INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING AND PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT QUIZ

The objective of time study is to determine the time required to complete a job by

Average worker

New entrant

Fast worker

Slow worker

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PMTP (predetermined motion time systems) include

MTM (method time measurement)

BNTS (basic motion time study)

WFS (work factor systems)

All of these

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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

500

460

300

1000

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The simplex method is the basic method for

Operation research

Value analysis

Model analysis

Linear programming

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In jobbing production

Unit costs are high

All of these

Operations are labour-intensive

Highly skilled workers are needed

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Queueing theory is used for

All of these

Inventory problems

Job-shop scheduling

Traffic congestion studies

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In a PERT chart

All activities should be numbered

Only important activities should be numbered

Only selected activities are numbered

Only critical activities are numbered

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Process layout is also known as

Analytical-layout

None of these

Synthetic layout

Static product layout

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When slack of an activity is positive

The activity is critical and any delay in its performance will delay the completion of whole project

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

Any one of the above

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Process layout is employed for

All of these

Effective utilization of machines

Continuous type of product

Batch production

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