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AQA Unit 4 Operations Revision
AQA Unit 4 Operations Revision
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1
Which of the following stock control methods would involve frequent deliveries?
Just in time
Flow Production
Just in case
Job Production
2
Total quality management aims to:
Give production line staff minimal say in the level of quality standards
Check quality standards at the end of the production line
Ensure a single person/single team is responsible for quality
Ensure that quality is the responsibility of everyone in an organisation
3
Business operations is the department in a business that is responsible for:
Finance
Human Resources
Marketing
Production of goods/provison of services
4
A business that becomes more streamlined as a result of effective supply chain management is said to be running more:
Autocratically
Efficiently
Expensively
Bureaucratically
5
A business that allows its customers to make purchases in store, via its website or by the telephone is called a(n):
Omni-channel retailer
E-tailer
Bricks and mortar retailer
Pure play retailer
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A drawback of using quality control as the only method of maintaining consistent quality in a business is:
Costs of training all staff on quality procedures will be high
Costs of reworking will be high
Hard to change the mindset of all employees to put quality first
Staff may not take the checking process seriously
7
One key method that businesses use to measure customer retention rates is through:
Customer loyalty cards
Assessing a firm’s cash flow
Reviewing sales figures
Analysing profit figures
8
A benefit to a business of introducing lean production methods is that:
New processes will be easily implemented
Unit costs should be minimised in the long term
Training costs will be low
All staff will be happy to take on additional responsibilities
9
TQM is a method of:
Quality control
Quality assurance
Kaizen
Staff empowerment
10
Which of the following is a benefit to a customer of a business trading purely online?
Lower fixed costs such as rent
Possible lower prices charged
Ability to view physical products easily
Higher profits
11
Which of the following is a danger to a business of offering poor customer service?
Increased flexibility with pricing
Increased revenue
Negative word of mouth
Satisfied customers
12
Which of the following is a direct benefit of having an efficient logistics department?
Labour productivity will reduce
Products arrive exactly when needed
Efficiency will be minimised
Staff motivation will increase
13
Checking the quality of a product throughout the production process is called:
Quality Assurance
Kaizen
Quality Control
Lean Production
14
Which of the following terms describes websites and other applications that allow users to share content & information?
Social media
Facebook
Twitter
M-commerce
15
Which of the following is a benefit to a business of minimising waste in its supply chain?
Purchasing economies of scale can be achieved
Higher labour turnover
Lower unit costs
Higher revenue