INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING AND PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT QUIZ

Activity slack or float of any event on a PERT/CPM chart is represented by

Anyone of the above

Latest start time of succeeding event earliest finish time of preceding event activity time

Latest finish time of event earliest finish time of the event

Latest start time of the event earliest start time of the event

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Monte Carlo solutions in queuing theory are extremely useful in queuing problems

That can't be analysed mathematically

Involving multistage queuing

All of the these

To verify mathematical results

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In product layout

All of these

Machines can not be used to their maximum capacity

Specialized and strict supervision is required

Manufacturing cost rises with a fall in the volume of production

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In process layout

Production control is more difficult and costly

Handling and backtracking of materials is too much

Routing and scheduling is more difficult

All of these

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Merit rating is the method of determining the

Relative values of a job

Value of overall production

Workers performance on a job

Worth of a machine

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A low unit cost can be obtained by following

Functional layout

Automatic material handling equipment

Product layout

Specialization of operation

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The time which results in the least possible direct cost of an activity is known as

Slow time

Standard time

Normal time

Crash time

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Work study is done with the help of

All of the these

Material handling

Stop watch

Process chart

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A feasible solution to the linear programming problem should

Satisfy the non-negativity restrictions

Satisfy the problem constraints and non-negativity restrictions

Optimise the objective function

Satisfy the problem constraints

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Frederick W. Taylor introduced a system of working known as

Effective organisation

Line and staff organisation

Line organisation

Functional organisation

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