The interchangeability can be achieved by
Standardisation
Better process planning
Bonus plan
Better product planning
Correct Answer :
A. Standardisation
Related Questions
In micro-motion study, therblig is described by
A symbol
An event
An activity
Standard symbol and colour
Process layout is also known as
Analytical-layout
Synthetic layout
Static product layout
None of these
An activity of the project is graphically represented by ________ on the network diagram.
A circle
A straight line
An arrow
None of these
In CPM, the cost slope is determined by
Crash cost/Normal Cost
(Crash Cost - Normal cost)/ (Normal time - Crash time)
Normal Cost/Crash cost
(Normal cost - Crash cost)/ (Normal time - Crash time)
Merit Rating is the method of determining worth of
A job
An individual employee
A particular division in workshop
Machine
PERT is applied for
Marketing programmes and advertising programmes
Installation of machinery
Research and development of products
All of these
A company spends considerable amount on publicity to promote sales. This expenditure in break even chart is shown below the
Fixed cost line
Variable cost line
Total cost line
Sales revenue line
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following
An activity of the project is denoted by an arrow on the net work
The tail of the arrow indicates the start of the activity
The head of the arrow indicates the end of the activity
The arrows are drawn (to scale from) left to right
The first method invented for planning projects was
Bar chart method
Milestone chart
Critical path method (CPM)
Programme evaluation and review technique (PERT)
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
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 %
The most important function of inventory control is
Stock control system
To run the stores effectively
Technical responsibility for the state of materials
All of the above
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
Performance rating is equal to
Observed performance + normal performance
Observed performance - normal performance
Observed performance × normal performance
None of the above
Routing prescribes the
Flow of material in the plant
Proper utilization of man power
Proper utilization of machines
Inspection of final product
Time study is
The appraisal, in terms of time, of the value of work involving human effort
Machine setting time
Time taken by workers to do a job
Method of fixing time for workers
Current assets include
Manufacturing plant
Manufacturing plant and equipment
Inventories
Common stock held by the firm
Acceptance sampling is used in
Job production
Batch production
Mass production
All of these
In inventory control, the economic order quantity is the
Optimum lot size
Highest level of inventory
Lot corresponding to breakeven point
Capability of a plant to produce
The grouping of activities into organisational units is called
Corporate plans
Higher level management
Functional authority
Departmentation
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
Standard time as compared to normal time is
Greater
Smaller
Equal
There is no such correlation
In product layout
Specialised and strict supervision is required
Machines can not be used to their maximum capacity
Manufacturing cost rises with a fall in the volume of production
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
Which of the following organisations is best suited for steel plants
Functional organisation
Line organisation
Staff organisation
Line, staff and functional organisations
Fixed position layout is also known as
Analytical layout
Synthetic layout
Static product layout
None of these
In PERT analysis, critical path is obtained by joining events having
+ve slack
-ve slack
Zero slack
Dummy activities
If E is the duration, ES and EF are die earliest start and finish times, LS and LF are latest start and finish times, then the following relation holds good
EF = ES + D
LS = LFD
LF = LS + D
All of the above
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
The critical activity has
Maximum float
Minimum float
Zero float
Average float