Father of industrial engineering is
Jack Gilbert
Gantt
Taylor
Newton
Correct Answer :
B. Gantt
Related Questions
Which of the following is independent of sales forecast?
Productivity
Inventory control
Production planning
Production control
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
Pick up the correct statement from the following
Critical path method is an improvement upon bar chart method
Critical path method provides a realistic approach to the daily problems
Critical path method avoids delays which are very common in bar chart
All of the above
A dummy activity
Is artificially introduced
Is represented by a dotted line
Does not require any time
All of the above
The main objective of work measurement is to
Plan and schedule of production
Formulate a proper incentive scheme
Estimate the selling prices and delivery dates
All of the above
Which one of the following represents a group incentive plan?
Halsey Premium Plan
Lincoln Plan
Rowan Plan
Taylor Plan
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
The time which results in the least possible direct cost of an activity is known as
Normal time
Slow time
Crash time
Standard time
In fixed position layout
Total production cost is less
Material movement is less
Capital investment is minimum
All of these
The type of layout used for manufacturing steam turbines, is
Product layout
Process layout
Fixed position layout
Any one of these
PERT
Provides an approach for keeping planning up-to-date
Provides a way for management to require that planning be done on a uniform and logical basis
Permits management to foresee quickly the impact of variations from the plan
All of the above
In queuing theory, the nature of the waiting situation can be studied and analysed mathematically if
Complete details of items in, waiting line are known
Arrival and waiting times are known and can be grouped to form a waiting line model
All variables and constants are known and form a linear equation
The laws governing arrivals, service times, and the order in which the arriving units are taken into source are known
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
A milestone chart
Shows the inter dependences of various jobs
Depicts the delay of jobs, if any
Points outgoing ahead of schedule of jobs, if any
None of the above
Job enrichment technique is applied to
Reduce labour monotony
Overcome boring and de-motivating work
Make people happy
All of the above
The first method invented for planning projects was
Bar chart method
Milestone chart
Critical path method (CPM)
Programme evaluation and review technique (PERT)
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
In micro-motion study, therblig is described by
A symbol
An event
An activity
Standard symbol and colour
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
In process layout
Handling and backtracking of materials is too much
Production control is more difficult and costly
Routing and scheduling is more difficult
All of the above
Which one of the following chart gives simultaneously information about the progress of work and machine loading?
Process chart
Machine load chart
Man-machine chart
Gantt chart
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
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
In time study, the rating factor is applied to determine
Standard time of a job
Merit rating of the worker
Fixation of incentive rate
Normal time of a worker
In a PERT chart
All activities should be numbered
Only important activities should be numbered
Only critical activities are numbered
Only selected activities are numbered
In a functional organisation
Quality of work is better
Wastage of material is minimum
Specialised knowledge and guidance to individual worker is provided
All of the above
Process layout is employed for
Batch production
Continuous type of product
Effective utilisation of machines
All of the above
The simplex method is the basic method for
Value analysis
Operation research
Linear programming
Model analysis
The probabilistic time is given by (where to = Optimistic time, tp = Pessimistic time, and tn = Most likely time)
(to + tp + tn)/3
(to + 2tp + tn)/4
(to + 4tp + tn)/5
(to + tp + 4tn)/6
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