Production And Quality Control N4 — Document

August 2018 — N4 — Production And Quality Control

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1.1Indicate whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE. Choose the answer and write only ' True' or 'F alse' next to the question number (1. 1. 1.

1.15\the ANSWER BOOK

1.1.1The process of estimating future market demand f or a company's products is known as forecasting

1.1.2The more variation there is in the delivery time the higher the standard deviation

1.1.3If a work centre produces 120, 110, 120, 120 and 130 units a day, the demonstrated capacity of that centre over that 5 day period is 110 units per day.

1.1.4The process of estimating future market demand for a company's products is known as f orecasting

1.1.5Quality involves doing the right things right, first time, every time

1.1.6Liquidation is the most unattractive strategy which can be used only when all other strategies fail

1.1.7In a quality costing programme, warranty costs should be captured as an example of internal failure costs

1.1.8The choice of a growth strategy is inevitably risky

1.1.9In master production scheduling, the time period during which changes to the schedule should be avoided is known as the demand time fence.

1.1.10By exploiting the strengths, top management cannot choose a strategy of growth through diversification

1.1.11When calculating economic order quantity (EOQ\the carrying cost of inventory is assumed to be constant

1.1.12The business plan, financial plan, marketing plan and production plan need to be closely linked and should support one another

1.1.13In an MRP system, the smaller the time bucket, the more precise the plan will be.

1.1.14It is correct to think that planning is making future decision

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1.2State SEVEN requirements for developing a successful business plan (7\

1.3State THREE functions of the production plan (3\ [25] TOTAL SECTION A 25 SECTION B25

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3.1State FIVE characteristics or patterns that may occur that would require corrective action. (5\

3.2State SEVEN characteristics of world class companies (7\

3.3Draw a diagram /freehand sketch of the various levels of strategic planning (13\ [25] TOTAL SECTION C25

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4.1Draw diagrams to show the difference between horizontal dependency and vertical dependency

4.2State 10 benefit of making use of MRP (material requirements planning\

4.3.1 Differentiate between supplying ex stock and make to

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4.3.3Give ONE advantage and ONE disadvantage of make to order (2

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Total100 marks

Sections25 + 25 + 25 = 75 marks

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TitleDocument

SubjectProduction And Quality Control

LevelN4

Document typeQuestion paper

Year2018

MonthAugust

Pages5

Downloads3

Examination context

Decade2010s

Years ago8y

SeasonWinter (SH)

Start dayWednesday

Exam periodAugust 2018

Days since exam2,994

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