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
Correct Answer :
D. All of the above
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Travel charts are used to
Analyse material handling
Determine inventory control difficulties
Plan material handling procedure and routes
All of the above
Work study is most useful
Where production activities are involved
In judging the rating of machines
In improving industrial relations
In judging the output of a man and improving it
In manufacturing management, the term 'Dispatching' is used to describe
Dispatch of sales order
Dispatch of factory mail
Dispatch of finished product of the user
Dispatch of work orders through shop floor
The artificial activity, which indicates that an activity following it cannot be started unless, the preceding activity is complete, is known as
Event
Free float
Artificial
Dummy
Frederick W. Taylor introduced a system of working known as
Line organisation
Line and staff organisation
Functional organisation
Effective organisation
PERT is
An analytic tool in concept
Limit up of event oriented diagrams
Used for research and development projects
All of the above
The product layout
Lowers overall manufacturing time
Requires less space for placing machines
Utilises machine and labour better
All of these
Queuing theory is associated with
Sales
Inspection time
Waiting time
Production time
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
The first method invented for planning projects was
Bar chart method
Milestone chart
Critical path method (CPM)
Programme evaluation and review technique (PERT)
In which of the following layouts, the lines need to the balanced
Process layout
Product layout
Fixed position layout
Plant layout
Product layout is employed for
Batch production
Continuous production
Effective utilization of machine
All of the above
Dispatching
Prescribes the sequence of operations to be followed
Determines the programme for the operations
Is concerned with the starting of processes
Regulates the progress of job through various processes
Micro-motion study involves following number of fundamental hand motions
8
12
16
20
If A is the total items consumed per year, P is the procurement cost per order, and C is the annual inventory carrying cost per item, then the most economic ordering quantity is given by
AP/C
2AP/C
√(AP/C)
(AP/C)2
Critical Path Net Work helps an engineer
To concentrate his attention on critical activities
To divert the resources from noncritical advanced activities to critical activities
To be cautious for avoiding any delay in the critical activities to avoid delay of the whole project
All of the above
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
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
Valve analysis is particularly of interest when
Jobbing work economics are involved
Production is on large scale
Only few components are involved
Costly equipment is used
If E is the duration, ES and EF are die earliest start and finish times, LS and LF are latest start and finish times, then the following relation holds good
EF = ES + D
LS = LFD
LF = LS + D
All of the above
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
Activity slack or float of any event on a PERT/CPM chart is represented by
Latest start time of succeeding event earliest finish time of preceding event activity time
Latest start time of the event earliest start time of the event
Latest finish time of event earliest finish time of the event
Anyone of the above
Graphical method, simplex method, and transportation method are concerned with
Breakeven analysis
Value analysis
Linear programming
Queueing theory
Work study comprises following main techniques
Method study and work measurement
Method study and time study
Time study and work measurement
Method study and job evaluation
In jobbing production
Highly skilled workers are needed
Unit costs are high
Operations are labour-intensive
All of these
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
What does symbol 'V' employ in work study
Operation
Inspection
Delay/ temporary Storage
Permanent storage
Breakeven analysis consists of
Fixed cost
Variable cost
Fixed and variable costs
Operation costs
The linear programming techniques can be applied successfully to industries like
Iron and steel
Food processing
Oil and chemical
All of the above
In ABC control policy, maximum attention is given to
Those items which consume money
Those items which are not readily available
Those × items which are in more demand
Those items which consume more money