collins units 1-3

1.

1 point

which statement is false out of the four

if you use lean production techniques you are likely to have a large warehouse

JIT manufacturing is a part of the lean production approach

one-off production is used to manufacture single unique items

batch production involves making similar products together in stages

2.

1 point

which of the four sources of data concern primary data ( only one answer is correct)

information researched by another student

published sales figures

company invoices

focus groups

3.

1 point

What is CAD in full

company added design

computer aided design

computer adjusted development

company advisory director

4.

1 point

which word is the odd one out of the 4

plant

factory

manufacture

works

5.

1 point

what are the four Ps?

price place product promotion

price promotion product pr

personnel pr production pricing

place production personnel pricing

6.

1 point

which job is typicaly held by a white collar worker

delivery van driver

electrician

web designer

plumber

7.

1 point

Which of the 4 is NOT a system used in quality control

SWOT

TQM

Sig sigma

benchmarking

8.

1 point

what is the correct word that is used when a patent is NOT observed/respected

the patent is disrespected

the patent is breached

the patent is infringed on

the patent is combatted

9.

1 point

what is the name for the following pricing strategy

the policy of setting a relatively low price price for goods or services in order to encourage sales

cost based pricing

competition based pricing

value based pricing

penetration pricing

10.

1 point

what is the name for:

a formal offer to supply goods or to do a particular job and a statement of the price that you or your company will charge

offer

tender

futures

invoice

11.

1 point

if news or information is passed orally it is called

public relations

word of mouth

social media

mouth to mouth

12.

1 point

What phrase describes the essence of the sentence below

a car with a choice of colours, interior materials and extras as part of the basic specification

reverse engineering

a product-led approach

a customized product

a customer-led approach

13.

1 point

what word describes the phenomenon in the following sentence

"I think companies that use a famous name on lots of products just make the brand seem cheap

brand recognition

brand loyalty

brand stretch

brand image

14.

1 point

what is the name of a system which allows a team of workers to move around a production line dealing with all parts of a product until it is finished

job rotation

production line rotation

automation

production rotation

15.

1 point

what is the expression used for "by special permission from a government or other authority

under licence

by patent

by property right

under copyright

16.

1 point

what is the correct preposition missing in the following sentence

the drugs are currently being tested ______ a small number of volunteers

on

with

to

of

17.

1 point

which collocation is NOT possible with the word "test

to perform a...

to administer a...

to launch a

to conduct a ..