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Travel charts provide

A. An idea of the flow of materials at various stages

B. A compact estimate of the handling which must be done between various work sections

C. The information for changes required in rearranging material handling equipment

D. An approximate estimate of the handling which must be done at a particular station

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B. A compact estimate of the handling which must be done between various work sections


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Bar chart is suitable for

A. Large project

B. Major work

C. Minor work

D. All of these

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Break-even analysis shows profit when

A. Sales revenue > total cost

B. Sales revenue = total cost

C. Sales revenue < total cost

D. Variable cost < fixed cost

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PERT

A. Provides an approach for keeping planning up-to-date

B. Provides a way for management to require that planning be done on a uniform and logical basis

C. Permits management to foresee quickly the impact of variations from the plan

D. All of the above

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In a PERT chart

A. All activities should be numbered

B. Only important activities should be numbered

C. Only critical activities are numbered

D. Only selected activities are numbered

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A-B-C analysis

A. Is a basic technique of materials management

B. Is meant for relative inventory control

C. Does not depend upon the unit cost of the item but on its annual consumption

D. All of the above

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The time which results in the least possible direct cost of an activity is known as

A. Normal time

B. Slow time

C. Crash time

D. Standard time

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In break even analysis, total cost consists of

A. Fixed cost + sales revenue

B. Variable cost + sales revenue

C. Fixed cost + variable cost

D. Fixed cost + variable cost + profit

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In breakeven analysis, total cost consists of

A. Fixed cost

B. Variable cost

C. Fixed cost + variable cost

D. Fixed cost + variable cost + overheads

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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

A. 300

B. 460

C. 500

D. 1000

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PERT is applied for

A. Marketing programmes and advertising programmes

B. Installation of machinery

C. Research and development of products

D. All of these

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For material transportation, conveyors are used when the prevailing conditions include

A. Loads are uniform

B. Routes do not vary

C. Materials move relatively continuously

D. All of these

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Motion study involves analysis of

A. Actions of operator

B. Layout of work place

C. Tooling and equipment

D. All of the above

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Slack of various events on the critical path in PERT/CPM chart

A. Increases continuously

B. Decreases continuously

C. Remain constant

D. May increase or decrease depending on various factors

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Gantt charts are used for

A. Forecasting sales

B. Production schedule

C. Scheduling and routing

D. Linear programming

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Choose the wrong statement Time study is used to

A. Determine overhead expenses

B. Provide a basis for setting piece prices or incentive wages

C. Determine standard costs

D. Determine the capability of an operator to handle the number of machines

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Percent idle time for men or machines is found by

A. Work sampling

B. Time study

C. Method study

D. Work study

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Replacement studies are made on the following basis:

A. Annual cost method

B. Rate of return method

C. Total life average method

D. Any one of the above

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The interchangeability can be achieved by

A. Standardisation

B. Better process planning

C. Bonus plan

D. Better product planning

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For handling materials during manufacture of cement, a _________ is widely used.

A. Belt conveyor

B. Bucket conveyor

C. Fork lift truck

D. Overhead crane

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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

A. Job enlargement

B. Job enrichment

C. Job rotation

D. Job evaluation

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CPM requires

A. Single time estimate

B. Double time estimate

C. Triple time estimate

D. None of these

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The most important objective behind plant layout is

A. Overall simplification, safety of integration

B. Economy in space

C. Maximum travel time in plant

D. To provide conveniently located shops

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Actual performance of a task is called

A. An event

B. An activity

C. A duration

D. None of these

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Gantt chart provides information about the

A. Material handling

B. Proper utilisation of manpower

C. Production schedule

D. Efficient working of machine

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Templates are used for

A. A planning layout

B. Flow of material

C. Advancing a programme in automatic machines

D. Copying complicated profiles

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Frederick W. Taylor introduced a system of working known as

A. Line organisation

B. Line and staff organisation

C. Functional organisation

D. Effective organisation

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The correct sequence of phases in value engineering is

A. Creative phase, information phase, investigation phase, evaluation phase

B. Information phase, creative phase, investigation phase, evaluation phase

C. Investigation phase, information phase, creative phase, evaluation phase

D. Creative phase, investigation phase, evaluation phase, information phase

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The critical path of a network represents

A. The minimum time required for completion of project

B. The maximum time required for completion of project

C. Maximum cost required for completion of project

D. Minimum cost required for completion of project

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In the Emerson efficiency plan, a worker receives only his daily wage and no bonus is paid till his efficiency reaches

A. 50 %

B. 66.67 %

C. 75 %

D. 80 %

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The difference between the time available to do the job and the time required to do the job, is known as

A. Event

B. Float

C. Duration

D. Constraint