For ship vessel industry the following layout is best suited
Process layout
Product layout
Fixed position layout
Plant layout
Correct Answer :
C. Fixed position layout
Related Questions
A-B-C analysis is used in
CPM
PERT
Inventory control
All of these
CPM has following time estimate
One time estimate
Two time estimate
Three time estimate
Four time estimate
PERT requires
Single time estimate
Double time estimate
Triple time estimate
None of these
Linear programming can be applied successfully to
Chemical industry
Oil industry
Banks
All of these
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
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
The factors which are to be considered while developing a good wage incentive plan will include
Adequate incentive
Ease of administration
Guaranteed basic pay
All of these
Which of the following wage incentive plan is applied to all workers?
Halsey plan
Gantt plan
Emerson's efficiency plan
Rowan plan
In jobbing production
Highly skilled workers are needed
Unit costs are high
Operations are labour-intensive
All of these
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
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
Process layout is employed
Where low volume of production is required
Where similar jobs are manufactured on similar machines
Where machines are arranged on functional basis
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
Which of the following depreciation system ensures that the interest be charged on the cost of machine asset every year on the book value, but the rate of depreciation every year remains constant
Sinking fund method
Straight line method
ABC charging method
Annuity charging method
Direct expenses include
Factory expenses
Selling expenses
Administrative expenses
None of these
In order that linear programming techniques provide valid results
Relations between factors must be linear (positive)
Relations between factors must be linear (negative)
Either (A) or (B)
Only one factor should change at a time, others remaining constant
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
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
If F is the fixed cost, V is the variable cost per unit (or total variable costs) and P is the selling price of each unit (or total sales value), then breakeven point is equal to
(F × V)/P
(F × P)/V
F/[1 + (V/P)]
F/[1 - (V/P)]
Critical path method
Helps in ascertaining time schedules
Makes better and detailed planning possible
Provides a standard method for communicating project plans schedules and to time and cost performance
All of the above
Positive slack on a PERT indicates that project is
Ahead of schedule
Beyond schedule
As per schedule
On critical path
Time study is
The appraisal, in terms of time, of the value of work involving human effort
Machine setting time
Time taken by workers to do a job
Method of fixing time for workers
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
Fixed position layout is also known as
Analytical layout
Synthetic layout
Static product layout
None of these
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
In steel plant the most important system for materials handling is
Conveyors
Cranes and hoists
Trucks
Locos
Work study is mainly aimed at
Determining the most efficient method of performing a job
Establishing the minimum time of completion of a job
Developing the standard method and standard time of a job
Economising the motions involved on the part of the worker while performing a job
At the breakeven point,
Total cost is more than the sales revenue
Total cost is less than the sales revenue
Total cost is equal to sales revenue
Fixed cost is equal to variable cost
Replacement studies are made on the following basis:
Annual cost method
Rate of return method
Total life average method
Any one of the above
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