Which of the following organisation is preferred in automobile industry?
Functional organisation
Line organisation
Staff organisation
Line and staff organisations
Correct Answer :
D. Line and staff organisations
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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
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
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
If E is the duration, ES and EF are die earliest start and finish times, LS and LF are latest start and finish times, then the following relation holds good
EF = ES + D
LS = LFD
LF = LS + D
All of the above
Micro-motion study involves following number of fundamental hand motions
8
12
16
20
Current assets include
Manufacturing plant
Manufacturing plant and equipment
Inventories
Common stock held by the firm
Scheduling
Prescribes the sequence of operations to be followed
Determines the programme for the operations
Is concerned with starting of processes
Regulates the progress of job through various processes
PERT/CPM, techniques can be used for following applications
Once through project
Maintenance jobs
Research and development
All of the above
Critical path method
Helps in ascertaining time schedules
Makes better and detailed planning possible
Provides a standard method for communicating project plans schedules and to time and cost performance
All of the above
Which of the following plans motivates supervisors by paying a premium on time saved by workers?
Halsey plan
Rowan plan
Haynes plan
Emerson's plan
The interchangeability can be achieved by
Standardisation
Better process planning
Bonus plan
Better product planning
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
Choose the wrong statement. Motion study is used for
Improving a work method
Improvising a work method
Designing a work method
Reducing inventory costs
Direct expenses include
Factory expenses
Selling expenses
Administrative expenses
None of these
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
The type of organisation preferred for a steel industry, is
Line organisation
Functional organisation
Line and staff organisation
Line, staff and functional organisation
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
An event is indicated on the network by
A straight line
A number enclosed in a circle or a square
A straight line with circles at the ends
A dotted line
CPM stands for
Combined Process Method
Critical Path Method
Common Planning Method
Critical Process Method
The start or completion of task is called
An event
An activity
A duration
None of these
PERT requires
Single time estimate
Double time estimate
Triple time estimate
None of these
Travel charts are used to
Analyse material handling
Determine inventory control difficulties
Plan material handling procedure and routes
All of the above
The time required to complete a job is established and a bonus is paid to the worker based on the exact % of time saved. This type of incentive plan is known as
Dry work Plan
Halsey Premium Plan
Taylor Plan
Rowan Plan
Which one of the following techniques is used for determining allowances in time study?
Acceptance sampling
Linear regression
Performance rating
Work sampling
In Halsey 50-50 plan, output standards are established
By time study
From previous production records
From one's judgement
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
Work study is done with the help of
Process chart
Material handling
Stop watch
All of the above
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
A CPM family includes
CPA (Critical Path Analysis)
CPP (Critical Path Plotted)
CPS (Critical Path 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