ASQ CMQ-OE Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

ASQ CMQ-OE Online Questions & Answers

• Question 461:

  A chairperson may be a leader and/or manager, depending much upon the influence he or she may have on an organization and the decision authority granted. There are many roles a manager may perform. As an ethicist he/she:

  A. Organizes, people, ideas and things to achieve the enterprise's objectives
  B. Builds an enterprise structure that supports the strategic goals and objectives
  C. Embraces the principles, morals, and norms of the society in which organization impacts
  D. Imparts knowledge and teaches skills to others
  C. Embraces the principles, morals, and norms of the society in which organization impacts

• Question 462:

  A company has been a successful supplier to the domestic auto industry, and the sales manager wants to further expand sales to new, transplant companies entering the country. The business model of these new companies is different than those of the domestic companies. The quality manager estimates that the company's resources will be used beyond their capacity in an attempt to support the sales manager's requirements. In this situation, the quality manager should take which of the following actions?

  A. Request additional quality staff to handle the anticipated problems that come from such sudden growth
  B. Notify marketing of the need to begin offering culturally sensitive promotional items
  C. Advise senior management that the quality budget will have to be expanded to meet the new demands
  D. Develop a strategy to coordinate emerging resource requirements throughout the organization
  D. Develop a strategy to coordinate emerging resource requirements throughout the organization

• Question 463:

  Which of the following is an example of a special cause of variation?

  A. Poor design of a product
  B. Improperly specified material
  C. Poor lighting in the work area
  D. Equipment malfunction
  C. Poor lighting in the work area

• Question 464:

  This individual may be perceived as a leader by his or her subordinates, peers and bosses for exhibiting one or more of these qualities:

  1. Knowledge

  2. Skills

  3. Experience

  4. Charisma

  5. Action

  6. Convincing speech

  7. Empathy

  8.

  Ethics

  9.

  Empowerment

  10.

  Collaboration

  11. Support Who is this?

  A. Cause leader
  B. Organization leader
  C. Opinion leader
  D. Public leader
  B. Organization leader

• Question 465:

  Which of the following basic economic realities makes budgeting necessary?

  A. Marketplace conditions
  B. Scarcity of resources
  C. Service-to-market timing
  D. Competitive pressure
  B. Scarcity of resources

• Question 466:

  Which of the following statements describes an effective relationship between an organization's strategic plan and its quality plan?

  A. The strategic plan supports the quality plan.
  B. The quality plan supports the strategic plan.
  C. Each plan supports the other equally.
  D. Each plan is developed and implemented independently.
  B. The quality plan supports the strategic plan.

• Question 467:

  Considering the maturity factor, the task and relationship behaviors comprise four leadership styles. These styles are: High task; low relationship, High task; High relationship, High relationship; Low task, Low relationship; Low task. Leadership style where specific instructions and close supervision of performance are indicated is:

  A. High task; low relationship
  B. High task; High relationship
  C. High relationship; Low task
  D. Low relationship; Low task
  A. High task; low relationship

• Question 468:

  The enhancement of one part of an organization at the expense of another is one definition of

  A. synergy
  B. groupthink
  C. system flexibility
  D. sub-optimization
  D. sub-optimization

• Question 469:

  An organization should use which of the following resources as guidance on quality-related issues?

  A. Quality policies
  B. Process capability studies
  C. Hoshin planning
  D. Quality assurance requirements
  A. Quality policies

• Question 470:

  The key objective of analyzing a company's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) is to:

  A. provide a vision for developing cross-industry marketing efforts
  B. identify production processes that need to be improved to remain competitive in the marketplace
  C. assess the company's needs in the design of a comprehensive human resources training plan
  D. develop data-driven knowledge that will guide the company's future success
  D. develop data-driven knowledge that will guide the company's future success