control system. It eliminates the holding of inventory and is based on requiring
suppliers to deliver materials of the right quality to the business on the day they
are needed and where they are needed.
(1) Cyclical‐ordering system.
(2) Materials‐requirements planning.
(3) Just in time.
(4) System of fixed‐order quantities.
(5) Quick response system.

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