What does symbol 'O' imply in work study?
Operation
Inspection
Transport
Delay/temporary storage
Correct Answer :
A. Operation
Related Questions
In time study, the rating factor is applied to determine
Standard time of a job
Merit rating of the worker
Fixation of incentive rate
Normal time of a worker
Routing assists engineers in deciding in advance
The flow of material in the plant
The methods of proper utilization of manpower
The methods of proper utilization of machines
The layout of factory facilities
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
Indirect expenses include
Factory expenses
Selling expenses
Administrative expenses
All of these
In jobbing production
Highly skilled workers are needed
Unit costs are high
Operations are labour-intensive
All of these
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
Breakeven analysis is a
Short term analysis
Long term analysis
Average of short and long term analysis
Any one of these
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
Dummy activities are used to
Determine the critical path
Determine the project completion time
Maintain the required net work
None of these
Military organisation is known as
Line organisation
Line and staff organisation
Functional organisation
All of the above
Work study is concerned with
Improving present method and finding standard time
Motivation of workers
Improving production capability
Improving production planning and control
Pick up the incorrect statement about advantages of work sampling
Permits a fine breakdown of activities and delays
Simultaneous study of many operators may be made by a single observer
Calculations are easier, method is economical and less time consuming
No time measuring devices are generally needed
The main advantage of line organisation is its
Effective command and control
Defined responsibilities at all levels
Rigid discipline in the organisation
All of the above
Pick up the correct step used for scheduling a project by C.P.M.
A project is divided into various activities
Required time for each activity is established
Sequence of various activities is made according to their importance
All of the above
Product layout is used for
Job production
Batch production
Mass production
Any one of these
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
The production scheduling is simpler and high volume of output and high labour efficiency are achieved in the case of
Product layout
Process layout
Fixed position layout
A combination of line and process layout
Which one of the following represents a group incentive plan?
Halsey Premium Plan
Lincoln Plan
Rowan Plan
Taylor Plan
The type of organisation preferred for an automobile industry, is
Line organisation
Functional organisation
Line and staff organisation
Line, staff and functional organisation
A graphical device used to determine the breakeven point and profit potential under varying conditions of output and costs, is known as
Gantt chart
Flow chart
Breakeven chart
PERT chart
Linear programming can be applied successfully to
Chemical industry
Oil industry
Banks
All of these
CPM stands for
Combined Process Method
Critical Path Method
Common Planning Method
Critical Process Method
Micro-motion study is
Enlarged view of motion study
Analysis of one stage of motion study
Minute and detailed motion study
Subdivision of an operation into therbligs and their analysis
A dummy activity
Is artificially introduced
Is represented by a dotted line
Does not require any time
All of the above
Which of the following depreciation system ensures that the interest be charged on the cost of machine asset every year on the book value, but the rate of depreciation every year remains constant
Sinking fund method
Straight line method
ABC charging method
Annuity charging method
In a line organisation
Responsibility of each individual is fixed
Discipline is strong
Quick decisions are taken
All of these
Basic motion time study gives times for basic motions in ten thousandths of
Second
Minute
Hour
Day
In manufacturing management, the term 'Dispatching' is used to describe
Dispatch of sales order
Dispatch of factory mail
Dispatch of finished product of the user
Dispatch of work orders through shop floor
The first method invented for planning projects was
Bar chart method
Milestone chart
Critical path method (CPM)
Programme evaluation and review technique (PERT)
A-B-C analysis is used in
CPM
PERT
Inventory control
All of these