The determination of standard time in a complex job system is best done through
Stop watch time study
Analysis of micro-motions
Grouping timing technique
Analysis of standard data system
Correct Answer :
D. Analysis of standard data system
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According to Muther, the basic principle of best layout is
Principle of overall integration
Principle of flow
Principle of flexibility
All of these
Dummy activities are used to
Determine the critical path
Determine the project completion time
Maintain the required net work
None of these
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
Routing
Prescribes the sequence of operations to be followed
Determines the programme for the operations
Is concerned with starting of processes
Regulates the progress of job through various processes
In a functional organisation
Quality of work is better
Wastage of material is minimum
Specialised knowledge and guidance to individual worker is provided
All of the above
An activity of the project is graphically represented by ________ on the network diagram.
A circle
A straight line
An arrow
None of these
In break even analysis, total cost consists of
Fixed cost + sales revenue
Variable cost + sales revenue
Fixed cost + variable cost
Fixed cost + variable cost + profit
In the Emerson efficiency plan, a worker receives only his daily wage and no bonus is paid till his efficiency reaches
50 %
66.67 %
75 %
80 %
In the Halsey 50-50 plan, the following are rewarded more
Past good workers
Past poor workers
Past average workers
All of the above
Works cost implies
Primary cost
Factory cost
Factory expenses
Primary cost + factory expenses
Bar charts are suitable for
Minor works
Major works
Large projects
All of the above
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 two bin system is concerned with
Ordering procedure
Forecasting sales
Production planning
Despatching and expediting
In PERT analysis, critical path is obtained by joining events having
+ve slack
-ve slack
Zero slack
Dummy activities
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
Monte Carlo solutions in queuing theory are extremely useful in queuing problems
That can't be analysed mathematically
Involving multistage queuing
To verify mathematical results
All of the above
PERT requires
Single time estimate
Double time estimate
Triple time estimate
None of these
A systematic job improvement sequence will consist of
Motion study
Time study
Job enrichment
All of these
Choose the wrong statement Time study is used to
Determine overhead expenses
Provide a basis for setting piece prices or incentive wages
Determine standard costs
Determine the capability of an operator to handle the number of machines
Simplex method is the method used for
Value analysis
Network analysis
Linear programming
Queuing theory
Which of the following are the guidelines for the construction of a network diagram?
Each activity is represented by one and only one arrow in the network
Dangling must be avoided in a network diagram
Dummy activity consumes no time or resource
All of the above
PERT analysis is based upon
Optimistic time
Pessimistic time
Most likely time
All of these
PERT analysis is based on
Optimistic time
Pessimistic time
Most likely time
All of the above
Gantt charts are used for
Forecasting sales
Production schedule
Scheduling and routing
Linear programming
A big advantage of PERT over Gantt charts is that in the former case
Activities and events are clearly shown
Early start and late finish of an activity are clearly marked
Activity times are clear
Interrelationship among activities is clearly shown.
The time by which the activity completion time can be delayed without affecting the start of succeeding activities, is known as
Duration
Total float
Free float
Interfering float
Merit Rating is the method of determining worth of
A job
An individual employee
A particular division in workshop
Machine
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
PERT has following time estimate
One time estimate
Two time estimate
Three time estimate
Four time estimate
The process layout is best suited where
Specialisation exists
Machines are arranged according to sequence of operation
Few number of non-standardised units is to be produced
Mass production is envisaged