The solution of a transportation model of dimension m × n is said to be degenerate if it has
A. exactly (m + n - 1) allocations
B. more than (m + n - 1) allocations
C. fewer than (m + n - 1) allocations
D. m + n allocation
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Five jobs are to be scheduled in two machines in a production unit. All the five jobs undergo processing in both the machines (shop floor). The table given below provides information on the processing time in both the machines.
Job No.
Processing Time
Machine 1
Machine 2
1
4
7
2
6
3
3
2
3
4
7
7
5
8
6
Identify the best sequence using Johnson's rule.
A. Job 3 Job 1 Job 4 Job 5 Job 2
B. Job 3 Job 5 Job 4 Job 1 Job 2
C. Job 5 Job 3 Job 1 Job 2 Job 4
D. Job 5 Job 1 Job 2 Job 3 Job 4
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Elements of TQM includes
A. continuous improvement
B. supplier's quality
C. defect free processes
D. all of these
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Which of the following statement is not true for push strategy?
A. The jobs are scheduled by centralised programmes
B. The demand creates its own supply
C. The customer is not the trigger in the production process
D. Here, the previous unit keeps on producing goods while ignoring whether the next workstation requires its output or not
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The calling population is assumed to be infinite when
A. arrivals are independent of each other
B. capacity of the system is infinite
C. service rate is faster than the arrival time
D. all of the above
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An ISO 9000 certification may be used by
A. chemical organisations
B. textile
C. food processing industries
D. all of the above
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The objective of conducting a short-term forecasting is
A. estimate inventory requirement
B. provide transportation for month
C. to decide current work load
D. all of the above
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Which of the following is not a key operating characteristic for a queueing system?
A. Utilisation factor
B. Percent idle time
C. Average time spent for waiting in queue
D. None of the above
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. . . . . . . . module supports the entire sales and purchase processes from start to finish.
A. Order management
B. Sales management
C. Purchase management
D. Master data management
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Which of the following describes an ERP system?
A. ERP systems provide a foundation for collaboration between departments
B. ERP systems enable people in different business areas to communicate
C. ERP systems have been widely adopted in large organisations to store critical knowledge used to make the decisions that drive the organisation's performance
D. All of the above
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Who are the primary users of SCM systems?
A. Sales, marketing and customer service
B. Accounting, finance, logistics and production
C. Customers, resellers, partners, suppliers and distributors
D. All of the above
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Following statements are given for plant location strategies.
Statement I White goods manufacturing companies have separate plants for colour TVs, washing machines, microwave ovens, etc. for avoiding confusion and bringing about economies of scale.
Statement II Pepsi and Coke have bottling plants scattered all over the country which cater to different regions to avoid confusion at the main manufacturing set-up rather than reducing overall transportation costs and the lead time for supplying goods in the markets.
Find the correct answer of the above statements being correct or incorrect.
A. Statement I is not correct, but Statement II is correct
B. Both statements are correct
C. Statement I is correct, but Statement II is not correct
D. Both statements are not correct
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Match the following.
List-I (Items)
List-II (Elements)
a. Outsourcing
1. Cheap product
b. Process selection
2. Lower cost of production
c. Make decision
3. Layout design
d. Buy decision
4. Cost reduction
A. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
B. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
C. a-3, b-1, c-2, d-4
D. a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4
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Which of the following relationships is not true?
A. W s = W q + μ 1
B. L s = λ W s
C. L s = L g + λ 1
D. L q = λ W q
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"Operational research is the art of giving bad answers to the problems otherwise which has worst answers" is the statement of
A. RM Morse
B. Koontz and O' Donnell
C. T Satty
D. Churchman, Aronoff
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One disadvantage of using North-West corner rule to find initial solution to the transportation problem is that
A. it is complicated to use
B. it does not take into account the cost of transportation
C. it leads to a degenerate initial solution
D. all of the above
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Quality is determined from
A. degree of performance
B. degree of excellence
C. grades and standards
D. all of the above
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Which symbol describes the inter arrival time of distribution?
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X and R-charts are for which of the following?
A. Charts for variables
B. Charts for number of defects
C. Charts for attributes
D. None of the above
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Which of the following statements is not correct?
A. Product layout generally has continuous and mass production, mainly assembly function
B. Process layout generally has intermittent, job shop, batch production, mainly fabrication function
C. Product layout usually has general purpose equipments
D. Process layout is generally driven by fluctuating demand
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