What does symbol 'V' employ in work study
Operation
Inspection
Delay/ temporary Storage
Permanent storage
Correct Answer :
D. Permanent storage
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Templates are used for
A planning layout
Flow of material
Advancing a programme in automatic machines
Copying complicated profiles
Process layout is employed
Where low volume of production is required
Where similar jobs are manufactured on similar machines
Where machines are arranged on functional basis
All of the above
A critical activity has
Maximum slack
Minimum slack
Zero slack
Average slack
Statistical quality control techniques are based on the theory of
Quality
Statistics
Probability
All of the above
In perpetual inventory control, the material is checked as it reaches its
Minimum value
Maximum value
Average value
Middle value
The probability distribution of activity times in PERT follows following distribution
Normal
Binomial
Beta
Exponential
The production cost per unit can be reduced by
Producing more with increased inputs
Producing more with the same inputs
Eliminating idle time
Minimising resource waste
Basic motion time study gives times for basic motions in ten thousandths of
Second
Minute
Hour
Day
Bar charts are suitable for
Minor works
Major works
Large projects
All of the above
The first method invented for planning projects was
Bar chart method
Milestone chart
Critical path method (CPM)
Programme evaluation and review technique (PERT)
The main disadvantage of line organisation is
Top level executives have to do excessive work
Structure is rigid
Communication delays occur
All of the above
Product layout is employed for
Batch production
Continuous production
Effective utilization of machine
All of the above
The standard time for a job is
Total work content
Base time + relaxation time
Total work content + basic time
Total work content + delay contingency allowance
Queueing theory is used for
Inventory problems
Traffic congestion studies
Job-shop scheduling
All of the above
F. W. Taylor introduced a system of organisation known as
Line organisation
Functional organisation
Line and staff organisation
Line, staff and functional organisation
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
Which of the following statement is correct?
A-B-C analysis is based on Pareto's principle
Simulation can be used for inventory control
Economic order quantity formula ignores variations in demand pattern
All of the above
Fixed position layout is also known as
Analytical layout
Synthetic layout
Static product layout
None of these
Direct expenses include
Factory expenses
Selling expenses
Administrative expenses
None of these
Which of the following layouts is suited to job production?
Process layout
Product layout
Fixed position layout
Plant layout
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
Material handling in automobile industry is done by
Overhead crane
Trolley
Belt conveyor
All of the above
PERT is the
Time oriented technique
Event oriented technique
Activity oriented technique
Target oriented technique
Critical path on PERT/CPM chart is obtained by joining the events having
Maximum slack
Minimum slack
Average slack
No slack
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 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
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
The correct sequence of phases in value engineering is
Creative phase, information phase, investigation phase, evaluation phase
Information phase, creative phase, investigation phase, evaluation phase
Investigation phase, information phase, creative phase, evaluation phase
Creative phase, investigation phase, evaluation phase, information phase
The disadvantage of product layout is
High initial investment for the specialized facilities
Skilled labour to operate machines
Production time is longer, requiring more goods in inventory
High cost of inspection
The factors which are to be considered while developing a good wage incentive plan will include
Adequate incentive
Ease of administration
Guaranteed basic pay
All of these