String diagram is used when
Team of workers is working at a place
Material handling is to be done
Idle time is to be reduced
All of the above
Correct Answer :
A. Team of workers is working at a place
Related Questions
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
In the Halsey system of wage incentive plan, a worker is
Paid as per efficiency
Ensured of minimum wages
Not paid any bonus till his efficiency
Never a loser
The main advantage of line organisation is its
Effective command and control
Defined responsibilities at all levels
Rigid discipline in the organisation
All of the above
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
Routing prescribes the
Flow of material in the plant
Proper utilization of man power
Proper utilization of machines
Inspection of final product
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
According to MAPI formula, the old machine should be replaced by new one when (CAM = Challenger's Adverse minimum DAM = Defender's Adverse minimum)
CAM < DAM
CAM > DAM
CAM = DAM
There is no such criterion
The procedure of modifying work content to give more meaning and enjoyment to the job by involving employees in planning, organisation and control of their work, is termed as
Job enlargement
Job enrichment
Job rotation
Job evaluation
The main object of scientific layout is
To produce better quality of product
To utilise maximum floor area
To minimise production delays
All of these
Work study is done with the help of
Process chart
Material handling
Stop watch
All of the above
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
Production cost refers to prime cost plus
Factory overheads
Factory and administration overheads
Factory, administration and sales overheads
Factory, administration, sales overheads and profit
What does symbol 'V' employ in work study
Operation
Inspection
Delay/ temporary Storage
Permanent storage
The factors which are to be considered while developing a good wage incentive plan will include
Adequate incentive
Ease of administration
Guaranteed basic pay
All of these
If F is the fixed cost, V is the variable cost per unit (or total variable costs) and P is the selling price of each unit (or total sales value), then breakeven point is equal to
(F × V)/P
(F × P)/V
F/[1 + (V/P)]
F/[1 - (V/P)]
Line organisation is suitable for
Sugar industries
Oil refining industries
Spinning and weaving industries
All of these
F. W. Taylor introduced a system of organisation known as
Line organisation
Functional organisation
Line and staff organisation
Line, staff and functional organisation
A-B-C analysis
Is a basic technique of materials management
Is meant for relative inventory control
Does not depend upon the unit cost of the item but on its annual consumption
All of the above
Acceptance sampling is used in
Job production
Batch production
Mass production
All of these
The grouping of activities into organisational units is called
Corporate plans
Higher level management
Functional authority
Departmentation
Gantt charts provide information about
Breakeven point analysis
Production schedule
Material handling layout
Determining selling price
Time study is carried out
By finding all the significant informations regarding the job, work place and machine tool etc.
By breaking up each operation into small elements which are measurable with the help of the measuring device accurately
By observing and recording the time taken by the operator for an operation
All of the above
Breakeven analysis is a
Short term analysis
Long term analysis
Average of short and long term analysis
Any one of these
Abbreviated work factor data is applied for
Material handling operation
Maintenance operation
Packing and shipping operation
All of these
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
Break-even analysis can be used for
Short run analysis
Long run analysis
Average of above two run analysis
There is no such criterion
Critical path on PERT/CPM chart is obtained by joining the events having
Maximum slack
Minimum slack
Average slack
No slack
PERT analysis is based on
Optimistic time
Pessimistic time
Most likely time
All of the above
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
Pick up the correct statement from the following
Programmer evaluation and review technique is event oriented
Programmer evaluation and review technique is not event oriented
Critical path method is event oriented
None of the above