PERT stands for
Programme Estimation and Reporting Technique
Process Estimation and Review Technique
Programme Evaluation and Review Technique
Planning Estimation and Resulting Technique
Correct Answer :
C. Programme Evaluation and Review Technique
Related Questions
PERT/CPM, techniques can be used for following applications
Once through project
Maintenance jobs
Research and development
All of the above
The linear programming techniques can be applied successfully to industries like
Iron and steel
Food processing
Oil and chemical
All of the above
The time taken by a trained worker to perform an operation, while working a steady pace, is known as
Standard time
Normal time
Representative time
None of these
A-B-C analysis is used in
CPM
PERT
Inventory control
All of these
Break-even analysis can be used for
Short run analysis
Long run analysis
Average of above two run analysis
There is no such criterion
Standard time as compared to normal time is
Greater
Smaller
Equal
There is no such correlation
The amount deducted from the salary of workers towards employees provident fund is
Credited into reserves of company
Deposited in nationalised bank
Deposited in post office
Deposited in the account of worker with Provident Fund Commissioner
Which of the following layouts is suited to job production?
Process layout
Product layout
Fixed position layout
Plant layout
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
Gantt chart is used for
Inventory control
Material handling
Production schedule
Machine repair schedules
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
Inventory control in production, planning and control aims at
Achieving optimisation
Ensuring against market fluctuations
Acceptable customer service at low capital investment in inventory
Discounts allowed in bulk purchase
The technique of value analysis can be applied to
Complicated items only
Simple items only
Crash programmer items only
Any item
What does symbol 'O' imply in work study?
Operation
Inspection
Transport
Delay/temporary storage
The interchangeability can be achieved by
Standardisation
Better process planning
Bonus plan
Better product planning
Frederick W. Taylor introduced a system of working known as
Line organisation
Line and staff organisation
Functional organisation
Effective organisation
Acceptance sampling is widely used in
Batch production
Job production
Mass production
All of the above
Which of the following charts are used for plant layout design?
Operation process chart
Man machine chart
Travel chart
All of these
Travel charts are used to
Analyse material handling
Determine inventory control difficulties
Plan material handling procedure and routes
All of the above
Replacement studies are made on the following basis:
Annual cost method
Rate of return method
Total life average method
Any one of the above
A milestone chart
Shows the inter dependences of various jobs
Depicts the delay of jobs, if any
Points outgoing ahead of schedule of jobs, if any
None of the above
The appellate authority for an industrial dispute is
Management
Labour court
High court/supreme court
Board of directors
The wastage of material in the store is taken into account by the following method in the evaluation of the material issued from the store
Inflated system
Primary cost method
Current value method
Fixed price method
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
The allowed time for a job equals standard time plus
Policy allowance
Interference allowance
Process allowance
Learning allowance
Standard time is defined as
Normal time + allowances
Normal time + idle time + allowances
Normal time + idle time
Only normal time for an operation
In order to avoid excessive multiplication of facilities, the layout preferred is
Product layout
Process layout
Group layout
Static layout
In steel plant the most important system for materials handling is
Conveyors
Cranes and hoists
Trucks
Locos
Military type of organisation is known as
Line organisation
Functional organisation
Line and staff organisation
Line, staff and functional organisation
Probabilistic time for completion of any activity can be found out from
Optimistic time
Pessimistic time
Most likely time
All of these