A low unit cost can be obtained by following
Product layout
Functional layout
Automatic material handling equipment
Specialisation of operation
Correct Answer :
A. Product layout
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Positive slack on a PERT indicates that project is
Ahead of schedule
Beyond schedule
As per schedule
On critical path
Father of time study was
F.W. Taylor
H.L. Gantt
F.B. Gilbert
R.M. Barnes
Which of the following wage incentive plan guarantees minimum wage to a worker and bonus is paid for the fixed percentage of time saved?
Halsey plan
Gantt plan
Rowan plan
Emerson's efficiency plan
Valve analysis is particularly of interest when
Jobbing work economics are involved
Production is on large scale
Only few components are involved
Costly equipment is used
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
The most popular type of organisation used for Civil Engineering Constructions is
Line organisation
Line and staff organisation
Functional organisation
Effective organisation
Motion study involves analysis of
Actions of operator
Layout of work place
Tooling and equipment
All of the above
Break-even analysis consists of
Fixed expenses
Variable cost
Sales revenue
All of these
Which of the following statement is wrong?
An activity consumes time and resources whereas an event does not consume time or resources.
The performance of a specific task is called an activity.
An event is an instantaneous point in time at which an activity begins or ends.
The turning of a job on lathe is an event whereas job turned is an activity.
F. W. Taylor introduced a system of organisation known as
Line organisation
Functional organisation
Line and staff organisation
Line, staff and functional organisation
A diagram showing the path followed by men and materials while performing a task is known as
String diagram
Flow process chart
Travel chart
Flow diagram
Father of industrial engineering is
Jack Gilbert
Gantt
Taylor
Newton
Break-even analysis can be used for
Short run analysis
Long run analysis
Average of above two run analysis
There is no such criterion
If a worker gets a daily wage of Rs HA, then according to Rowan plan, his maximum daily earnings can be
2 HA
1.33 HA
1.5 HA
1.15 HA
For handling materials during manufacture of cement, a _________ is widely used.
Belt conveyor
Bucket conveyor
Fork lift truck
Overhead crane
In perpetual inventory control, the material is checked as it reaches its
Minimum value
Maximum value
Average value
Middle value
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
The most important objective behind plant layout is
Overall simplification, safety of integration
Economy in space
Maximum travel time in plant
To provide conveniently located shops
Inventory control in production, planning and control aims at
Achieving optimisation
Ensuring against market fluctuations
Acceptable customer service at low capital investment in inventory
Discounts allowed in bulk purchase
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. A critical ratio scheduling
Establishes the relative priorities among various activities on a common basis
Determines the status of each activity
Adjusts automatically changes in activity progress
None of the above
In Emerson's efficiency plan of wage incentive system, bonus is paid to a worker
Whose output exceeds 67% efficiency
On the percentage of time saved
On the percentage of time worked
On the percentage of standard time
Material handling and plant location is analysed by
Gantt chart
Bin chart
Emerson chart
Travel chart
A dummy activity in a net work diagram
Is represented by a dotted line
Is an artificial activity
Does not consume time or resources
All of these
Under the Apprenticeship Act
All industries have to necessarily train the apprentices
Industries have to train apprentices according to their requirement
All industries employing more than 100 workers have to recruit apprentices
Only industries employing more than 500 workers have to recruit apprentices
The correct sequence of phases in value engineering is
Creative phase, information phase, investigation phase, evaluation phase
Information phase, creative phase, investigation phase, evaluation phase
Investigation phase, information phase, creative phase, evaluation phase
Creative phase, investigation phase, evaluation phase, information phase
PERT is the
Time oriented technique
Event oriented technique
Activity oriented technique
Target oriented technique
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
Military organisation is known as
Line organisation
Line and staff organisation
Functional organisation
All of the above
Bin card is used in
Administrative wing
Workshop
Foundry shop
Stores
The important file in making a PERT is
An event can't be accomplished until activities leading to it are completed
No activity from any event can be started from preceding event till it is completed
Length of arrow has nothing to do with time
All of the above