Which of the following are the principles of material handling?
Keep all the handling to the minimum
Select only efficient handling equipment
Move the heaviest weight to the least distance
All of the above
Correct Answer :
D. All of the above
Related Questions
The breakeven point represents
The most economical level of operation of any industry
The time when unit can run without i loss and profit
Time when industry will undergo loss
The time when company can make maximum profits
For a small scale industry, the fixed cost per month is Rs. 5000. The variable cost per product is Rs. 20 and sales price is Rs. 30 per piece. The break even production per month will be
300
460
500
1000
Product layout is used for
Job production
Batch production
Mass production
Any one of these
When slack of an activity is positive
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
Any one of the above
The reasons which are basically responsible for the formation of a queue should be that
The average service rate Hess than the average arrival rate
Output rate is linearly proportional to input
Output rate is constant and the input varies in a random manner
All of the above
Bar charts are suitable for
Minor works
Major works
Large projects
All of the above
Material handling and plant location is analysed by
Gantt chart
Bin chart
Emerson chart
Travel chart
In process layout
Handling and backtracking of materials is too much
Production control is more difficult and costly
Routing and scheduling is more difficult
All of the above
Basic tool in work study is
Graph paper
Process chart
Planning chart
Stop watch
Which one of the following chart gives simultaneously information about the progress of work and machine loading?
Process chart
Machine load chart
Man-machine chart
Gantt chart
Military type of organisation is known as
Line organisation
Functional organisation
Line and staff organisation
Line, staff and functional organisation
The important file in making a PERT is
An event can't be accomplished until activities leading to it are completed
No activity from any event can be started from preceding event till it is completed
Length of arrow has nothing to do with 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
Percent idle time for men or machines is found by
Work sampling
Time study
Method study
Work study
Process layout is employed for
Batch production
Continuous type of product
Effective utilisation of machines
All of the above
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
The unit cost in case of batch production is ________ as compared to jobbing production.
Same
Low
High
None of these
Linear programming can be applied successfully to
Chemical industry
Oil industry
Banks
All of these
In A-B-C analysis, which class of items are generally large in number?
A
B
C
None of these
Which one of the following represents a group incentive plan?
Scanlon Plan
Rowan Plan
Taylor Differential Piece Rate System
Halsey Premium Plan
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
The simplex method is the basic method for
Value analysis
Operation research
Linear programming
Model analysis
The main object of scientific layout is
To produce better quality of product
To utilise maximum floor area
To minimise production delays
All of these
Slack of various events on the critical path in PERT/CPM chart
Increases continuously
Decreases continuously
Remain constant
May increase or decrease depending on various factors
Statistical quality control techniques are based on the theory of
Quality
Statistics
Probability
All of the above
A device used for lifting or lowering objects suspended from a hook at the end of retractable chains or cable is called
Hoist
Jib crane
Portable elevator
Chain conveyor
A milestone chart
Shows the inter dependences of various jobs
Depicts the delay of jobs, if any
Points outgoing ahead of schedule of jobs, if any
None of the above
Which of the following equations is not in conformity with others?
Organisation performance × motivation = profits
Knowledge × skill = ability
Ability × motivation = performance
Attitude × situation = motivation
For material transportation, conveyors are used when the prevailing conditions include
Loads are uniform
Routes do not vary
Materials move relatively continuously
All 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