An example of a global allocation problem is
A. defining plant capacities
B. scheduling an entire development project
C. setting general inventory guidelines
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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Actuarial accounting systems are associated with the _____ industry.
A. insurance
B. reliable
C. consistent
D. exhaustive
E. None of the above
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Which of the following is part of the decision-making process?
A. problem identification
B. alternative selection
C. problem recognition
D. action
E. all of the above
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The Management Information System (MIS) provides timely and effective information to support decision making and other necessary management functions. Can you point out the sub-system which does not being to the MIS?
A. Operational Tectical System
B. Decision Support System (DSS)
C. Data Communication System
D. Automated Office System
E. None of the above
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An _____ system has a stored knowledge base and an inference engine.
A. expert
B. centers
C. control
D. MIS
E. None of the above
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Changing oil in an automobile is an example of
A. preventative maintenance
B. scheduled maintenance
C. both (a) and (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
E. None of the above
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The parts of a system may be analyzed in the sequence
A. outputs, objective, management, information processor, input, transformation
B. objectives, outputs, management, information processor, input, transformation
C. objectives, outputs, information processor, management, input transformation
D. outputs, inputs, objectives, management, information processor, transformation
E. None of the above
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A greater proportion of time spent in directing on the
A. top management level
B. middle management level
C. lower management level
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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In applying the systems approach, the manager proceeds from the
A. super system to the system to the subsystem level
B. system to the sulpersystem to the subsystem level
C. subsystem to the system to the supersystem level
D. supersystem to the supersystem to the system level.
E. None of the above
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Ideally, the chairman of the MIS committee should be the
A. vice-president of manufacturing
B. vice-president of marketing
C. vice-president of finance
D. All of the above
E. None of the above.
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A skills search requires that the employee file be accessible by
A. employee position
B. applicant file
C. employee skill category
D. employee name
E. None of the above
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The two functional areas concerned with material flow are
A. production and marketing
B. manufacturing and purchasing
C. marketing and finance
D. manufacturing and finance
E. None of the above
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Detailed project control answers the questions
A. when and how much?
B. who and why?
C. when and where?
D. who and when?
E. None of the above
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Personnel Administration Data systems, personnel planning data systems and the payroll system all
A. calculate payroll deductions
B. update the accounts payable file
C. access the inventory file
D. Ail of the above
E. None of the above
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Which of the following is not an advantage of decentralized processing over centralized processing?
A. reduced data communication costs
B. improved system reliability
C. increased employee productivity
D. increased computer system control
E. All of the above are advantages
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Ultimately, internal constraints can be traced to limits on
A. manpower
B. money
C. machines
D. material
E. None of the above
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Many organisations have developed MIS _____ plans.
A. master
B. decision
C. plan
D. control
E. None of the above
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The marketing mix does not include
A. place
B. product
C. persuasion
D. promotion
E. None of the above
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If the values Earliest time and Latest time of an event are not equal then such events are referred to as:
A. critical
B. optimum
C. non-critical
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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Systems that supply data for operations execution or supervision all concern
A. exception reports
B. computing systems
C. orders
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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