Acceptance sampling is used in
Job production
Batch production
Mass production
All of these
Correct Answer :
C. Mass production
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Gantt charts are used for
Forecasting sales
Production schedule
Scheduling and routing
Linear programming
The production cost per unit can be reduced by
Producing more with increased inputs
Producing more with the same inputs
Eliminating idle time
Minimising resource waste
Material handling in automobile industry is done by
Overhead crane
Trolley
Belt conveyor
All of the above
The disadvantage of product layout is
High initial investment for the specialized facilities
Skilled labour to operate machines
Production time is longer, requiring more goods in inventory
High cost of inspection
Expediting function consists in keeping a watch on
Operator's activity
Flow of material and in case of trouble locate source of trouble
Minimising the delays
Making efficient despatching
Work study is done with the help of
Process chart
Material handling
Stop watch
All of the above
Which of the following layouts is suited for mass production?
Process layout
Product layout
Fixed position layout
Plant layout
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.
Choose the wrong statement Time study is used to
Determine overhead expenses
Provide a basis for setting piece prices or incentive wages
Determine standard costs
Determine the capability of an operator to handle the number of machines
Bar chart is suitable for
Large project
Major work
Minor work
All of these
In the Halsey 50-50 plan, the following are rewarded more
Past good workers
Past poor workers
Past average workers
All of the above
In the cost structure of a product, the selling price is determined by the factors such as
Sales turn over
Lowest competitive price
Various elements of the cost
All of the above
Which of the following plans motivates supervisors by paying a premium on time saved by workers?
Halsey plan
Rowan plan
Haynes plan
Emerson's plan
PERT analysis is based upon
Optimistic time
Pessimistic time
Most likely time
All of these
The amount deducted from the salary of workers towards employees provident fund is
Credited into reserves of company
Deposited in nationalised bank
Deposited in post office
Deposited in the account of worker with Provident Fund Commissioner
When slack of an activity is negative
It represents a situation where extra resources are available and the completion of project is not delayed
It represents that a programme falls behind schedule and additional resources are required to complete the project in time
The activity is critical and any delay in its performance will delay the completion of whole project
All of the above
In which of the following layouts, the lines need to the balanced
Process layout
Product layout
Fixed position layout
Plant layout
In ABC control policy, maximum attention is given to
Those items which consume money
Those items which are not readily available
Those × items which are in more demand
Those items which consume more money
Basic tool in work study is
Graph paper
Process chart
Planning chart
Stop watch
O on a PERT/CPM chart represents
An ordinary event
A significant event representing some milestone
An event to be transferred to other network chart
Dangling event
For a product layout the material handling equipment must
Have full flexibility
Employ conveyor belts, trucks, tractors etc.
Be a general purpose type
Be designed as special purpose for a particular application
In Lincoln plan (one type of group incentive plan), the amount of the profit which an employee receives in addition to the guaranteed basic pay/wages, is based on:
A standard rating system
A merit rating system
A job evaluation system
His individual performance
Breakeven analysis consists of
Fixed cost
Variable cost
Fixed and variable costs
Operation costs
The time required to complete a task is established and a bonus is paid to the worker for every hour he saves from the established time required. This type of incentive plan is known as
Rowan Plan
Taylor Differential Piece rate system
Halsey Premium plan
Day work plan
Current assets include
Manufacturing plant
Manufacturing plant and equipment
Inventories
Common stock held by the firm
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 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
ABC analysis deals with
Analysis of process chart
Flow of material
Ordering schedule of job
Controlling inventory costs money
In manufacturing management, the term 'Dispatching' is used to describe
Dispatch of sales order
Dispatch of factory mail
Dispatch of finished product of the user
Dispatch of work orders through shop floor
Job enrichment technique is applied to
Reduce labour monotony
Overcome boring and de-motivating work
Make people happy
All of the above