Dummy activities are used to
Determine the critical path
Determine the project completion time
Maintain the required net work
None of these
Correct Answer :
C. Maintain the required net work
Related Questions
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
Probabilistic time for completion of any activity can be found out from
Optimistic time
Pessimistic time
Most likely time
All of these
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
One time measurement unit (TMU) in method time measurement system equals
0.0001 minute
0.0006 minute
0.006 minute
0.001 minute
Line organisation is suitable for
Sugar industries
Oil refining industries
Spinning and weaving industries
All of these
Dummy activities are used to
Determine the critical path
Determine the project completion time
Maintain the required net work
None of these
A-B-C analysis
Is a basic technique of materials management
Is meant for relative inventory control
Does not depend upon the unit cost of the item but on its annual consumption
All of the above
Which of the following statement is correct?
A-B-C analysis is based on Pareto's principle
Simulation can be used for inventory control
Economic order quantity formula ignores variations in demand pattern
All of the above
Gantt chart provides information about the
Material handling
Proper utilisation of manpower
Production schedule
Efficient working of machine
Work sampling observations are taken on the basis of
Detailed calculations
Convenience
Table of random numbers
Past experience
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
Micro-motion study involves following number of fundamental hand motions
8
12
16
20
CPM has following time estimate
One time estimate
Two time estimate
Three time estimate
Four time estimate
Routing assists engineers in deciding in advance
The flow of material in the plant
The methods of proper utilization of manpower
The methods of proper utilization of machines
The layout of factory facilities
Which of the following wage incentive plan is applied to all workers?
Halsey plan
Gantt plan
Emerson's efficiency plan
Rowan plan
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
The probability distribution of activity times in PERT follows following distribution
Normal
Binomial
Beta
Exponential
Abbreviated work factor data is applied for
Material handling operation
Maintenance operation
Packing and shipping operation
All of these
Standard time is defined as
Normal time + allowances
Normal time + idle time + allowances
Normal time + idle time
Only normal time for an operation
The most suitable incentive plan for the maintenance section of an industry will be
Piece rate system
Group incentive plan
Profit sharing plans
Simplification
Pessimistic time is
The maximum time which an activity might require
The average time required for a job
The most probable time considering all conditions
The minimum time in which an activity can possibly be accomplished
Critical path moves along the activities having total float of
Positive value
Negative value
Zero value
Same value
'Value' for value engineering and analysis purposes is defined as
Purchase value
Saleable value
Depreciated value
Function/cost
Actual performance of a task is called
An event
An activity
A duration
None of these
Which of the following is independent of sales forecast?
Productivity
Inventory control
Production planning
Production control
Inventory management consists of
Effective running of stores
State of merchandise methods of storing and maintenance etc.
Stock control system
All of the above
In PERT analysis, critical path is obtained by joining events having
+ve slack
-ve slack
Zero slack
Dummy activities
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
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
Time study is carried out
By finding all the significant informations regarding the job, work place and machine tool etc.
By breaking up each operation into small elements which are measurable with the help of the measuring device accurately
By observing and recording the time taken by the operator for an operation
All of the above