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
Correct Answer :
A. All activities should be numbered
Related Questions
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
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
Scheduling
Prescribes the sequence of operations to be followed
Determines the programme for the operations
Is concerned with starting of processes
Regulates the progress of job through various processes
Material handling and plant location is analysed by
Gantt chart
Bin chart
Emerson chart
Travel chart
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
Process layout is employed for
Batch production
Continuous type of product
Effective utilisation of machines
All of the above
Break-even analysis shows profit when
Sales revenue > total cost
Sales revenue = total cost
Sales revenue < total cost
Variable cost < fixed cost
The time of completing a project in network analysis is given by following time of the critical activity meeting at the final triode
Early finish
Early start
Late start
Late finish
The bonus increases in proportion to the increase in efficiency. This statement applies to
Halsey plan
Gantt plan
Emerson's efficiency plan
Rowan plan
The standard time for a job is
Total work content
Base time + relaxation time
Total work content + basic time
Total work content + delay contingency allowance
Work study involves
Only method study
Only work measurement
Method study and work measurement
Only motion study
The correct sequence of phases in value engineering is
Creative phase, information phase, investigation phase, evaluation phase
Information phase, creative phase, investigation phase, evaluation phase
Investigation phase, information phase, creative phase, evaluation phase
Creative phase, investigation phase, evaluation phase, information phase
Monte Carlo solutions in queuing theory are extremely useful in queuing problems
That can't be analysed mathematically
Involving multistage queuing
To verify mathematical results
All of the above
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
Both Rowan plan and 50-50 Halsey plan will provide the same earning when the actual time is _________ the standard time.
One-fourth
One-half
Equal to
Twice
The average time recorded by work study man for an operation is called
Standard time
Normal time
Representative time
None of these
Critical path on PERT/CPM chart is obtained by joining the events having
Maximum slack
Minimum slack
Average slack
No slack
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
The type of organisation preferred for a steel industry, is
Line organisation
Functional organisation
Line and staff organisation
Line, staff and functional organisation
Product layout is also known as
Analytical layout
Synthetic layout
Static product layout
None of these
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
A systematic job improvement sequence will consist of
Motion study
Time study
Job enrichment
All of these
For a small scale industry, the fixed cost per month is Rs. 5000. The variable cost per product is Rs. 20 and sales price is Rs. 30 per piece. The break even production per month will be
300
460
500
1000
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
For handling materials during manufacture of cement, a _________ is widely used.
Belt conveyor
Bucket conveyor
Fork lift truck
Overhead crane
Travel charts are used to
Analyse material handling
Determine inventory control difficulties
Plan material handling procedure and routes
All of the above
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
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
Two alternatives can produce a product. First have a fixed cost of Rs. 2000 and a variable cost of Rs. 20 per piece. The second method has a fixed cost of Rs. 1500 and a variable cost of Rs. 30. The break even quantity between the two alternatives is
25
50
75
100
One of the basic essentials of an incentive plan is that
A differential piece rate system should exist
Minimum wages should be guaranteed
Provide incentive to group efficiency performance
All standards should be based on time studies