Choose the wrong statement. Motion study is used for
Improving a work method
Improvising a work method
Designing a work method
Reducing inventory costs
Correct Answer :
D. Reducing inventory costs
Related Questions
PERT is applied for
Marketing programmes and advertising programmes
Installation of machinery
Research and development of products
All of these
Basic motion time study gives times for basic motions in ten thousandths of
Second
Minute
Hour
Day
Tick the odd man out
Taylor
Drucker
McGregor
Galileo
The type of layout used for manufacturing steam turbines, is
Product layout
Process layout
Fixed position layout
Any one of these
Which of the following conditions are necessary for applying linear programming?
These must be a well defined objective function.
The decision variables should be interrelated and nonnegative.
The resources must be in limited supply.
All of the above
What does symbol 'V' employ in work study
Operation
Inspection
Delay/ temporary Storage
Permanent storage
PMTP (predetermined motion time systems) include
MTM (method time measurement)
WFS (work factor systems)
BNTS (basic motion time study)
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
PERT stands for
Programme Estimation and Reporting Technique
Process Estimation and Review Technique
Programme Evaluation and Review Technique
Planning Estimation and Resulting Technique
Product layout is used for
Job production
Batch production
Mass production
Any one 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.
Work sampling is applied for
Estimation of the percentage utilisation of machine tools
Estimating the percentage of the time consumed by various job activities
Finding out time standards, specially where the job is not repetitive and where time study by stop watch method is not possible
All of the above
A PERT network has three activities on critical path with mean time 3, 8 and 6 and standard deviations 1, 2 and 2 respectively. The probability that the project will be completed in 20 days is
0.50
0.66
0.84
0.95
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
Acceptance sampling is used in
Job production
Batch production
Mass production
All of these
Choose the wrong statement. Motion study is used for
Improving a work method
Improvising a work method
Designing a work method
Reducing inventory costs
Material handling in automobile industry is done by
Overhead crane
Trolley
Belt conveyor
All of the above
Actual performance of a task is called
An event
An activity
A duration
None of these
Product layout is best suited where
One type of product is produced
Product is standardised
Product is manufactured in large quantities
All of the above
Merit rating is the method of determining the
Relative values of a job
Workers performance on a job
Worth of a machine
Value of overall production
Time study is used to
Determine standard costs
Determine the number of machines a person may run
Provide a basis for setting piece price or incentive wages
All of the above
Abbreviated work factor data is applied for
Material handling operation
Maintenance operation
Packing and shipping operation
All of these
Replacement studies are made on the following basis:
Annual cost method
Rate of return method
Total life average method
Any one of the above
Material handling and plant location is analysed by
Gantt chart
Bin chart
Emerson chart
Travel chart
For material transportation, conveyors are used when the prevailing conditions include
Loads are uniform
Routes do not vary
Materials move relatively continuously
All of these
Pick up the correct statement. Dummy activity on a PERT/CPM chart means, it
Consumes time, but no resources
Consumes resources but no time
Consumes neither time nor resources
Is a dangling event
The assumption in PERT is
A project will always be behind schedule, if left uncorrected
Cost of project will always be more than the estimated cost, if no timely corrections are taken
A project can be subdivided into a set of predictable, independent activities
Activities are fixed and can't be changed
The first method invented for planning projects was
Bar chart method
Milestone chart
Critical path method (CPM)
Programme evaluation and review technique (PERT)
In fixed position layout
Total production cost is less
Material movement is less
Capital investment is minimum
All of these
Indirect expenses include
Factory expenses
Selling expenses
Administrative expenses
All of these