A big advantage of PERT over Gantt charts is that in the former case
Activities and events are clearly shown
Early start and late finish of an activity are clearly marked
Activity times are clear
Interrelationship among activities is clearly shown.
Correct Answer :
D. Interrelationship among activities is clearly shown.
Related Questions
What does symbol 'V' employ in work study
Operation
Inspection
Delay/ temporary Storage
Permanent storage
Tick the odd man out
Taylor
Drucker
McGregor
Galileo
Scheduling
Prescribes the sequence of operations to be followed
Determines the programme for the operations
Is concerned with starting of processes
Regulates the progress of job through various processes
Breakeven analysis consists of
Fixed cost
Variable cost
Fixed and variable costs
Operation costs
Acceptance sampling is widely used in
Batch production
Job production
Mass production
All of the above
PERT is
An analytic tool in concept
Limit up of event oriented diagrams
Used for research and development projects
All of the above
The purpose of micro-motion study is to
Assist in finding out the most efficient way of doing work
Train the individual operator regarding the motion economy principles
Help in collecting the motion time data for synthetic time standards
All of the above
PERT is applied for
Marketing programmes and advertising programmes
Installation of machinery
Research and development of products
All of these
Percent idle time for men or machines is found by
Work sampling
Time study
Method study
Work study
Pick up the correct step used for scheduling a project by C.P.M.
A project is divided into various activities
Required time for each activity is established
Sequence of various activities is made according to their importance
All of the above
ABC analysis deals with
Analysis of process chart
Flow of material
Ordering schedule of job
Controlling inventory costs money
Micro motion study is
Analysis of a man-work method by using a motion picture camera with a timing device in the field of view
Motion study observed on enhanced time intervals
Motion study of a sequence of operations conducted systematically
Study of man and machine conducted simultaneously
At the breakeven point,
Total cost is more than the sales revenue
Total cost is less than the sales revenue
Total cost is equal to sales revenue
Fixed cost is equal to variable cost
Activity slack or float of any event on a PERT/CPM chart is represented by
Latest start time of succeeding event earliest finish time of preceding event activity time
Latest start time of the event earliest start time of the event
Latest finish time of event earliest finish time of the event
Anyone of the above
A device used for lifting or lowering objects suspended from a hook at the end of retractable chains or cable is called
Hoist
Jib crane
Portable elevator
Chain conveyor
Pick up the incorrect statement about advantages of work sampling
Permits a fine breakdown of activities and delays
Simultaneous study of many operators may be made by a single observer
Calculations are easier, method is economical and less time consuming
No time measuring devices are generally needed
The type of layout used for manufacturing steam turbines, is
Product layout
Process layout
Fixed position layout
Any one of these
The time taken by a trained worker to perform an operation, while working a steady pace, is known as
Standard time
Normal time
Representative time
None of these
Queueing theory is used for
Inventory problems
Traffic congestion studies
Job-shop scheduling
All of the above
Earliest finish time can be regarded as
Earliest start time + duration of activity
Earliest start time duration of activity
Latest finish time + duration of activity
Latest finish time duration of activity
Which of the following organisation is preferred in automobile industry?
Functional organisation
Line organisation
Staff organisation
Line and staff organisations
Which of the following organisations is best suited for steel plants
Functional organisation
Line organisation
Staff organisation
Line, staff and functional organisations
In product layout
Specialised and strict supervision is required
Machines can not be used to their maximum capacity
Manufacturing cost rises with a fall in the volume of production
All of the above
A company spends considerable amount on publicity to promote sales. This expenditure in break even chart is shown below the
Fixed cost line
Variable cost line
Total cost line
Sales revenue line
The objective of time study is to determine the time required to complete a job by
Fast worker
Average worker
Slow worker
New entrant
Motion study involves analysis of
Actions of operator
Layout of work place
Tooling and equipment
All of the above
The basic difference between PERT and CPM is that
PERT deals with events and CPM with activities
Critical path is determined in PERT only
Costs are considered on CPM only and not in PERT
Guessed times are used in PERT and evaluated times in CPM
If (R) is the base rate guaranteed per hour, (S) is the standard time for the job and (T) is the actual time, then according to Rowan plan, wages for the job will be
TR
TR + [(S - T)/2] × R
TR + (S - T) × R
TR + [(S - T)/S] × R
The employees provident fund act is applicable to
All industries
All industries other than small and medium industries
Volunteers
The industries notified by Government
Current assets include
Manufacturing plant
Manufacturing plant and equipment
Inventories
Common stock held by the firm