PERT and CPM are
Techniques to determine project status
Decision making techniques
Charts which increase aesthetic appearance of rooms
Aids to the decision maker
Correct Answer :
D. Aids to the decision maker
Related Questions
Which of the following are the principles of material handling?
Keep all the handling to the minimum
Select only efficient handling equipment
Move the heaviest weight to the least distance
All of the above
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
Probabilistic time for completion of any activity can be found out from
Optimistic time
Pessimistic time
Most likely time
All of these
The term 'value' in value engineering refers to
Total cost of the product
Selling price of the product
Utility of the product
Manufactured cost of the product
The average time recorded by work study man for an operation is called
Standard time
Normal time
Representative time
None of these
Which of the following plans motivates supervisors by paying a premium on time saved by workers?
Halsey plan
Rowan plan
Haynes plan
Emerson's plan
PERT/CPM, techniques can be used for following applications
Once through project
Maintenance jobs
Research and development
All of the above
The most popular type of organisation used for Civil Engineering Constructions is
Line organisation
Line and staff organisation
Functional organisation
Effective organisation
Product layout is also known as
Analytical layout
Synthetic layout
Static product layout
None of these
CPM requires
Single time estimate
Double time estimate
Triple time estimate
None of these
Breakeven analysis consists of
Fixed cost
Variable cost
Fixed and variable costs
Operation costs
CPM has following time estimate
One time estimate
Two time estimate
Three time estimate
Four time estimate
In perpetual inventory control, the material is checked as it reaches its
Minimum value
Maximum value
Average value
Middle value
In the Halsey 50-50 plan, the following are rewarded more
Past good workers
Past poor workers
Past average workers
All of the above
Which of the following wage incentive plan is applied to all workers?
Halsey plan
Gantt plan
Emerson's efficiency plan
Rowan plan
Production cost refers to prime cost plus
Factory overheads
Factory and administration overheads
Factory, administration and sales overheads
Factory, administration, sales overheads and profit
CPM is
Synthesising in concepts
Is built of activities oriented programmes
Is used for repetitive works
All of the above
ABC analysis deals with
Analysis of process chart
Flow of material
Ordering schedule of job
Controlling inventory costs money
Job evaluation is the method of determining the
Relative worth of jobs
Skills required by a worker
Contribution of a worker
Contribution of a job
The important file in making a PERT is
An event can't be accomplished until activities leading to it are completed
No activity from any event can be started from preceding event till it is completed
Length of arrow has nothing to do with 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
Slack represents the difference between the
Latest allowable time and the normal expected time
Latest allowable time and the earliest expected time
Proposed allowable time and the earliest expected time
Normal allowable time and the latest expected time
Gantt chart provides information about the
Material handling
Proper utilisation of manpower
Production schedule
Efficient working of machine
The chart which gives an estimate about the amount of materials handling between various work stations is known as
Flow chart
Process chart
Travel chart
Operation chart
The two bin system is concerned with
Ordering procedure
Forecasting sales
Production planning
Despatching and expediting
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
Positive slack on a PERT indicates that project is
Ahead of schedule
Beyond schedule
As per schedule
On critical path
Acceptance sampling is widely used in
Batch production
Job production
Mass production
All of the above
In A-B-C analysis, which class of items are generally large in number?
A
B
C
None of these
The difference between the time available to do the job and the time required to do the job, is known as
Event
Float
Duration
Constraint