The reasons which are basically responsible for the formation of a queue should be that
The average service rate Hess than the average arrival rate
Output rate is linearly proportional to input
Output rate is constant and the input varies in a random manner
All of the above
Correct Answer :
D. All of the above
Related Questions
The term 'value' in value engineering refers to
Total cost of the product
Selling price of the product
Utility of the product
Manufactured cost of the product
The performance of a specific task in CPM is known as
Dummy
Event
Activity
Contract
Break-even analysis shows profit when
Sales revenue > total cost
Sales revenue = total cost
Sales revenue < total cost
Variable cost < fixed cost
P.M.T.S. (Predetermined Motion Time Systems) include
M.T.M. (Method Time Measurement)
W.F.S. (Work Factor Systems)
B.M.T.S. (Basic Motion Time Study)
All of these
The most popular type of organisation used for Civil Engineering Constructions is
Line organisation
Line and staff organisation
Functional organisation
Effective organisation
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
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
Micro motion study is
Analysis of a man-work method by using a motion picture camera with a timing device in the field of view
Motion study observed on enhanced time intervals
Motion study of a sequence of operations conducted systematically
Study of man and machine conducted simultaneously
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
PERT/CPM, techniques can be used for following applications
Once through project
Maintenance jobs
Research and development
All of the above
Activity slack or float of any event on a PERT/CPM chart is represented by
Latest start time of succeeding event earliest finish time of preceding event activity time
Latest start time of the event earliest start time of the event
Latest finish time of event earliest finish time of the event
Anyone of the above
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
Bin card is used in
Administrative wing
Workshop
Foundry shop
Stores
Gantt chart gives information about
Scheduling and routing
Sales
Production schedule
Machine utilisation
Frederick W. Taylor introduced a system of working known as
Line organisation
Line and staff organisation
Functional organisation
Effective organisation
Queueing theory deals with problems of
Material handling
Reducing the waiting time or idle time
Better utilization of man services
Effective use of machines
Military type of organisation is known as
Line organisation
Functional organisation
Line and staff organisation
Line, staff and functional organisation
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
Expediting function consists in keeping a watch on
Operator's activity
Flow of material and in case of trouble locate source of trouble
Minimising the delays
Making efficient despatching
In perpetual inventory control, the material is checked as it reaches its
Minimum value
Maximum value
Average value
Middle value
Positive slack on a PERT indicates that project is
Ahead of schedule
Beyond schedule
As per schedule
On critical path
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.
Gantt charts are used for
Forecasting sales
Production schedule
Scheduling and routing
Linear programming
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
String diagram is used
For checking the relative values of various layouts
When a group of workers are working at a place
Where processes require the operator to be moved from one place to another
All of the above
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
Fixed position layout is also known as
Analytical layout
Synthetic layout
Static product layout
None of these
A dummy activity
Is artificially introduced
Is represented by a dotted line
Does not require any time
All of the above
M.T.M. is used to
Improve existing methods
Establish time standards
Develop effective methods in advance of the beginning of production
All of the above
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