Routing prescribes the
A. Flow of material in the plant
B. Proper utilization of man power
C. Proper utilization of machines
D. Inspection of final product
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A feasible solution to the linear programming problem should
A. Satisfy the problem constraints
B. Optimise the objective function
C. Satisfy the problem constraints and non-negativity restrictions
D. Satisfy the non-negativity restrictions
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Critical path moves along the activities having total float of
A. Positive value
B. Negative value
C. Zero value
D. Same value
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The first method invented for planning projects was
A. Bar chart method
B. Milestone chart
C. Critical path method (CPM)
D. Programme evaluation and review technique (PERT)
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F. W. Taylor introduced a system of organisation known as
A. Line organisation
B. Functional organisation
C. Line and staff organisation
D. Line, staff and functional organisation
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Current assets include
A. Manufacturing plant
B. Manufacturing plant and equipment
C. Inventories
D. Common stock held by the firm
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Which of the following charts are used for plant layout design?
A. Operation process chart
B. Man machine chart
C. Travel chart
D. All of these
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Micro-motion study involves following number of fundamental hand motions
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In ABC control policy, maximum attention is given to
A. Those items which consume money
B. Those items which are not readily available
C. Those items which are in more demand
D. Those items which consume more money
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If A is the total items consumed per year, P is the procurement cost per order, and C is the annual inventory carrying cost per item, then the most economic ordering quantity is given by
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Two alternatives can produce a product. First have a fixed cost of Rs. 2000 and a variable cost of Rs. 20 per piece. The second method has a fixed cost of Rs. 1500 and a variable cost of Rs. 30. The break even quantity between the two alternatives is
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Time study is carried out to determine the time required to complete job by
A. A slow worker
B. A fast worker
C. An average worker
D. An apprentice
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The linear programming techniques can be applied successfully to industries like
A. Iron and steel
B. Food processing
C. Oil and chemical
D. All of the above
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Which of the following layouts is suited to job production?
A. Process layout
B. Product layout
C. Fixed position layout
D. Plant layout
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Micro motion study is
A. Analysis of a man-work method by using a motion picture camera with a timing device in the field of view
B. Motion study observed on enhanced time intervals
C. Motion study of a sequence of operations conducted systematically
D. Study of man and machine conducted simultaneously
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Production cost refers to prime cost plus
A. Factory overheads
B. Factory and administration overheads
C. Factory, administration and sales overheads
D. Factory, administration, sales overheads and profit
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In jobbing production
A. Highly skilled workers are needed
B. Unit costs are high
C. Operations are labour-intensive
D. All of these
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According to Muther, the basic principle of best layout is
A. Principle of overall integration
B. Principle of flow
C. Principle of flexibility
D. All of these
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The start or completion of task is called
A. An event
B. An activity
C. A duration
D. None of these
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The process capability of a machine is defined as the capability of the machine to
A. Produces a definite volume of work per minute
B. Perform definite number of operations
C. Produce job at a definite spectrum of speed
D. Holds a definite spectrum of tolerance and surface finish
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