What does symbol 'D' imply in work study?
Inspection
Transport
Delay/temporary storage
Permanent storage
Correct Answer :
C. Delay/temporary storage
Related Questions
For handling materials during manufacture of cement, a _________ is widely used.
Belt conveyor
Bucket conveyor
Fork lift truck
Overhead crane
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. A critical ratio scheduling
Establishes the relative priorities among various activities on a common basis
Determines the status of each activity
Adjusts automatically changes in activity progress
None of the above
In PERT analysis, critical path is obtained by joining events having
+ve slack
-ve slack
Zero slack
Dummy activities
Work study involves
Only method study
Only work measurement
Method study and work measurement
Only motion study
In A-B-C analysis, which class of items are generally large in number?
A
B
C
None of these
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
For a product layout the material handling equipment must
Have full flexibility
Employ conveyor belts, trucks, tractors etc.
Be a general purpose type
Be designed as special purpose for a particular application
The determination of standard time in a complex job system is best done through
Stop watch time study
Analysis of micro-motions
Grouping timing technique
Analysis of standard data system
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
Which of the following statement is correct?
When slack of an activity is zero, it falls only on critical path.
CPM technique is useful to minimise the direct and indirect expenses.
Critical path of a net work represents the minimum time required for completion of project.
All of the above
For ship vessel industry the following layout is best suited
Process layout
Product layout
Fixed position layout
Plant layout
Acceptance sampling is used in
Job production
Batch production
Mass production
All of these
Standard time is equal to
(Normal time) - (allowances)
(Normal time) + (allowances)
Representative time multiplied by rating factor
Normal time taken by an operation
What does symbol 'V' employ in work study
Operation
Inspection
Delay/ temporary Storage
Permanent storage
Merit Rating is the method of determining worth of
A job
An individual employee
A particular division in workshop
Machine
Material handling and plant location is analysed by
Gantt chart
Bin chart
Emerson chart
Travel chart
Slack represents the difference between the
Latest allowable time and the normal expected time
Latest allowable time and the earliest expected time
Proposed allowable time and the earliest expected time
Normal allowable time and the latest expected time
The technique of value analysis can be applied to
Complicated items only
Simple items only
Crash programmer items only
Any item
Product layout is best suited where
One type of product is produced
Product is standardised
Product is manufactured in large quantities
All of the above
CPM has following time estimate
One time estimate
Two time estimate
Three time estimate
Four time estimate
According to Rowan plan of wage incentive system, bonus is paid to a worker
Whose output exceeds 67% efficiency
On the percentage of time saved
On the percentage of time worked
On the percentage of standard time
A low unit cost can be obtained by following
Product layout
Functional layout
Automatic material handling equipment
Specialisation of operation
Queuing theory is associated with
Sales
Inspection time
Waiting time
Production time
The aim of value engineering is to
Find the depreciation value of a machine
Determine the selling price of a product
Minimise the cost without change in quality of the product
All of the above
Pessimistic time is
The maximum time which an activity might require
The average time required for a job
The most probable time considering all conditions
The minimum time in which an activity can possibly be accomplished
The main objective of work measurement is to
Plan and schedule of production
Formulate a proper incentive scheme
Estimate the selling prices and delivery dates
All of the above
Gantt charts provide information about
Breakeven point analysis
Production schedule
Material handling layout
Determining selling price
CPM stands for
Combined Process Method
Critical Path Method
Common Planning Method
Critical Process Method
PERT
Provides an approach for keeping planning up-to-date
Provides a way for management to require that planning be done on a uniform and logical basis
Permits management to foresee quickly the impact of variations from the plan
All of the above
O on a PERT/CPM chart represents
An ordinary event
A significant event representing some milestone
An event to be transferred to other network chart
Dangling event