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
Correct Answer :
A. Where production activities are involved
Related Questions
If TL is the largest allowable event occurrence time, total activity slack (s) is equal to
Latest start time earliest start time
Latest finish time earliest finish time (EFT)
TLEFT
All of the above
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
The type of layout used for manufacturing steam turbines, is
Product layout
Process layout
Fixed position layout
Any one of these
According to MAPI formula, the old machine should be replaced by new one when (CAM = Challenger's Adverse minimum DAM = Defender's Adverse minimum)
CAM < DAM
CAM > DAM
CAM = DAM
There is no such criterion
The most suitable incentive plan for the maintenance section of an industry will be
Piece rate system
Group incentive plan
Profit sharing plans
Simplification
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
Time study is carried out
By finding all the significant informations regarding the job, work place and machine tool etc.
By breaking up each operation into small elements which are measurable with the help of the measuring device accurately
By observing and recording the time taken by the operator for an operation
All of the above
An optimum project schedule implies
Optimum utilization of men, machines and materials
Lowest possible cost and shortest possible time for project
Timely execution of project
To produce best results under given constraints
Direct expenses include
Factory expenses
Selling expenses
Administrative expenses
None of these
The simplex method is the basic method for
Value analysis
Operation research
Linear programming
Model analysis
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
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
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
Line organisation is suitable for
Sugar industries
Oil refining industries
Spinning and weaving industries
All of these
Templates are used for
A planning layout
Flow of material
Advancing a programme in automatic machines
Copying complicated profiles
Value engineering aims at finding out the
Depreciation value of a product
Resale value of a product
Major function of the item and accomplishing the same at least cost without change in quality
Breakeven point when machine requires change
The factors to be considered for production scheduling are
Component design
Route sheet
Time standards
All of these
Earliest finish time can be regarded as
Earliest start time + duration of activity
Earliest start time duration of activity
Latest finish time + duration of activity
Latest finish time duration of activity
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
Which of the following is independent of sales forecast?
Productivity
Inventory control
Production planning
Production control
M.T.M. is used to
Improve existing methods
Establish time standards
Develop effective methods in advance of the beginning of production
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
Routing
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
Which of the following statement is correct?
When slack of an activity is zero, it falls only on critical path.
CPM technique is useful to minimise the direct and indirect expenses.
Critical path of a net work represents the minimum time required for completion of project.
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
O on a PERT/CPM chart represents
An ordinary event
A significant event representing some milestone
An event to be transferred to other network chart
Dangling event
The type of organisation preferred for a steel industry, is
Line organisation
Functional organisation
Line and staff organisation
Line, staff and functional organisation
The basic difference between PERT and CPM is that
PERT deals with events and CPM with activities
Critical path is determined in PERT only
Costs are considered on CPM only and not in PERT
Guessed times are used in PERT and evaluated times in CPM
The work study is done by means of
Planning chart
Process chart
Stop watch
Any one of these
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