The product layout
Lowers overall manufacturing time
Requires less space for placing machines
Utilises machine and labour better
All of these
Correct Answer :
D. All of these
Related Questions
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
A low unit cost can be obtained by following
Product layout
Functional layout
Automatic material handling equipment
Specialisation of operation
Work study is most useful
Where production activities are involved
In judging the rating of machines
In improving industrial relations
In judging the output of a man and improving it
Choose the wrong statement. Motion study is used for
Improving a work method
Improvising a work method
Designing a work method
Reducing inventory costs
Value engineering aims at finding out the
Depreciation value of a product
Resale value of a product
Major function of the item and accomplishing the same at least cost without change in quality
Breakeven point when machine requires change
Works cost implies
Primary cost
Factory cost
Factory expenses
Primary cost + factory expenses
The technique of value analysis can be applied to
Complicated items only
Simple items only
Crash programmer items only
Any item
Frederick W. Taylor introduced a system of working known as
Line organisation
Line and staff organisation
Functional organisation
Effective organisation
Breakeven point is the point where
Fixed and variable cost lines intersect
Fixed and total cost lines intersect
Variable and total cost lines intersect
Sales revenue and total expensive lines intersect
Which of the following layouts is suited for mass production?
Process layout
Product layout
Fixed position layout
Plant layout
At the breakeven point,
Total cost is more than the sales revenue
Total cost is less than the sales revenue
Total cost is equal to sales revenue
Fixed cost is equal to variable cost
Halsey plan of wage incentive
Is not applied to all level of workers
Is applied to all level of workers
Does not guarantee minimum wage
Is based upon efficiency of worker
Standing orders which are statutory are applicable to
All industries
All process industries and thermal power plants
Only major industries
All industries employing more than 100 workers
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
Both Rowan plan and 50-50 Halsey plan will provide the same earning when the actual time is _________ the standard time.
One-fourth
One-half
Equal to
Twice
Gantt chart provides information about the
Material handling
Proper utilisation of manpower
Production schedule
Efficient working of machine
The type of organisation preferred for a steel industry, is
Line organisation
Functional organisation
Line and staff organisation
Line, staff and functional organisation
If TL is the largest allowable event occurrence time, total activity slack (s) is equal to
Latest start time earliest start time
Latest finish time earliest finish time (EFT)
TLEFT
All of the above
In PERT analysis, critical path is obtained by joining events having
+ve slack
-ve slack
Zero slack
Dummy activities
The most popular type of organisation used for Civil Engineering Constructions is
Line organisation
Line and staff organisation
Functional organisation
Effective organisation
The unit cost in case of batch production is ________ as compared to jobbing production.
Same
Low
High
None of these
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
The probability distribution of activity times in PERT follows following distribution
Normal
Binomial
Beta
Exponential
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
Scheduling gives information about
When work should start and how much work should be completed during a certain period
When work should complete
That how idle time can be minimized
Proper utilisation of machines
CPM stands for
Combined Process Method
Critical Path Method
Common Planning Method
Critical Process Method
Which of the following statement is correct about the network diagram?
The events are represented graphically by circles or nodes at the beginning and the end of activity by arrows.
The tail end of the arrow represents the start of an activity.
The head of the arrow represents the end of an activity.
All of the above
Standard time is defined as
Normal time + allowances
Normal time + idle time + allowances
Normal time + idle time
Only normal time for an operation
Emergency rush order can be pushed more effectively in
Job production
Automatic production
Continuous production
Intermittent production
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