When slack of an activity is negative
It represents a situation where extra resources are available and the completion of project is not delayed
It represents that a programme falls behind schedule and additional resources are required to complete the project in time
The activity is critical and any delay in its performance will delay the completion of whole project
All of the above
Correct Answer :
B. It represents that a programme falls behind schedule and additional resources are required to complete the project in time
Related Questions
Expediting function consists in keeping a watch on
Operator's activity
Flow of material and in case of trouble locate source of trouble
Minimising the delays
Making efficient despatching
Which of the following equations is not in conformity with others?
Organisation performance × motivation = profits
Knowledge × skill = ability
Ability × motivation = performance
Attitude × situation = motivation
CPM stands for
Combined Process Method
Critical Path Method
Common Planning Method
Critical Process Method
Military type of organisation is known as
Line organisation
Functional organisation
Line and staff organisation
Line, staff and functional organisation
In fixed position layout
Total production cost is less
Material movement is less
Capital investment is minimum
All of these
The routing function in a production system design is concerned with
Manpower utilisation
Quality assurance of the product
Machine utilisation
Optimising material flow through the plant
Work study is done with the help of
Process chart
Material handling
Stop watch
All of the above
The appellate authority for an industrial dispute is
Management
Labour court
High court/supreme court
Board of directors
The interchangeability can be achieved by
Standardisation
Better process planning
Bonus plan
Better product planning
Which of the following statement is correct about the network diagram?
The events are represented graphically by circles or nodes at the beginning and the end of activity by arrows.
The tail end of the arrow represents the start of an activity.
The head of the arrow represents the end of an activity.
All of the above
The start or completion of task is called
An event
An activity
A duration
None of these
The process layout is best suited where
Specialisation exists
Machines are arranged according to sequence of operation
Few number of non-standardised units is to be produced
Mass production is envisaged
Time study is carried out to determine the time required to complete job by
A slow worker
A fast worker
An average worker
An apprentice
A PERT network has three activities on critical path with mean time 3, 8 and 6 and standard deviations 1, 2 and 2 respectively. The probability that the project will be completed in 20 days is
0.50
0.66
0.84
0.95
The assumption in PERT is
A project will always be behind schedule, if left uncorrected
Cost of project will always be more than the estimated cost, if no timely corrections are taken
A project can be subdivided into a set of predictable, independent activities
Activities are fixed and can't be changed
Which one of the following represents a group incentive plan?
Scanlon Plan
Rowan Plan
Taylor Differential Piece Rate System
Halsey Premium Plan
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
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
In inventory control, the economic order quantity is the
Optimum lot size
Highest level of inventory
Lot corresponding to breakeven point
Capability of a plant to produce
Templates are used for
A planning layout
Flow of material
Advancing a programme in automatic machines
Copying complicated profiles
The bonus increases in proportion to the increase in efficiency. This statement applies to
Halsey plan
Gantt plan
Emerson's efficiency plan
Rowan plan
What does symbol 'V' employ in work study
Operation
Inspection
Delay/ temporary Storage
Permanent storage
A-B-C analysis
Is a basic technique of materials management
Is meant for relative inventory control
Does not depend upon the unit cost of the item but on its annual consumption
All of the above
The technique for establishing and maintaining priorities among the various jobs of any project is known as
Event flow scheduling technique
Critical ratio scheduling
Slotting technique for scheduling
Short interval scheduling
Work study is mainly aimed at
Determining the most efficient method of performing a job
Establishing the minimum time of completion of a job
Developing the standard method and standard time of a job
Economising the motions involved on the part of the worker while performing a job
In which of the following layouts, the lines need to the balanced
Process layout
Product layout
Fixed position layout
Plant layout
P.M.T.S. (Predetermined Motion Time Systems) include
M.T.M. (Method Time Measurement)
W.F.S. (Work Factor Systems)
B.M.T.S. (Basic Motion Time Study)
All of these
Monte Carlo solutions in queuing theory are extremely useful in queuing problems
That can't be analysed mathematically
Involving multistage queuing
To verify mathematical results
All of the above
In breakeven analysis, total cost consists of
Fixed cost
Variable cost
Fixed cost + variable cost
Fixed cost + variable cost + overheads
Queuing theory is associated with
Sales
Inspection time
Waiting time
Production time