PERT analysis is based on
Optimistic time
Pessimistic time
Most likely time
All of the above
Correct Answer :
D. All of the above
Related Questions
The employees provident fund act is applicable to
All industries
All industries other than small and medium industries
Volunteers
The industries notified by Government
For handling materials during manufacture of cement, a _________ is widely used.
Belt conveyor
Bucket conveyor
Fork lift truck
Overhead crane
Micro-motion study is
Analysis of one stage of motion chart
Motion study, when seen on a time chart
Subdivision of an operation into therbligs and their analysis
Enlarged view of motion study
Inventory management consists of
Effective running of stores
State of merchandise methods of storing and maintenance etc.
Stock control system
All of the above
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
Queuing theory is associated with
Sales
Inspection time
Waiting time
Production time
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 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
Material handling in automobile industry is done by
Overhead crane
Trolley
Belt conveyor
All of the above
Which one of the following techniques is used for determining allowances in time study?
Acceptance sampling
Linear regression
Performance rating
Work sampling
Emergency rush order can be pushed more effectively in
Job production
Automatic production
Continuous production
Intermittent production
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
Acceptance sampling is widely used in
Batch production
Job production
Mass production
All of the above
Which of the following conditions are necessary for applying linear programming?
These must be a well defined objective function.
The decision variables should be interrelated and nonnegative.
The resources must be in limited supply.
All of the above
Work sampling observations are taken on the basis of
Detailed calculations
Convenience
Table of random numbers
Past experience
In perpetual inventory control, the material is checked as it reaches its
Minimum value
Maximum value
Average value
Middle value
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
Merit Rating is the method of determining worth of
A job
An individual employee
A particular division in workshop
Machine
According to Muther, the basic principle of best layout is
Principle of overall integration
Principle of flow
Principle of flexibility
All of these
Service time in queuing theory is usually assumed to follow
Normal distribution
Poissons distribution
Erlang distribution
Exponential law
The mathematical technique for finding the best use of limited resources in an optimum manner is known as
Operation research
Linear programming
Network analysis
Breakeven analysis
The linear programming techniques can be applied successfully to industries like
Iron and steel
Food processing
Oil and chemical
All of the above
Slack of various events on the critical path in PERT/CPM chart
Increases continuously
Decreases continuously
Remain constant
May increase or decrease depending on various factors
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
What does symbol 'D' imply in work study?
Inspection
Transport
Delay/temporary storage
Permanent storage
In the Halsey 50-50 plan, the following are rewarded more
Past good workers
Past poor workers
Past average workers
All of the above
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
Critical path on PERT/CPM chart is obtained by joining the events having
Maximum slack
Minimum slack
Average slack
No slack
PERT/CPM, techniques can be used for following applications
Once through project
Maintenance jobs
Research and development
All of the above
Which of the following organisation is preferred in automobile industry?
Functional organisation
Line organisation
Staff organisation
Line and staff organisations