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Value engineering aims at finding out the

A. Depreciation value of a product

B. Resale value of a product

C. Major function of the item and accomplishing the same at least cost without change in quality

D. Breakeven point when machine requires change

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C. Major function of the item and accomplishing the same at least cost without change in quality


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Basic motion time study gives times for basic motions in ten thousandths of

A. Second

B. Minute

C. Hour

D. Day

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In fixed position layout

A. Total production cost is less

B. Material movement is less

C. Capital investment is minimum

D. All of these

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Breakeven analysis is a

A. Short term analysis

B. Long term analysis

C. Average of short and long term analysis

D. Any one of these

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In the perpetual inventory control, the material is checked when it reaches its

A. Minimum value

B. Maximum value

C. Average value

D. Alarming value

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Pick up the correct statement from the following

A. If the float is positive and the activity is delayed by a period equal to its total float, the completion of project in no delayed

B. If the float of an activity is negative, delay in its performance is bound to delay the completion of project

C. If the float of an activity is zero, the activity is critical and any delay in its performance will delay the whole project

D. All of the above

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Work study is done with the help of

A. Process chart

B. Material handling

C. Stop watch

D. All of the above

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A dummy activity in a net work diagram

A. Is represented by a dotted line

B. Is an artificial activity

C. Does not consume time or resources

D. All of these

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What does symbol 'D' imply in work study?

A. Inspection

B. Transport

C. Delay/temporary storage

D. Permanent storage

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At the breakeven point,

A. Total cost is more than the sales revenue

B. Total cost is less than the sales revenue

C. Total cost is equal to sales revenue

D. Fixed cost is equal to variable cost

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Which one of the following represents a group incentive plan?

A. Scanlon Plan

B. Rowan Plan

C. Taylor Differential Piece Rate System

D. Halsey Premium Plan

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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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The main disadvantage of line organisation is

A. Top level executives have to do excessive work

B. Structure is rigid

C. Communication delays occur

D. All of the above

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Routing prescribes the

A. Flow of material in the plant

B. Proper utilization of man power

C. Proper utilization of machines

D. Inspection of final product

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Critical Path Net Work helps an engineer

A. To concentrate his attention on critical activities

B. To divert the resources from noncritical advanced activities to critical activities

C. To be cautious for avoiding any delay in the critical activities to avoid delay of the whole project

D. All of the above

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Monte Carlo solutions in queuing theory are extremely useful in queuing problems

A. That can't be analysed mathematically

B. Involving multistage queuing

C. To verify mathematical results

D. All of the above

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Which of the following statement is correct?

A. When slack of an activity is zero, it falls only on critical path.

B. CPM technique is useful to minimise the direct and indirect expenses.

C. Critical path of a net work represents the minimum time required for completion of project.

D. All of the above

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The time required to complete a job is established and a bonus is paid to the worker based on the exact % of time saved. This type of incentive plan is known as

A. Dry work Plan

B. Halsey Premium Plan

C. Taylor Plan

D. Rowan Plan

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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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CPM has following time estimate

A. One time estimate

B. Two time estimate

C. Three time estimate

D. Four time estimate

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The amount deducted from the salary of workers towards employees provident fund is

A. Credited into reserves of company

B. Deposited in nationalised bank

C. Deposited in post office

D. Deposited in the account of worker with Provident Fund Commissioner

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A critical activity has

A. Maximum slack

B. Minimum slack

C. Zero slack

D. Average slack

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Routing

A. Prescribes the sequence of operations to be followed

B. Determines the programme for the operations

C. Is concerned with starting of processes

D. Regulates the progress of job through various processes

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Time study is used to

A. Determine standard costs

B. Determine the number of machines a person may run

C. Provide a basis for setting piece price or incentive wages

D. All of the above

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Critical path on PERT/CPM chart is obtained by joining the events having

A. Maximum slack

B. Minimum slack

C. Average slack

D. No slack

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Which one of the following chart gives simultaneously information about the progress of work and machine loading?

A. Process chart

B. Machine load chart

C. Man-machine chart

D. Gantt chart

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The performance of a specific task in CPM is known as

A. Dummy

B. Event

C. Activity

D. Contract

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PERT and CPM are

A. Techniques to determine project status

B. Decision making techniques

C. Charts which increase aesthetic appearance of rooms

D. Aids to the decision maker

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Fixed position layout is also known as

A. Analytical layout

B. Synthetic layout

C. Static product layout

D. None of these

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The main objective of work measurement is to

A. Plan and schedule of production

B. Formulate a proper incentive scheme

C. Estimate the selling prices and delivery dates

D. All of the above

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The critical activity has

A. Maximum float

B. Minimum float

C. Zero float

D. Average float