Engineering Management Principles Quiz

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What is the application of management principles and practices to the engineering function?

Engineering management

Which type of decision making is repetitive in nature and usually follows the established procedures of the organization?

Programmed decision

What is the opposite of programmed decision where managers do not take decisions regularly?

Non-programmed decision

Which principle of engineering management involves managing the risks and uncertainties?

<p>Risk management</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is related to the day-to-day activities of the organization?

<p>Routine or tactical decision</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is simply the process of making a choice, often complex in an organizational context?

<p>Decision making</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of decision is made at the highest levels of management with the long term in mind?

<p>Basic decision</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is another name for formal decision?

<p>Organizational decision</p> Signup and view all the answers

When managers make decisions in their personal capacity that do not affect the regular activity of the organization, it is known as:

<p>Individual decision</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of decision involves a group of people discussing a subject matter and reaching a solution through mutual understanding?

<p>Group decision</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which level of management makes policy decisions that have a long-term effect on organizational performance?

<p>Top level management</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which factor affects decision-making related to emotions, personality, and cognitive biases?

<p>Individual factors</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which tool is similar to a pros/cons list but allows placing a level of importance on each factor?

<p>Decision matrix</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who found that an 80/20 distribution occurs regularly in the world, leading to the concept behind Pareto analysis?

<p>Vilfredo Pareto</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does SWOT diagram help identify?

<p>Forces that influence a strategy, action, or initiative</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of decision is repetitive in nature and usually follows the established procedures of the organization?

<p>Programmed decision</p> Signup and view all the answers

What principle of engineering management involves managing the risks and uncertainties?

<p>Risk management</p> Signup and view all the answers

What tool is similar to a pros/cons list but allows placing a level of importance on each factor?

<p>SWOT analysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is another name for formal decision?

<p>Structured decision</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which level of management makes policy decisions that have a long-term effect on organizational performance?

<p>Top management</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the application of management principles and practices to the engineering function?

<p>Engineering management</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of decision involves a group of people discussing a subject matter and reaching a solution through mutual understanding?

<p>Organizational decision</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who found that an 80/20 distribution occurs regularly in the world, leading to the concept behind Pareto analysis?

<p>Vilfredo Pareto</p> Signup and view all the answers

What factor affects decision-making related to emotions, personality, and cognitive biases?

<p>Individual factors</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is simply the process of making a choice, often complex in an organizational context?

<p>Decision-making</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of decision is made at the highest levels of management with the long term in mind?

<p>Policy decision</p> Signup and view all the answers

What tool is similar to a pros/cons list but allows placing a level of importance on each factor?

<p>Decision matrix</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which level of management makes operational decisions related to the organization’s daily operations?

<p>Lower level management</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is another name for formal decision?

<p>Organizational decision</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does SWOT diagram help identify?

<p>Forces that influence a strategy</p> Signup and view all the answers

When managers make decisions in their personal capacity that do not affect the regular activity of the organization, what type of decision is it known as?

<p>Personal decision</p> Signup and view all the answers

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