Production & Operations Management

LIST OF ATTEMPTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Multiple Choice Multiple Answer

Question Which of the following are important considerations concerning
activity times?
Correct Answer Activity time should be obtained from the person responsible for
the completion of an activity , Activity time must be independent
of any influence which the preceding or succeeding activity may
have on it. , Activity time may assume that just the normal
quantity of resources required to carry out the activity are
available.
Your Answer Activity time should be obtained from the person responsible for
available.
True/False
Question Independent float either affects the float of preceding activities or
that of succeeding activities.
Correct Answer False
Your Answer False

Question Which of the following are assignable cause?
Correct Answer Large varaitions in hardness of material , Tool wear , Errors in

setting
Your Answer Large varaitions in hardness of material , Tool wear , Errors in
setting
Multiple Choice Single Answer

Question What is the reason of excessive friction between parts?
Correct Answer Improper or lack of lubrication
Your Answer Improper or lack of lubrication

Question Which kind of labour force is required in case of Jobbing
Production?
Correct Answer Highly Skilled
Your Answer Highly Skilled

Question What is the location of lower control limit in the X bar-R control
chart?
Correct Answer 3 standard deviations below central line
Your Answer 3 standard deviations below central line

Question Which photographic technique is used to record path of motions
of the members of the body during method study?
Correct Answer Cyclograph
Your Answer Cyclograph
Select The Blank

Question The term ________ emplies the foregone profit due to inability of
company to produce.
Correct Answer Opportunity cost
Your Answer Opportunity cost
True/False
Question Process Sheets for parts in batch production are not maintained
as standard process sheet
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

Question In case of an OC curve, the risk of rejecting a good quality lot
may vary between ________.
Correct Answer 0.01 to 10%
Your Answer 0.01 to 10%
True/False
Question Objective of Work Study is to improve Productivity
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which of the following are activities of corrective maintenance?
Correct Answer Overhauling , Emergency repairs , Modifications and

improvements
Your Answer Modifications and improvements , Overhauling , Emergency
repairs
True/False
Question Inspection Order can be a verbal order
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which kind of defect can be called as minor defect?
Correct Answer Which does not reduce the usability of the product for its
intended use
Your Answer Which does not reduce the usability of the product for its
intended use
Select The Blank

Question Capacity decisions have a direct influence on performance of
production system in respect of ________
Correct Answer Delivery performance
Your Answer Delivery performance

Question Which of the following is not the characteristic of Project
Production?
Correct Answer Continuous flow of material , Highly mechanised material
handling , Virtually zero manufacturing cycle time
Your Answer Continuous flow of material , Highly mechanised material
Select The Blank

Question The easiest way to bring the delayed job within the promised
delivery time by using extra shift or weekly holiday is ________.
Correct Answer Overtime working
Your Answer Overtime working

Question Which of the following policies is advisable in case of low
product variety and large volumes?
Correct Answer Low Skilled Labour & Special Purpose Machines
Your Answer Low Skilled Labour & Special Purpose Machines

Question Major contributors in the development of Control Charts,
Sampling plan are
Correct Answer F H Dodge , H G Roming , Walter Schewhart
Your Answer F H Dodge , H G Roming , Walter Schewhart

Question Scale model used for layout analysis have following advantages
Correct Answer Nontechnical person finds it easy to comprehend , Ovehead

facilities can be shown , Models can be shifted easily
Your Answer Nontechnical person finds it easy to comprehend , Ovehead
True/False
Question A network can have more than one starting event but completion
event must be only one.
Your Answer False
True/False
Question Since value of p can never be positive, hence" if LCLp works out
to be positive, it is taken as zero."
Your Answer False

Question Fixed position layout is adopted when
Correct Answer product is very heavy involving assembly of large number of

parts
Your Answer product is very heavy involving assembly of large number of
parts
Select The Blank

Question OC curve of ideal sampling plan suggests that all lots less than
3% defectives have the probability of acceptance of ________.
Correct Answer One
Your Answer One

Question What is the reason of fluctuations, if the control chart evaluates
that the process is in a state of statistical control?
Correct Answer Random variability
Your Answer Random variability
True/False
Question Operation process charts though indicates the sequence of
events but do not show movements.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which kind of gauge consists of electrical contacts operating a
series of colloured signal lamps which indicate whether the
dimension is correct, oversize or undersize?
Correct Answer Multiple gauging
Your Answer Multiple gauging

Question Which of the following are the objectives of a good maintenance
system?
Correct Answer Minimisation of wear and tear of machines , Ensuring maximum
plant availability , Elimination of unsafe conditions
Your Answer Elimination of unsafe conditions , Minimisation of wear and tear
of machines , Ensuring maximum plant availability
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the defect level for which lots are regarded as
bad lots.
Correct Answer Lot Tolerance Percentage Defective
Your Answer Lot Tolerance Percentage Defective

Question What are the advantages of templates over diagrams?
Correct Answer Can be conveniently moved on the graph paper , Less laborious
, Saves time
Your Answer Can be conveniently moved on the graph paper , Less laborious
, Saves time

Question Inadequate production capacity ultimately leads to
Correct Answer Poor Customer Service
Your Answer Poor Customer Service

Question Inherent Safety' is one of the principle of good layout. In context
of layout, this can be achieved by the following
Correct Answer Clear gangway, location of material and material handling
system
Your Answer Clear gangway, location of material and material handling
system

Question What do you understand by the inspection conducted on all
nonreworkable jobs prior to their movement to the scrap yard?
Correct Answer Salvage inspection
Your Answer Salvage inspection

Question Which are major benefits of identifying the critical path?
Correct Answer It helps to identify the set of activities and events which are
critical and as such must be carefully controlled and monitored ,
It identifies activities to be given preference in allocation of
resources. , It helps to exercise "control by exception".
Your Answer It helps to identify the set of activities and events which are
critical and as such must be carefully controlled and monitored ,
It identifies activities to be given preference in allocation of
resources. , It helps to exercise "control by exception".
Select The Blank

Question An ________ history card is the record of all repairs,
replacements and engineering changes carried out in the
equipment during it's period of service.
Correct Answer Equipment history card
Your Answer Equipment history card

Question In an organization there may not be a formal PPC department if
Correct Answer Work is highly repetitive in nature , Planning activities are

performed by the line staff , Number of workmen is not very large
Your Answer Work is highly repetitive in nature , Planning activities are
Select The Blank

Question The ________ are the definitions of the measurable as well as
nonmeasurable characteristics of the product.
Correct Answer Specifications
Your Answer Specifications

True/False
Question Lubrication survey should never be done for a new machine.
Your Answer False

Question Which are three different bases to establish an activity time?
Correct Answer Past experience , Judgement , Historical data
Your Answer Past experience , Judgement , Historical data
Match The Following

Question Correct Answer Your Answer
Information received Taking dictation Taking dictation
Change in physical Punching Punching

characteristic
Addition Assembly Assembly
Consumption of physical Lifting Lifting

effort

Question Components of Production Management include
Correct Answer Capacity Planning , Job Design , Production Planning
Your Answer Capacity Planning , Job Design , Production Planning
Match The Following

Community Facilities Educational facility Educational facility
Proximity to market Fragile product Fragile product
Industrial and labour Productivity of labour Productivity of labour

attitude
Legislation and taxation Licenses Licenses

Question How many of the following are types of specification?
Correct Answer Material specifications , Dimensional specifications ,

Performance specifications
Your Answer Material specifications , Dimensional specifications ,
Performance specifications
True/False
Question In case of forward pass computation, the earliest event time of a
plain event equals the earliest event time of the preceding event
plus duration of activity emanating from the preceding event.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question What are the advantages of three dimensional models?
Correct Answer Even non-technical person can use it , Overhead facilities can be
shown , Can be shifted easily and quickly
Your Answer Even non-technical person can use it , Overhead facilities can be
shown , Can be shifted easily and quickly
True/False
Question Quality control determines what, when, and how much to inspect
while inspection actually conducts examination of goods.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Following are some of the Principles of Management advocated
by F W Taylor
Correct Answer Selection of best worker for each particular task , Division of
work between worker and management , Training and
development of the workmen
Your Answer Selection of best worker for each particular task , Division of
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True/False
Question It pays in the long run to inform the customer regarding
expected delays in the deliveries.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Correct Answer product is very heavy involving assembly of large
number of parts
parts
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the defect level for which lots are regarded
as bad lots.

Question Which are the advantages of suburban location?
Correct Answer Avaialability of adequate land at lower cost , Both
skilled and unskilled labour can be available , Plant expansion is easier due to
less or no restriction for building and construction
Your Answer Avaialability of adequate land at lower cost , Both skilled and
unskilled labour can be available , Plant expansion is easier due to less or no
restriction for building and construction
Select The Blank

Question One detachable ticket is prepared for each ________.
Correct Answer Operation
Your Answer Worker
Select The Blank

Question A good maintenance system is not a luxary but a ________.
Correct Answer Necessity
Your Answer Necessity

Question Following are some of the factors which influence process
planning
Correct Answer Order Quantity , Process capability of machine ,
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Delivery Dates
Your Answer Order Quantity , Delivery Dates , Plant layout
True/False
Question Availability of training schools, colleges and management
institutes reduces the company's internal training needs.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Question Which of the following are examples of pure materials?
Correct Answer Bakeries , Ice factories , Woolen
Your Answer Bakeries , Ice factories , Lime stone
Match The Following

Emerson Efficiency Plan Wage Payment Wage Payment
Craft Facilities Planning Production Scheduling
Work Sampling Machine utilization Sampling Inspection
Gantt Chart Production Scheduling Charting technique
Match The Following

Fixation of inventory level Reorder level Stock on hand
Symptom of ill planned purchasing Over ordering Over ordering
Factor influencing material planning Lead time Lead time
Net requirement of material under MRP Stock on hand Price of material

Question Which of the following are steps to identify the critical path in
a small network?
Correct Answer Compare the durations of all paths to identify the
longest path. , Sum up the durations of activities along each path. , Enumerate
all paths in the network and list down activities on each path.
Your Answer Compare the durations of all paths to identify the longest
path. , Sum up the durations of activities along each path. , Enumerate all
paths in the network and list down activities on each path.
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Select The Blank

Question In case of an OC curve, the risk of rejecting a good quality
lot may vary between ________.
True/False
Question Tool breakage has got nearly zero chances in case of eventual
breakdown.
Your Answer False

Question Which are the three types of float?
Correct Answer Total float , Independent float , Free float
Your Answer Total float , Dependent float , Free float

Question Which of the following are major inputs to scheduling?
Correct Answer Overlapping of operations , Effective Capacity per work
centre , Performance standards
Your Answer Effective Capacity per work centre , Ratio of skilled to
unskilled labour , Performance standards

Question Any premise in which persons are employed for purpose of
making any product/s is called
Correct Answer Factory
Your Answer Factory
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the maximum percentage defective that for
the purpose of sampling inspection can be considered satisfactory as a process
average.
Correct Answer Acceptable quality level
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the maintenance work initiated on a result
of knowledge of the condition of an item from routine or continuous checking.
Correct Answer Condition monitoring
Your Answer Overhauling
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Select The Blank
Correct Answer One
Your Answer One

Question How to calculate activity cost slope?
Correct Answer Activity cost slope = ( Crash cost - Normal cost ) / (
Normal time - Crash time )
Your Answer Activity cost slope = ( Normal cost - Crash cost ) / ( Normal
time - Crash time )

Question Which of the following are minimum requirement for a good
quality of design?
Correct Answer Resonable cost , Resonable procurement time ,
Resonable manufacturing time
Your Answer Resonable cost , Resonable procurement time , Resonable
manufacturing time
True/False
Question In case of control chart, large smaples such as n=15 or 20
are used if the process standard deviation is small.
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Question Production control work is ________ in case of floor
inspection as compared with the centralised inspection.
Correct Answer easier
Your Answer labourious

Question Production Planning includes
Correct Answer Predetermination of manufacturing requirements
Your Answer Predetermination of manufacturing requirements

Question How does the control chart of statistical quality control helps
the operating personnel?
Correct Answer Identify the presence of an assignable cause before it
develops
Your Answer Reduces chances of rejections
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Question What can be the worst effect due to excessive vibration?
Correct Answer Breakdown
Your Answer Reduced salvage value of machine

Question What do you understand by the metallergical aspects of
product which forms the vital part of engineering function?
Correct Answer Material specifications
Your Answer Performance specifications

Question Which of the following is a cause of plant breakdown?
Correct Answer Overloading of machines
Your Answer Overloading of machines

Question Which of the following possibilities can be explored by using
flow process chart?
Correct Answer Eliminating the operations or combining the
operations with another , Reducing the distance traveled by the workmen or
materials , Avoiding the waiting time and thereby reduce production losses
Your Answer Reducing the distance traveled by the workmen or materials ,
Reducing rejections drastically , Avoiding the waiting time and thereby reduce
production losses

Question Material Planning is an integral part of
Correct Answer Production Planning
Your Answer Process Planning
True/False
Question Dust gets mixed with lubricants, forms an abrasive substance
and causes pre-mature failure of machinery.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which of the following activities are used while recording for
method study?
Correct Answer Delay , Operation , Inspection
Your Answer Operation , Inspection , Production
True/False
Question In case of centralised inspection, inspection rooms generally
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become bottleneck and cause delay in taking action regarding rejection or
rework.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Question The ________ advocates maintenance procedures whereby the
condition of the plant is constantly watched through systematic inspection to
unearth unhealthy conditions and preventive
Correct Answer Preventive Maintenance
Your Answer Preventive Maintenance
True/False
Question The problems of congestion, bottlenecks and backtracking can
not be visualized by using templates and models.
Your Answer False

Question Which varaible is taken along the abscissa or X axis?
Correct Answer Time
Your Answer Quality
True/False
Question Delay in completion of projects result in unwelcome additions
to the fixed manufacturing expenses.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Question The term ________ emplies the foregone profit due to
inability of company to produce.
Your Answer Idle wages

Question Taxes / duties levied is one of the important determinant for
location decision as taxes/duties substantially influence
Correct Answer Product cost
Your Answer Order procurement

Question What are the uses of failure statistics analysis?
Correct Answer To forecast the defect , To identify causes of major
repetative failures , To quantify the frequency of preventive inspection
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Your Answer To forecast the defect , To identify causes of major repetative
failures , To quantify the frequency of preventive inspection
True/False
Question Shop order is one of the subsidiary order
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which of the following is the most popular technique for
Project Production?
Correct Answer PERT & CPM
Your Answer PERT & CPM
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the probability that a good lot will be
rejected by the sampling plan.
Correct Answer Producer's risk
True/False
Question The component produced on completely automatic machines
may be subjected to sampling inspection while parts produced on
semi-automatic and completely manual operated machines require cent percent
inspection.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Question In an organization there may not be a formal PPC department
if
Correct Answer Work is highly repetitive in nature , Planning
activities are performed by the line staff , Number of workmen is not very
large

Question Which of the following factors play important role while
selecting or rejecting a particular site from legislation and taxation point of
view?
Correct Answer Labour laws , Building codes , Policies regarding issue
of licences
Your Answer Labour laws , Policies regarding issue of licences , Productivity
of labour
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True/False
Question Cent percent inspection is required on WIP prior to the key,
critical or costly operation.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which of the following aspects are essential to ensure quality
of purchased items?
Correct Answer Defining right quality for the job , Vendor
performance evaluation , Making sure that suppliers understand the
requirements
Your Answer Vendor performance evaluation , Making sure that suppliers
understand the requirements , Defining right quality for the job

Your Answer Factory

Question Which of the following technique is event oriented ?
Correct Answer Project Evaluation & Review Technique
Your Answer Project Evaluation & Review Technique
Select The Blank

Question Work study is also called ________ study
Correct Answer Time and Motion
Your Answer Time and Motion

Question Which of the following concepts must be understood for the
achievement of quality?
Correct Answer Quality of conformance , Purpose of product , Quality
of design
Your Answer Quality of conformance , Quality of design

Question Following are some of the factors considered for evaluation of
alternative layouts
Correct Answer Flow of Material , Equipment utilization , Ease of
supervision
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Your Answer Flow of Material , Equipment utilization , Ease of supervision
Match The Following

Toung Sweet Sweet
Eye Crack Crack
Nose Burnout Burnout
Ear Impact Impact

activity times?
Correct Answer Activity time should be obtained from the person
responsible for the completion of an activity , Activity time must be
independent of any influence which the preceding or succeeding activity may
have on it. , Activity time may assume that just the normal quantity of
resources required to carry out the activity are available.
Your Answer Activity time should be obtained from the person responsible
for the completion of an activity , Activity time must be independent of any
influence which the preceding or succeeding activity may have on it. , Activity
time may assume that just the normal quantity of resources required to carry
out the activity are available.

Question Which are the subtasks of the maintenance phase of the
method study?
Correct Answer Monitoring and control , Performance appraisal ,
Audit on savings
Your Answer Monitoring and control , Performance appraisal , Audit on
savings

Question Which of the following are characteristics of an operating
characteristics curve?
Correct Answer Producer risk , Consumer Risk , Acceptable Quality
Level
Your Answer Producer risk , Consumer Risk , Acceptable Quality Level
Select The Blank

Question The ________ breakdowns usually cost more, partly due to
damage done to the adjustment components and partly due to emergency
actions.
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Correct Answer Unexpected
Your Answer Partial

Question Why stores issue order should not be issued as soon as it is
prepared?
Correct Answer Material may or may not be available at the time of
preparation
Your Answer Inventory investment will increase

Question What is the nature of the sampling plan for critical defects?
Correct Answer Tight
Your Answer Tight
Select The Blank


Question Plant layout facilitates processing of products in most effective
manner through the following
Correct Answer Shortest possible distance , Shortest processing time ,
Minimum movement
Your Answer Shortest possible distance , Shortest processing time ,
Minimum movement
True/False
Question After goods have been manufactured, route sheets and
operation layouts should not be collected back.
Your Answer False

Question Process planning is the process of
Correct Answer establishing shortest and most economic path of
production
Your Answer establishing shortest and most economic path of production

Question The process of changing inputs into outputs thereby adding
some value to entity can be defined as
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Your Answer Operation
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is specified to indicate the maximum
permissible variability in the dimensions product or parts.
Correct Answer Tolerance
Your Answer Tolerance
Select The Blank

Question Goods after final inspection should accompany ________to
enable dispatch department to identify and draw correct reference.
Correct Answer Forwarding note
Your Answer Forwarding note
Select The Blank

Question The ________ includes preventive maintenance activities whose
needs are identified through inspection which requires stoppage of machines.
Correct Answer Shutdown Maintenance
Your Answer Shutdown Maintenance
True/False
Question A load chart specifies the work to be carried out by each
person of company during shift hours.
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

True/False
Question Under MRP system for common items order for procurement
is placed based on requirement for each product
Your Answer True

Question What do you understand by the extent the products
manufactured conforms to the laid down design?
Correct Answer Quality of conformance
Your Answer Quality of conformance
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Select The Blank
Question The ________ is necessary when the job requires detailed of
one or more of the job characteristics with the help of special equipment
which is not available at the producing company.
Correct Answer Inspection order
Your Answer Job card

Question Which of the following are the basic requirements of quality
standard?
Correct Answer Deifinite , Undesrstandable , Economically viable
Your Answer Deifinite , Undesrstandable , Economically viable
True/False
Question In case of forward pass computation, the earliest event time
of the first event is zero.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which kind of possible defectives can be reduced due to first
off inspection?
Correct Answer Due to mistakes in reading blue prints , Due to
errors in tooling , Due to wrong machine set up
Your Answer Due to mistakes in reading blue prints , Due to errors in
tooling , Due to wrong machine set up , Due to purposely done mistakes by
unsatisfied worker
True/False
Question A sampling plan which perfectly discriminates will have
vertical OC curve.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which of the following is a part of preparing manufacturing
order set as a primary function of dispatching?
Correct Answer Operational layouts , Move orders , Pre-filled stores
issue orders
Your Answer Operational layouts , Rejection reports , Move orders ,
Pre-filled stores issue orders
Select The Blank

replacements and engineering changes carried out in the equipment during it's
period of service.
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True/False
Question Specifications is the basic tool of inspection.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Match The Following

Forcasting requirement for indirect material Past consumption analysis

technique Economic order quantity
Inventory control by classification ABC Analysis ABC Analysis
Structure of the product BOM BOM
Material Planning for dependent demand MRP MRP

Question The document raised by PPC which authorises different
functions to take action as per instruction is called
Correct Answer Work Order
Your Answer Job Instructions

Question Who prepares the daily production report?
Correct Answer Shop Supervisor
Your Answer Shop Supervisor
True/False
Question A lot declared rejected in sampling inspection should not be
inspected 100% in any case.
Your Answer True

Question How is the probability of acceptance in case of Acceptable
Quality Level (AQL )?
Correct Answer Very high
Your Answer Average
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Question Which are the different methods of recording actual progress
of work?
Correct Answer Display boards , Progress cards , Network updating
Your Answer Display boards , Progress cards , Network updating
True/False
Question The dispatching function is of very importance in flow and
mass production units.
Your Answer True
True/False
Question Proper care and storage is not an essential part of a well
planned lubrication system.
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

Question The ________ pertain to the climatic conditions which the
component , product or material should withstand.
Correct Answer Environmental specifications
Your Answer Environmental specifications

Project Production?
Select The Blank

Question Production Planning is a centralised activity which includes
functions such as ________
Correct Answer Scheduling
Your Answer Scheduling

Question Which rule is used for numbering of events?
Correct Answer Fulkerson's Rule
Your Answer Fulkerson's Rule
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ASSIGNMENT
Q.1) What is “Operations Management”? What are the objectives of Operations

Management? Enlist key elements of Operations Management.
Answer.1)
An operation may be defined “as the process of changing inputs into outputs
thereby adding value to some entity”.Right quality, right quantity, right time
and right price are the four basic requirements of the customers and as
such they determine the extent of customer satisfaction. And if these can be
provided at a minimum cost, then the value of goods produced or services
rendered increases. Thus the objectives of production management are “to
produce goods and services of the right quality, in the right quantities,
according to the time schedule and a minimum cost”.
Objectives of production management may be amplified as under:
• Producing the right kind of goods and services that satisfy customers’
needs (effectiveness objective).
• Maximizing output of goods and services with minimum resource inputs

(efficiency objective).
• Ensuring that goods and services produced conform to pre-set quality

specifications (quality objective).
• Minimizing throughput-time- the time that elapses in the conversion

process- by reducing delays, waiting time and idle time (lead time objective).
• Maximizing utilization of manpower, machines, etc. (Capacity utilization

objective).
• Minimizing cost of producing goods or rendering a service (Cost

objective).
Key elements of Operations Management
1. Product selection and design
The right kind of products and good designs of the products are crucial for
the success of an organizing. A wrong selection of the product and/or poor
design of the products can render the company’s operation ineffective and
non-competitive. Products/services, therefore, must be chosen after detailed
evaluation of the product/services alternatives in conformity with the
organization’s objectives. Techniques like value engineering may be employed in
creating alternate designs, which are free from unnecessary features and meet
the intended functions at the lowest cost.
2. Process selection and planning
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Selection of the optimal “conversion system” is as important as choice of

products/services and their design. Process selection decisions include
decisions concerning choice of technology, Equipment, machines, material
handling systems, mechanization and automation. Process planning involves
detailing of processes if resource conversion required and their sequence.
3 Facilities (Plant) location
Plant location decisions are strategic decisions and once plant is set up at a
location, it is comparatively immobile and can be shifted later only at a
considerable cost and interruption of production. Although problem of location
choice does not fall within preview the production function and it occurs
infrequently, yet it is of crucial importance because of its major effect on the
performance of every department including production. Therefore, it is
important to choose the right location, which will minimize total “delivered
customer” cost (Production and distribution cost). Locational decisions involve
evaluation of locational alternatives against multiplicity of relevant factors
considering their relative importance to the organization and selecting those,
which are operationally advantageous to the organization.
4. Facilities (Plant) layout and materials handling
Plant layout is concerned with relative location of one department (Work

centre) with another in order to facilitate material flow and processing of a
product in the most efficient manner through the shortest possible time. A
good layout reduces material handling cost, eliminates delays and congestion,
improves co-ordination, provide good housekeeping etc. while a poor layout
results in congestion, waste, frustration, inefficiency and loss of profit.
5. Capacity Planning
Capacity planning concerns determination and acquisition of productive

resource to ensure that their availability matches the demand. Capacity
decisions have a direct
Influence on performance of production system in respect of both resource
productivity and customer service (i.e. delivery performance). Excess capacity
results in low resource productivity while inadequate capacity leads to poor
customer service. Capacity planning decisions can be short-term decisions.
Long-term capacity planning decisions concern expansion/contraction of major
facilities required in the conversion process, economics of multiple shift
operation, development of vendors for major components etc. Short term
capacity planning decisions concern issues like overtime working,
sub-contracting, shift adjustments etc. Break even analysis is a valuable tool
for capacity planning.
6. Production Planning and Control (PPC)
Production planning is the system for specifying the production procedure to

obtain the desired output in a given time at optimum cost in conformance with
specified standard of quality, and control is essential to ensure that
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manufacturing takes place in the manner stated in the plan.
7. Inventory control
Inventory control deals with determination of optimal inventory levels of raw

materials, components, parts, tools; finished goods, spares and supplies to
ensure their availability with minimum capital lock up. Material requirement
planning (MRP) and just-in-Time (JIT) are the latest techniques that can help
the firm to reduce inventory.
8. Quality assurance and control
Quality is an important aspect of production system and it must ensure that

services and products produced by the company conform to the declared
quality standards at the minimum cost A total quality assurance system
includes such aspects as setting standards of quality, inspection of purchased
and sub-contracted parts, control of quality during manufacture and inspection
of finished product including performance testing etc.
9. Work study and job design
Work-study, also called time and motion study, is concerned with improvement
of productivity in the existing jobs and the maximization of productivity in the
design of new jobs. Two principal component of work-study are:
(i) Method study

(ii) Work measurement
Method study has been defined (BS 3138) as the systematic recording and
critical examination of the existing and proposed ways of doing work, as a
means of developing and applying easier and more effective methods and
reducing costs. Method study when applied to production methods yields one or
more of the following benefits:
• Improved work environment

• Improved facility layout
• Better utilization of facilities
• Greater safety
• Lesser materials handling
• Smooth production flow
• Lower work-in-process
• Higher earnings for the workmen
10. Maintenance and replacement
Maintenance and replacement involve selection of optimal maintenance

Preventive and/or breakdown) policy to ensure higher equipment availability at
minimum maintenance and repair cost. Preventive maintenance, which includes
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preventive inspection, planned lubrication, periodic cleaning and upkeep, planned
replacement of parts, condition monitoring of the equipment and machines, etc.
is most appropriate for critical machines.
11. Cost reduction and cost control
Effective production management must ensure minimum cost of production and

in this context cost reduction and cost control acquires significant importance.
There are large number of tools and techniques available that can help to
make a heavy dent on the production cost.
Q.2) What is batch Production? What are its key characteristics? Compare these
characteristics with those of project production.
Answer.2)
Batch production is characterized by the manufacture of a limited

number of a product (but many such quantities of different products)
produced at periodic intervals and stocked in warehouses as finished goods
(or finished parts) awaiting sales (or withdrawal for assembly). Typical
examples of batch production are: process industries such as pharmaceuticals,
paints, chemicals; medium and heavy engineering industry engaged in the
manufacture of electric motors, switch gears, heavy motor vehicles, internal
combustion engines; manufacture of ready made garments; manufacture of
assembly shops such as machine tools; sub contractors which take on machining
of batches of components to the drawings of a large manufacture etc.
Characteristics of batch production
(a) Short runs:
Short production runs and frequent changes of set also characterize

batch production up. The equipment and the assembly set up is used for a
limited
number of parts or assemblies and is then changed to make a different
product. The production is generally made to stock.
(b) Skilled labour in specific trades:

The labour force is expected to posses skill in one specific
manufacturing process, Turning, milling, drilling, welding, grinding, hobbing,
fitting etc.
The operator may perform simpler machine set-ups but the separate machine
tool setter performs those involving complex operations.
(c) Supervision to possess knowledge of a specific process

The supervision has considerable knowledge of a specific process.
Supervisor in the grinding section for example, may not expert in turning and
drilling work but s expected to possess a find of knowledge of different types of
grinding operations.
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Similarly a supervisor in the gear shop is expected to have sound knowledge in

working of different types of gear cutting machines.
(d) Limited span of control:

The amount of supervision required in batch production is lower than
that of jobbing production. The ration of direct workmen to supervisors is
more or less a function of batch size. The smaller the batches, the lower are
the ratio of direct workers to supervisors, and vice versa. This is because
smaller lots require each supervisor to spend a great deal of his time in
allocating new work, giving instructions, follow up on the shop floor for proper
movement of materials from and to the machines, identifying delays and
interruptions, and arranging, in consultation with planning, work load in his
section to keep his men busy.
(e) General purpose machines and process type of layout

Plant and equipment is procured and arranged to
obtain maximum flexibility. General purpose machines and handling equipment
capable of performing variety of operations with minimum set –up times are
installed in lieu of variety of products. The machines are arranged to give
process layout-layout by function. Similar machines capable of doing similar
types of operations are grouped together and kept at one place. Presses for
example, are put together and kept at one place milling machines are placed
together at another place, drilling machines are kept at the third place, gear
cutting machines are located at the fourth place and so on. Each Group of
machines is usually designated as a work centre or a section or a shop.
(f) Manual materials handling:

Materials handling in batch production as compared to jobbing production are
small. Individual components and parts are placed in trolleys and trays and
are transported as unit loads. Materials handling may be mechanized by
deploying power driven trucks.
(g) Manufacturing cycle time affected due to queues:

The manufacture cycle time is comparatively smaller than jobbing production
but is much more than mass and flow production. The batches of work tend
to queue up at different machines due to differing cycles times, batch sizes and
sequence of operations.
(h) Large work-in-progress:

Work in progress is comparatively large due to varying work content of
different components, imbalance in manufacturing times, formation of queues
between the machines.
(i) Flexibility of production schedules:

Disruptions due to machine breakdown or absenteeism do not seriously affect
production as job can be shifted to another machine or another operator from
another machine can be shifted.
(j) Need to have production planning and control:

Functions of production planning and control in a batch production unit are
more complex than those in jobbing production or mass and flow production:
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• Materials control and tools control functions are important. Some

kind of replenishment system needs to be used to ensure routine
replenishment
• Detailed operational layout and route sheets are prepared for each
part of the product.
• Loading and scheduling needs to be more detailed and more

sophisticated since every machine requires to be individually scheduled.
• Progressing function is very important to collect information on

progress of work. A separate progress card needs to be maintained to record
progress of each component.
• Expediting is generally necessary since quite often jobs, due to

imbalances in work content, tend to lag behind
Q.3) (a) Why are locational decisions important? What factors should be taken
into account while deciding location of a unit to manufacture washing
machines?
Answer.3a)
Locational decisions generally arise when:
• A new manufacturing (or servicing) unit is to be set up.

• Existing plant operations are difficult to expand due to poor selection
of site earlier.
• The growth of the business makes it advisable to establish additional
facilities in new territories.
• There is emergence of new social (chronic labour problems) political
(political instability or economic conditions that suggest a change in the
location of the existing plant.
• The product development has over weighted the advantages of the
existing plant.
• The changes in the industrial Policy of the Government, favoring
decentralizing and dispersal of industries to achieve overall development of the
country, do not permit expansion of the existing plant
FACTORS GOVERNING PLANT LOCATION
Plant location studies are conducted in three phases:
(i) General territory selection

(ii) Community selection, and
(iii) Site selection
1. Proximity to market:
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Every company is in business to market and it can survive only if their

product reaches the consumers on time and at the competitive price. The
ratio of selling costs to sales generally increases with distance. Therefore, in
the choice of location o the plant, the factor of “proximity to the market” is
given the highest priority. Locating a plant nearer to the market is preferred
if:
• The product is fragile.

• The product is susceptible to spoilage.
• The promptness of service is required.
• The product is relatively inexpensive and transportation costs add
significantly to the cost.
Bread, soap factories, etc. require the market to be nearby. If factory cannot
be started in Bombay, it may be started in Thane, Kalyan or Poona. If the
product is exported, location near ports is desirable. This is particularly
important for producers who sell bulky commodities, which incur high
transportation costs
Nearness to market not only lowers transportation costs but also gives many
other benefits namely:
• A good many administrative problems, which cause perpetual headaches

and add to costs, are avoided.
• Liaison with dealers or whole sellers can be maintained economically
and easily
• Other costs such as commission to middlemen, which at times run as
high as 20 to 50 percent can be reduced significantly.
• Customer’s accounts do not remain outstanding for settlement. This
recovery is easy and less time saving which itself reduces selling costs.
2. Proximity to source of raw materials:
Since raw materials usually constitute 50 to 60 percent of the total product

cost, it is important that the firm gets its requirements of raw materials at
the right time and at the reasonable price for which the plant must be located
in the neighborhood of some source which can meet the raw materials
requirement of the unit “Proximity to supply of raw materials” factor assumes
still greater importance if raw materials are of perishable nature or if they
are expensive to transport, or if their weight is substantially reduced by
processing.
Proximity to sources of raw materials is equally important for small units.

This is because usually small units are not considered important customers.
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They get least priority and in the event of scarcity are the one to be struck
off first from the list. The availability of materials to small units to a large
extent thus depends on their follow up and personal visits to the supplier’s
plant which is possible only if the buyer’s plant is close by.
3. Infrastructural facilities:
Infrastructural facilities consider availability of utilities like power water,

disposal of waste etc. These form the life-blood of many types of industries
without which there facilities may come to a stand still. Underestimating the
need of any one of the utilities can be extremely costly and inconvenient.
Certain industries, for example, aluminium, steel, etc are power intensive and
must be located close to the sites of power generation failing which the
shortage of, or increase in cost of generating power may spell problems for
their survival.
Similarly, chemical process industries like paper and pulp, cement, steel, sugar
laundries, metal plating, food preparation etc. requires perennial source of
water. Mineral content of water may also be an important factor. Treatment
of water is an expense to be considered while comparing economics of different
locations.
Drainage facilities are important for process industries otherwise disposal of

process waster can create lot of difficulties.
4. Transport facilities:
Transportation cost to the value added is a key determinant of the plant

location. The structure of the transportation cost depends on (i)
Characteristics of the commodity (ii) average distance of shipment (iii) medium
of shipment: rail, road, and air sea.
The need for transport arises because raw materials and fuel are to be moved
to factory site and finished goods are to be transported from factory to
markets. Other things being equal since transport cost has a major effect on
product cost, the regions well served by transport facilities are most suitable
for industrial locations.
5. Labour and wages:
Plant location should be such that required labour is easily available in the
neighbourhood. Importing labour from outside is usually costly and it causes
lot of administrative problems. Availability of required labour locally is better
since problem of arranging accommodation and other related problems do not
arise. Since normally workers with specific skills are required, some sort of
training facility should also be available in the neighborhood. Skilled employees
are easily available if ITI’s, or Engineering colleges are there in the
neighbourhood.
6. Legislation and taxation:
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The policies of the state Government and Local Bodies relating to issue of
licenses, building codes, labour laws, etc. are the factors in selecting/rejecting
a particular community/site.
In order to disperse industries and ensure balanced economic growth, both

Central and State government offer a package of incentives for setting up
industries in particular locations. Exemption from excise duty, sales tax and
octroi, soft loans from financial institutions, subsidy in electricity charges, etc.
are some of the incentives offered.
Since taxes and duties levied by the State Government and Local bodies
substantially influence product cost, the incidence of such taxes/levies must be
taken into account while selecting a community/site.
7. Climatic conditions:
Climatic factors may not have a major influence these days because of modern
air conditioning facilities available today. However, it may be important factor
for certain industries like textile mills, which require high humidity.
8. Industrial and labour attitudes:
Community attitudes towards supporting hostile trade union activities are an

important factor. Locating facilities in a certain region/community may not be
desirable as frequent labour problems and interruptions are harmful to the
plant in the long run. Political situation in the state and attitude of the
government towards labour activities also influences selection of the site for
the plant.
9. Safety requirement:
Safety factor may be important for certain industries such as:
- Nuclear power plants

- Explosive factories
Location of such industries close to border areas is undesirable.
10. Community facilities (or social infrastructure):
Community facilities imply accommodation, educational, entertainment and

transport facilities.
Accommodation is needed unless the employees are local residents.

Accommodation should be easily available, comparatively cheap and near some
public transport stop.
The locational area should be fully developed, be accessible by road and should
have a convenient and efficient public transport system operating between the
area and the township to enable employees, officials, customers and suppliers to
make easy trips for their work
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11. Community attitudes:
Community attitudes towards work (i.e. whether the people in the location are
hard working or otherwise) as well as their attitudes towards the incoming
entrepreneurs (helpful and cooperative or otherwise) can make or mar an
industry. Locational decisions, therefore, must take such factors also into
account particularly while setting up labour intensive units.
12. Supporting industries and services:
Locational factors should also include proximity of services needed by the firm.
A firm desirous of getting some or all parts made from outside or some of
the operations done from outside must see that such sub-contractors are
located in the neighbourhood. Getting a job done from units located at far off
places will mean not only additional transportation cost but also time
consuming and costly. Also if units are too far off, the control on quality of
work done by them cannot be exercised.
13. Suitability of the land:
Site selection should also take into account topography and soil structure of
the land. The soil structure must be capable of bearing loads of foundations.
Though modern building techniques can overcome the limitations of the soil,
but if considerable improvement is required then selection of a low cost and
may ultimately turn out to be expensive.
14. Availability and cost of the land:
Site size (Plot size) must be large enough to accommodate the present
production facilities, parking and access facilities but also leave sufficient room
for future expansion. As a general rule, a site five times the actual plant size
is considered minimum for all these things including future expansion.
ECONOMY SURVEY OF THE SITE SELECTION:
An ideal location is one where the cost of obtaining materials and processing
them into finished product plus the cost of distributing the finished product to
customers is minimum.
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One of the most commonly used approaches consists of following steps:
Step 1: Prepare a list of all relevant factors.
Step 2: Estimate expenses on materials, transport, wages, power etc for each
location on each of the above factors.
Step 3: Collect data on intangible factors like community facilities, community

attitudes etc.
Step 4: Analyse the tangible data for each location and calculate rate of
return on investment.
Step 5: Select provisionally a locational based on financial data.
Step 6: Compare the intangible data for the different locations and select the
optimal location considering intangible data.
Q.3) (b) What are objectives of a good layout? Discuss any six principles of a
good layout?
Answer.3)(b)
OBJECTIVE OF A GOOD PLANT LAYOUT
Only through an efficient layout, the organization can attain the following
objectives:
(i) Economy in handling of materials, work-in-process and finished goods.
(ii) Minimization of product delays.
(iii) Lesser work-in-progress and minimum manufacturing cycle time.
(iv) Efficient utilization of available space.
(v) Easy supervision and better production control.
(vi) Greater flexibility for changes in product design and for future
expansion.
(vii) Better working conditions by eliminating causes of excessive noise,

objectionable odor smoke etc.
PRINCIPLES OF A GOOD LAYOUT
(i) Overall integration of factors:

A good layout is one that integrates men, materials, machines and supporting
activities and others in a way that the best compromise is obtained
No layout can satisfy each and every principle of a good layout. Some
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criterion may conflict with some other criterion and as a result no layout can
be ideal it has to integrate all factors into the best possible compromise.
(ii) Minimum movement:

A good layout is one that permits the minimum movement between the
operations.
The plant and machinery in case of product layout and departments in

case of process layout should be arranged as per sequence of operations of
most of the products.
? Since straight line is the shortest distance between any two points,
men and materials as far as possible should be made to move along the
straight path
A door may be made in a wall or a hole may be drilled in a ceiling if that

eliminates or reduces material handling in place of stairs or a distant door.
(iii) Uni-direction flow:

A good layout is one that makes the materials move only in the forward
direction, towards stage of completion, with any backtracking.
? Since straight line is the shortest distance between any two, points,
materials as far as possible should be made to move on the principle of
straight line flow. And when straight line flow is not possible, other flows like
U-shaped flow, circular flow or zig zag flow may be adopted, but the layout
may ensure that materials move in the forward direction (Fig 4.1)
? To ensure forward flow, equipment if necessary may be duplicated.
(iv) Effective use of available space:

A good layout is one that makes effective use of available space both horizontal
and vertical
• Backtracking and duplicated movements consume more time, involve

un-necessary materials handling, add to cost and lead to inefficiency.
• Raw materials, work-in-progress and finished goods should be piled

vertically one above another rather than being strewn on the floor.
• Pallets or equivalents should be made use of to pile up several layers

one above another
• Area below the work tables or in the cupboards built into the wall are
welcome since they reduce requirement of space
(v) Maximum visibility:

A good layout is one that makes men, machines and materials ready observable
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at all times.
• All departments should be smoothly integrated, convenient to service

and easy to supervise
• Every piece of positioning or screening or partitioning should be

scrutinized and carefully planned.
• Special cupboards, enclosures, offices, partitions etc. should be avoided

except when their utility is established beyond doubt.
(vi) Maximum accessibility:

A good layout is one that makes all servicing and maintenance point readily
accessible.
• Machines should be kept sufficiently apart and with reasonable

clearance from
The wall so that lubrication, adjustment and replacement of belts, removal of
parts at the time of repairs etc can be done conveniently by the maintenance
staff.
Area in front of electrical panels and fire extinguishers should be kept free
from obstructions.
Q.4) How does production planning differ from production control? What are
the key functions of production planning and control?
Answer.4)
Production planning versus production control.
Planning (Planning the work) Control (Working the Plan)

Planning involves collection and maintenance of data regarding time standards,
materials and their specifications, machines and their quantities, tools and
their process capabilities, drawings and operational layouts etc.
Planning is seeing that requirements tool, machines, men, instructions,

authorization and the like-will be available at the right time and in the right
quantities and are of proper quality.
Planning involves preparations of load charts and fitting various work orders
into uncommitted time available on the company’s facilities (men or machines).
Planning involves preparation of all necessary forms and paper work.
Planning involves designing suitable feed back as to what may happen.
Planning involves forwarding thinking regarding the remedial action to be taken

if the job falls behind schedule.
Planning therefore is a centralized
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Activity (in the office) and includes such functions as materials control, tools
control, process planning and scheduling. Control involves dissemination of data
preparation of reports regarding output, machine and labour efficiency,
percent defectives etc.
Control is seeing the requirements are actually made available at the right
place and in the right quantities.
Control involves actual seeing that the jobs are started and completed as per
schedule prepared by the scheduling cell of the PPC.
Control involves actual issue of forms and paper work.
Control involves keeping track of what is happening and collecting information

as to what has happened.
Control involves suggesting remedial action when the job is falling behind
schedule.
Control is thus a diffused activity (in the shops) and includes functions such as
dispatching, progressing and expediting.
FUNCTIONS OF PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL:
Production planning and control is normally assigned two sets of functions:

(I)Regular functions and
(ii) Optional functions.
(i) Regular functions are those, which are generally assigned to PPC in
most of the organizations through the importance of the function, may vary
from industry to industry.
(ii) Optional functions are those, which may be assigned to PPC depending
upon policy of the management of the firm.
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Common (or Regular Functions) Optional Functions
Order Preparation includes activities like making of work orders, converting

work orders to shop orders, preparing auxiliary orders and releasing such
orders to those concerned to authorize their activities
Materials control concerns preparations of materials estimates, indenting

non-stock materials, ascertaining availability of materials purchased to stock,
continual follow-up with purchase and stores for timely receipt of materials,
and advising stores to allocate required quantities or available materials
(alternatively on their receipt) against specific shop orders.
Process planning or Routing concerns fixation of method of manufacture:

operations and their sequence, machine tool for each operation, jigs and
fixtures, measuring instruments and gauges etc. to enable shops to produce
goods of the right quality at the lowest cost.
Tools control concerns preparations of estimates of cutting tools (Standards as

week As non-standards tools), gauges and measuring instruments, jigs and
fixtures etc indenting non-stick tooling: follow up with tool room for timely
manufacture of jigs and fixtures; periodical replenishment of
worn-out-non-consumable tooling (e.g. work arbors, collets, copying masters,
Allen keys, spanners, etc.
Scheduling concerns preparation of machine loads, fixation of calendar dates of

various operations to be performed on a job, coordination with sales to
confirm delivery dates of new items and periodical preparation of dispatch
schedules of regular items.
Dispatching concerns preparation and distribution of shop orders and

manufacturing instructions to the concerned department as their authority to
perform the work according to the predetermined schedule.
Progressing concerns collection of data from manufacturing shops, recording of

progress of work, and comparing progress against the plan.
Expediting concerns intensive progress chasing to identify delays and

interruptions which may hold up production, devising cures from time to time
to keep rate of production in line with the schedule, communicating possible
failure in delivery commitments to Sales Department.
Cost Estimation concerns preparations of

Preproduction cost estimates to be used by sales department for quotation
purposes (Alternatively this may be assigned to Costing Department Or
Industrial Engineering Department)
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Work measurement concern fixation of time to be allowed to a qualified

workman to carry out a specific task, under specified conditions and at the
defined level of performance. Work measurement employs scientific, well-known
techniques like time study, work sampling standard data, production study,
analytical estimating etc. (Alternatively, work measurement function may be
assigned to Industrial Engineering department.
Sub-Contract concerns offloading of certain work on outside vendors for
economic reasons or to augment the existing manufacturing facilities
(Sub-contract work alternatively) be handled by Materials/purchase Department)
Capacity planning concerns estimation of requirements of men and machines as

the basis of decision making to meet the firm’s increased volume of business
(Some companies prefer to assign this function to Engineering department.
Demand forecasting concerns making projection of company’s product market.

Though, long term forecasts are given by Sales Department but short term
forecasts required for materials planning, machine loading, sub contracting etc
may be prepared by PPC department
Q.12 (a) What is critical path? What does it signify? How is it identified?
Answer.2)(a)
Critical path analysis, an important aid to planning, scheduling and

coordinating the activities if large scale projects. Is a synthesis of two
independent techniques: Programme Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)
and Critical Path Method (CPM).
Though the two techniques were developed independently, they are only
superficially different. The two method have many features in common and
are now combined into a technique called Critical Path Analysis (CPA) or
Network Analysis.
There are three basic different between a PERT network and CPM network:
• PERT is event oriented while CPM is activity oriented (i.e. PERT

prepares network from events while CPM builds if from activities)
• PERT provides for an allowance for uncertainty while CPM does not (i.e.
PERT makes three time estimates for each activity while CPM makes one time
estimate)
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• Activity time in CPM technique are related to costs while it is not so
in PERT since it is event oriented
Significance of critical path
Critical path analysis offers several advantages. It
(i) Forces through pre-planning. Each and every activity compromising

the project is identified and recorded. Nothing is left to memory or chance
which prevents crises in scheduling
(ii) Increases coordination of tasks as technological relationship between
the activities suggests which activities can run simultaneously and which should
succeed others.
(iii) Helps computations of different project duration’s for different level of
resources and thereby select a plan that minimizes total project cost.
(iv) Indicates optimal start and finish times of each activity of the project.
(v) Defines areas of responsibility of different departmental heads for
timely execution of the project.
(vi) Facilitates progress reporting and limits unnecessary discussion at the
progress meetings.
(vii) Identifies troubles spot often in advance and apply remedial measures.
(viii) Enables the plan to be revised in accordance with changes/changing
circumstances.
(ix) Helps to exercise “control by exception” and prevents cost overruns.
A Project comprises a series of activities and the identification of the individual

activities requires knowledge and experience of the men responsible for the
planning of the project. Even the preliminaries-mere listing of the
activities-make the operating personnel:
• Think of details about the project well in advance.
• Observe critically the way in which the various activities interact or

compete for scarce resources
• Improve upon the original plans even before network is formally

drawn and analyzed.
A project, therefore, must be torn into a set of identifiable activities. There

are no set rules but general guidelines are as under:
• An activity should represent the smallest unit of the operation or set

of operations over which management desires control.
• An activity should represent an operation or set of operations, which

can be performed using a particular kind of equipment or a special
skill. For example in construction project, plumbing is considered as one
activity while wiring can be considered as another activity since the first
activity requires plumbers and the second activity needs electricians.
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Q.12) (b)
Activity Optimistic Most Likely Pessimistic

1-2 02 03 10
1-3 02 04 06
1-4 02 06 10
2-5 01 01 01
3-5 04 05 12
4-5 02 03 04
4-6 02 05 08
5-6 03 05 13
Answer:
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(a) Expected time of an activity can be obtained from the three time estimates
using the formula:
te = a + 4m +b
6
where a = Optimistic time

m = most likely time
b = pessimistic time
For activity (1-2)
a = 2
m = 3
b = 10
te = 2 + 4 x 3 + 10
6
te = 24 = 4
6
Expected times of all activities of the network, calculated on above lines, are
tabulated below.
Activity Three time estimates Expected time

1-2 02-03-10 4
1-3 02-04-06 4
1-4 02-06-10 6
2-5 01-01-01 1
3-5 04-05-12 6
4-5 02-03-04 3
4-6 02-05-08 5
5-6 03-05-13 6
6 3
6
4 6
4 1
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Critical path is 1-3,3-5,5-6 and the duration for the project is 16 weeks
(4+6+6)
Variance is
Vi = (b –a) X (b – a)
6 6
V1-3 = 4
9
V3-5 = 16
9
V5-6 = 25
9
V = V1-3 + V3-5 + V5-6
V = 5
Standard deviation Z = T - Tcp

?
= 19 -16
?5
= 3
2.236
= 1.34
The approximate probability value when Z = 1.34 is 0.9099
?The probability of completion of critical path by the schedule time of 19 weeks

= 91%
Q.5) What is preventive maintenance? Why it is better than Breakdown

Maintenance? What are the key activities of Preventive Maintenance?
Answer.5)
Preventive maintenance anticipates failures and adopts necessary actions to

check failures before they occur. It includes activities like inspection,
lubrication cleaning and unkeeps, minor adjustments and replacements found
necessary at the time of inspection etc. Preventive maintenance can be either:
running maintenance or “shut down maintenance”. Running maintenance
includes maintenance activities (e.g. minor adjustments In machines
revealed through inspections, lubrication, cleaning and unkeep etc.) Which are
carried out when the machine is still running. Shutdown maintenance includes
preventive maintenance activities such as minor component replacement whose
needs are identified through inspections, which require stoppage of Machines.
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Preventive inspection is one of the key activities of preventive maintenance
which is usually performed by making use of human senses – watch) eye),
listen (ear), Touch (hand, leg, body) smell (nose) and taste (tongue) – but the
trend is Changing towards use of condition monitoring instruments. Such
maintenance. Practice is known as predictive maintenance or condition based
maintenance.
Q.10) (a) What are X-R Charts? How are they made and used in controlling a
process?
Answer.10)
X-R chart is a pair of chart consisting of a average (called X chart) and a

range
Chart (called R chart) placed one below another on a piece of graph paper.
The X chart is used to control the mean value of the characteristic an
R-chart is used to restrict the range of variations in the values. X-R charts
are drawn when the characteristics are measurable. Each chart consists of
three values: a central line, upper control limit and lower control limit. The
central line represents the arithmetic average of the sample means which
equals the mean of the population, u. The upper and lower control limits are
located at three standard deviation on either side of the central line.
Samples of fixed size are drawn at regular intervals and measurements are
taken. The samples wise values of the mean and range are plotted
in their respective X and R charts.
The spread of sample points in the charts is studied to decide the remedial
action (if any) to be taken. The X chart analyses whether or not the mean of
the quality Characteristics is within control while R-chart analyses whether or
not the variability is within control.
STEPS TO PREPARE X-R CHART
A pre-requisite to the preparation of the chart is the decision on the following

aspects:
• Quality Characteristics refer to the property of the product, which is

to be assessed. The quality characteristics must be capable of being measured.
In case of more than quality characteristics, separate chart is made for each
quality characteristic.
• Sample size refers to number of pieces comprising each sample.
Sample size is an important decision. It is a common practice to use sample
of n = 4 or 5 to have low appraisal cost. Large samples such as n = 15 or
20 are used if the process standard deviation is large.
• Sample Population refers to the number of samples to be collected to
construct a control chart. The number of samples must be sufficient.
Usually, 20 samples each of size 4 or 5 are enough to have good estimates of
the process average (X) and dispersion (R).
• Time Interval measures the time gap between consecutive samples.
Time interval, as a genera rule, should be proportional to the average
frequency of out-of-control conditions. It is a fairly complex decision since a
number of factors such as cost economy, susceptibility of the process to
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disturbances; convenience of the inspector etc. requires to be considered.
The making of X-R Charts involves the following Steps:
Step 1: Collect Data
(a) Collect sufficient samples spread over a reasonable period. Each

sample must be of equal size.
(b) Measure each component comprising the sample for the given quality
characteristic
(c) Record individual measurements on a work data sheet.
Step 2: Calculate mean (X) and Range (R) of each sample
A The mean which is written as X (X bar) is average of each

sample and is
Obtained by totaling the individual measurements of the units comprising the
sample and dividing the total by the sample size (number of units in each
sample)
B The range, which is written as R, is obtained as the difference between
the highest and the lowest measurement of a sample.
C The values of X and R are recorded sample wise either on the extreme
right of the individual measurements on the data sheet or in a separate table.
Step 3: Calculate grand Average (X) and mean Range (R)
A The grand average, which is written as, X (X double bar) is the

average of the sample averages and is obtained by dividing the total of the
averages of all the samples by the total number of samples.
B The mean range, which is written as, R (R bar) is the average of the
ranges and is obtained by dividing the total of the ranges of the samples by
the total number of samples.
Step 4: Set up Control chart for the average
A Set up a control chart with the central line drawn at X (X double

bar), upper control limit located X + A2R (R bar) and the lower control limit
set up at X-A2R.
B Plot the averages to see whether the process was under control when
samples were drawn.
C If all points fall within the control limits, the process is said to be
under control
D If process is not under control (indicated by some points falling
outside the control limits), eliminate points outside the control limits and
compute new trial control limits for the remaining points.
E Repeat step 4 (d) until all points fall within the control limits
F Control limits in a particular situation should be revised from time to
time as additional data is accumulated.
Step 5: Calculate control limits of the range chart
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A The control chart for range chart is set up with central line as R,
upper control limit (UCLR) located at D4R above the central line and lower
control limit (LCL) at D3R below the central line
B Plot the value of the range of each sample.
C If all points fall within the control limits no modification is necessary
unless it is desired to reduce the process dispersion
D if range chart exhibits lack of control indicated by some points falling
outside the control limits, eliminate those points out of control and compute
new trial control limits
E Repeat step 5 (d) until all points fall within the control limits.
F Control limits in a practical situation should be revised time to time
as additional data is accumulated.
Step 6: Use control chart
A Collect samples of fixed size at specified intervals of time.

B Measure each unit of the sample for the quality characteristics,
calculate mean and the range of each sample.
C Plot the values of X and R of each sample in their respective

charts
D Study the trend of the points to interpret and suggest remedial
action
Q10 (b) ABC company produces a solvent, which must contain 3 percent of
alcohol. It tries to maintain the actual percentage at 3 + 0.3 percent. It tests
hourly in samples of five. The following table shows the results of last five
samples. Set up a control chart for mean and examine whether the process is
under control.
A) Solution:
(i) Collect data
(ii) Calculate mean (X bar) and range(R bar)
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Sample No. Arithmetic Mean (X bar) Range(R)
1 2.92 0.3
2 2.98 0.1
3 3.06 0.1
4 3 0
5 3 0.2
(iii) Calculate grand average and the mean range
X(X bar) = 2.92 + 2.98 + 3.06 + 3 + 3

5
= 2.992
R = 0.3 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0 + 0.2

5
= 0.14
(iv) Set Up control chart for the average
Central Line = CLx = X(X bar) = 2.992
Upper Control Limit = UCLx = X (X bar) + A2.R(R bar)
= 2.992 + 0.5768 x 0.14
= 3.476
Lower Control Limit = UCLx = X (X bar) - A2.R(R bar)
= 2.992 - 0.5768 x 0.14
= 2.507
(v) Set up a range chart
Central line CLR = R(R bar) = 0.14
Lower control limit = LCLR = D3.R (R

bar)
= 0 x 0.14
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= 0
Lower control limit = UCLR = D4.R (R

bar)
= 2.114 x 0.14
= 0.29596
Q.6) What is method study? Describe the procedural steps to develop easier and
effective methods.
Answer.6)
Method study is the systematic recording and critical examination of existing

and proposed ways of doing work, as a means of developing and applying easier
and more effective methods and reducing costs.
Method study is an organized approach and its investigation rests on the

following six basic steps outlined in the block diagram
• Select the work to be analyzed.
• Record all facts relating to the existing method.
• Examine the recorded facts critically but impartially.
• Develop the most economical method commensurate with plant
Requirements
• Install the new method as standard practice.
• Maintain the new method.
Selection of the job
Selections of the jobs to be studied for methods improvement by the method

study practioner is a managerial responsibility and it (selection) may be based
on economic technical or human consideration. Economic consideration
justifies selection based on the economic worth (i.e. money saving potential) of
the job.
Technical consideration identifies jobs, which require studies to overcome
manufacturing difficulties (excessive rejection, relaxation in prefixed
performance standards, inability if the shops to stick to specified machining
parameters such as speeds, feeds, depth of cut etc., inconsistent quality etc.)
Human consideration in job selection is usually given weightage while
introducing method study practices for the first time.
Recording of facts
Systematic recording is the most crucial step in method improvement. Since

recording by long hand (or by descriptive method) has its limitations, it is not
recommended for use in method study. Instead, five symbols and eight
charting conventions are used to record facts relating to the job under study.
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Five typical symbols are O, ||, ?, D and V and eight charting conventions
concern composition of the chart, reject, rework, repletion, change of state,
introducing of new material, combined events and numbering of events. The
document on which details of the process are recorded by the above referred
symbols and conventions is called chart. There are four basic types of chart:
(i) operation process chart (ii) Flow process chart (iii) multiple activity charts
and (iv) two handed process chart.
Besides charts, two types of diagrams-flow diagram and string diagram are
drawn when recording details of an existing layout. Travel chart is another
typical chart, which is used to record frequency of movements (weight x
distance) between work centres/departments.
Repetitive short cycle operation which involves quick hand/feel motions (i.e.
microscopic motions) may be studied with micro motion study. Glibreth,
founder father of micro motion study, also developed photographic techniques
called cyclograph and chronocylegraph to record path of the motions of the
members of the body.
Critical examination
Critical examination aims to analyze the facts critically and thereby give rise
to alternatives, which form the basis of selection and development of easier,
and effective methods.
Critical examination is conducted through a systematic and methodical

questioning process. Each activity recorded on the chart, whether it relates to
processing or inspection, or material handling, or to any other aspect, is
picked up one at a time and is examined minutely. The questioning process is
considered under five major heads, namely the purpose, the place, the
sequence, the person and the means. These five aspects in critical examination
are referred to as five governing considerations.
Development and selection:
Development and selection stage concerns short listing of ideas generated at the
critical examination stage, testing each short listed idea for its technical and
economic feasibility, and making selection among the alternatives wherever
choice exists. To develop ideas and to ascertain their technical and economical
feasibility, the method study practioner needs to solicit the cooperation of
personnel from different departments of the company. Various techniques
available for the development and selection purpose are: cost benefit analysis,
break even analysis, investment analysis and critical path analysis.
Installation
‘Installation’ (or implementation) of the proposed method involves preparation

of project report on recommendations making oral presentation to the top
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management, securing approval of the decision maker, assisting line
management during implementation, arranging training of workmen, and getting
jobs (operations) retime after implementation, arranging training of workmen,
and getting jobs (operations) retimed after implementation.
Maintenance
“ Maintenance” phase is the follow up phase after implementation, which serves

as a monitoring and control mechanism. It helps to ensure that the revised
methods are set into concrete and workmen do not revert back to old
methods. It also provides an opportunity to the practitioner to assess the
effectiveness of the approach followed by him and makes changes in the
methodology (if required).
Q.9) (a) What desirable conditions need to be present to be present to

guarantee success of an incentive scheme?
Answer.9)
A good wage incentive plan should have the following characteristics.
• Administrative simplicity:
The incentive system should be simple and must be easily understood by the
workers and their representatives. An incentives scheme, which can be
understood, only by engineers and mathematicians or a scheme which involves
the use of complex formulate or references and cross-references is sure to
fail. The incentive scheme should be such that workmen can calculate their
own earnings easily and quickly.
• Minimum clerical work:

The system should fit into existing system of production and cost control. It
should not involve any significant addition to the clerical work.
• Maximum coverage:
The system should cover as many workmen as possible. A scheme if applied to
a few workmen creates a demoralizing effect on the morale of those not
covered by the scheme.
• Direct
Incentive payments should increase at least in direct proportion to the increase
in output by the operator. There are two reasons:
Firstly because it is more difficult to producer extra units and secondly
because saving in the overheads are far greater at higher levels of production.
• Period of Payment
The period of payment should be as short as possible
• Adequate guaranteed minimum hourly rate

The scheme must ensure adequate guaranteed minimum hourly rate to all
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incentive workers regardless of their output. Such an hourly guaranteed rate
is normally referred to as the guaranteed base rate.
The guaranteed base rate must be realistic and should be at least equal to the
hourly rate payable to a non-incentive worker doing similar job in the
industry. Incentive earnings of the workers should never be regarded as a
substitute for poor wages.
• Accurate and yet attainable performance standards

Performance standards should be set through systematic work measurement
studies. The experts to that there is no dispute or malpractice and yet the
standards are attainable so that a worker working at normal pace can attain
them should base the standards of measurement on the assessment.
Further the incentive plan should be such that it provides an opportunity to

all average workers to earn reasonable earnings.
• Consistency of the standards

Standards once fixed should not be changed unless there is a permanent
change in methods, or change in equipment, or change in material and plan
should provide for the provisions to modify the performance standards.
• Inbuilt check on process rejections

A good incentive scheme should exercise a check on the operator against
achieving higher bonus by poor workmanship. Payment should be made only
for pieces declared acceptable by the inspection department and a workman
constantly producing substandard pieces should be liable for disciplinary action.
• Payment of partially completed jobs

The problem of payment for the incomplete work arises only in case of long
cycle jobs. Situations do arise when the jobs are of very long cycle duration
and cannot be finished within the bonus period. Similarly, a semi-finished job
may require to be handed over by one operator to another at the end of shift,
or prior to having a holiday. The scheme should clearly spell out as how
assessment of work done by the workmen on the same job will be carried out
and how disputes arising out of such assessment would be resolved.
• Payment of Idle Time

Adequate safeguards must be provided to compensate the operator for the time
lost due to reasons beyond his control. A good incentive scheme should ensure
that an operator does not suffer financial loss for reasons attributable to the
managerial weakness, e.g.: lack of material due to bad buying, breakdowns of
the machines due to poor maintenance practices, non-availability of work etc.
Thus an operator rendered idle because of factors attributable to the
management should be given a lieu bonus.
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• Safeguards
The scheme should be fair not only to the employees but also to the employer.
Safeguarding clauses as under should be incorporated to protect.
a. Management’s right to change a standard when there are changes in

methods. Materials and machines
b. Management’s right to withdraw or discontinue temporarily a scheme
during bad period.
c. Management’s right to initiate disciplinary action against operators who
continually produce sub-standard articles.
d. Management’s right to initiate disciplinary action against employees
who, time and again, do not achieve minimum standard of production even in
the presence of fair and accurate standards.
e. Management’s right to initiate disciplinary action against employees
who, time and again are found using speeds and feeds higher than those
recommended in the process sheet (or operational layouts)
• Maximum ceiling on the earnings

The system should have built-in-control against higher earnings beyond a
certain limit. Firstly, the system should discourage workers to work beyond a
certain limit otherwise too attractive an incentive scheme may induce the
worker to work more and more and thereby adversely affect his health.
Secondly, the system should ensure that in case of loose standards the company
does not lose financially.
• Consistency of Plan
The plan should be consistent over a period of time. Frequent changes in the
plan make it’s functioning difficult. Faith in plan is lost if there are frequent
revisions.
• Acceptance of Labour Body

The scheme should finally have acceptance of the labour body. The body of
workers’ representatives to prevent any misunderstanding and ill-feeling later
on must accept the basic incentive plan and its provisions.
• Continuous Use
The scheme should be in continuous use. The temporary use of the scheme in
good times and its discontinuation in bad times makes it’s functioning difficult.
• Define End Results

The plan must result in reduction in per unit labor cost.
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Q 13)
Answer 13)
i) Average Cycle time = 0.22 + 0.24 + 0.28 + 0.26 + 0.25

5
= 0.25
Normal Time = Observed time x Rating

100
= 0.25 x 80
100
= 0.2
Similarly, average cycle time and normal time for all the elements are
calculated and tabulated as below
Element Avg. cycle time Rating Normal time

A 0.25 80 0.2
B 0.15 100 0.15
C 0.35 120 0.42
D 0.102 90 0.0918
E 0.12 100 0.12
Total Normal time = 0.2 + 0.15 + 0.42 + 0.0918 +
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0.12
Total Normal time = 0.9818
ii) Relaxation Allowance = 15 x 0.9818

100
= 0.1473
Contingency Allowance = 5 x 0.9818

100
?Standard time = 0.0491
Normal time + Relaxation Allowance + Contingency Allowance
= 0.9818 + 0.1473 + 0.0491
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of purchased items?
requirements
Your Answer Defining right quality for the job , Vendor performance
evaluation , Making sure that suppliers understand the requirements
Select The Blank

actions.
Your Answer Unexpected
True/False
Question After goods have been manufactured, route sheets and
operation layouts should not be collected back.
Your Answer False
True/False
rework.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question MRP is based on the concept of inventory demand which is of
following type
Correct Answer Dependent and independent
Your Answer Dependent and independent

Your Answer Factory
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Question Which of the following is the criteria for the percentage
defectives in the zone of the indecision?
Correct Answer Lots having the percentage defective more than AQL
but less than LPTD
Your Answer Lots having the percentage defective more than AQL but less
than LPTD

Question Which of the following are examples of addition during
recording for method study?
Correct Answer Brazing , Welding , Riveting
Your Answer Brazing , Welding , Riveting
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

Question An Ideal OC curve is ________ shaped curve that accpets all
the lots with quality equal to or better than AQL .
Correct Answer Rectangular
Your Answer Rectangular

Question Which of the following causes can be responsible for derailing
the production schedule in a factory?
Correct Answer Errors in drawings , Delay in receipt of material
from vendor , Excessive absenteeism
Your Answer Errors in drawings , Delay in receipt of material from vendor
, Excessive absenteeism

Question Which of the following situations demand the economic
consideration while selecting a job for method study?
Correct Answer Unorderly movement of men and materials , Excessive
process defectives , Too many suggestions received for improvement from a
department or section
Your Answer Unorderly movement of men and materials , Excessive process
defectives , Inconsistent quality
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True/False
Question During set up of X bar-R control chart, control limts should
be practically revised from time to time as additional data is accumulated.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

standard?
Your Answer Absolute uniformity , Undesrstandable , Economically viable
Match The Following

Toung Sweet Sweet
Eye Crack Crack
Ear Impact Roughness
Select The Blank

as bad lots.
Your Answer Acceptable quality level
True/False
Question Floor inspection delays the identification of faults which can
not be rectified immediately before large lots are spoiled.
Your Answer False
True/False
Question Cent percent inspection is required on WIP prior to the key,
critical or costly operation.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question The document which incorporates details of process planning
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for a job is called
Correct Answer Route Sheet
Your Answer Route Sheet
True/False
Question Repetitive movements between work stations which are difficult
to be traced on string diagrams can be conveniently shown on flow diagrams.
Your Answer True

Project Production?

Question Technique of Value Engineering can be effectively employed in
design of a product to
Correct Answer To meet the intended function at lowest cost
Your Answer To meet the intended function at lowest cost

Your Answer Breakdown

Question What is the relation between duration of an activity and length
of an arrow?
Correct Answer No relation
Your Answer No relation

Your Answer Tight
Select The Blank

Your Answer Condition monitoring
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activity times?

Question Which of the following techniques is used by industrial
engineering department to obtain the utilisation index?
Correct Answer Work Sampling Studies
Your Answer Break Even Analysis

view?
of licences
Your Answer Labour laws , Building codes , Policies regarding issue of
licences

Question Which of the following cases can be referred as operation in
method study recording?
Correct Answer Change in physical characteristic , Consumption of
physical effort , Change in chemical characteristic
Your Answer Change in physical characteristic , Consumption of physical
effort , Movement of material
True/False
Question An activity can share the same tail event and same head event
with any other activity.
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Question The ________ must ensure that the product satisfy the
functional requirements of it's usage.
Correct Answer Quality of design
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Your Answer Quality of design

Your Answer Bakeries , Ice factories , Woolen
Select The Blank

Question The ________ are the definitions of the measurable as well
as nonmeasurable characteristics of the product.

Question Site factors for plant location include
Correct Answer Suitability of land
Your Answer Suitability of land
Select The Blank

Your Answer Producer's risk

Question Which of the following defects can be observed during
preventive inspection by using human senses?
Correct Answer Deviation from normal sound , Excessive Vibration ,
Leakage of a gas
Your Answer Deviation from normal sound , Excessive Vibration , Leakage of
a gas
Select The Blank

Your Answer Working Maintenance
True/False
Question Independent float either affects the float of preceding activities
or that of succeeding activities.
Your Answer False
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Question Lack of material planning results in the following
Correct Answer Over ordering , under ordering , stockouts
Your Answer Over ordering , under ordering , stockouts
True/False
Question F W Taylor devised a system for classifying motions into basic
divisions called Therbligs
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

Match The Following

Factor Analysis Method to evaluate layouts Technique for evolving and

analysis of layouts
Minimization of production delays Objective of good layout Objective of good

layout
Maximum visibility Principles of good layout Principles of good layout
Scale model Layout analysis Method to evaluate layouts

Question Following is one of the techniques used for Material Planning
for high value material
Correct Answer MRP
Your Answer MRP

Question What do you understand by totality of features and
characteristics of a product or service that bears on it's ability to satisfy the
customer?
Correct Answer Quality
Your Answer Quality
Select The Blank

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Your Answer Worker
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Question One of the sophisticated operations research techniques used
in material planning is
Correct Answer Dynamic programming
Your Answer Dynamic programming
True/False
Question Job life is one of the factors that influence Process Planning
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

by F W Taylor
Correct Answer Selection of best worker for each particular task ,
Division of work between worker and management , Training and development
of the workmen
work between worker and management , Training and development of the
workmen

Question Product layout is employed for manufacturing following
products
Correct Answer refrigirators
Your Answer ships
Select The Blank

Your Answer Job

Question Which of the following situations demand the technical
consideration while selecting a job for method study?
Correct Answer Jobs having inconsistent quality , Operations inviting
frequent requests from supervisors for relaxation in allowed time because of
variations in materials and tool performance , Jobs in which too many
man-hours are spend in checking and rechecking work
Your Answer Jobs having inconsistent quality , Operations inviting frequent
requests from supervisors for relaxation in allowed time because of variations
in materials and tool performance , Jobs in which too many man-hours are
spend in checking and rechecking work
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True/False
Question Quality control determines what, when, and how much to
inspect while inspection actually conducts examination of goods.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

average.
Select The Blank

True/False
Question All activities must not be tied up into the network
Your Answer False
True/False
Your Answer True

Question Which of the following may be the objectives of project
crashing?
Correct Answer To achieve uniformity in requirement of resources ,
To complete the project in the least possible time , To reduce project cost
below it's normal cost
Your Answer To complete the project in the least possible time , To achieve
uniformity in requirement of resources , To improve the labour efficiency

Question What is indicated by the hugging points lying close to mean of
the process in X bar-R- control chart?
Correct Answer Biases in measurements , Recording done without
actual measurements , Improper selection of samples
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Your Answer Recording done without actual measurements , Improper
selection of samples

Question Following is one of the techniques used for Material Planning
for high value material
Correct Answer MRP
Your Answer MRP
Select The Blank


Question One of the characterstic of layout is about the flow of
material / personnel. In a good layout the flow should be
Correct Answer Unidirectional
Your Answer Unidirectional
True/False
Question The event numbers as far as possible reflect the logical
relationships of the activities.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Question Material Requirement Planning is very useful in following
situations
Correct Answer Long Lead time for procurement , Several levels of
assemblies in product , Long manufacturing cycle
Your Answer Long Lead time for procurement , Several levels of assemblies
in product , Long manufacturing cycle
True/False
Question Cent percent inspection is often more practical and economical
than sampling inspection.
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

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True/False
Question Both, preventive and breakdown maintenance work must be
assigned to the same team.
Your Answer False

Question Following is one of the tasks of Production Control
Correct Answer Actual issue of forms and documents
Your Answer Actual issue of forms and documents

Question Process Engineer does not get sufficient time for designing
tooling for most economic production run when
Correct Answer Delivery time is less
Your Answer Delivery time is less

Your Answer Capacity Planning , Production Planning , Manpower Planning

Question Which of the following products should be produced by using
mass production?
Correct Answer Refrigerator , Tyre for automobile , Television Set
Your Answer Refrigerator , Tyre for automobile , Television Set

Your Answer Manufacturing
Select The Blank


Question What is the specific name for the Gantt chart when it shows
at a glance the scheduling of various operations involved in a job?
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Correct Answer Job Schedule
Your Answer Load Chart
Select The Blank

Question A set of activities to keep an equipment in the specified
condition is called as ________.
Correct Answer Maintenance
Your Answer Maintenance

Question What do you mean by lowest possible direct cost required to
complete an activity within it's crashed time?
Correct Answer Crash cost
Your Answer Crash cost

Question Which of the following factors decide the choice between the
cent percent and sampling inspection?
Correct Answer Nature of inspection , Natural tolerance versus design
tolerance , Vendor's quality rating
Your Answer Nature of inspection , Natural tolerance versus design
tolerance , Vendor's quality rating
Select The Blank


Question Which of the following are examples of attributes?
Correct Answer Cracks , Burrs , Texture
Your Answer Cracks , Burrs , Texture

Correct Answer Lots having the percentage defective more than AQL
but less than LPTD
Your Answer Lots having the percentage defective more than AQL but less
than LPTD

Question In mass/batch production organizations where goods are
produced for stocking, Work Order is raised on the basis of
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Correct Answer Sales Programme
Your Answer Sales Order
Match The Following

Fixed Position Layout Project Layout Functional Layout
Product Layout Line Layout Project Layout
Process Layout Functional Layout job layout
Combined Layout Mixed Layout Mixed Layout

Question What do you understand by the measurement of work to
establish allowed time for a job for the defined method?
Correct Answer Work measurement
Your Answer Work measurement
Select The Blank

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Question Which are the distinct functions of scientific quality control?
Correct Answer Acceptance function , Preventive function , Assurance
function
Your Answer Acceptance function , Feedback function , Preventive function
Match The Following

Interruption for machine utilisation Preventive maintenance Preventive

maintenance
Input for scheduling Overlapping of operations Strings
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Technique of scheduling Critical Path Analysis Critical Path Analysis
Scheduling Device Strings Blackboard
Select The Blank

True/False
Question Breakdown of machines, absenteeism of worker does not
dislocate the manufacturing activity in process layout
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Question Since value of c can never be negativee, hence" if LCLp works
out to be negative, it is taken as zero."
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Your Answer Worker
True/False
Your Answer True

Correct Answer It helps to identify the set of activities and events
which are critical and as such must be carefully controlled and monitored , It
identifies activities to be given preference in allocation of resources. , It helps
to exercise "control by exception".
Your Answer It helps to identify the set of activities and events which are
critical and as such must be carefully controlled and monitored , It helps to
exercise "control by exception".
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Select The Blank

Question A ________ is another form of subcontracting.
Correct Answer Hiring capacity
Your Answer Open purchase order
True/False
Question An ideal OC curve is never possible only with cent percent
inspection.
Your Answer True
Match The Following

Table lubrication Weekly Six monthly
Draining and refilling of oil reserviors of plunger pump Yearly Yearly
Parts lubricated with oil nipple Daily Weekly
Tools and slideways two to three times a day Daily
True/False
Question The operator should not stop production if first piece is not
approved by the inspector.
Your Answer False

True/False
Question For p-chart, the central line of fraction defectives is
determined by average percentage defectives.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
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Question Expediting function is concerned with following activities
Correct Answer Progress chasing to identify delays which may hold up
production , Communicating possible delays in delivery date commitment to
sales department , Devising cures to keep rate of production in line with
schedule
Your Answer Recording progress of work , Communicating possible delays in
delivery date commitment to sales department , Devising cures to keep rate of
production in line with schedule

Question When should operator or supervisor is supposed to sign the
perforated route sheet?
Correct Answer After completion of operation
Your Answer After completion of operation
Select The Blank

Your Answer Move order

Question What are the benefits of reconditioning?
Correct Answer Eliminates problems and frequent breakdowns ,
Increases life of an equipment , It helps to plan requirement of replacement
spares
Your Answer Eliminates problems and frequent breakdowns , Increases life
of an equipment , It helps to plan requirement of replacement spares

Question Which of the following processes or activities are denoted by
using symbols while recording in method study?
Correct Answer Transport , Delay , Storage
Your Answer Transport , Rejection , Storage

Question Which is the zone beyond LTPD in case of Oc curve of a
general plan?
Correct Answer Zone of rejection
Your Answer Zone of rejection
True/False
Question A properly designed sampling plan can control sampling
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errors and completely eliminate them.
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

True/False
Question Grouping of machines gives a lot of flexibility in loading and
scheduling
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Your Answer False

standard?
True/False
Question The plotting of activities - critical, non-critical and dummy
activities- is strictly according to their precedence relationship.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Correct Answer Modifications and improvements , Overhauling ,
Emergency repairs
Your Answer Modifications and improvements , Overhauling , Lubrication as
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per schedule

Question Following is not a function of PPC
Correct Answer Product Planning
Your Answer Order Processing

Question Which of the following three methods used to select the
qualified supplier?
Correct Answer By vendor plant surveys , By reputation , By
experience
Your Answer By vendor plant surveys , By the perofrmance of first lot , By
experience
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the watch dog which ensures that every
element of production and activities which could affect the quality of end
product are regulated to the extent desirable.
Correct Answer Quality control
Your Answer Quality control
Match The Following

Pessimistic time b p
Expected time Te Te
Optimistic time a o
Most likely time m m

of work?
Your Answer Display boards , Job cards , Progress cards

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Your Answer Biases in measurements , Recording done without actual
measurements , Improper selection of samples

Question Operation Layout generally contains following information
Correct Answer Part Sketch , Standard Time , Jigs and fixtures
Your Answer Sequence of operations , Standard Time , Jigs and fixtures

Question What do you mean by the graphical representation of the
project which is composed as series of connected arrows and circles to
describe the interrelationship of the activities involved?
Correct Answer Network
Your Answer Flow chart

Question Where does the SPC exercises the control to prevent the
occurances of defectives?
Correct Answer On manufacturing process
Your Answer On manufacturing process

Question Which photographic technique is used to record path of
motions of the members of the body during method study?
Your Answer Pictograph
Select The Blank

Your Answer Bell
True/False
Question In Gantt Chart, the horizontal lines devide vertical lines into
sections which represents either operations or work centres.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
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Select The Blank
Select The Blank

Your Answer Quality
True/False
Question Floor inspection promotes tendency of machines to drift out of
limits and produce defectives.
Your Answer False
True/False
vertical OC curve.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True


Question Which are the different methods to record details of the
existing method during method study?
Correct Answer Charts , Diagrams , Templates or models
Your Answer Control plans , Charts , Templates or models
Select The Blank

actions.

Question Gross requirement of products is determined on the basis of
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Correct Answer Both forecast and pending orders
Your Answer Past sales
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the probability that a bad lot will be
accepted by the sampling plan.
Correct Answer Consumer's risk
Select The Blank


complete an activity within it's normal time?
Correct Answer Normal cost
Your Answer Normal cost

Your Answer Total cost


off inspection?
tooling , Due to wrong machine set up
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Select The Blank

True/False
inspection.
Your Answer True
Match The Following

True/False
Your Answer False

True/False
Question For p-chart, the central line of fraction defectives is
determined by average percentage defectives.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
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schedule
Your Answer Recording progress of work , Communicating possible delays in
delivery date commitment to sales department , Devising cures to keep rate of

Select The Blank


Increases life of an equipment , It helps to plan requirement of replacement
spares
Your Answer Eliminates problems and frequent breakdowns , Increases life
of an equipment , It helps to plan requirement of replacement spares

Question Which of the following processes or activities are denoted by
using symbols while recording in method study?

Question Which is the zone beyond LTPD in case of Oc curve of a
general plan?
True/False
Question A properly designed sampling plan can control sampling
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errors and completely eliminate them.
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

True/False
scheduling
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Your Answer False

standard?
True/False
Question The plotting of activities - critical, non-critical and dummy
activities- is strictly according to their precedence relationship.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Correct Answer Modifications and improvements , Overhauling ,
Emergency repairs
Your Answer Modifications and improvements , Overhauling , Lubrication as
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per schedule


Question Which of the following three methods used to select the
qualified supplier?
Correct Answer By vendor plant surveys , By reputation , By
experience
Your Answer By vendor plant surveys , By the perofrmance of first lot , By
experience
Select The Blank

Match The Following

Expected time Te Te
Optimistic time a o

of work?

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Question What do you mean by the graphical representation of the
project which is composed as series of connected arrows and circles to

Question Where does the SPC exercises the control to prevent the
occurances of defectives?

Question Which photographic technique is used to record path of
motions of the members of the body during method study?
Select The Blank

Your Answer Bell
True/False
Question In Gantt Chart, the horizontal lines devide vertical lines into
sections which represents either operations or work centres.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
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Select The Blank
Select The Blank

Your Answer Quality
True/False
Your Answer False
True/False
vertical OC curve.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True


Question Which are the different methods to record details of the
existing method during method study?
Select The Blank

actions.

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Select The Blank

Select The Blank





off inspection?
tooling , Due to wrong machine set up
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True/False
Question Floor inspection delays the identification of faults which can
not be rectified immediately before large lots are spoiled.
Your Answer False

Question Management often fails to realize the importance of efficient
layout due to following reason
Correct Answer losses resulting from poor layout are not directly
shown in the financial statements
Your Answer losses resulting from poor layout are not directly shown in
the financial statements
Select The Blank

as bad lots.

Question Which method of critical path determination begins with the
end event and moves backward to the start event of the project network?
Correct Answer Backward pass computation
Your Answer Backward pass computation
True/False
Question Complexity and difficulty of Planning is influenced by types of
layout
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False
True/False
Question For p-chart, p bar is the ratio of total number of units
inspected to the total number of units defectives.
Your Answer True

Question What is represented by an arrow in a network?
Correct Answer Activity
Your Answer Activity
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Question MRP utilises the following information
Correct Answer Master production schedule , Product structure , Lead
time for procurement/manufacturing
Your Answer Master production schedule , Lead time for
procurement/manufacturing , list of machines

Question Which is the ideal place to write a description of an activity
in a network?
Correct Answer Above the arrow
Your Answer Above the arrow
Select The Blank

actions.

Your Answer Factory
True/False
Question Systematic maintenance system can completely eliminate the
wear and tear of machines.
Your Answer True

Question Which of the following are types of non-destructive testing?
Correct Answer Visual Testing , Eddy current , Magnetic flow detectors
Your Answer Visual Testing , Eddy current , Magnetic flow detectors
Select The Blank

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Question Providing flexibility in plant layout means
Correct Answer Layout can be changed without much cost if required
Your Answer Layout can be changed without much cost if required

of purchased items?
requirements
Your Answer Defining right quality for the job , Vendor performance
evaluation , Making sure that suppliers understand the requirements

Question Which of the following are scheduling techniques?
Correct Answer Critical Path Analysis , Index Method , Johnson's two
machine algorithm
Your Answer Critical Path Analysis , Index Method , Johnson's two machine
algorithm
Select The Blank

True/False
Question A network should be progression of activities always moving
forward.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

if
large
Select The Blank

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Your Answer Inspection order

Question Order preparation process for products manufatured to order
requires following documents
Correct Answer Sales Order , Work order , Shop order
Your Answer Sales Order , Work order , Shop order

Question What do you understand by the selection of the job for the
method study on the basis of money saving potential of the job?
Correct Answer Economic consideration
Your Answer Economic consideration
Select The Blank


Correct Answer Nontechnical person finds it easy to comprehend ,
Ovehead facilities can be shown , Models can be shifted easily

Question Which is the ideal place to inspect jigs and fixtures in a mass
manufacturing unit?
Correct Answer Separate inspection room
Your Answer Separate inspection room

Question How to reveal the capability of the sampling plan to
discriminate between good lots and bad lots?
Correct Answer Operating characteristics curve ( OC )
Your Answer Operating characteristics curve ( OC )
True/False
Question It would not affect the project completion time if non-critical
activities take little loner time than planned.
Correct Answer True
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Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Match The Following

Forcasting requirement for indirect material Past consumption analysis

technique Past consumption analysis technique
True/False
Your Answer True

Question Which features should be covered by the specifications of
materials while defining the qualitative requirement?
Correct Answer Material composition , Dimensions , Any heat
treatment if required
Your Answer Material composition , Dimensions , Cost of material
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

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Project Production?
Select The Blank


True/False
Question An activity should represent an operation or set of operations
which can be performed using a particular kind of equipment or a special
skill.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Question Which of the following are types of sampling plan?
Correct Answer Single sampling plan , Double sampling plan , Multiple
sampling plan
Your Answer Single sampling plan , Double sampling plan , Multiple sampling
plan
True/False
of a plain event equals the earliest event time of the preceding event plus
duration of activity emanating from the preceding event.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Question Which of the following are ideal situations for the preventive
inspection?
Correct Answer Weekly off and holidays , Non-production hours ,
Stand-up equipment
Your Answer Weekly off and holidays , Non-production hours , Stand-up
equipment
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Question What do you mean by the chart on which the major activities
and entry points of materials are recorded to have graphic view of operations
and inspections involved in the process?
Correct Answer Operation process chart
Your Answer Flow Process chart
Match The Following

Fixation of inventory level Reorder level Reorder level
Net requirement of material under MRP Stock on hand Stock on hand

Your Answer Product cost

Question Which kind of gauge consists of electrical contacts operating a
series of colloured signal lamps which indicate whether the dimension is
correct, oversize or undersize?

quality of design?
manufacturing time
Select The Blank

Correct Answer One
Your Answer One
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following type

Question Main objective of a good plant layout is
Correct Answer Reduce material handling cost
Your Answer Reduce material handling cost
True/False
Question As a general rule, the number of tail event of an activity is
more than that of it's head event.
Your Answer False
Select The Blank


activity times?
Select The Blank

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alternative layouts
Correct Answer Flow of Material , Equipment utilization , Ease of
supervision
Your Answer Flow of Material , Ease of supervision , Delivery performance

Correct Answer Large varaitions in hardness of material , Tool wear ,
Errors in setting
Your Answer Large varaitions in hardness of material , Tool wear , Errors
in setting
True/False
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

True/False
Question In case of X bar, if the process is not under control indicated
by some points falling outside the control limits, such points outside the
control limits are eliminated and new trial control limits for the remaining
points are computed.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question What is the base for considering activity time as single time
estimate or three time estimate?
Correct Answer Level of uncertainty
Your Answer Availability of labour
Select The Blank

average.
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Select The Blank

Select The Blank

Question A ________helps to avoid crowding of jobs at a particular
machine by change of route of some of the jobs or by diverting work to other
machine.
Correct Answer Control board
Select The Blank


Your Answer Factory
Match The Following

Craft Facilities Planning Facilities Planning
Work Sampling Machine utilization Machine utilization
Gantt Chart Production Scheduling Production Scheduling
Select The Blank
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Your Answer Hiring capacity

if
large

Question Which of the following cases can be treated as delay during
recording of method study?
Correct Answer Operators awaiting instructions from supervisor ,
Worker waiting for his turn at tools stores , Jobs awaiting at the machines for
their turn
Your Answer Operators awaiting instructions from supervisor , Worker
waiting for his turn at tools stores , Jobs awaiting at the machines for their
turn
True/False
Question Inspection order is must even for simple jobs which can be
inspected by shop inspector with the tooling available on shop.
Your Answer False

Your Answer Sales Order , Work order , Purchase order

Your Answer Reduce lead time
True/False
Your Answer False
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Question What is the meaning of " Product features" according to
J.M.Juran?
Match The Following

Crash cost of an activity Cc Cc
Normal time of an activity Tn Tn
Crash time of activity Tc Tc
Normal cost of an activity Cn Cn

Question What are uses of diagrams in method study?
Correct Answer Study different plant layouts and select the most
optimum one , Study the extent of traffic over the different routes of the
plant , Identify the extent of backtracking, cross traffic and obstacles
encountered during the movement of material.
Your Answer Study different plant layouts and select the most optimum one
, Study the extent of traffic over the different routes of the plant , Identify
the extent of backtracking, cross traffic and obstacles encountered during the
movement of material.
True/False
Question A load chart specifies the work to be carried out by each
person of company during shift hours.
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Your Answer True

Question Route Sheet generally contains following information
Correct Answer Material Specification , Sequence of operation , Skill
of Labour
Your Answer Material Specification , Sequence of operation , Skill of Labour
True/False
Question Cellular layout is based on the concept of Group Technology
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Correct Answer Time
Your Answer Standard deviation

Select The Blank


schedule
Your Answer Recording progress of work , Progress chasing to identify
delays which may hold up production , Communicating possible delays in
delivery date commitment to sales department
Select The Blank
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Your Answer time consuming
Select The Blank

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

True/False
Question As a general rule, a site five times the actual plant size is
considered minimum for parking, access facilities and future expansion.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Your Answer False

Your Answer Work Order

Question A good layout makes effective use of space. Utilization of space
for a department like Stores can be measured by
Correct Answer Proportion of Cubic volume space utilized
Your Answer Ratio of area utilised to area available
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True/False
Question Site selection should also take into account topography and
soil structure of the land.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which manufacturing method is ideal for the use of air gauges
as inspection device?
Correct Answer Mass
Your Answer Batch
True/False
Question Kanban system is essentially a computer based system for
production scheduling and control
Your Answer False

True/False
Your Answer False

Your Answer Semiskilled Labour & General Purpose Machines
Select The Blank

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True/False
Question In case of X bar, if the process is not under control indicated
by some points falling outside the control limits, such points outside the
control limits are eliminated and new trial control limits for the remaining
points are computed.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

Match The Following

Normal time of an activity Tn Cn
Normal cost of an activity Cn Tn
True/False
Your Answer False

Question A good plant layout helps in
Correct Answer Reducing handling costs
Your Answer Reducing handling costs

Question Out of two basic criteria for the selection of a manufacturing
method, one is, it must be able to meet the specifications of final product and
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the other is, it must be
Correct Answer Cost effective method
Your Answer Cost effective method

Correct Answer Operational layouts , Move orders , Pre-filled stores
issue orders
Your Answer Operational layouts , Move orders , Pre-filled stores issue
orders
Select The Blank


Question Which are the major types of defects?
Correct Answer Minor , Major , Critical
Your Answer Minor , Critical , General

Production?

Question Which are the sources of information to update the progress
card daily?
Correct Answer Detachable ticket , Daily production report , Job Card
Your Answer Detachable ticket , Daily production report , Job Card
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Correct Answer Acceptance function , Preventive function , Assurance
function
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Your Answer Acceptance function , Preventive function , Assurance function

Question Which of the following are examples of specifications?
Correct Answer Commercial standards , Assembly and testing
instructions , Bill of material
Your Answer Production schedule , Commercial standards , Bill of material

Question Technique which can help an organization to reduce inventory
is called
Correct Answer MRP
Your Answer MRP

Question In case of Batch Production which kind of labour is expected?
Correct Answer Skilled in one specific Manufacturing Process
Your Answer Semiskilled

Sampling plan are

Your Answer Event
True/False
Question Feasibility of time schedule requires that an activity be
scheduled before any of it's predecessors are scheduled.
Your Answer True

Question Which method of critical path determination begins with the
end event and moves backward to the start event of the project network?
True/False
Question Operation process charts though indicates the sequence of
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events but do not show movements.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which kind of relationship exists between those activities which
can be carried out simultaneously and both activities require definite time to
finish?
Correct Answer Concurrent activities
Your Answer Concurrent activities
True/False
Question One major difference between CPM and PERT is the former's
adaptability for the projects where high degree of uncertainty prevails and
activity times during performance are expected to vary considerably for
certain activities.
Your Answer False

by F W Taylor
Correct Answer Selection of best worker for each particular task ,
Division of work between worker and management , Training and development
of the workmen
work between worker and management , Training and development of the
workmen

Your Answer Poor Machine Utilization

Question Which of the following schedules are recommended to prepare
and follow as a part of preventive maintenance system?
Correct Answer Preventive inspection schedule , Cleaning and upkeep
schedule , Lubrication schedule
Your Answer Preventive inspection schedule , Cleaning and upkeep schedule ,
Lubrication schedule

Question What is the reason of fluctuations, if the control chart
evaluates that the process is in a state of statistical control?
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True/False
Question Even in a small set up wherein maintenance of a machine is
looked after by a mechanic cum worker, he should report directly to the
person responsible for the manufacturing operations.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

and entry points of materials are recorded to have graphic view of operations
and inspections involved in the process?
Your Answer Operation process chart

Question Plant Layout decisions are considered to be
Correct Answer Strategic
Your Answer Strategic

Question What are the uses of the instruction manual provided by the
manufacturer of a machine?
Correct Answer It gives instructions regarding installation and
operation of the equipment , It contains note on common troubles with causes
and remedies for troubleshooting , It enlists points, frequency and type of
lubrication
Your Answer It gives instructions regarding installation and operation of
the equipment , It contains note on common troubles with causes and remedies
for troubleshooting , It enlists points, frequency and type of lubrication


Question Which of the following situations demand that the human
consideration should be given preference over other considerations?
Correct Answer Inconsistent earnings where the earnings are tied to
output , Poor morale evidenced by petty or trivial complaints , Repeated cases
of accidents and health hazards
Your Answer Excessive rejections , Poor morale evidenced by petty or
trivial complaints , Repeated cases of accidents and health hazards
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True/False
Question A network can have more than one starting event but
completion event must be only one.
Your Answer True

Question Which is the ideal place to write a description of an activity
in a network?

Correct Answer Material composition , Dimensions , Any heat
treatment if required
Your Answer Material composition , Dimensions , Any heat treatment if
required
Match The Following

When to inspect Stages of inspection Stages of inspection
What to inspect Specification Specification
How to inspect Inspection devices Inspection devices
How much to inspect Sampling or cent percent inspection Sampling or

cent percent inspection

Question How the concept of float is helpful to planners?
Correct Answer To decide priorities in allocation of resources , To
minimize the requirement of resources , To prevent peaks and valleys in
requirement of resources
Your Answer To decide priorities in allocation of resources , To minimize
the requirement of resources , To prevent peaks and valleys in requirement of
resources
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True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Correct Answer product is very heavy involving assembly of large
number of parts
parts
Select The Blank

as bad lots.

Select The Blank

Your Answer Worker
Select The Blank


Question Following are some of the factors which influence process
planning
Correct Answer Order Quantity , Process capability of machine ,
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Delivery Dates
True/False
Question Availability of training schools, colleges and management
institutes reduces the company's internal training needs.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Match The Following

Match The Following


a small network?
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Select The Blank

True/False
Question Tool breakage has got nearly zero chances in case of eventual
breakdown.
Your Answer False


Your Answer Effective Capacity per work centre , Ratio of skilled to
unskilled labour , Performance standards

Your Answer Factory
Select The Blank

average.
Select The Blank

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Select The Blank
Correct Answer One
Your Answer One

Correct Answer Activity cost slope = ( Crash cost - Normal cost ) / (
Normal time - Crash time )
Your Answer Activity cost slope = ( Normal cost - Crash cost ) / ( Normal
time - Crash time )

quality of design?
manufacturing time
True/False
Question In case of control chart, large smaples such as n=15 or 20
are used if the process standard deviation is small.
Your Answer True
Select The Blank



Question How does the control chart of statistical quality control helps
the operating personnel?
Correct Answer Identify the presence of an assignable cause before it
develops
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Question What do you understand by the metallergical aspects of
product which forms the vital part of engineering function?


Question Which of the following possibilities can be explored by using
flow process chart?
Correct Answer Eliminating the operations or combining the
operations with another , Reducing the distance traveled by the workmen or
materials , Avoiding the waiting time and thereby reduce production losses
Your Answer Reducing the distance traveled by the workmen or materials ,
Reducing rejections drastically , Avoiding the waiting time and thereby reduce
production losses

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which of the following activities are used while recording for
method study?
True/False
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rework.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

True/False
Question The problems of congestion, bottlenecks and backtracking can
not be visualized by using templates and models.
Your Answer False

Correct Answer Time
Your Answer Quality
True/False
Question Delay in completion of projects result in unwelcome additions
to the fixed manufacturing expenses.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank



repetative failures , To quantify the frequency of preventive inspection
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Your Answer To forecast the defect , To identify causes of major repetative
failures , To quantify the frequency of preventive inspection
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Project Production?
Select The Blank

True/False
Question The component produced on completely automatic machines
may be subjected to sampling inspection while parts produced on
semi-automatic and completely manual operated machines require cent percent
inspection.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

if
large

view?
of licences
Your Answer Labour laws , Policies regarding issue of licences , Productivity
of labour
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True/False
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is one of the best known statistical relationship
regarding process control.
Correct Answer Normal distribution
Your Answer Normal distribution
True/False
Your Answer False
True/False
Question In case of two handed process chart, inspection symbol is used
when check by touch or feel is involved.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which are reason due to which the progress of work is rarely in
line with it's plan?
Correct Answer Absenteeism , Machine breakdowns , Substandard
performance against prefixed production standards
Your Answer Absenteeism , Change in operation sequence , Machine
breakdowns

Match The Following

Fixed Position Layout Project Layout Project Layout
Product Layout Line Layout Line Layout
Process Layout Functional Layout Functional Layout
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Question What does the points falling outside the control limits indicate?
Correct Answer Presence of assignable causes
Your Answer Presence of assignable causes


Correct Answer Operators awaiting instructions from supervisor , Worker
turn
turn

Question Material Requirement Planning is very useful in following
situations
Correct Answer Long Lead time for procurement , Several levels of
assemblies in product , Long manufacturing cycle
Your Answer Long Lead time for procurement , Several levels of assemblies
in product , Long manufacturing cycle
Select The Blank

Question Principle underlying the Moving Average mrthod is that future
demand shall be ________ past demand.
Correct Answer Average of
Your Answer Higher than

Question The ratio of output to input of a production system is commonly
known as
Correct Answer Productivity
Your Answer Productivity
True/False
layout
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which phase of method study is concerned with analyzing the facts
critically, generating alternatives which form the basis for selection and
development of improved methods?
Correct Answer Critical examination
Your Answer Development and selection
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Correct Answer Operational layouts , Move orders , Pre-filled stores issue
orders
Your Answer Operational layouts , Move orders , Pre-filled stores issue
orders
Select The Blank

Question The wage payable to the workman is calculated by ________ the
quantity produced by him by the specified rate per piece, in the straight piece
rate method.
Correct Answer Multiplying
Your Answer Dividing
True/False
Your Answer False

Question How to reveal the capability of the sampling plan to discriminate
between good lots and bad lots?

Question Technique which can help an organization to reduce inventory is
called
Correct Answer MRP
Your Answer MRP

Question Which of the following are examples of addition during recording
for method study?

Question Which are the subtasks of the maintenance phase of the method
study?
Correct Answer Monitoring and control , Performance appraisal , Audit on
savings
Your Answer Monitoring and control , Performance appraisal , Audit on
savings
True/False
Question Only skilled worker can use the fixed limit gauge.
Your Answer False
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Question Which of the following are steps to identify the critical path in a
small network?
Correct Answer Compare the durations of all paths to identify the longest

Question What do you understand by the metallergical aspects of product
which forms the vital part of engineering function?
Your Answer Material specifications
Select The Blank

Question We can say that ________ occurs when there is a distinct change
in the physical or chemical characteristic of an object.
True/False
Question There is no need for progressing when the customers do the
follow-up on their own to know the status of their jobs.
Your Answer False
True/False
Question The component produced on completely automatic machines may
be subjected to sampling inspection while parts produced on semi-automatic
and completely manual operated machines require cent percent inspection.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Question In case of two handed process chart, the simultaneous activities of
both hands are recorded opposite to each other on the chart.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Question The process of changing inputs into outputs thereby adding some
value to entity can be defined as

Question Material control function of PPC is concerned with
Correct Answer Preparation of material estimates
Your Answer indenting all required material
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Select The Blank

Question The ________ is necessary when the job requires detailed of one
or more of the job characteristics with the help of special equipment which is
not available at the producing company.
Match The Following


Correct Answer Commercial standards , Assembly and testing instructions ,
Bill of material
Your Answer Commercial standards , Assembly and testing instructions ,
Bill of material

Correct Answer Material Specification , Sequence of operation , Skill of
Labour
Select The Blank

Question The design of any layout is governed by large number of factors
and the best layout is expected to ________ all these factors.
Correct Answer Optimise
Your Answer Consider

Question How should a dummy activity be represented in a network?
Correct Answer By dotted line
Your Answer By circle
Select The Blank

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True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Correct Answer Single sampling plan , Double sampling plan , Multiple
sampling plan
Your Answer Single sampling plan , Double sampling plan , Multiple
sampling plan

Your Answer Factory

Your Answer Level of uncertainty
Select The Blank

Question In Gantt Chart, the vertical lines devide horizontal lines into
small squares which represents ________.
Correct Answer Units of measurement
Your Answer No. of Jobs
Select The Blank

Question Activities comprising of a project are of two types, deterministic
and ________.
Correct Answer Variable
Your Answer Variable
Select The Blank

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True/False
Question It pays in the long run to inform the customer regarding expected delays in the deliveries.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Correct Answer product is very heavy involving assembly of large number of parts
Your Answer product is very heavy involving assembly of large number of parts
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the defect level for which lots are regarded as bad lots.

Correct Answer Avaialability of adequate land at lower cost , Both skilled and unskilled labour can be available ,
Plant expansion is easier due to less or no restriction for building and construction
Your Answer Avaialability of adequat e land at lower cost , Both skilled and unskilled labour can be available , Plant
expansion is easier due to less or no restriction for building and construction
Select The Blank

Your Answer Worker
Select The Blank


Question Following are some of the factors which influence process planning
Correct Answer Order Quantity , Process capability of machine , Delivery Dates
True/False
Question Availability of training schools, colleges and management institutes reduces the company's internal training
needs.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Match The Following

Match The Following


Question Which of the following are steps to identify the critical path in a small network?
Correct Answer Compare the durations of all paths to identify the longest path. , Sum up the durations of activities
along each path. , Enumerate all paths in the network and list down activities on each path .
Your Answer Compare the durations of all paths to identify the longest path. , Sum up the durations of activities along
each path. , Enumerate all paths in the network and list down activities on each path.
Select The Blank

Question In case of an OC curve, the risk of rejecting a good quality lot may vary between ________.
True/False
Question Tool breakage has got nearly zero chances in case of eventual breakdown.
Your Answer False


Correct Answer Overlapping of operations , Effective Capacity per work centre , Performance standards
Your Answer Effective Capacity per work centre , Ratio of skilled to unskilled labour , Performance standards

Question Any premise in which persons are employed for purpose of making any product/s is called
Your Answer Factory
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the maximum percentage defective that for the purpose of sampling inspection can be
considered satisfactory as a process average.
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the maintenance work initiated on a result of knowledge of the condition of an item from
routine or continuous checking.
Select The Blank

Question OC curve of ideal sampling plan suggests that all lots less than 3% defectives have the probability of
acceptance of ________.
Correct Answer One
Your Answer One

Correct Answer Activity cost slope = ( Crash cost - Normal cost ) / ( Normal time - Crash time )
Your Answer Activity cost slope = ( Normal cost - Crash cost ) / ( Normal time - Crash time )

Question Which of the following are minimum requirement for a good quality of design?
Correct Answer Resonable cost , Resonable procurement time , Resonable manufacturing time
Your Answer Resonable cost , Resonable procurement time , Resonable manufacturing time
True/False
Question In case of control chart, large smaples such as n=15 or 20 are used if the process standard deviation is
small.
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Question Production control work is ________ in case of floor inspection as compared with the centralised inspection.


Question How does the control chart of statistical quality control helps the operating personnel?
Correct Answer Identify the presence of an assignable cause before it develops


Question What do you understand by the metallergical aspects of product which forms the vital part of engineering
function?


Question Which of the following possibilities can be explored by using flow process chart?
Correct Answer Eliminating the operations or combining the operations with another , Reducing the distance traveled by
the workmen or materials , Avoiding the waiting time and thereby reduce production losses
Your Answer Reducing the distance traveled by the workmen or materials , Reducing rejections drastically , Avoiding the
waiting time and thereby reduce production losses

True/False
Question Dust gets mixed with lubricants, forms an abrasive substance and causes pre-mature failure of machinery.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which of the following activities are used while recording for method study?
True/False
Question In case of centralised inspection, inspection rooms generally become bottleneck and cause delay in taking
action regarding rejection or rework.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
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Question The ________ advocates maintenance procedures whereby the condition of the plant is constantly watched
through systematic inspection to unearth unhealthy conditions and preventive
True/False
Question The problems of congestion, bottlenecks and backtracking can not be visualized by using templates and models.
Your Answer False

Correct Answer Time
Your Answer Quality
True/False
Question Delay in completion of projects result in unwelcome additions to the fixed manufacturing expenses.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
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Question The term ________ emplies the foregone profit due to inability of company to produce.

Question Taxes / duties levied is one of the important determinant for location decision as taxes/duties substantially
influence

Correct Answer To forecast the defect , To identify causes of major repetative failures , To quantify the frequency of
preventive inspection
Your Answer To forecast the defect , To identify causes of ma jor repetative failures , To quantify the frequency of
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which of the following is the most popular technique for Project Production?
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Question The ________ is the probability that a good lot will be rejected by the sampling plan.
True/False
Question The component produced on completely automatic machines may be subjected to sampling inspection while parts
produced on semi-automatic and completely manual operated machines require cent percent inspection.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False
Correct Answer Work is highly repetitive in nature , Planning activities are performed by the line staff , Number of
workmen is not very large
Your Answer Work is highly repetitive in nature , Planning activities are performed by the line staff , Number of workmen
is not very large

Question Which of the following factors play important role while selecting or rejecting a particular site from
legislation and taxation point of view?
Correct Answer Labour laws , Building codes , Policies regarding issue of licences
Your Answer Labour laws , Policies regarding issue of licences , Productivity of labour
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

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Your Answer Avaialability of adequate land at lower cost , Both skilled and unskilled labour can be available , Plant
expansion is easier due to less or no restriction for buildi ng and construction
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Your Answer Worker
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True/False
needs.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Match The Following

Match The Following


Correct Answer Compare the durations of all paths to identify the longest path. , Sum up the d urations of activities
along each path. , Enumerate all paths in the network and list down activities on each path.
each path. , Enumerate all paths in the network and list down activities on each path.
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True/False
Your Answer False



Question Any premise in which persons a re employed for purpose of making any product/s is called
Your Answer Factory
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Select The Blank
Correct Answer One
Your Answer One


True/False
Question In case of control chart, large smaples such as n=15 or 20 are used if the pro cess standard deviation is
small.
Your Answer True
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function?



True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

True/False
Question In case of centralised inspection, inspection rooms generally become bott leneck and cause delay in taking
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

True/False
Your Answer False

Correct Answer Time
Your Answer Quality
True/False
Question Delay in completion of projects result in unwelcome additions to the fixed manufacturing expenses.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Question The term ________ emplies the foregone profit due to inability of co mpany to produce.

influence

Your Answer To forecast the defect , To identify causes of major repetative failures , To quantify the frequency of
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Select The Blank
True/False
Question The component produced on completely automatic machines may be subjected to sampling inspection while parts
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

is not very large

Question Which of the following factors play important role while selecting or rejecting a particular site f rom
True/False
Question Cent percent inspection is required on WIP prior to the key, critical or costly operation.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which of the following a spects are essential to ensure quality of purchased items?
Correct Answer Defining right quality for the job , Vendor performance evaluation , Making sure that suppliers
understand the requirements
Your Answer Vendor performance evaluation , Making sure that suppliers understand the requirements , Defining right
quality for the job

Your Answer Factory
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Question Which of the following concepts must be understood for the achievement of quality?
Correct Answer Quality of conformance , Purpose of product , Quality of design

Question Following are some of the factors considered for evaluation of alte rnative layouts
Correct Answer Flow of Material , Equipment utilization , Ease of supervision
Match The Following

Toung Sweet Sweet
Eye Crack Crack
Ear Impact Impact

Question Which of the following are important considerations concerning activity times?
Correct Answer Activity time should be obtained from the person responsible for the completion of an activity ,
Activity time must be independent of any influence which the preceding or succeeding activity may have on it. , Activity time
may assume that just the normal quantity of resources required to carry out the activity are available.
Your Answer Activity time should be obtained from the person responsible for the completion of an activity , Activity
time must be independent of any influence which the preceding or succeeding activity may have on it. , Activ ity time may assume
that just the normal quantity of resources required to carry out the activity are available.

Question Which are the subtasks of the maintenance phase of the method study?
Correct Answer Monitoring and control , Performance appraisal , Audit on savings
Your Answer Monitoring and control , Performance appraisal , Audit on savings
Question Which of the following are characteristics of an operating c haracteristics curve?
Correct Answer Producer risk , Consumer Risk , Acceptable Quality Level
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Question The ________ breakdowns usually cost more, partl y due to damage done to the adjustment components and partly
due to emergency actions.
Your Answer Partial

Question Why stores issue order should not be issued as soon as it is prepar ed?
Correct Answer Material may or may not be available at the time of preparation

Your Answer Tight
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Question Plant layout facilitates processing of products in most effective manner through the following
Correct Answer Shortest possible distance , Shortest processing time , Minimum movement
Your Answer Shortest possible distance , Shortest processing time , Minimum movement
True/False
Question After goods have been manufactured, route sheets and operation layouts should not be collected back.
Your Answer False

Correct Answer establishing shortest and most economic path of production
Question The process of changing inputs into outputs thereby adding some value to entity can be defined as
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Question The ________ is specified to indicate the maximum permissible variability in t he dimensions product or parts.
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Question Goods after final inspection should accompany ________to enable dispatch department to identify and draw
correct reference.
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Question The ________ includes preventive maintenance activities whose needs are identified through inspection which
requires stoppage of machines.
Correct Answer Shutdo wn Maintenance
True/False
Question A load chart specifies the work to be carried out by each person of company during shift hours.
Your Answer True
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Question The easiest way to bring the delayed job within the promised delivery time by using extra shift or weekly
holiday is ________.
True/False
Question Under MRP system for common items order for procurement is placed based on requirement for each product
Your Answer True

Question What do you understand by the extent the products manufactured conforms to the laid dow n design?
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Question The ________ is necessary when the job requires detailed of one or more of the job characteristics with the
help of special equipment which is not available at the producing company.

Question Which of the following are the basic requirements of quality standard?
True/False
Question In case of forward pass computation, the earliest event time of the first event is zero.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which kind of possible defectives can be reduced due to first off inspection?
Correct Answer Due to mistakes in reading blue prints , Due to errors in tooling , Due to wrong machi ne set up
Your Answer Due to mistakes in reading blue prints , Due to errors in tooling , Due to wrong machine set up , Due to
purposely done mistakes by unsatisfied worker
True/False
Question A sampling plan which perfectly discriminates wi ll have vertical OC curve.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which of the following is a part of preparing manufacturing order set as a primary function of dispatching?
Correct Answer Operational layouts , Move orders , Pre-filled stores issue orders
Your Answer Operational layouts , Rejection reports , Move orders , Pre-filled stores issue orders
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Question An ________ history card is the record of all repairs, replacements and engineering changes carried out in
the equipment during it's period of service.
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Match The Following
Forcasting requirement for indirect material Past consumption analysis technique Economic order quantity

Question The document raised by PPC which authorises different functions to take action as per instruction is called

True/False
Question A lot declared rejected in sampling inspection should not be inspected 100% in any case.
Your Answer True

Question How is the probability of acceptance in case of Acceptable Quality Level (AQL )?
Your Answer Average

Question Which are the different methods of recording actual progress of work?
True/False
Question The dispatching function is of very importance in flow and mass production units.
Your Answer True
True/False
Question Proper care and storage is not an essential part of a well planned lubrication system.
Your Answer False
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Question The ________ pertain to the climatic conditions which the component , product or material should withstand.

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Question Production Planning is a centralised activity which includes functions such as ________

ASSIGNMENT
Q.1) What is “Operations Management”? What are the objectives of Operations Management? Enlist key elements of Operations
Management.
Answer.1)
An operation may be defined “as the process of changing inputs into outputs thereby adding value to some entity”.Right quality,
right quantity, right time and right price are the four basic requirements of the customers and as such they determine the
extent of customer satisfaction. And if these can be provided at a minimum cost, then the value of goods produced or services
rendered increases. Thus the objectives of production management are “to produce goods and services of the right quality, in
the right quantities, according to the time schedule and a minimum cost”.
• Producing the right kind of goods and services that satisfy customers’ needs (effectiveness objective).
• Maximizing output of goods and services with minimum resource inputs (efficiency objective).
• Ensuring that goods and services produced conform to pre-set quality specifications (quality objective).
• Minimizing throughput-time- the time that elapses in the conversion process- by reducing delays, waiting time and idle
time (lead time objective).
• Maximizing utilization of manpower, machines, etc. (Capacity utilization objective).
• Minimizing cost of producing goods or rendering a service (Cost ob jective).
The right kind of products and good designs of the products are crucial for the success of an organizing. A wrong selection of
the product and/or poor design of the products can render the company’s operation ineffective and non-competitive.
Products/services, therefore, must be chosen after detailed evaluation of the product/services alternatives in conformity with
the organization’s objectives. Techniques like value engineering may be employed in creating alternate designs, which are free
from unnecessary features and meet the intended functions at the lowest cost.
Selection of the optimal “conversion system” is as important as choice of products/services and their design. Process
selection decisions include decisions concerning choice of technology, Equipment, machines, material handling systems,
mechanization and automation. Process planning involves detailing of processes if resource conversion required and their
sequence.
Plant location decisions are strategic decisions and once plant is set up at a location, it is comparatively immobile and can
be shifted later only at a considerable cost and interruption of production. Although problem of location choice does not fall
within preview the production function and it occurs infrequently, yet it is of crucial importance because of its major effect
on the performance of every department including production. Therefore, it is important to choose the right location, which
will minimize total “delivered customer” cost (Production and distribution cost). Locational dec isions involve evaluation of
locational alternatives against multiplicity of relevant factors considering their relative importance to the organization and
selecting those, which are operationally advantageous to the organization.
Plant layout is concerned with relative location of one department (Work centre) with another in order to facilitate material
flow and processing of a product in the most efficient manner through the shortest possible time. A good layout reduces
material handling cost, eliminates delays and congestion, improves co-ordination, provide good housekeeping etc. while a poor
layout results in congestion, waste, frustration, inefficiency and loss of profit.
Capacity planning concerns determination and acquisition of productive resource to ensure that their availability matches the
demand. Capacity decisions have a direct
Influence on performance of production system in respect of both resource productivity and customer service (i.e. delivery
performance). Excess capacity results in low resource productivity while inadequate capacity leads to poor customer service.
Capacity planning decisions can be short-term decisions. Long-term capacity planning decisions concern expansion/contraction
of major facilities required in the conversion process, economics of multiple shift operation, development of vendors for major
components etc. Short term capacity planning decisions concern issues like overtime working, sub -contracting, shift
adjustments etc. Break even analysis is a valuable tool for capacity planning.
Production planning is the system for specifying the production procedure to obtain the desired output in a given t ime at
optimum cost in conformance with specified standard of quality, and control is essential to ensure that manufacturing takes
place in the manner stated in the plan.
Inventory control deals with determination of optimal inventory levels of raw materials, components, parts, tools; finished
goods, spares and supplies to ensure their availability with minimum capital lock up. Material requirement planning (MRP) and
just-in-Time (JIT) are the latest techniques that can help the firm to reduce inventory.
Quality is an important aspect of production system and it must ensure that services and products produced by the company
conform to the declared quality standards at the minimum cost A total quality assurance system includes such aspects as
setting standards of quality, inspection of purchased and sub-contracted parts, control of quality during manufacture and
inspection of finished product including performance testing etc.
Work-study, also called time and motion study, is concerned with improvement of productivity in the existing jobs and the
maximization of productivity in the design of new jobs. Two principal component of work-study are:
(i) Method study

Method study has been defined (BS 3138) as the systematic recording and critical examination of the existing and proposed
ways of doing work, as a means of developing and applying easier and more effective methods and reducing costs. Method study
when applied to production methods yields one or more of the following benefits:
• Improved work environment

• Improved facility layout
• Better utilization of facilities
• Greater safety
• Lesser materials handling
• Smooth production flow
• Lower work-in-process
• Higher earnings for the workmen
Maintenance and replacement involve selection of optimal maintenance Preventive and/or breakdown) policy to ensure higher
equipment availability at minimum maintenance and repair cost. Preventive maintenance, which includes preventive inspection,
planned lubrication, periodic cleaning and upkeep, planned replacement of parts, condition monitoring of the equipment and
machines, etc. is most appropriate for critical machines.
Effective production management must ensure minimum cost of production and in this context cost reduction and cost control
acquires significant importance. There are large number of tools and techniques available that can help to make a heavy dent
on the production cost.
Q.2) What is batch Production? What are its key characteristics? Compare these characteristics with those of project
production.
Answer.2)
Batch production is characterized by the manufacture of a limited number of a product (but many such quantities of
different products) produced at periodic intervals and stocked in warehouses as finished goods (or finished parts) awaiting
sales (or withdrawal for assembly). Typic al examples of batch production are: process industries such as pharmaceuticals,
paints, chemicals; medium and heavy engineering industry engaged in the manufacture of electric motors, switch gears, heavy
motor vehicles, internal combustion engines; manufacture of ready made garments; manufacture of assembly shops such as machine
tools; sub contractors which take on machining of batches of components to the drawings of a large manufacture etc.
(a) Short runs:

Short production runs and frequent changes of set also characterize batch production up. The equipment and the assembly
set up is used for a limited
number of parts or assemblies and is then changed to make a different product. The production is generally made to stock.

The labour force is expected to posses skill in one specific manufacturing process, Turning, milling, drilling, welding,
grinding, hobbing, fitting etc.
The operator may perform simpler machine set-ups but the separate machine tool setter performs those involving complex
operations.

The supervision has considerable knowledge of a specific process. Supervisor in the grinding section for example, may
not expert in turning and drilling work but s expected to possess a find of knowledge of different types of grinding
operations.
Similarly a supervisor in the gear shop is expected to have sound knowledge in working of different types of gear cutting
machines.

The amount of supervision required in batch production is lower than that of jobbing production. The ration of direct
workmen to supervisors is more or less a function of batch size. The smaller the batches, the lower are the ratio of direct
workers to supervisors, and vice versa. This is because smaller lots require each supervisor to spend a grea t deal of his time
in allocating new work, giving instructions, follow up on the shop floor for proper movement of materials from and to the
machines, identifying delays and interruptions, and arranging, in consultation with planning, work load in his sect ion to keep
his men busy.

Plant and equipment is procured and arranged to obtain maximum flexibility. General purpose machines
and handling equipment capable of performing variety of operations with minimum set –up times are installed in lieu of variety
of products. The machines are arranged to give process layout-layout by function. Similar machines capable of doing similar
types of operations are grouped together and kept at o ne place. Presses for example, are put together and kept at one place
milling machines are placed together at another place, drilling machines are kept at the third place, gear cutting machines are
located at the fourth place and so on. Each Group of machines is usually designated as a work centre or a section or a shop.

Materials handling in batch production as compared to jobbing production are small. Individual components and parts are placed
in trolleys and trays and are transported as unit loads. Materials handling may be mechanized by deploying power driven
trucks.

The manufacture cycle time is comparatively smaller than jobbing production but is much more than mass and flow production.
The batches of work tend to queue up at different machines due to differing cycles times, batch sizes and sequence of
operations.

Work in progress is comparatively large due to varying work content of d ifferent components, imbalance in manufacturing times,
formation of queues between the machines.

Disruptions due to machine breakdown or absenteeism do not seriously affect production as job can be shifted to anoth er machine
or another operator from another machine can be shifted.

Functions of production planning and control in a batch production unit are more complex than those in jobbing production or
mass and flow production:
• Materials control and tools control functions are important. Some kind of replenishment system needs to be used to
ensure routine replenishment
• Detailed operational layout and route sheets are prepared for each part of the produc t.
• Loading and scheduling needs to be more detailed and more sophisticated since every machine requires to be individually
scheduled.
• Progressing function is very important to collect information on progress of work. A separate progress card needs t o be
maintained to record progress of each component.
• Expediting is generally necessary since quite often jobs, due to imbalances in work content, tend to lag behind
Q.3) (a) Why are locational decisions important? What factors should be taken into account while deciding location of a unit
to manufacture washing machines?
Answer.3a)
• A new manufacturing (or servicing) unit is to be set up.

• Existing plant operations are difficult to expand due to poor selection of site earlier.
• The growth of the business makes it advisable to establish additional facilities in new territories.
• There is emergence of new social (chronic labour problems) political (political instability or economic conditions that
suggest a change in the location of the existing plant.
• The product development has over weighted the advantages of the existing plant.
• The changes in the industrial Policy of the Government, favoring decentralizing and dispersal of industries to achieve
overall development of the country, do not permit expansion of the existing plant

Every company is in business to market and it can survive only if their product reaches the consumers on time and at the
competitive price. The ratio of selling costs to sales generally increases with distance. Therefore, i n the choice of
location o the plant, the factor of “proximity to the market” is given the highest priority. Locating a plant nearer to the
market is preferred if:
• The product is fragile.

• The product is susceptible to spoilage.
• The promptness of service is required.
• The product is relatively inexpensive and transportation costs add significantly to the cost.
Bread, soap factories, etc. require the market to be nearby. If factory cannot be started in Bombay, it may be started in
Thane, Kalyan or Poona. If the product is exported, location near ports is desirable. This is particularly important for
producers who sell bulky commodities, which incur high transportation costs
Nearness to market not only lowers transportation costs but also g ives many other benefits namely:
• A good many administrative problems, which cause perpetual headaches and add to costs, are avoided.
• Liaison with dealers or whole sellers can be maintained economically and easily
• Other costs such as commission to mi ddlemen, which at times run as high as 20 to 50 percent can be reduced significantly.
• Customer’s accounts do not remain outstanding for settlement. This recovery is easy and less time saving which itself
reduces selling costs.
Since raw materials usually constitute 50 to 60 percent of the total product cost, it is important that the firm gets its
requirements of raw materials at the right time and at the reasonable price for which the plant must be located in th e
neighborhood of some source which can meet the raw materials requirement of the unit “Proximity to supply of raw materials”
factor assumes still greater importance if raw materials are of perishable nature or if they are expensive to transport, or if
their weight is substantially reduced by processing.
Proximity to sources of raw materials is equally important for small units. This is because usually small units are not
considered important customers. They get least priority and in the event of scarcit y are the one to be struck off first from
the list. The availability of materials to small units to a large extent thus depends on their follow up and personal visits
to the supplier’s plant which is possible only if the buyer’s plant is close by.
Infrastructural facilities consider availability of utilities like power water, disposal of waste etc. These form the life -
blood of many types of industries without which there facilities may come to a stand still. Underestimating the need of any
one of the utilities can be extremely costly and inconvenient.
Certain industries, for example, aluminium, steel, etc are power intensive and must be located close to the sites of power
generation failing which the shortage of, or increase in cost of generating power may spell problems for their survival.
Similarly, chemical process industries like paper and pulp, cement, steel, sugar laundries, metal plating, food preparation
etc. requires perennial source of water. Mineral content of water may also be an important factor. Treatment of water is an
expense to be considered while comparing economics of different locations.
Drainage facilities are important for process industries otherwise disposal of process waster can create lot of di fficulties.
Transportation cost to the value added is a key determinant of the plant location. The structure of the transportation cost
depends on (i) Characteristics of the commodity (ii) average distance of shipment (iii) medi um of shipment: rail, road, and air
sea.
The need for transport arises because raw materials and fuel are to be moved to factory site and finished goods are to be
transported from factory to markets. Other things being equal since transport cost has a m ajor effect on product cost, the
regions well served by transport facilities are most suitable for industrial locations.
Plant location should be such that required labour is easily available in the neighbourhood. Importing labour from outside is
usually costly and it causes lot of administrative problems. Availability of required labour locally is better since problem
of arranging accommodation and other related problems do not arise. Since normally workers with specific skills are required,
some sort of training facility should also be available in the neighborhood. Skilled employees are easily available if ITI’s,
or Engineering colleges are there in the neighbourhood.

The policies of the state Government and Local Bodies relating to issue of licenses, building codes, labour laws, etc. are the
factors in selecting/rejecting a particular community/site.
In order to disperse industries and ensure balanced economic growth, both Central and State government offer a package of
incentives for setting up industries in particular locations. Exemption from excise duty, sales tax and octroi, soft loans
from financial institutions, subsidy in electricity charges, etc. are some of the incentives offered.
Since taxes and duties levied by the State Government and Local bodies substantially influence product cost, the incidence of
such taxes/levies must be taken into account while selecting a community/site.
Climatic factors may not have a major influence these days because of modern air conditioning facilities available today.
However, it may be important factor for certain industries like textile mills, which require high humidity.
Community attitudes towards supporting hostile trade union activities are an important factor. Locating facilities in a
certain region/community may not be desirable as frequent labour problems and interruptions are harmful to the plant in the
long run. Political situation in the state and attitude of the government towards labour activities also influences selection
of the site for the plant.

Community facilities imply accommodation, educational, entertainment and transport facilities.
Accommodation is needed unless the employees are local residents. Accommodation should be easily available, comparatively
cheap and near some public transport stop.
The locational area should be fully developed, be accessible by road and should have a convenient and efficient public
transport system operating between the area and the township to enable employees, officials, customers and suppliers to make
easy trips for their work
Community attitudes towards work (i.e. whether the people in the location are hard working or otherwise) as well as their
attitudes towards the incoming entrepreneurs (helpful and cooperative or otherwise) can make or mar an industry. Locational
decisions, therefore, must take such factors also into account particularly while setting u p labour intensive units.

Locational factors should also include proximity of services needed by the firm. A firm desirous of getting some or all parts
made from outside or some of the operations done from outsid e must see that such sub-contractors are located in the
neighbourhood. Getting a job done from units located at far off places will mean not only additional transportation cost but
also time consuming and costly. Also if units are too far off, the control on quality of work done by them cannot be
exercised.
Site selection should also take into account topography and soil structure of the land. The soil structure must be capable of
bearing loads of foundations. Though mode rn building techniques can overcome the limitations of the soil, but if considerable
improvement is required then selection of a low cost and may ultimately turn out to be expensive.
Site size (Plot size) must be large enough to accommodate the present production facilities, parking and access facilities but
also leave sufficient room for future expansion. As a general rule, a site five times the actual plant size is considered
minimum for all these things including future expansion.
An ideal location is one where the cost of obtaining materials and processing them into finished product plus the cost of
distributing the finished product to customers is minimum.
Step 2: Estimate expenses on materials, transport, wages, power etc for each location on each of the above factors.
Step 3: Collect data on intangible factors like community facilities, community attitudes etc.
Step 4: Analyse the tangible data for each location and calculate rate of return on investment.
Step 6: Compare the intangible data for the different locations and select the optimal location considering intangible
data.
Q.3) (b) What are objectives of a good layout? Discuss any six principles of a good layout?
Answer.3)(b)
Only through an efficient layout, the organization can attain the following objectives:
(vi) Greater flexibility for changes in product design and for future expansion.
(vii) Better working conditions by eliminating causes of excessive noise, objectionable odor smoke etc.

A good layout is one that integrates men, materials, machines and supporting activities and others in a way that the best
compromise is obtained
No layout can satisfy each and every principle of a good layout. Some criterion may conflict with some other criterion and as
a result no layout can be ideal it has to integrate all factors into the best possible compromise.

A good layout is one that permits the minimum movement between the operations.
The plant and machinery in case of product layout and departments in case of process layout should be arranged as per
sequence of operations of most of the products.
? Since straight line is the shortest distance between any two points, men and materials as far as possible should be made
to move along the straight path
A door may be made in a wall or a hole may be drilled in a ceiling if that eliminates or reduces material handling in place of
stairs or a distant door.

A good layout is one that makes the materials move only in the forward direction, towards stage of completion, with any
backtracking.
? Since straight line is the sho rtest distance between any two, points, materials as far as possible should be made to move
on the principle of straight line flow. And when straight line flow is not possible, other flows like U -shaped flow, circular
flow or zig zag flow may be adopted, but the layout may ensure that materials move in the forward direction (Fig 4.1)
? To ensure forward flow, equipment if necessary may be duplicated.

A good layout is one that makes effective use of available space b oth horizontal and vertical
• Backtracking and duplicated movements consume more time, involve un -necessary materials handling, add to cost and lead to
inefficiency.
• Raw materials, work-in-progress and finished goods should be piled vertically one above another rather than being strewn
on the floor.
• Pallets or equivalents should be made use of to pile up several layers one above another
• Area below the work tables or in the cupboards built into the wall are welcome since they reduce requirement of space

A good layout is one that makes men, machines and materials ready observable at all times.
• All departments should be smoothly integrated, convenient to service and easy to supervise
• Every piece of positioning or screening or partitioning should be scrutinized and carefully planned.
• Special cupboards, enclosures, offices, partitions etc. should be avoided except when their utility is established beyond
doubt.

A good layout is one that makes all servicing and maintenance point readily accessible.
• Machines should be kept sufficiently apart and with reasonable clearance from
The wall so that lubrication, adjustment and replacement of belts, removal of parts at the time of repairs etc can be done
conveniently by the maintenance staff.
Area in front of electrical panels and fire extinguishers should be kept free from obstructions.
Q.4) How does production planning differ from production control? What are the key functions of production planning and
control?
Answer.4)

Planning involves collection and maintenance of data regarding time standards, materials and their specifications, machines and
their quantities, tools and their process capabilities, drawings and operational layouts etc.
Planning is seeing that requirements tool, machines, men, instructions, authorization and the like -will be available at the
right time and in the right quantities and are of proper quality.
Planning involves preparations of load charts and fitting various work orders into uncommitted time available on the company’s
facilities (men or machines).
Planning involves preparation of all necessary forms and paper work.
Planning involves designing suitable feed back as to what may happen.
Planning involves forwarding thinking regarding the remedial action to be taken if the job falls behind schedule.

Activity (in the office) and includes such functions as materials control, tools control, process planning and scheduling.
Control involves dissemination of data preparation of reports regarding output, machine and labour efficiency, percent
defectives etc.
Control is seeing the requirements are actually made available at the right place and in the right quantities.
Control involves actual seeing that the jobs are started and completed as per schedule prepared by the scheduling cell of the
PPC.
Control involves actual issue of forms and paper work.
Control involves keeping track of what is happening and collecting information as to what has happened.
Control involves suggesting remedial action when the job is falling behind schedule.
Control is thus a diffused activity (in the shops) and includes functions such as dispatching, progressing and expediting.

(i) Regular functions are those, which are generally assigned to PPC in most of the organizations through the importance of
the function, may vary from industry to industry.
(ii) Optional functions are those, which may be assigned to PPC depending upon policy of the management of the firm.
Order Preparation includes activities like making of work orders, converting work orders to shop orders, preparing auxiliary
orders and releasing such orders to those concerned to authorize their activities
Materials control concerns preparations of materials estimates, indenting non-stock materials, ascertaining availability of
materials purchased to stock, continual follow-up with purchase and stores for timely receipt of materials, and advising stores
to allocate required quantities or available materials (alternatively on their receipt) against specific shop orders.
Process planning or Routing concerns fixation of method of manufacture: operations and their sequence, machine tool for each
operation, jigs and fixtures, measuring instruments and gauges etc. to enable shops to produce goods of the right quality at
the lowest cost.
Tools control concerns preparations of estimates of cutting tools (Standards as week As non-standards tools), gauges and
measuring instruments, jigs and fixtures etc indenting non-stick tooling: follow up with tool room for timely manufacture of
jigs and fixtures; periodical replenishment of worn-out-non-consumable tooling (e.g. work arbors, collets, copying masters,
Allen keys, spanners, etc.
Scheduling concerns preparation of machine loads, fixation of calendar dates of various operations to be performed on a job,
coordination with sales to confirm delivery dates of new items and periodical preparation of dispatch schedules of regular
items.
Dispatching concerns preparation and distribution of shop orders and manufacturing instructions to the concerned department as
their authority to perform the work according to the predetermined schedule.
Progressing concerns collection of data from manufacturing shops, recording of progress of work, and comparing progress against
the plan.
Expediting concerns intensive progress chasing to identify delays and interruptions which may hold up production, devising
cures from time to time to keep rate of production in line with the schedule, communicating possible failure in delivery
commitments to Sales Department.
Cost Estimation concerns preparations of

Preproduction cost estimates to be used by sales department for quotation purposes (Alternatively this may be assigned to
Costing Department Or Industrial Engineering Department)
Work measurement concern fixation of time to be allowed to a qualified workman to carry out a specific task, under specified
conditions and at the defined level of performance. Work measurement employs scientific, well-known techniques like time
study, work sampling standard data, production study, analytical estimating etc. (Alternatively, work measurement function may
be assigned to Industrial Engineering department.
Sub-Contract concerns offloading of certain work on outside vendors for economic reasons or to augment the existing
manufacturing facilities (Sub-contract work alternatively) be handled by Materials/purchase Department)
Capacity planning concerns estimation of requirements of men and machines as the basis of decision making to meet the firm’s
increased volume of business (Some companies prefer to assign this function to Engineering department.
Demand forecasting concerns making projection of company’s product market. Though, long term forecasts are given by Sales
Department but short term forecasts required for materials planning, machine loading, sub contract ing etc may be prepared by
PPC department
Answer.2)(a)
Critical path analysis, an important aid to planning, scheduling and coordinating the activities if large scale proje cts. Is a
synthesis of two independent techniques: Programme Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) and Critical Path Method (CPM).
Though the two techniques were developed independently, they are only superficially different. The two method have many
features in common and are now combined into a technique called Critical Path Analysis (CPA) or Network Analysis.
• PERT is event oriented while CPM is activity oriented (i.e. PERT pr epares network from events while CPM builds if from
activities)
• PERT provides for an allowance for uncertainty while CPM does not (i.e. PERT makes three time estimates for each activity
while CPM makes one time estimate)
• Activity time in CPM technique are related to costs while it is not so in PERT since it is event oriented
(i) Forces through pre-planning. Each and every activity compromising the project is identified and recorded. Nothing is
left to memory or chance which prevents crises in scheduling
(ii) Increases coordination of tasks as technological relationship between the activities suggests which activities can run
simultaneously and which should succeed others.
(iii) Helps computations of different project duration’s for different level of resources and thereby select a plan that
minimizes total project cost.
(v) Defines areas of responsibility of different departmental heads for timely execution of the project.
(vi) Facilitates progress reporting and limits unnecessary discussion at the progress meetings.
(viii) Enables the plan to be revised in accordance with changes/changing circumstances.
A Project comprises a series of activities and the identification of the individual activities requires knowledge and
experience of the men responsible for the planning of the project. Even the preliminaries -mere listing of the activities-make
the operating personnel:
• Think of details about the project well in advance.
• Observe critically the way in which the various activities interact or compete for scarce resources
• Improve upon the original plans even before network is formally drawn and analyzed.
A project, therefore, must be torn into a set of identifiable activities. There are no set rules but general guidelines are as
under:
• An activity should represent the smallest unit of the operation or set of operations over which management desires
control.
• An activity should represent an operation or set of operations, which can be performed using a particular kind of
equipment or a special skill. For example in construction project, plumbing is considered as one activity while wiring can be
considered as another activity since the first activity requires plumbers and the second activity needs electricians.
Q.12) (b)

1-2 02 03 10
1-3 02 04 06
1-4 02 06 10
2-5 01 01 01
3-5 04 05 12
4-5 02 03 04
4-6 02 05 08
5-6 03 05 13
Answer:
(a) Expected time of an activity can be obtained from the three time estimates using the formula:
te = a + 4m +b
6

For activity (1-2)
a = 2
m = 3
b = 10
te = 2 + 4 x 3 + 10
6
te = 24 = 4
6
Expected times of all activities of the network, calculated on above lines, are tabulated below.

1-2 02-03-10 4
1-3 02-04-06 4
1-4 02-06-10 6
2-5 01-01-01 1
3-5 04-05-12 6
4-5 02-03-04 3
4-6 02-05-08 5
5-6 03-05-13 6
6 3
6
4 6
4 1
Critical path is 1-3,3-5,5-6 and the duration for the project is 16 weeks (4+6+6)
Variance is
Vi = (b –a) X (b – a)
6 6
V1-3 = 4
9
V3-5 = 16
9
V5-6 = 25
9
V = V1-3 + V3-5 + V5-6
V = 5
?
= 19 -16
?5
= 3
2.236
= 1.34
?The probability of completion of critical path by the schedule time of 19 weeks = 91%
Q.5) What is preventive maintenance? Why it is better than Breakdown Maintenance? What are the key activities of Preventive
Maintenance?
Answer.5)
Preventive maintenance anticipates failures and adopts necessary actions to check failures before they occur. It includes
activities like inspection, lubrication cleaning and unkeeps, minor adjustments and replacements found necessary at the time of
inspection etc. Preventive maintenance can be either: running maintenance or “shut down maintenance”. Running maintenance
includes maintenance activities (e.g. minor adjustments In machines revealed through inspections, lubrication, cleaning and
unkeep etc.) Which are carried out when the machine is still r unning. Shutdown maintenance includes preventive
maintenance activities such as minor component replacement whose needs are identified through inspections, which require
stoppage of Machines. Preventive inspection is one of the key activities of preventiv e maintenance which is usually
performed by making use of human senses – watch) eye), listen (ear), Touch (hand, leg, body) smell (nose) and taste (tongue) –
but the trend is Changing towards use of condition monitoring instruments. Such maintenance. Pra ctice is known as predictive
maintenance or condition based maintenance.
Q.10) (a) What are X-R Charts? How are they made and used in controlling a process?
Answer.10)
X-R chart is a pair of chart consisting of a average (called X chart) and a range
Chart (called R chart) placed one below another on a piece of graph paper. The X chart is used to control the mean value of
the characteristic an R-chart is used to restrict the range of variations in the values. X -R charts are drawn when the
characteristics are measurable. Each chart consists of three values: a central line, upper control limit and lower control
limit. The central line represents the arithmetic average of the sample means which equals the mean of the population, u. The
upper and lower control limits are located at three standard deviation on either side of the central line.
Samples of fixed size are drawn at regular intervals and measurements are taken. The samples wise values of the mean
and range are plotted in their respective X and R charts.
The spread of sample points in the charts is studied to decide the remedial action (if any) to be taken. The X chart analyses
whether or not the mean of the quality Characteristics is within control while R-chart analyses whether or not the variability
is within control.
A pre-requisite to the preparation of the chart is the decision on the following aspects:
• Quality Characteristics refer to the property of the product, which is to be assessed. The quality characteristics must
be capable of being measured. In case of more than quality characteristics, separate chart is made for each quality
characteristic.
• Sample size refers to number of pieces comprising each sample. Sample size is an important decision. It is a common
practice to use sample of n = 4 or 5 to have low appraisal cost. Large samples such as n = 15 or 20 are used if the process
standard deviation is large.
• Sample Population refers to the number of samples to be collected to construct a control chart. The number of samples
must be sufficient. Usually, 20 samples each of size 4 or 5 are enough to have good estimates of the process average (X) and
dispersion (R).
• Time Interval measures the time gap between consecutive samples. Time interval, as a genera rule, should be proportional
to the average frequency of out-of-control conditions. It is a fairly complex decision since a number of factors such as cost
economy, susceptibility of the process to disturbances; convenience of the inspector etc. requires to be considered.
(a) Collect sufficient samples spread over a reasonable period. Each sample must be of equal size.
(b) Measure each component comprising the sample for the given quality characteristic
A The mean which is written as X (X bar) is average of each sample and is

Obtained by totaling the individual measurements of the units comprising the sample and dividing the total by the sample size
(number of units in each sample)
B The range, which is written as R, is obtained as the difference between the highest and th e lowest measurement of a
sample.
C The values of X and R are recorded sample wise either on the extreme right of the individual measurements on the data
sheet or in a separate table.
A The grand average, which is written as, X (X double bar) is the average of the sample averages and is obtained by
dividing the total of the averages of all the samples by the total number of samples.
B The mean range, which is written as, R (R bar) is the average of the ranges and is obtained by dividing the total of the
ranges of the samples by the total number of samples.
A Set up a control chart with the central line drawn at X (X double bar), upper control limit located X + A2R (R bar) and
the lower control limit set up at X-A2R.
B Plot the averages to see whether the process was under control when samples were drawn.
C If all points fall within the control limits, the process is said to be under control
D If process is not under control (indicated by some points falling outside the control limits), eliminate points outside
the control limits and compute new trial control limits for the remaining points.
F Control limits in a particular situation should be revised from time to time as additional data is accumulated.
A The control chart for range chart is set up with central line as R, upper cont rol limit (UCLR) located at D4R above the
central line and lower control limit (LCL) at D3R below the central line
C If all points fall within the control limits no modification is necessary unless it is desired to reduce the process
dispersion
D if range chart exhibits lack of control indicated by some points falling outside the control limits, eliminate those
points out of control and compute new trial control limits
F Control limits in a practical situation should be revised time to time as additional data is accumulated.

B Measure each unit of the sample for the quality characteristics, calculate mean and the range of each sample.
C Plot the values of X and R of each sample in their respective charts

D Study the trend of the points to interpret and suggest remedial action
Q10 (b) ABC company produces a solvent, which must contain 3 percent of alcohol. It tries to maintain the actual percentage at
3 + 0.3 percent. It tests hourly in samples of five. The following table shows the results of last five samples. Set up a
control chart for mean and examine whether the process is under control.
A) Solution:
(i) Collect data
1 2.92 0.3
2 2.98 0.1
3 3.06 0.1
4 3 0
5 3 0.2
X(X bar) = 2.92 + 2.98 + 3.06 + 3 + 3

5
= 2.992
R = 0.3 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0 + 0.2

5
= 0.14
= 2.992 + 0.5768 x 0.14
= 3.476
= 2.992 - 0.5768 x 0.14
= 2.507
Lower control limit = LCLR = D3.R (R bar)
= 0 x 0.14
= 0
Lower control limit = UCLR = D4.R (R bar)
= 2.114 x 0.14
= 0.29596
Q.6) What is method study? Describe the procedural steps to develo p easier and effective methods.
Answer.6)
Method study is the systematic recording and critical examination of existing and proposed ways of doing work, as a means of
developing and applying easier and more effective methods and reducing costs.
Method study is an organized approach and its investigation rests on the following six basic steps outlined in the block
diagram
• Select the work to be analyzed.
• Record all facts relating to the existing method.
• Examine the recorded facts critically but impartially.
• Develop the most economical method commensurate with plant Requirements
• Install the new method as standard practice.
• Maintain the new method.
Selections of the jobs to be studied for methods improvement by the method study practioner is a managerial responsibility and
it (selection) may be based on economic technical or human consideration. Economic consideration justifies selection based on
the economic worth (i.e. money saving potential) of the job.
Technical consideration identifies jobs, which require studies to overcome manufacturing difficulties (excessive rejection,
relaxation in prefixed performance standards, inability if the shops to stick to specified machining parameters such as speeds,
feeds, depth of cut etc., inconsistent quality etc.) Human consideration in job selection is usually given weightage while
introducing method study practices for the first time.
Recording of facts
Systematic recording is the mo st crucial step in method improvement. Since recording by long hand (or by descriptive method)
has its limitations, it is not recommended for use in method study. Instead, five symbols and eight charting conventions are
used to record facts relating to the job under study. Five typical symbols are O, ||, ?, D and V and eight charting
conventions concern composition of the chart, reject, rework, repletion, change of state, introducing of new material, combined
events and numbering of events. The document on which details of the process are recorded by the above referred symbols and
conventions is called chart. There are four basic types of chart: (i) operation process chart (ii) Flow process chart (iii)
multiple activity charts and (iv) two handed process chart.
Besides charts, two types of diagrams-flow diagram and string diagram are drawn when recording details of an existing layout.
Travel chart is another typical chart, which is used to record frequency of movements (weight x distance) between work
centres/departments.
Repetitive short cycle operation which involves quick hand/feel motions (i.e. microscopic motions) may be studied with micro
motion study. Glibreth, founder father of micro motion study, also developed photographic techniques cal led cyclograph and
chronocylegraph to record path of the motions of the members of the body.
Critical examination aims to analyze the facts critically and thereby give rise to alternatives, which form the basis of
selection and development of easier, and effective methods.
Critical examination is conducted through a systematic and methodical questioning process. Each activity recorded on the
chart, whether it relates to processing or inspection, or material handling, or to any oth er aspect, is picked up one at a time
and is examined minutely. The questioning process is considered under five major heads, namely the purpose, the place, the
sequence, the person and the means. These five aspects in critical examination are referred to as five governing
considerations.
Development and selection stage concerns short listing of ideas generated at the critical examination stage, testing each short
listed idea for its technical and economic feasibility, and making selection among the alternatives wherever choice exists. To
develop ideas and to ascertain their technical and economical feasibility, the method study practioner needs to solicit the
cooperation of personnel from different departments of the company. Various techniques available for the development and
selection purpose are: cost benefit analysis, break even analysis, investment analysis and critical path analysis.
Installation
‘Installation’ (or implementation) of the proposed method involves preparation of project report on recommendations making oral
presentation to the top management, securing approval of the decision maker, assisting line management during implementation,
arranging training of workmen, and getting jobs (operations) retime after implementation, arranging training of workmen, and
getting jobs (operations) retimed after implementation.
Maintenance
“ Maintenance” phase is the follow up phase after implementation, which serves as a monitoring and control mechanism . It helps
to ensure that the revised methods are set into concrete and workmen do not revert back to old methods. It also provides an
opportunity to the practitioner to assess the effectiveness of the approach followed by him and makes changes in the
methodology (if required).
Q.9) (a) What desirable conditions need to be present to be present to guarantee success of an incentive scheme?
Answer.9)
• Administrative simplicity:
The incentive system should be simple and must be easily understood by the workers and their representatives. An incentives
scheme, which can be understood, only by engineers and mathematicians or a scheme which involves the use of complex formulate
or references and cross -references is sure to fail. The incentive scheme should be such that workmen can calculate their own
earnings easily and quickly.
• Minimum clerical work:
The system should fit into existing system of production and cost control. It should not involve any significant addition to
the clerical work.
• Maximum coverage:
The system should cover as many workmen as possible. A scheme if applied to a few workmen creates a demoralizing effect on the
morale of those not covered by the scheme.
• Direct
Incentive payments should increase at least in direct proportion to the increase in output by the operator. There are two
reasons:
Firstly because it is more difficult to producer extra units and secondly because saving in the overheads are far greater at
higher levels of production.
• Period of Payment
• Adequate guaranteed minimum hourly rate

The scheme must ensure adequate guaranteed minimum hourly rate to all incentive workers regardless of their output. Such an
hourly guaranteed rate is normally referred to as the guaranteed base rate.
The guaranteed base rate must be realistic and should be at least equal to the hourly rate payable to a non-incentive worker
doing similar job in the industry. Incentive earnings of the workers should never be regarded as a substitute for poor wages.
• Accurate and yet attainable performance standards

Performance standards should be set through systematic work measurement studies. The experts to that there is no dispute or
malpractice and yet the standards are attainable so that a worker working at normal pace can attain them should base the
standards of measurement on the assessment.
Further the incentive plan should be such that it provides an opportunity to all average workers to earn reasonable earnings.
• Consistency of the standards

Standards once fixed should not be changed unless there is a permanent change in methods, or change in equipment, or change in
material and plan should provide for the provisions to modify the performance standards.
• Inbuilt check on process rejections

A good incentive scheme should exercise a check on the operator against achieving higher bonus by poor workmanship. Payment
should be made only for pieces declared acceptable by the inspection department and a workman constantly producing substandard
pieces should be liable for disciplinary action.
• Payment of partially completed jobs

The problem of payment for the incomplete work arises only in case of long cycle jobs. Situations do arise when the jobs are
of very long cycle duration and cannot be finished within the bonus period. Similarly, a semi-finished job may require to be
handed over by one operator to another at the end of shift, or prior to having a holiday. The scheme should clearly spell out
as how assessment of work done by the workmen on the same job will be carried out and how disputes arising out of such
assessment would be resolved.
• Payment of Idle Time

Adequate safeguards must be provided to compensate the operator for the time lost due to reasons beyond his control. A good
incentive scheme should ensure that an operator does not suffer financial loss for reasons attributable to the managerial
weakness, e.g.: lack of material due to bad buying, breakdowns of the machines due to poor maintenance practices, non -
availability of work etc. Thus an operator rendered idle because of factors attributable to the management should be given a
lieu bonus.
• Safeguards
The scheme should be fair not only to the employees but also to the employer. Safeguarding clauses as under should be
incorporated to protect.
a. Management’s right to change a standard when there are changes in methods. Materials and machines
b. Management’s right to withdraw or discontinue temporarily a scheme during bad period.
c. Management’s right to initiate disciplinary action against operators who continually produce sub -standard articles.
d. Management’s right to initiate disciplinary action against employees who, time and again, do not achieve minimum standard
of production even in the presence of fair and accurate standards.
e. Management’s right to initiate disciplinary action against employees who, time and again are found using speeds and feeds
higher than those recommended in the process sheet (or operational layouts)
• Maximum ceiling on the earnings

The system should have built-in-control against higher earnings beyond a certain limit. Firstly, the system should discourage
workers to work beyond a certain limit otherwise too attractive an incentive scheme may induce the worker to work more and more
and thereby adversely affect his health. Secondly, the system should ensure that in case of loose standards the company does
not lose financially.
• Consistency of Plan
The plan should be consistent over a period of time. Frequent changes in the plan make it’s functioning difficult. Faith in
plan is lost if there are frequent revisions.
• Acceptance of Labour Body

The scheme should finally have acceptance of the labour body. The body of workers’ representatives to prevent any
misunderstanding and ill-feeling later on must accept the basic incentive plan and its provisions.
• Continuous Use
The scheme should be in continuous use. The temporary use of the scheme in good times and its discontinuation in bad times
makes it’s functioning difficult.
• Define End Results

Q 13)
Answer 13)

5
= 0.25

100
= 0.25 x 80
100
= 0.2
Similarly, average cycle time and normal time for all the elements are calculated and tabulated a s below

A 0.25 80 0.2
B 0.15 100 0.15
C 0.35 120 0.42
D 0.102 90 0.0918
E 0.12 100 0.12
Total Normal time = 0.2 + 0.15 + 0.42 + 0.0918 + 0.12

100
= 0.1473

100
= 0.9818 + 0.1473 + 0.0491

Question Which of the following aspects are essential to ensure quality of purchased items?
Correct Answer Defining right quality for the job , Vendor performance evaluation , Making sure that suppliers
Your Answer Defining right quality for the job , Vendor performance evaluation , Making sure that suppliers understand
the requirements
Select The Blank

Question The ________ breakdowns usually cost more, partly due to damage done to the adjustment components and partly
True/False
Question After goods have been manufactured, route sheets and operation layouts should not be collected back.
Your Answer False
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question MRP is based on the concept of inventory demand which is of following type

Your Answer Factory


Question Which of the following is the criteria for the percentage defectives in the zone of the indecision?
Correct Answer Lots having the percentage defective more than AQL but less than LPTD
Your Answer Lots having the percentage defective more than AQL but less than LPTD

Question Which of the following are examples of addition during recording for method study?
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

Question An Ideal OC curve is ________ shaped curve that accpets all the lots with quality equal to or better than AQL
.

Question Which of the following causes can be responsible for derailing the production sc hedule in a factory?
Correct Answer Errors in drawings , Delay in receipt of material from vendor , Excessive absenteeism
Your Answer Errors in drawings , Delay in receipt of material from vendor , Excessive absenteeism
Question Which of the following situations demand the economic consideration while selecting a job for method study?
Correct Answer Unorderly movement of men and materials , Excessive process defectives , Too many suggestions received
for improvement from a department or section
Your Answer Unorderly movement of men and materials , Excessive process defectives , Inconsistent quality
True/False
Question During set up of X bar-R control chart, control limts should be practically revised from time to time as
additional data is accumulated.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Match The Following

Toung Sweet Sweet
Eye Crack Crack
Select The Blank

True/False
Question Floor inspection delays the identification of faults which can not be rectified immediately before large lots
are spoiled.
Your Answer False
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question The document which incorporates details of process planning for a job is called
True/False
Question Repetitive movements between work stations which are difficult to be traced on string diagrams can be
conveniently shown on flow diagrams.
Your Answer True


Question Technique of Value Engineering can be effectively employed in design of a product to


Question What is the relation between duration of an activity and length of an arrow?

Your Answer Tight
Select The Blank

time must be independent of any influence which the preceding or succeeding activity may have on it. , Activity time may assume

Question Which of the following techniques is used by industrial engineering department to obtain the utilisation
index?

Your Answer Labour laws , Building codes , Policies regarding issue of licences

Question Which of the following cases can be referred as operation in method study recording?
Correct Answer Change in physical characteristic , Consumption of physical effort , Change in chemical characteristic
Your Answer Change in physical characteristic , Consumption of physical effort , Movement of material
True/False
Question An activity can share the same tail event and same head event with any other activity.
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Question The ________ must ensure that the product satisfy the functional requirements of it's usage.

Select The Blank

Question The ________ are the definitions of the measurable as well as nonmeasurable characteristics of the product.

Select The Blank


Question Which of the following defects can be observed during preventive inspection by using human senses?
Correct Answer Deviation from normal sound , Excessive Vibration , Leakage of a gas
Your Answer Deviation from normal sound , Excessive Vibration , Leakage of a gas
Select The Blank

True/False
Question Independent float either affects the float of preceding activities or that of succeeding activities.
Your Answer False

True/False
Question F W Taylor devised a system for classifying motions into basic divisions called Therbligs
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

Match The Following

Factor Analysis Method to evaluate layouts Technique for evolving and analysis of layouts
Minimization of production delays Objective of good layout Objective of good layout

Question Following is one of the techniques used for Material Planning for high value material
Correct Answer MRP
Your Answer MRP

Question What do you understand by totality of features and characteristics of a product or service that bears on it's
ability to satisfy the customer?
Your Answer Quality
Select The Blank

Your Answer Worker

Question One of the sophisticated operations research techniques used in material planning is
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Question Following are some of the Principles of Management advocated by F W Taylor
Correct Answer Selection of best worker for each particular task , Division of work between worker and management ,
Training and development of the workmen
Your Answer Selection of best worker for each particular task , Division of work between worker and management , Training
and development of the workmen

Question Product layout is employed for manufacturing following products
Your Answer ships
Select The Blank

Your Answer Job

Question Which of the following situations demand the technical consideration while selecting a job for method study?
Correct Answer Jobs having inconsistent quality , Operations inviting frequent requests from supervisors f or
relaxation in allowed time because of variations in materials and tool performance , Jobs in which too many man -hours are spend
in checking and rechecking work
Your Answer Jobs having inconsistent quality , Operations inviting frequent requests from supervisors for relaxation in
allowed time because of variations in materials and tool performance , Jobs in which too many man -hours are spend in checking
and rechecking work
True/False
Question Quality control determines what, when, and how m uch to inspect while inspection actually conducts examination
of goods.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

True/False
Your Answer False
True/False
Your Answer True

Question Which of the following may be the objectives of project crashing?
Correct Answer To achieve uniformity in requirement of resources , To complete the project in the least possible time
, To reduce project cost below it's normal cost
Your Answer To complete the project in the least possible time , To achieve uniformity in requirement of resources , To
improve the labour efficiency

Question What is indicated by the hugging points lying close to mean of the process in X bar-R- control chart?
Correct Answer Biases in measurements , Recording done without actual measurement s , Improper selection of samples
Your Answer Recording done without actual measurements , Improper selection of samples

Question Following is one of the techniques used for Material Planning for high value material
Correct Answer MRP
Your Answer MRP
Select The Blank


Question One of the characterstic of layout is about the flow of material / personnel. In a good layout the flow
should be
True/False
Question The event numbers as far as possible reflect the logical relationships of the activities.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Question Material Requirement Planning is very useful in following situations
Correct Answer Long Lead time for procurement , Several levels of assemblies in product , Long manufacturing cycle
Your Answer Long Lead time for procurement , Several levels of assemblies in product , Long manufacturing cycle
True/False
Question Cent percent inspection is often more practical and economical than sampling inspection.
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

True/False
Question Both, preventive and breakdown maintenance work must be assigned to the same team.
Your Answer False


Question Process Engineer does no t get sufficient time for designing tooling for most economic production run when


Question Which of the following products should be produced by using mass production?

Select The Blank

Question What is the specific name for the Gantt chart when it shows at a glance the scheduling of various operations
involved in a job?
Select The Blank

Question A set of activities to keep an equipment in the specified condition is called as ________.

Question What do you mean by lowest possible direct cost required to complete an activity within it's crashed time?

Question Which of the following factors decide the choice between the cent percent and sampli ng inspection?
Correct Answer Nature of inspection , Natural tolerance versus design tolerance , Vendor's quality rating
Your Answer Nature of inspection , Natural tolerance versus design tolerance , Vendor's quality rating
Select The Blank



Question Which of the following is the criteria for the pe rcentage defectives in the zone of the indecision?
Question In mass/batch production organizations where goods are produced for stocking, Work Order is raised on the
basis of
Match The Following


Question What do you understand by the measurement of work to establish allowed time for a job for the defined method?
Select The Blank

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Correct Answer Acceptance function , Preventive function , Assurance function
Match The Following

Interruption for machine utilisation Preventive maintenance Preventive maintenance

Select The Blank

.
True/False
Question Breakdown of machines, absenteeism of worker does not dislocate the manufacturing activity in process layout
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Question Since value of c can never be negativee, hence" if LCLp works out to be negative, it is taken as zero."
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Your Answer Worker
True/False
Your Answer True

Correct Answer It helps to identify the set of activities and events which are critical and as such must be carefully
controlled and monitored , It identifies activities to be given preference in allocation of resources. , It helps to exercise
"control by exception".
Your Answer It helps to identify the set of activities and events which are critical and as such must be carefully
controlled and monitored , It helps to exercise "control by exception".

Select The Blank
True/False
Question An ideal OC curve is never possible only with cent percent inspection.
Your Answer True
Match The Following

True/False
Question The operator should not stop production if first piece is not approved by the inspector.
Your Answer False

Question Which of the following causes can be responsible for derailing the production schedule in a factory?
True/False
Question For p-chart, the central line of fraction defectives is determined by average percentage defectives.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Correct Answer Progress chasing to identify delays which may hold up production , Communicating possible delays in
delivery date commitment to sales departme nt , Devising cures to keep rate of production in line with schedule
Your Answer Recording progress of work , Communicating possible delays in delivery date commitment to sales department ,
Devising cures to keep rate of production in line with schedule
Question When should operator or supervisor is supposed to sign the perforated route sheet?
Select The Blank


Correct Answer Eliminates problems and frequent breakdowns , Increases life of an equipment , It helps to plan
requirement of replacement spares
Your Answer Eliminates problems and frequent breakdowns , Increases life of an equipment , It helps to plan requirement
of replacement spares

Question Which of the following processes or activities are denoted by using symbols while recording in method study?

Question Which is the zone beyond LTPD in case of Oc curve of a general plan?
True/False
Question A properly designed sampling plan can control sampling errors and completely eliminate them.
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

True/False
Question Grouping of machines gives a lot of flexibility in loading and scheduling
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Your Answer False

Your Answer Absolute uniformity , Undesrstandable , Ec onomically viable
True/False
Question The plotting of activities - critical, non-critical and dummy activities- is strictly according to their
precedence relationship.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Correct Answer Modifications and improvements , Overhauling , Emergency repairs
Your Answer Modifications and improvements , Overhauling , Lubrication as per schedul e


Question Which of the following three methods used to select the qualified supplier?
Correct Answer By vendor plant surveys , By reputation , By experience
Your Answer By vendor plant surveys , By the perofrmance of first lot , By experience
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the watch dog which ensures that every element of production and activities which could
affect the quality of end product are regulated to the extent desirable.
Match The Following
Expected time Te Te
Optimistic time a o


should be

Question What is indicated by the hugging points lying close to mean of the process in X bar-R- control chart?
Correct Answer Biases in measurements , Recording done without actual measurements , Improper selection of samples
Your Answer Biases in measurements , Recording done without actual measurements , Improper selection of samples


Question What do you mean by the graphical representation of the project which is composed as series of connected
arrows and circles to describe the interrelationship of the activities involved?

Question Where does the SPC exercises the control to prevent the occurances of defectives?
Question Which photographic technique is used to record path of motions of the members of the body during method
study?
Select The Blank

Question An Ideal OC curve is ________ shaped curve that accpets all the lot s with quality equal to or better than AQL
.
Your Answer Bell
True/False
Question In Gantt Chart, the horizontal lines devide vertical lines into sections which represents either operations
or work centres.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Question Goods after final inspection should accompany ________to enable dispatch department to identify and draw
correct reference.
Select The Blank

Question Capacity decisions have a direct influence on performance of production system in respect of ________
Your Answer Quality
True/False
Question Floor inspection promotes tendency of machines to drift out of limits and produce defectives.
Your Answer False
True/False
Question A sampling plan which perfectly discriminates will have vertical OC curve.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which are the different methods to record details of the existing method during method study?
Select The Blank


Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the probability that a bad lot will be accepted by the sampling plan.
Select The Blank


Question What do you mean by lowest possible direct cost required to complete an activity within it's normal time?


Question What do you understand by the extent the products manufactured conforms to the laid down design?
Correct Answer Due to mistakes in reading blue prints , Due to errors in tooling , Due to wrong machine set up
Your Answer Due to mistakes in reading blue prints , Due to errors in tooling , Due to wrong machine set up
Select The Blank

True/False
Your Answer True
Match The Following

True/False
Your Answer False

Question Which of the following causes can be responsible for derailing the production schedule in a factory?
True/False
Question For p-chart, the central line of fraction defectives is determined by average percentage defectives.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
delivery date commitment to sales department , Devising cures to keep rate of production in line with schedule
Your Answer Recording progress of work , Communicating possible delays in delivery date commitment to sales department ,

Correct Answer After completion o f operation
Select The Blank


Correct Answer Eliminates problems and frequent breakdowns , Increases life of an equipment , It helps to plan
requirement of replacement spares
Your Answer Eliminates problems and frequent breakdowns , Increases life of an equipment , It helps to plan requirement
of replacement spares

Question Which of the following processes or activities are denoted by using symbols while recording in method study?

True/False
Question A properly designed sampling plan can control sampling errors and completely eli minate them.
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Your Answer False

True/False
Question The plotting of activities - critical, non-critical and dummy activities- is strictly according to their
precedence relationship.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Your Answer Modifications and improvements , Overhauling , Lubrication as per schedule


Your Answer By vendor plant surveys , By the perofrmance of first l ot , By experience
Select The Blank
Match The Following

Expected time Te Te
Optimistic time a o


should be

Question What is indicated by the hugging points lying cl ose to mean of the process in X bar-R- control chart?
Correct Answer Biases in measurements , Recording done without actual measurements , Improper selection of samples
Your Answer Biases in measurements , Recording done without actual measurement s , Improper selection of samples


Question What do you mean by the graphical representation of the project which is composed as series of connected
arrows and circles to describe the interrelationship of the activities i nvolved?


Question Which photographic technique is used to record path of motions of the members of the body during method
study?
Select The Blank

.
Your Answer Bell
True/False
Question In Gantt Chart, the horizontal lines devide vertical lines into sections which represents either operations
or work centres.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Question Goods after final inspection should accompany ________to enable dispatch department to identify a nd draw
correct reference.
Select The Blank

Correct Answer Delive ry performance
Your Answer Quality
True/False
Question Floor inspection promotes tendency of machines to drift out of limits and produce defectives.
Your Answer False
True/False
Question A sampling plan wh ich perfectly discriminates will have vertical OC curve.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True


Question Which are the different methods to record details of the existing method during method study?
Select The Blank

Correct Answer Unexpe cted

Select The Blank

Select The Blank


Question What do you mean by lowest possible direct cost required to complete an a ctivity within it's normal time?


Question What do you understand by the extent the products manufactured conforms to the laid down design?

Correct Answer Due to mistakes in reading blue prints , Due to errors in tooling , Due to wrong machine set up
Your Answer Due to mistakes in reading blue prints , Due to errors in tooling , Due to wrong machine set up
True/False
Question Floor inspection delays the identification of faults which can not be rectified immediately before large lots
are spoiled.
Your Answer False

Question Management often fails to realize the importance of efficient layout due to following reason
Correct Answer losses resulting from poor layout are not directly shown in the financial statements
Your Answer losses resulting from poor layout are not directly shown in the financial statements
Select The Blank


Question Which method of critical path determination begins with the end event and moves backward to the start event
of the project network?
True/False
Question Complexity and difficulty of Planning is influenced by types of layout
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False
True/False
Question For p-chart, p bar is the ratio of total number of units inspected to the total number of units defectives.
Your Answer True


Correct Answer Master production schedule , Product structure , Lead time for procurement/manufacturing
Your Answer Master production schedule , Lead time for procurement/manufacturing , list of machines

Question Which is the ideal place to wr ite a description of an activity in a network?
Select The Blank


Your Answer Factory
True/False
Question Systematic maintenance system can completely eliminate the wear and tear of machines.
Your Answer True

Select The Blank



Correct Answer Defining right quality for the job , Vendor performance evalu ation , Making sure that suppliers
Your Answer Defining right quality for the job , Vendor performance evaluation , Making sure that suppliers understand
the requirements

Correct Answer Critical Path Analysis , Index Method , Johnson's two machine algorithm
Your Answer Critical Path Analysis , Index Method , Johnson's two machine algorithm
Select The Blank

True/False
Question A network should be progression of activities always moving forward.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

is not very large
Select The Blank

Question Order preparation process for products manufatured to order requires following documents

Question What do you understand by the selection of the job for the method study on the basis of money saving
potential of the job?
Select The Blank


Correct Answer Nontechnical person finds it easy to comprehend , Ovehead facilities can be shown , Models can be
shifted easily
Your Answer Nontechnical person finds it easy to comprehend , Ovehead facilities can be shown , Models can be shifted
easily

Question Which is the ideal place to inspect jigs and fixtures in a mass manufacturing unit?

Question How to reveal the capability of the sampling plan to discriminate between good lots and bad lots?
Correct Answer Operating ch aracteristics curve ( OC )
True/False
Question It would not affect the project completion time if non -critical activities take little loner time than
planned.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Match The Following
Forcasting requirement for indirect material Past consumption analysis technique Past consumption analysis technique
True/False
Your Answer True

Question Which features should be covered by the specifications of materials while defining the qualitative
requirement?
Correct Answer Material composition , Dimensions , Any heat treatment if required
Select The Blank

Select The Blank


Select The Blank

True/False
Question An activity should represent an operation or set of operations which can be performed using a particular kind
of equipment or a special skill.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Question Which of the following are types of sampling plan ?
Correct Answer Single sampling plan , Double sampling plan , Multiple sampling plan
Your Answer Single sampling plan , Double sampling plan , Multiple sampling plan
True/False
Question In case of forward pass computation, the earliest event time of a plain event equals the earliest event time
of the preceding event plus duration of activity emanating from the preceding event.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Question Which of the following are ideal situations for the preventive inspection?
Correct Answer Weekly off and holidays , Non-production hours , Stand-up equipment
Your Answer Weekly off and holidays , Non-production hours , Stand-up equipment

Question What do you mean by the chart on which the major activities and entry points of materials are recorded to
have graphic view of operations and inspections involved in the process?
Match The Following


influence

Question Which kind of gauge consists of electrical contacts operating a series of colloured signal lamps which
indicate whether the dimension is correct, oversize or undersize?

Select The Blank

Correct Answer One
Your Answer One


True/False
Question As a general rule, the number of tail event of an activity is more than that of it's head event.
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

time must be independent of any influence which the preceding or succeeding activity may have on it. , Activity time may assume
Select The Blank


Question Following are some of the factors considered for evaluation of alternative layouts

Correct Answer Large varaitions in hardness of material , Tool wear , Errors in setting
Your Answer Large varaitions in hardness of material , Tool wear , Errors in setting
True/False
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

True/False
Question In case of X bar, if the process is not under control indicated by some points falling outside the control
limits, such points outside the control limits are eliminated and new trial control limits for the remaining points are
computed.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question What is the base for considering activity time as single time estimate or three time estimate?
Select The Blank


Question What do you mean by lowest possible direct cost required to complete an activity within it's normal time?
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

Question A ________helps to avoid crowding of jobs at a particular machine by change of route of some of the jobs or
by diverting work to other machine.
Select The Blank


Your Answer Factory
Match The Following

Select The Blank


is not very large

Question Which of the following cases can be treated as delay du ring recording of method study?
Correct Answer Operators awaiting instructions from supervisor , Worker waiting for his turn at tools stores , Jobs
awaiting at the machines for their turn
Your Answer Operators awaiting instructions from supervisor , Worker waiting for his turn at tools stores , Jobs awaiting
at the machines for their turn
True/False
Question Inspection order is must even for simple jobs which can be inspected by shop inspector with the tooling
available on shop.
Your Answer False


True/False
Your Answer False

Correct Answer Nontechnical person finds it easy to comprehend , Ovehead facilities can be shown , Models can be
shifted easily
Your Answer Nontechnical person finds it easy to comprehend , Ovehead facilities can be shown , Models can be shifted
easily


Question What is the meaning of " Product features" according to J.M.Juran?
Match The Following


Correct Answer Study different plant la youts and select the most optimum one , Study the extent of traffic over the
different routes of the plant , Identify the extent of backtracking, cross traffic and obstacles encountered during the
Your Answer Study different plant layouts and select the most optimum one , Study the extent of traffic over the
different routes of the plant , Identify the extent of backtracking, cross traffic and obstacles encountered during the
True/False
Your Answer True

Correct Answer Material Specification , Sequence of operation , Skill of Labour
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Correct Answer Time

Select The Blank


delivery date commitment to sales department , Devising cures to keep rate of production in line with sch edule
Your Answer Recording progress of work , Progress chasing to identify delays which may hold up production , Communicating
possible delays in delivery date commitment to sales department
Select The Blank

Select The Blank
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

True/False
Question As a general rule, a site five times the actual plant s ize is considered minimum for parking, access
facilities and future expansion.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Question Independent float either affects the float of preceding activities or that of succeeding activities.
Your Answer False

Question The document raised by PPC which authorises different functions to take action as per instruction is called

Question A good layout makes effective use of space. Utilization of space for a department like Stores can be measured
by

True/False
Question Site selection should also take into account topography and soil structure of the land.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which manufacturing meth od is ideal for the use of air gauges as inspection device?
Correct Answer Mass
Your Answer Batch
True/False
Question Kanban system is essentially a computer based system for production scheduling and control
Your Answer False

True/False
Question Inspection order is must even for simple jobs which can be inspected by shop inspector with the tooling
available on shop.
Your Answer False

Question Which of the following policies is advisable in case of low product variety and large volumes?
Select The Blank

True/False
Question In case of X bar, if the process is not under control indicated by some points falling outside the control
limits, such points outside the control limits are eliminated and new trial control limits for the remaining points are
computed.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

Match The Following

True/False
Your Answer False


Question Out of two basic criteria for the selection of a manufacturing method, one is, it must be able to meet the
specifications of final product and the other is, it must be

Question Which of the following is a part of preparing manufacturing order set as a primary function of dispatching?
Your Answer Operational layouts , Move orders , Pre-filled stores issue orders
Select The Blank



Question Which kind of labour force is required in case of Jobbing Production?

Question Which are the sources of information to update the progress card daily?
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True


Correct Answer Commercial standards , Assembly and testing instructions , Bill of material

Question Technique which can help an organization to reduce inventory is called
Correct Answer MRP
Your Answer MRP

Question Major contributors in the development of Control Charts, Sampling plan a re

Your Answer Event
True/False
Question Feasibility of time schedule requires that an activity be scheduled before any of it's predecessors are
scheduled.
Your Answer True

Question Which method of critical path determination begins with the end event and moves backward to the start event
of the project network?
True/False
Question Operation process charts though indicates the sequence of events but do not show movements.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which kind of relationship exists between those activities which can be carried out s imultaneously and both
activities require definite time to finish?
True/False
Question One major difference between CPM and PERT is the former's adaptability for the projects where high degree of
uncertainty prevails and activity times during performance are expected to vary considerably for certain activities.
Your Answer False
Correct Answer Selection of best worker for each particular task , Division of work between worker and management ,
Training and development of the workmen
Your Answer Selection of best worker for each particular task , Division of work between worker and management , Training
and development of the workmen


Question Which of the following schedules are recommended to prepare and follow as a part of preventive maintenance
system?
Correct Answer Preventive inspection schedule , Cleaning and upkeep schedule , Lubrication schedule
Your Answer Preventive inspection schedule , Cleaning and upkeep schedule , Lubrication schedule

Question What is the reason of fluctuations, if the control chart evaluates that the process is in a state of
statistical control?
True/False
Question Even in a small set up wherein maintenance of a machine is looked after by a mechanic cum worker, he should
report directly to the person responsible for the manufacturing operations.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question What do you mean by the chart on which the major activ ities and entry points of materials are recorded to
have graphic view of operations and inspections involved in the process?


Question What are the uses of the instruction manual provided by the manufacturer of a machine?
Correct Answer It gives instructions regarding installation and operation of the equipment , It contains note on
common troubles with causes and remedies for troubleshooting , It enlists points, frequency and type of lubrication
Your Answer It gives instructions regarding installation and operation of the equipment , It contains note on common
troubles with causes and remedies for troubleshooting , It enlists points, frequency and type of lubrication


Question Which of the following situations demand that the human consideration should be given preference over other
considerations?
Correct Answer Inconsistent earnings where the earnings are tied to output , Poor morale evidenced by petty or trivial
complaints , Repeated cases of accidents and health hazards
Your Answer Excessive rejections , Poor morale evidenced by petty or trivial complaints , Repeated cases of accidents and
health hazards
True/False
Question A network can have more than one starting event but completion event must be onl y one.
Your Answer True

Question Which is the ideal place to write a description of an activity in a network?

Question Which features should be covered by the specifications of materials while defining the qualitative
requirement?
Your Answer Material composition , Dimensions , Any heat treatment if required
Match The Following

How much to inspect Sampling or cent percent inspection Sampling or cent percent inspection
Correct Answer To decide priorities in allocation of resources , To minimize the requirement of resources , To prevent
peaks and valleys in requirement of resources
Your Answer To decide priorities in allocation of resources , To minimize the requirement of resources , To prevent peaks
and valleys in requirement of resources
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Your Answer product is very heavy involving assembly of large number of p arts
Select The Blank


Select The Blank

Your Answer Worker
Select The Blank

True/False
needs.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Match The Following

Match The Following


Correct Answer Compare the durations of all paths to identify the longest path. , Sum up the durations of activities
along each path. , Enumerate all paths in the network and list down activities on each path.
each path. , Enumerate all paths in the network and list down activities on eac h path.
Select The Blank
True/False
Your Answer False



Your Answer Factory
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

Select The Blank

Correct Answer One
Your Answer One

True/False
Question In case of control chart, large smaples such as n=15 or 20 are used if the process standard deviation is
small.
Your Answer True
Select The Blank





function?


True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

True/False
Your Answer False
Correct Answer Time
Your Answer Quality
True/False
Question Delay in completion of projects result in unwelcome add itions to the fixed manufacturing expenses.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank


influence

Your Answer To forecast the defect , To identify causes of major repetative failures , To quantify the frequency of
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Select The Blank

True/False
Question The component produced on completely automatic machines may be subjected to sampling inspection while par ts
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Your Answer Work is highly repetitive in nature , Planning activities are performed by the line st aff , Number of workmen
is not very large

True/False
Question Kanban system is essentially a computer based system for production scheduling and
control
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is one of the best known statistical relationship regarding process
control.
Correct Answer Normal distribution
Your Answer Normal distribution
True/False
Question Floor inspection promotes tendency of machines to drift out of limits and produce
defectives.
Your Answer False
True/False
Question In case of two handed process chart, inspection symbol is used when check by touch
or feel is involved.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which are reason due to which the progress of work is rarely in line with it's plan?
Correct Answer Absenteeism , Machine breakdowns , Substandard performance against prefixed
production standards
Your Answer Absenteeism , Change in operation sequence , Machine breakdowns

Match The Following


Your Answer Presence of assignable causes


Question Which of the following cases can be treated as delay during recording of method
study?
Correct Answer Operators awaiting instructions from supervisor , Worker waiting for his turn
at tools stores , Jobs awaiting at the machines for their turn

Your Answer Operators awaiting instructions from supervisor , Worker waiting for his turn at
tools stores , Jobs awaiting at the machines for their turn

Correct Answer Long Lead time for procurement , Several levels of assemblies in product ,
Long manufacturing cycle

Your Answer Long Lead time for procurement , Several levels of assemblies in product , Long
manufacturing cycle
Select The Blank

Question Principle underlying the Moving Average mrthod is that future demand shall be
________ past demand.

Correct Answer Average of
Your Answer Higher than

Question The ratio of output to input of a production system is commonly known as
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which phase of method study is concerned with analyzing the facts critically,
generating alternatives which form the basis for selection and development of improved methods?

Question Which of the following is a part of preparing manufacturing order set as a primary
function of dispatching?
Select The Blank

Question The wage payable to the workman is calculated by ________ the quantity produced by
him by the specified rate per piece, in the straight piece rate method.
Correct Answer Multiplying
Your Answer Dividing
True/False
Your Answer False

Question How to reveal the capability of the sampling plan to discriminate between good lots
and bad lots?


Correct Answer MRP
Your Answer MRP


True/False
Your Answer False

Correct Answer Compare the durations of all paths to identify the longest path. , Sum up the
durations of activities along each path. , Enumerate all paths in the network and list down
activities on each path.

Your Answer Compare the durations of all paths to identify the longest path. , Sum up the
durations of activities along each path. , Enumerate all paths in the network and list down

Question What do you understand by the metallergical aspects of product which forms the vital
part of engineering function?

Select The Blank

Question We can say that ________ occurs when there is a distinct change in the physical or
chemical characteristic of an object.

True/False
Question There is no need for progressing when the customers do the follow-up on their own
to know the status of their jobs.

Your Answer False
True/False
Question The component produced on completely automatic machines may be subjected to
sampling inspection while parts produced on semi -automatic and completely manual operated
machines require cent percent inspection.

Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Question In case of two handed process chart, the simultaneous activities of both hands are
recorded opposite to each other on the chart.

Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Question The process of changing inputs into outputs thereby adding some value to entity can
be defined as


Question Order preparation process for products manufatured to order requires following
documents
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is necessary when the job requires detailed of one or more of the job
characteristics with the help of special equipment which is not available at the producing company.
Match The Following

Your Answer Commercial standards , Assembly and testing instructions , Bill of material

Select The Blank

Question The design of any layout is governed by large number of factors and the best layout
is expected to ________ all these factors.


Your Answer By circle
Select The Blank

Question Production Planning is a centralised activity which includes functions such as
________

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Any premise in which persons are employed for purpose of making any product/s is
called
Your Answer Factory

Question What is the base for considering activity time as single time estimate or three time
estimate?
Select The Blank

Question In Gantt Chart, the vertical lines devide horizontal lines into small squares which
represents ________.
Correct Answer Units of measurement
Your Answer No. of Jobs
Select The Blank

Question Activities comprising of a project are of two types, deterministic and ________.
Correct Answer Variable
Your Answer Variable
Select The Blank

POM assgn : Parmeet
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Question After goods have been manufactured, route sheets and operation layouts
should not be collected back.
Your Answer False

Question How is the probability of acceptance in case of Acceptable Quality Level
(AQL )?
Your Answer Very high
True/False
Question For p-chart, p bar is the ratio of total number of units inspected to the total
number of units defectives.
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is specified to indicate the maximum permissible variability in
the dimensions product or parts.

Correct Answer Time
Your Answer Time


Question Which are the general principles underlying probability aspects of project
planning?
Correct Answer Statistically three time estimate of an activity conform to Beta distribution. ,
Expected time divides the area under the curve into two equal parts. ,
Expected time of an activity is located at one third of the distance between
"m" and mid-range { (a+b)/2 } away from the most likely time.
Your Answer Statistically three time estimate of an activity conform to Beta distribution. ,
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

Question The ________ pertain to the climatic conditions which the component ,
product or material should withstand.
Match The Following

Bottom compartment of control Bunch of work orders arranged in Bunch of work orders arranged in a
board a sequence in which they are to sequence in which they are to be
be processed. processed.
Control board Pictorial view of machine loading Pictorial view of machine loading
activity activity
Top compartment of control board Work order of item currently Work order of item currently being
being worked on the machine worked on the machine
Middle compartment of control Work order of item to be Work order of item to be processed
board processed next on the machine next on the machine
Select The Blank

Question OC curve of ideal sampling plan suggests that all lots less than 3%
defectives have the probability of acceptance of ________.
Correct Answer One
Your Answer One

Question Which is the right time to prepare stores issue order?
Correct Answer When route sheet is ready
Your Answer When route sheet is ready

Question What is the reason of excessive friction between parts?
Correct Answer Improper or lack of lubrication
Your Answer Improper or lack of lubrication
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question How does the control chart of statistical quality control helps the operating
personnel?
Your Answer Identify the presence of an assignable cause before it develops

Question Which are different ways to show critical path in a network?
Correct Answer Thick Line , Red Line , Double Line
Your Answer Thick Line , Double Line
True/False
Question The control chart for number of defectives is more convenient to make than
control chart for fraction defectives sincethe fugure of number of defectives
units can be directly taken from the inspection report.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the maximum percentage defective that for the purpose of
sampling inspection can be considered satisfactory as a process average.

Question Order preparation process for products manufatured to order requires
following documents

Question The process of changing inputs into outputs thereby adding some value to
entity can be defined as

Question Any premise in which persons are employed for purpose of making any
product/s is called
Your Answer Factory

Question Inherent Safety' is one of the principle of good layout. In context of layout,
this can be achieved by the following
Correct Answer Clear gangway, location of material and material handling system
Your Answer Safety training
Match The Following

Toung Sweet Sweet
Eye Crack Crack
Ear Impact Impact

Question How much time does the dummy activity take?
Correct Answer Zero Time
Your Answer Zero Time
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the maintenance work initiated on a result of knowledge of
the condition of an item from routine or continuous checking.

Question What does tail of an arrow represent?
Correct Answer Start of an activity
Your Answer Start of an activity
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the probability that a good lot will be rejected by the
sampling plan.
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the probability that a bad lot will be accepted by the
sampling plan.
Your Answer Consumer's risk

Question Which of the following are the most suitable cases where we can use CPA as
effective technique of scheduling?
Correct Answer Overhauling of a CNC machine , Purchase and installation of a newly
imported special purpose machine , Design, production and testing of
prototype of a fighter aircraft.
Your Answer Overhauling of a CNC machine , Purchase and installation of a newly
imported special purpose machine , Design, production and testing of
prototype of a fighter aircraft.

Question Which kind of relationship exists between those activities which can be
carried out simultaneously and both activities require definite time to finish?
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

Question Goods after final inspection should accompany ________to enable dispatch
department to identify and draw correct reference.
True/False
Question The steeper the OC curve, the better is the discrimination between good and
bad lots.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True


Question Which are the different types of flow process charts used for method study?
Correct Answer Equipment type , Man type , Material type
Your Answer Equipment type , Man type , Material type

Question Which photographic technique is used to record path of motions of the
members of the body during method study?

Question Which of the following is not the characteristic of Project Production?
Correct Answer Continuous flow of material , Highly mechanised material handling , Virtually
zero manufacturing cycle time
Your Answer Continuous flow of material , Highly mechanised material handling , Virtually
zero manufacturing cycle time
True/False
Question Use of accurate measuring instruments and better supervision for inspectors
is not possible in case of floor inspection as co mpared to centralised
inspection system.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Question Dust gets mixed with lubricants, forms an abrasive substance and causes
pre-mature failure of machinery.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the watch dog which ensures that every element of
production and activities which could affect the quality of end product are
regulated to the extent desirable.

Question Which of the following aspects are essential to ensure quality of purchased
items?
Correct Answer Defining right quality for the job , Vendor performance evaluation , Making
sure that suppliers understand the requirements
Your Answer Defining right quality for the job , Vendor performance evaluation , Making
True/False
Question Process Planning is concerned with decisions regarding requirement of
machines and manpower for meeting customer demand
Your Answer True
True/False
Question All activities lying on the non-critical paths must have total float and free
float.
Your Answer False

Question Which of the following method can be adopted to overcome the problem of
rushing up a job for it's timely completion?
Correct Answer Use of optimum speeds and feeds , Subcontracting , Job splitting
Your Answer Use of optimum speeds and feeds , Subcontracting , Job splitting

Question Which of the following data is unnecessary for scheduling process?
Correct Answer Cost breakup of products
Your Answer Cost breakup of products

Question Which of the following are the major steps of making of the X bar-R control
chart?
Correct Answer Collection of data , Claculation of mean,range,grand average and mean
range , Set up control chart for average and calculate control limits of range
chart
Your Answer Collection of data , Claculation of mean,range,grand average and mean
range , Set up control chart for average and calculate control limits of range
chart
POM assgn : Parmeet
Question What is indicated by the hugging points lying close to mean of the process
in X bar-R- control chart?
Correct Answer Recording done without actual measurements , Improper selection of
samples , Biases in measurements
Your Answer Improper selection of samples , Biases in measurements , Recording done
without actual measurements

Match The Following

Symptom of ill planned Over ordering Over ordering

purchasing
Factor influencing material Lead time Lead time
planning
Net requirement of material under Stock on hand Stock on hand
MRP

Question What are the benefits of inspection and quality control?
Correct Answer Adequate maintenance of quality , Ensures parts are within specified limits
of accuracy , Gives economy in production through reduction of defective
work
Your Answer Adequate maintenance of quality , Ensures parts are within specified limits
of accuracy , Gives economy in production through reduction of defective
work
Select The Blank

Question The ________ advocates maintenance procedures whereby the condition of
the plant is constantly watched through systematic inspection to unearth
unhealthy conditions and preventive

Question What do you mean by design modifications made to reduce time and effort
required in carrying out maintenance work ?
Correct Answer Design-in Maintenance
Your Answer Design-in Maintenance
True/False
Question Even in a small set up wherein maintenance of a machine is looked after by
a mechanic cum worker, he should report directly to the person responsible
for the manufacturing operations.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which of the following technique makes three time estimates for each
activity?
Select The Blank

Question A set of activities to keep an equipment in the specified condition is called
as ________.

Question Which of the following are characteristics of an operating characteristics
curve?

Question Which three of the following are causes of continuous upward pattern of
Xbar-R control chart?
Correct Answer Wear of tool , Abnormal rise in temperature , Accumulation of dirt
Your Answer Wear of tool , Untrained operator , Abnormal rise in temperature
True/False
Question Inspection should be conducted on all incoming materials, semifinished
items, bought out components, subcontract items prior to any operation,
assembly.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is necessary when the job requires detailed of one or more
of the job characteristics with the help of special equipment which is not
available at the producing company.

True/False
Question Since value of c can never be negativee, hence" if LCLp works out to be
negative, it is taken as zero."
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Question What do you understand by the quality specified by the designer on behalf
the customer?
Select The Blank

Question The easiest way to bring the delayed job within the promised delivery time
by using extra shift or weekly holiday is ________.
Select The Blank

True/False
Question Maintenance function must be decentralised apart from a size of a
manufacturing organisation for it's better functioning.
Your Answer False
True/False
Question Repetitive movements between work stations which are difficult to be
traced on string diagrams can be conveniently shown on flow diagrams.
Your Answer False

Question Which method is used to trace especially those movements which are too
fast for human eye to pursue?
Correct Answer Cyclegraph
Your Answer Cyclegraph
Match The Following

Template Two dimensional cutouts Two dimensional cutouts
REL chart Degree of closeness Degree of closeness
Flow diagram Tracing movements Tracing movements
Travel chart Distance and frequency of Distance and frequency of

movements movements
Select The Blank

Question An Ideal OC curve is ________ shaped curve that accpets all the lots with
quality equal to or better than AQL .

Your Answer Presence of chance causes

Question Which information is recorded in an equipment card?
Correct Answer Date of commissioning , Equipment specifications , Name and address of

manufacturer
Your Answer Date of commissioning , Equipment specifications , Name and address of
manufacturer
True/False
Question Inspection should be avoided prior to long run of a manufacturing stage as
it becomes duplication of work and cost.
Your Answer False
True/False
Question Delay in completion of projects result in unwelcome additions to the fixed
manufacturing expenses.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Your Answer Production Planning

Question Which of the following policies is advisable in case of low product variety
and large volumes?
Select The Blank

Question In case of an OC curve, the risk of rejecting a good quality lot may vary
between ________.

True/False
Question In case of X bar, if the process is not under control indicated by some
points falling outside the control limits, such points outside the control limits
are eliminated and new trial control limits for the remaining points are
computed.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Plant Layout is concerned with optimum arrangement of the following
Correct Answer Storage space , Machines , Material Handling Equipment
Your Answer Storage space , Machines , Material Handling Equipment

Question What is the location of upper control limit in the X bar-R control chart?
Correct Answer 3 standard deviations above central line
Your Answer 3 standard deviations above central line
Select The Blank

True/False
Question While numbering as per Fulkerson's rule, arrows emerging from the initial
event are deleted so as to create one or more initial events.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Question Why stores issue order should not be issued as soon as it is prepared?
Your Answer Material may or may not be available at the time of preparation

Question Which characteristics are verified in cent percent sampling?
Correct Answer All important characteristics
Your Answer Only characteristics related to performance
Select The Blank

Question An ________ history card is the record of all repairs, replacements and
engineering changes carried out in the equipment during it's period of
service.
Multiple Choice Multiple Answe r

Question Features of Cellular layout are
Correct Answer It is a type of mixed layout , Uses concept of Group Technology , Facilities
are grouped in to cells
Your Answer It is a type of mixed layout , Uses concept of Group Technology , Facilities
are grouped in to cells


Question Which of the following factors affect the quality control function?
Correct Answer Quality of workmanship , Production aids , Manufacturing facilities
Your Answer Quality of workmanship , Competitive prices , Manufacturing facilities

Question Which of the following situations demand the economic consideration while
selecting a job for method study?
Correct Answer Unorderly movement of men and materials , Excessive process defectives ,
Too many suggestions received for improvement from a department or
section
Your Answer Unorderly movement of men and materials , Excessive process defectives ,
section
True/False
Question Systematic maintenance system can completely eliminate the wear and tear
of machines.
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

Question Capacity decisions have a direct influence on performance of production
system in respect of ________
Select The Blank

Question The ________ must ensure that the product satisfy the functional
requirements of it's usage.

Question Which of the following can be subtypes of corrective maintenance?
Correct Answer Shutdown Maintenance , Design-out Maintenance , Design-in Maintenance
Your Answer Shutdown Maintenance , Design-out Maintenance , Design-in Maintenance


Question Where does the central line is located in case of p-chart?
Correct Answer at p bar
Your Answer at p bar

Question The product layout has following disadvantage
Correct Answer Layout is not flexible
Your Answer Layout is not flexible

Your Answer Production
Select The Blank

Question Production Planning is a centralised activity which
includes functions such as ________
Select The Blank

Question OC curve of ideal sampling plan suggests that all lots
less than 3% defectives have the probability of acceptance of ________.
Correct Answer One
Your Answer One

Question The document which incorporates details of process
planning for a job is called

Question Which of the following are types of non-destructive
testing?
Correct Answer Visual Testing , Eddy current , Magnetic flow
detectors

Question What do you understand by the difference between the
specification limits within which manufacturing process is expected to
produce?
Correct Answer Design tolerance
Your Answer Design tolerance

Question Technique of Value Engineering can be effectively employed
in design of a product to
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Question The ratio of output to input of a production system is
commonly known as
True/False
Question The plotting of activities - critical, non-critical and
dummy activities- is strictly according to their precedence
relationship.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False
Select The Blank


Match The Following


Select The Blank


Question How to claculate the producer risk in the OC Curve?
Correct Answer Probability that a good lot will be rejected by the
sampling
Your Answer Probability that a good lot will be rejected by the
sampling

Question How non-critical activities are shown in the time chart
during project scheduling?
Correct Answer Thin lines
Your Answer Thin lines

Your Answer Factory
True/False
Question Fixed cost is lower in case of continuous production than
intermittent production.
Your Answer False

Your Answer Low Productivity
True/False
Question Floor inspection promotes tendency of machines to drift
out of limits and produce defectives.
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

Question Capacity decisions have a direct influence on performance
of production system in respect of ________

Question Technique which can help an organization to reduce
inventory is called
Correct Answer MRP
Your Answer MRP
Select The Blank

element of production and activities which could affect the quality of
end
Match The Following

Temperature of motor Body Body
Exhaust gas Smell Smell
Air leakage Listen Listen
Corrosion Watch Watch

Question Which characteristics are verified in cent percent
sampling?
Correct Answer All important characteristics
Your Answer All important characteristics

Correct Answer Gives economy in production through reduction of
defective work , Adequate maintenance of quality , Ensures parts are
within specified limits of accuracy
Your Answer Adequate maintenance of quality , Ensures parts are
within specified limits of accuracy , Gives economy in production
through
reduction of defective work

Question In mass/batch production organizations where goods are
produced for stocking, Work Order is raised on the basis of
Your Answer Sales Programme
True/False
Question While making X bar-R-chart, values of X bar and R are
recoded samplewise either on the extreme right of the individual
measurements on the data sheet or in a separate sheet.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Question What is the meaning of surplus material in context with
stores issue order?
Correct Answer Materials issued are not fully consumed
Your Answer Materials issued are not fully consumed
True/False
Question Cent percent inspection is often more practical and
economical than sampling inspection.
Your Answer False

Increases life of an equipment , It helps to plan requirement of
replacement
spares
Your Answer Eliminates problems and frequent breakdowns , Increases
life of an equipment , It helps to plan requirement of replacement
spares
Select The Blank

True/False
Question In case of X bar, if the process is not under control
indicated by some points falling outside the control limits, such
points
outside the control limits are eliminated and new trial control limits
for the remaining points are computed.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

Question The easiest way to bring the delayed job within the
promised delivery time by using extra shift or weekly holiday is
________.
True/False
vertical OC curve.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Project Production?

Question Which of the following are the most suitable cases where
we can use CPA as effective technique of scheduling?
Correct Answer Overhauling of a CNC machine , Purchase and
installation of a newly imported special purpose machine , Design,
production
and testing of prototype of a fighter aircraft.
Your Answer Overhauling of a CNC machine , Purchase and
installation of a newly imported special purpose machine , Design,
production and
testing of prototype of a fighter aircraft.
True/False
Question Sample sizes for the construction of p-chart are typicaly
larger that for Xbar-R-charts.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

condition of the plant is constantly watched through systematic
inspection to unearth unhealthy conditions and preventive
True/False
Question It would not affect the project completion time if
non-critical activities take little loner time than planned.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which of the following are the basic requirements of
quality standard?

Question What is the location of lower control limit in the X bar-R
control chart?

Question Which of the following is not the characteristic of
Project Production?
Correct Answer Continuous flow of material , Highly mechanised
material handling , Virtually zero manufacturing cycle time
Your Answer Continuous flow of material , Highly mechanised

Question Which of the following may be the objectives of project
crashing?
Correct Answer To complete the project in the least possible time ,
To reduce project cost below it's normal cost , To achieve uniformity
in requirement of resources
Your Answer To complete the project in the least possible time , To
reduce project cost below it's normal cost , To achieve uniformity in
Question What is the basic philosophy of statistical process
control?
Correct Answer Prevention is better than cure
Your Answer Prevention is better than cure

Correct Answer Quality of design , Quality of conformance , Purpose of product

Question What do you mean by the graphical representation of the project
which is composed as series of connected arrows and circles to
Your Answer Network

Question Which of the following cases indicates change in physical
characteristic?
Correct Answer Turning , Grinding , Drilling
Your Answer Turning , Grinding , Drilling

Question What do you mean by the verification of object against
predetermined standards of quality or quantity or both?
Correct Answer Inspection
Your Answer Quality assurance

Your Answer Factory
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

bad lots.

Question How non-critical activities are shown in the time chart during
project scheduling?
Correct Answer Thin lines
Your Answer Thin lines
Select The Blank


Select The Blank

Your Answer Motion
True/False
Question Every network does not necessarily have a critical path.
Your Answer False
Select The Blank


Question Which method of critical path determination begins with the end
event and moves backward to the start event of the project
network?
True/False
Question Scrap allowance is added to net requirement of material while
ordering for material
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

True/False
Question It would not affect the project completion time if non-critical
activities take little loner time than planned.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the process of withdrawing the equipment from
the production line, dismantling it unitwise, visualising defects,
effecting adjustments, replacing worn-out parts and finally
building it up to get desired accuracies.
Correct Answer Reconditioning
Your Answer Reconditioning
True/False
Question Flow process charts do record movements as well as visual
pictures.
Your Answer False
True/False
Question Process Planning is concerned with decisions regarding
requirement of machines and manpower for meeting customer
demand
Your Answer False

J.M.Juran?

called
Correct Answer MRP
Your Answer MRP

Question Which of the following are examples of consumption of physical
effort during recording for method study?
Correct Answer Bending , Positioning , Unloading
Your Answer Bending , Positioning , Drilling

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which three of the following options can be used to reduce the
duration of activity during project crashing?
Correct Answer Allocating more manpower and machines than originally planned
for. , Working additional shifts or overtime. , Awarding work to
vendors who charge extra but expedite deliveries.
Your Answer Allocating more manpower and machines than originally planned
for. , Working additional shifts or overtime. , Awarding work to

Question Which is the next stage to the inspection based quality control in
the historical development of quality management.
Correct Answer Quality assurance
Match The Following

Bottom compartment of Bunch of work orders Bunch of work orders

control board arranged in a sequence in arranged in a sequence in
which they are to be which they are to be
processed. processed.
Control board Pictorial view of machine Pictorial view of machine
loading activity loading activity
Top compartment of Work order of item Work order of item
control board currently being worked on currently being worked on
the machine the machine
Middle compartment of Work order of item to be Work order of item to be
control board processed next on the processed next on the
machine machine
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the maintenance work initiated on a result of
knowledge of the condition of an item from routine or continuous
checking.

Select The Blank

by F W Taylor

Correct Answer To decide priorities in allocation of resources , To minimize the

requirement of resources , To prevent peaks and valleys in
Your Answer To decide priorities in allocation of resources , To minimize the


Correct Answer Which does not reduce the usability of the product for its
intended use
intended use
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is specified to indicate the maximum permissible
variability in the dimensions product or parts.

True/False
Question Sampling inspection is best suited when cost of inspection is
much higher than the loss arising from the acceptance of a
defective part.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Question Which element of a network represents a task which has got a
definite beginning and definite end?

Question Following are the commonly used factors considered for
evaluation of layout in factor analysis method
Correct Answer Flow of material , Equipment utilization , Working condition
Your Answer Flow of material , Equipment utilization , Working condition
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

Your Answer Standards

Correct Answer Material composition , Dimensions , Any heat treatment if
required
Your Answer Material composition , Dimensions , Any heat treatment if
required

known as
True/False
Your Answer False

Question Which portion of the perforated route sheet should be signed by
the operator or supervisor?
Correct Answer Lower portion
Your Answer Lower portion
True/False
Question In case of X bar, if the process is not under control indicated by
some points falling outside the control limits, such points outside
the control limits are eliminated and new trial control limits for the
remaining points are computed.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Match The Following

Scale model Layout analysis Modelling approach to

layouts
Factor Analysis Method to evaluate Technique for evolving and
layouts analysis of layouts
Minimization of production Objective of good layout Objective of good layout
delays
True/False
Question Maintenance function must be decentralised apart from a size of
a manufacturing organisation for it's better functioning.
Your Answer True

True/False
Question Process Sheets for parts in batch production are not maintained
as standard process sheet
Your Answer False
True/False
Question Theoretical capacity equals number of normal working hours of
that machine.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which are the basic requirements of the " Quality of Design "?
Correct Answer Identification of right product , Selection of appropriate features ,

Ensure that product renders satisfactory service to customer
Your Answer Identification of right product , Selection of appropriate features ,
Match The Following

Change in chemical Chemical reaction Chemical reaction

characteristic
Consumption of effort Posting a ledger Welding
Information given Giving directions or Posting a ledger

instructions
Subtraction Removal of worn-out part Removal of worn-out part
from a machine from a machine

Question Which of the following aspects are essential to ensure quality of
purchased items?
Correct Answer Defining right quality for the job , Vendor performance evaluation
, Making sure that suppliers understand the requirements
Your Answer Defining right quality for the job , Vendor performance evaluation
, Making sure that suppliers understand the requirements
Select The Blank

one or more of the job characteristics with the help of special
equipment which is not available at the producing company.
Select The Blank

company to produce.

Question Which of the following factors play important role while selecting
or rejecting a particular site from legislation and taxation point of
view?
Correct Answer Labour laws , Building codes , Policies regarding issue of
licences
Your Answer Labour laws , Policies regarding issue of licences
True/False
Question Skill of labour force in a product type layout is usually higher
than in the process type of layout
Your Answer False


Your Answer automobile components
True/False
Question Diversified labour is adequately available in rural area as
compared to urban area.
Your Answer False

Match The Following
Fixation of inventory level Reorder level Single source of supply

purchasing
Factor influencing material Lead time Reorder level
planning
Net requirement of Stock on hand Stock on hand
material under MRP
True/False
Question In case of backward pass computation, the latest event time of
the end event equals to the earliest event time minus duration of
that activity.
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the probability that a good lot will be rejected
by the sampling plan.

Question Which of the following technique makes three time estimates for
each activity?
True/False
Question Suburban location provides the compromise netween rural and
urban locations.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which time is determined by the backward pass computation
method of determination of critical path ?
Correct Answer Latest allowable time for each event
Your Answer Latest allowable time for each event

Question What do you understand by the measurement of work to
establish allowed time for a job for the defined method?
Your Answer Motion economy
True/False
Question Even in a small set up wherein maintenance of a machine is
looked after by a mechanic cum worker, he should report directly
to the person responsible for the manufacturing operations.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Out of two basic criteria for the selection of a manufacturing
method, one is, it must be able to meet the specifications of final
product and the other is, it must be
True/False
Your Answer True

Question Which of the following symbols are used in flow process chart
but not used in operation process chart?
Correct Answer Storage , Delay , Transport
Your Answer Storage , Delay

Your Answer Skilled in one specific Manufacturing Process

Question Which of the following are the major steps of making of the X
bar-R control chart?
Correct Answer Collection of data , Claculation of mean,range,grand average
and mean range , Set up control chart for average and calculate
control limits of range chart
Your Answer Claculation of mean,range,grand average and mean range , Set
up control chart for average and calculate control limits of range
chart , Calculate the coefficient of deviation
True/False
Question For p-chart, p bar is the ratio of total number of units inspected to
the total number of units defectives.
Your Answer True

Question Which of the following is the most popular technique for Project
Production?

Question Which kind of preventive inspection detects some maintenance
related characteristics by making use of human senses, when
equipment is in operation?
Correct Answer Extrernal inspection
Your Answer Internal inspection


Question How dummy activities are shown in the time chart during project
scheduling?
Correct Answer Vertical lines
Your Answer Dotted lines
True/False
Question The control chart for number of defectives is more convenient to
make than control chart for fraction defectives sincethe fugure of
number of defectives units can be directly taken from the
inspection report.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Correct Answer Avaialability of adequate land at lower cost , Both skilled and
unskilled labour can be available , Plant expansion is easier due
to less or no restriction for building and construction
unskilled labour can be available , Availability of excellent
transportation and communication facilities

Question Which utilities are considered as infrastructural requirements?
Correct Answer Disposal of waste , Power , Water
Your Answer Power , Labour , Water

Question What do you understand by the timeframe for the maintenance
needs of the equipment?
Correct Answer Maintenance inspection schedule
Your Answer Maintenance inspection schedule


setting
setting


Question Which phase of method study is concerned with analyzing the
facts critically, generating alternatives which form the basis for
selection and development of improved methods?
Your Answer Critical examination
Select The Blank

Your Answer Collaboration
Select The Blank


Question Gross requirement of finished product is determined on the basis
of following
Correct Answer Forecasted sales , Pending sales order , Management decision
to stock
Your Answer Pending sales order , Management decision to stock , Gross
Market requirement
Select The Blank

needs are identified through inspection which requires stoppage
of machines.
Select The Blank

Question A set of activities to keep an equipment in the specified condition
is called as ________.

Production?

Select The Blank
Select The Blank

element of production and activities which could affect the quality
of end product are regulated to the extent desirable.
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the maximum percentage defective that for the
purpose of sampling inspection can be considered satisfactory
as a process average.

mass production?

True/False
pictures.
Your Answer False
True/False
Question The OC curve is based on the assumption that if the lot is large
in comparison to the sample, the probabilities of the OC curve
will follow a poisson distribution.
Your Answer True

known as

Your Answer Work order , Purchase order
Select The Blank

checking.
Your Answer Preventive maintenance
Match The Following

Scheduling of interrelated Critical Path Analysis Critical Path Analysis
activities of small projects
with consideration of
uncertainty of duration of
activities.
Two machines & Johnson's Two Machine Johnson's Two Machine
processing time depends Algorithm Algorithm
on sequence of job
loading
Sufficient orders and Index Method Index Method
resonable choice of
machines
Time relationship between Critical Ratio Scheduling Time series
when a product is
required and when it can
be made available
Select The Blank

Question Production control work is ________ in case of floor inspection
as compared with the centralised inspection.
Your Answer easier
Match The Following

When to inspect Stages of inspection Specification
What to inspect Specification Standard
How to inspect Inspection devices Tools & Jigs
How much to inspect Sampling or cent percent Stages of inspection

inspection

Select The Blank



Your Answer Preparation of material estimates

True/False
Question In case of X bar-R charts, statistical limits are calculated from
averages of samples of n (4,5,…) instead of single sample of
large size to reduce the spread of natural variability.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Production?
Your Answer Fixed position layout , Virtually zero manufacturing cycle time


Select The Blank


Your Answer Factory

Question What are the uses of the instruction manual provided by the
manufacturer of a machine?
Correct Answer It gives instructions regarding installation and operation of the
equipment , It contains note on common troubles with causes
and remedies for troubleshooting , It enlists points, frequency
and type of lubrication
Your Answer It gives instructions regarding installation and operation of the
equipment , It contains note on common troubles with causes
and remedies for troubleshooting

Correct Answer Master production schedule , Product structure , Lead time for
procurement/manufacturing
Your Answer Master production schedule , Product structure , Lead time for
Select The Blank

True/False
Question Shape od an OC curve is a function of sample size and the
acceptance number.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Question Which of the following can be subtypes of corrective
maintenance?
Correct Answer Shutdown Maintenance , Design-out Maintenance , Design-in
Maintenance
Your Answer Predictive Maintenance , Shutdown Maintenance
True/False
Question For p-chart, "Inspection by variables" is much faster than
"Inspection by attributes"
Your Answer True

Select The Blank

damage done to the adjustment components and partly due to
emergency actions.
Your Answer Partial
True/False
Question Cent percent inspection is a must if the inspection is of
destructive nature.
Your Answer False
True/False
Your Answer True

Correct Answer Time

Correct Answer Commercial standards , Assembly and testing instructions , Bill

of material
Your Answer Production schedule , Commercial standards , Assembly and
testing instructions

mass production?

Question Which of the following techniques is used by industrial
engineering department to obtain the utilisation index?
Your Answer Method Study
True/False
inspection.
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the probability that a bad lot will be accepted
Select The Blank

True/False
Your Answer False

Your Answer Conversion

Question Which kind of relationship exists between those activities which
can be carried out simultaneously and both activities require
definite time to finish?

Your Answer Dotted line
Select The Blank

machine by change of route of some of the jobs or by diverting
work to other machine.
Your Answer Control board

Question What do you understand by PERT ?

Question Which of the following factors play important role while selecting
or rejecting a particular site from legislation and taxation point of
view?
licences

Your Answer Purpose of product , Process specifications , Quality of design
Select The Blank


Question What do you mean by the project duration for which the total
cost is minimum?
Correct Answer Optimum duration
Your Answer Optimum duration
True/False
Question Originating process of raw material influence Process Planning
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True


Question Which phase of method study is concerned with analyzing the
facts critically, generating alternatives which form the basis for
selection and development of improved methods?
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

Question The term ________ emplies the foregone profit due to inability
of company to produce.
Your Answer Down time cost
True/False
Question A network should employ only those dummy activities which are
absolutely necessary.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

True/False
Question While making X bar-R-chart, values of X bar and R are recoded
samplewise either on the extreme right of the individual
measurements on the data sheet or in a separate sheet.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Select The Blank
Your Answer Quality of inspection
True/False
Question Even if any activity on the critical path is delayed, project
completes on the scheduled time.
Your Answer False

Question Which is the alternative way of indicating the load other than
numerical way, in case of Gantt chart ?
Correct Answer Graphical approach
Your Answer Symbolic pproach

Correct Answer Single sampling plan , Double sampling plan , Multiple sampling
plan
Your Answer Single sampling plan , Double sampling plan , Multiple sampling
plan

Correct Answer Overlapping of operations , Effective Capacity per work centre ,

Performance standards
Your Answer Overlapping of operations , Effective Capacity per work centre ,
Select The Blank

one or more of the job characteristics with the help of special
equipment which is not available at the producing company.
Your Answer Stores issue order
Select The Blank

checking.
True/False
Question Diversified labour is adequately available in rural area as
compared to urban area.
Your Answer False

Question Which of the following cases indicated that the operation has
occurred?
Correct Answer Movement of components to assembly section , Raw material
movement , A worker's trip to grinder to sharpen the tools
Your Answer Movement of components to assembly section , A worker's trip
to grinder to sharpen the tools , Tools kept in rack of tool crib

Question What is the reason of fluctuations, if the control chart evaluates
that the process is in a state of statistical control?
Your Answer Set up variability
Select The Blank


Question Product layout is suitable when
Correct Answer Products have reasonable stable demand
Your Answer Products are not required in large quantities

Question Which of the following charts are used for the recording of data
during the method study?
Correct Answer Operation process chart , Multiple activity chart , Flow process
chart
Your Answer Operation process chart , Multiple activity chart , Flow process
chart
True/False
Your Answer False

Question Need for change in layout can occur due to following reason
Correct Answer introduction of new product
Your Answer introduction of new product

Question What do you mean by a single event which represents the joint
completion of more than one activities?
Correct Answer Merge event
Your Answer Merge event
True/False
Question The control chart for number of defectives is more convenient to
make than control chart for fraction defectives sincethe fugure of
number of defectives units can be directly taken from the
inspection report.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Your Answer Juran's Rule
True/False
Question In case of two handed process chart, the simultaneous activities
of both hands are recorded opposite to each other on the chart.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Question All activities lying on the non-critical paths must have total float
and free float.
Your Answer True

Production?

Production?
Your Answer Fixed position layout
Select The Blank


Question How industry has responded to the fact of existence of inherant
variability of the manufacturing process?
Correct Answer Inclusion of certain tolerance on the basic dimensions in the
drawing
Your Answer Inclusion of certain tolerance on the basic dimensions in the
drawing
Select The Blank


Question Which are the different methods of recording actual progress of
work?
Your Answer Job cards , Progress cards , Network updating
True/False
Question In case of backward pass computation, the latest event time of
the end event equals to the earliest event time minus duration of
that activity.
Your Answer True

mass production?

Match The Following

Scheduling Device Strings Strings
Interruption for machine Preventive maintenance Preventive maintenance

utilisation
Input for scheduling Overlapping of operations Critical Path Analysis
Technique of scheduling Critical Path Analysis JIT

Question Which are the three distinct parts of the chart?
Correct Answer Summary , Introduction , Body
Your Answer Summary , Introduction , Analysis
Match The Following




Correct Answer product is very heavy involving assembly of large number of

parts
parts
Select The Blank

bad lots.

Correct Answer Commercial standards , Assembly and testing instructions , Bill

of material
Your Answer Commercial standards , Assembly and testing instructions , Bill
of material


Question What do you mean by the graphical representation of the project
which is composed as series of connected arrows and circles to
True/False
Question Latest finishing date is the latest event time of the tail event.
Your Answer True

Your Answer Factory
Select The Blank



Question Why graphical method of recording is preferred over the descriptive method
during method study?
Correct Answer It segregates effective part form ineffective parts , It reduces effort
involved in writing , Critical examinations easier and more effective
Your Answer Critical examinations easier and more effective , It segregates effective
part form ineffective parts , It reduces effort involved in writing

Question Which are the subfactors of community facilities or social infrastructure?
Correct Answer Accomodation , Educational , Entertainment
Your Answer Accomodation , Educational , Entertainment
Select The Blank

sampling plan.

Question Which of the following are examples of consumption of physical effort
during recording for method study?
Your Answer Bending , Positioning , Unloading

Correct Answer Probability that a good lot will be rejected by the sampling
Your Answer Probability that a good lot will be rejected by the sampling
Select The Blank

Question The ________ are the definitions of the measurable as well as nonmeasurable
characteristics of the product.
Select The Blank

production and activities which could affect the quality of end product are regulated to
the extent desirable.
True/False
Question Expediting action is necessary if the delays and interruptions are abnormal
and hence any subsequent delay is bound to extend the promised delivery date.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Process Engineer does not get sufficient time for designing tooling for most
economic production run when
Select The Blank

Question The ________ includes preventive maintenance activities whose needs are
identified through inspection which requires stoppage of machines.
True/False
Question Breakdown of machines, absenteeism of worker does not dislocate the
manufacturing activity in process layout
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank


Question What do you mean by lowest possible direct cost required to complete an
activity within it's crashed time?

Question Which are the first three steps of Critical Path Analysis technique?
Correct Answer Activity relationships , Activity identification , Network construction
Your Answer Activity relationships , Activity identification , Network construction
True/False
Question Dust gets mixed with lubricants, forms an abrasive substance and causes pre-
mature failure of machinery.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Maintenance
Your Answer Shutdown Maintenance , Design-out Maintenance , Design-in
Maintenance
Select The Blank


Match The Following

Toung Sweet Sweet
Eye Crack Crack
Ear Impact Impact
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is a set of tools and techniques by which products are made to
comply with the specifications at minimum cost to the firm.
Correct Answer Quality control system
Your Answer Quality control system


Question Which of the following method can be used to record the facts during the
method study?
Correct Answer Micromotion study , Cyclegraph , Chronocyclegraph
Your Answer Micromotion study , Photograph , Cyclegraph , Chronocyclegraph
True/False
Your Answer False


Correct Answer Material specifications , Dimensional specifications , Performance
specifications
Your Answer Material specifications , Dimensional specifications , Performance
specifications

Question Plant layout facilitates processing of products in most effective manner
through the following
Correct Answer Shortest possible distance , Shortest processing time , Minimum
movement
Your Answer Shortest possible distance , Minimum movement
Select The Blank

True/False
Question Operation Process Chart provides information on time and distances
Your Answer False

Your Answer Storage space , Machines , Sequence of operation

Question Management often fails to realize the importance of efficient layout due to
following reason
Correct Answer losses resulting from poor layout are not directly shown in the
financial statements
Your Answer losses resulting from poor layout are not directly shown in the financial
statements
True/False
Question Inspection order is must even for simple jobs which can be inspected by shop
inspector with the tooling available on shop.
Your Answer True
True/False
Question Feasibility of time schedule requires that an activity be scheduled before any
of it's predecessors are scheduled.
Your Answer True

product/s is called
Your Answer Factory
True/False
Question Planned lubrication is said to be the nervous system of the equipment.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question What is the basic philosophy of statistical process control?

personnel?


Correct Answer To complete the project in the least possible time , To reduce project
cost below it's normal cost , To achieve uniformity in requirement of resources
Your Answer To complete the project in the least possible time , To reduce project cost
below it's normal cost , To achieve uniformity in requirement of resources
Select The Blank

the plant is constantly watched through systematic inspection to unearth unhealthy
conditions and preventive
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Select The Blank

between ________.
True/False
Question For p-chart, the central line of fraction defectives is determined by average
percentage defectives.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

generating alternatives which form the basis for selection and development of improved
methods?

and large volumes?

Question Which kind of inspection is followed in case of product layout?
Correct Answer Pilot inspection
Your Answer Pilot inspection
Match The Following




Select The Blank

sampling plan.


Select The Blank

Select The Blank

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Select The Blank

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank



True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Maintenance
Maintenance
Select The Blank


Match The Following

Toung Sweet Sweet
Eye Crack Crack
Ear Impact Impact
Select The Blank



method study?
True/False
Your Answer False


specifications
specifications

movement
Select The Blank

True/False
Your Answer False


following reason
statements
True/False
Your Answer True
True/False
Your Answer True

product/s is called
Your Answer Factory
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True


personnel?


Select The Blank

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Select The Blank

between ________.
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

methods?

and large volumes?

Match The Following


POM assgn
generating alternatives which form the basis for selection and development of
improved methods?
Select The Blank

Question The ________ advocates maintenance procedures whereby the condition of the plant
is constantly watched through systematic inspection to unearth unhealthy conditions
and preventive
Select The Blank

Question The term ________ emplies the foregone profit due to inability of company to
produce.
True/False
Question A network should employ only those dummy activities which are absolutely necessary.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Question A set of activities to keep an equipment in the specified condition is called as
________.
True/False
Question While making X bar-R-chart, values of X bar and R are recoded samplewise either on
the extreme right of the individual measurements on the data sheet or in a separate
sheet.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

Question The ________ must ensure that the product satisfy the functional requirements of it's
usage.

True/False
Question Even if any activity on the critical path is delayed, project completes on the scheduled
time.
Your Answer False

Question Which is the alternative way of indicating the load other than numerical way, in case of
Gantt chart ?


Your Answer Overlapping of operations , Effective Capacity per work centre , Performance standards
Select The Blank

characteristics with the help of special equipment which is not available at the
producing company.
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the maintenance work initiated on a result of knowledge of the
condition of an item from routine or continuous checking.
True/False
Question Diversified labour is adequately available in rural area as compared to urban area.
Your Answer False

Question Which of the following cases indicated that the operation has occurred?
Correct Answer Movement of components to assembly section , Raw material movement , A worker's
trip to grinder to sharpen the tools
Your Answer Movement of components to assembly section , A worker's trip to grinder to sharpen
the tools , Tools kept in rack of tool crib

Question What is the reason of fluctuations, if the control chart evaluates that the process is in a
state of statistical control?
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the maximum percentage defective that for the purpose of sampling
inspection can be considered satisfactory as a process average.


Question Which of the following charts are used for the recording of data during the method
study?
Correct Answer Operation process chart , Multiple activity chart , Flow process chart
Your Answer Operation process chart , Multiple activity chart , Flow process chart
True/False
Your Answer False


Question What do you mean by a single event which represents the joint completion of more
than one activities?

True/False
Question The control chart for number of defectives is more convenient to make than control
chart for fraction defectives sincethe fugure of number of defectives units can be
directly taken from the inspection report.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Question All activities lying on the non-critical paths must have total float and free float.
Your Answer True

Correct Answer Continuous flow of material , Highly mechanised material handling , Virtually zero
manufacturing cycle time
Your Answer Continuous flow of material , Highly mechanised material handling , Virtually zero

Select The Blank


Question How industry has responded to the fact of existence of inherant variability of the
manufacturing process?
Correct Answer Inclusion of certain tolerance on the basic dimensions in the drawing
Your Answer Inclusion of certain tolerance on the basic dimensions in the drawing
Select The Blank


True/False
Question In case of backward pass computation, the latest event time of the end event equals to
the earliest event time minus duration of that activity.
Your Answer True


Match The Following


utilisation

Match The Following


Question Following are the commonly used factors considered for evaluation of layout in factor
analysis method

Select The Blank



Question Process Engineer does not get sufficient time for designing tooling for most economic
production run when

Question What do you mean by the graphical representation of the project which is composed as
series of connected arrows and circles to describe the interrelationship of the activities
involved?
True/False
Your Answer True

called
Your Answer Factory
Select The Blank


POM assgn
True/False
Question Flow process charts do record movements as well as visual pictures.
Your Answer False
True/False
Question The OC curve is based on the assumption that if the lot is large in comparison to
the sample, the probabilities of the OC curve will follow a poisson distribution.
Your Answer True


documents
Select The Blank

Match The Following


activities of small projects with
consideration of uncertainty of
duration of activities.
Two machines & processing time Johnson's Two Machine Algorithm Johnson's Two Machine Algorithm
depends on sequence of job
loading
Sufficient orders and resonable Index Method Index Method
choice of machines
Time relationship between when a Critical Ratio Scheduling Time series
product is required and when it
can be made available
Select The Blank
Question Production control work is ________ in case of floor inspection as compared with
the centralised inspection.
Your Answer easier
Match The Following


inspection

Select The Blank

Question An Ideal OC curve is ________ shaped curve that accpets all the lots with quality
equal to or better than AQL .

Question Technique of Value Engineering can be effectively employed in design of a product
to



True/False
Question In case of X bar-R charts, statistical limits are calculated from averages of
samples of n (4,5,…) instead of single sample of large size to reduce the spread of
natural variability.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True



Select The Blank

________

Question Any premise in which persons are employed for purpose of making any product/s
is called
Your Answer Factory

Question What are the uses of the instruction manual provided by the manufacturer of a
machine?
Correct Answer It gives instructions regarding installation and operation of the equipment , It
contains note on common troubles with causes and remedies for troubleshooting ,
It enlists points, frequency and type of lubrication
Your Answer It gives instructions regarding installation and operation of the equipment , It
contains note on common troubles with causes and remedies for troubleshooting

Select The Blank

True/False
Question Shape od an OC curve is a function of sample size and the acceptance number.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

True/False
Question For p-chart, "Inspection by variables" is much faster than "Inspection by
attributes"
Your Answer True

Select The Blank

Question The ________ breakdowns usually cost more, partly due to damage done to the
adjustment components and partly due to emergency actions.
Your Answer Partial

True/False
Question Cent percent inspection is a must if the inspection is of destructive nature.
Your Answer False
True/False
Question Since value of p can never be positive, hence" if LCLp works out to be positive, it
is taken as zero."
Your Answer True

Correct Answer Time

Your Answer Production schedule , Commercial standards , Assembly and testing instructions


Question Which of the following techniques is used by industrial engineering department to
obtain the utilisation index?
True/False
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the probability that a bad lot will be accepted by the sampling
plan.
Select The Blank

Question The easiest way to bring the delayed job within the promised delivery time by
using extra shift or weekly holiday is ________.
True/False
Question The operator should not stop production if first piece is not approved by the
inspector.
Your Answer False

Question The process of changing inputs into outputs thereby adding some value to entity
can be defined as

Question Which kind of relationship exists between those activities which can be carried out
simultaneously and both activities require definite time to finish?

Select The Blank

Question A ________helps to avoid crowding of jobs at a particular machine by change of
route of some of the jobs or by diverting work to other machine.


Question Which of the following factors play important role while selecting or rejecting a
particular site from legislation and taxation point of view?

Question Which of the following concepts must be understood for the achievement of
quality?
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the probability that a good lot will be rejected by the sampling
plan.

Question What do you mean by the project duration for which the total cost is minimum?
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

POM assgn
Question Why graphical method of recording is preferred over the descriptive method during method
study?
Correct Answer It segregates effective part form ineffective parts , It reduces effort involv ed in writing ,
Critical examinations easier and more effective
Your Answer Critical examinations easier and more effective , It segregates effective part form
ineffective parts , It reduces effort involved in writing

Select The Blank


Question Which of the following are examples of consumption of physical effort during recording for
method study?

Select The Blank

Question The ________ are the definitions of the measurabl e as well as nonmeasurable characteristics
of the product.
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the watch dog which ensures that every element of production and activities
which could affect the quality of end product are regulated to the extent desirable.
True/False
Question Expediting action is necessary if the delays and interruptions are abnormal and hence any
subsequent delay is bound to extend the promised delivery date.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

production run when
Select The Blank

Question The ________ includes preventive maintenance activities whose needs are identified through
inspection which requires stoppage of machines.
True/False
Question Breakdown of machines, absenteeism of worker does not dislocate the manufacturing activity
in process layout
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank


Question What do you mean by lowest possible direct cost required to complete an activity within it's
crashed time?

True/False
Question Dust gets mixed with lubricants, forms an abrasive substance and causes pre-mature failure
of machinery.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the maintenance work initiated on a result of knowledge of the condition of
an item from routine or continuous checking.

Question The process of changing inputs into outputs thereby adding some value to entity can be
defined as
Match The Following

Toung Sweet Sweet
Eye Crack Crack
Ear Impact Impact

Select The Blank
Question The ________ is a set of tools and techniques by which products are made to comply with the
specifications at minimum cost to the firm.


Question Which of the following method can be used to record the facts during the method study?
True/False
Your Answer False


Correct Answer Material specifications , Dimensional specifications , Performance specifications
Your Answer Material specifications , Dimensional specifications , Performance specifications

Select The Blank

True/False
Your Answer False


True/False
Question Inspection order is must even for simple jobs which can be inspected by shop inspector with
the tooling available on shop.
Your Answer True
True/False
Question Feasibility of time schedule requires that an activity be scheduled before any of it's
predecessors are scheduled.
Your Answer True

Question Any premise in which persons are employed for purpose of making any product/s is call ed
Your Answer Factory
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True




Correct Answer To complete the project in the least possible time , To reduce project cost below it's
normal cost , To achieve uniformity in requirement of resources
Your Answer To complete the project in the least possible time , To reduce project cost below it's
Select The Blank

Question The ________ advocates maintenance procedures whereby the condition of the plant is
constantly watched through systematic inspection to unearth unhealthy conditions and preventive
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Select The Blank

True/False
Question For p-chart, the central line of fraction defectives is determined by average percentage
defectives.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which phase of method study is concerned with analyzing the facts critically, generating
alternatives which form the basis for selection and development of improved methods?


Match The Following


POM assgn
Correct Dependent and independent

Answer

Correct Reduce material handling cost

Answer
True/False
Question As a general rule, the number of tail event of an activity is more than that of it's head
event.
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

Correct Producer's risk

Answer

Correct Activity time should be obtained from the person responsible for the completion of an
Answer activity , Activity time must be independent of any influence which the preceding or
succeeding activity may have on it. , Activity time may assume that just the normal
quantity of resources required to carry out the activity are available.
Your Answer Activity time should be obtained from the person responsible for the completion of an
activity , Activity time must be independent of any influence which the preceding or
Select The Blank

Question The ________ pertain to the climatic conditions which the component , product or
material should withstand.
Correct Environmental specifications
Answer

Correct Flow of Material , Equipment utilization , Ease of supervision

Answer

Correct Large varaitions in hardness of material , Tool wear , Errors in setting

Answer
True/False
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

Question In case of an OC curve, the risk of rejecting a good quality lot may vary between
________.
Correct 0.01 to 10%
Answer
True/False
Question In case of X bar, if the process is not under control indicated by some points falling
outside the control limits, such points outside the control limits are eliminated and new
trial control limits for the remaining points are computed.
Correct True
Answer
Your Answer True
Multiple Choice Single Answe r

estimate?
Correct Level of uncertainty
Answer
Select The Blank

Correct Acceptable quality level
Answer

Question What do you mean by lowest possible direct cost required to complete an activity within
it's normal time?
Correct Normal cost
Answer
Select The Blank

Correct Necessity
Answer
Select The Blank

Question A ________helps to avoid crowding of jobs at a particular machine by change of route of
some of the jobs or by diverting work to other machine.
Correct Control board
Answer
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the watch dog which ensures that every element of production and
activities which could affect the quality of end product are regulated to the extent
desirable.
Correct Quality control
Answer

called
Correct Factory
Answer
Your Answer Factory
Match The Following

Select The Blank

Correct Hiring capacity

Answer

Correct Work is highly repetitive in nature , Planning activities are performed by the line staff ,
Answer Number of workmen is not very large
Your Answer Work is highly repetitive in nature , Planning activities are performed by the line staff ,
Number of workmen is not very large

Question Which of the following cases can be treated as delay during recording of method study?
Correct Operators awaiting instructions from supervisor , Worker waiting for his turn at tools
Answer stores , Jobs awaiting at the machines for their turn
Your Answer Operators awaiting instructions from supervisor , Worker waiting for his turn at tools
stores , Jobs awaiting at the machines for their turn
True/False
Question Inspection order is must even for simple jobs which can be inspected by shop inspector
with the tooling available on shop.
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer False

documents
Correct Sales Order , Work order , Shop order
Answer

Correct To meet the intended function at lowest cost

Answer
True/False
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer False

Correct Nontechnical person finds it easy to comprehend , Ovehead facilities can be shown ,
Answer Models can be shifted easily
Your Answer Nontechnical person finds it easy to comprehend , Ovehead facilities can be shown ,
Models can be shifted easily

Correct Project Evaluation & Review Technique
Answer

Correct Quality of design

Answer
Match The Following


Correct Study different plant layouts and select the most optimum one , Study the extent of
Answer traffic over the different routes of the plant , Identify the extent of backtracking, cross
traffic and obstacles encountered during the movement of material.
Your Answer Study different plant layouts and select the most optimum one , Study the extent of
traffic over the different routes of the plant , Identify the extent of backtracking, cross
True/False
Question A load chart specifies the work to be carried out by each person of company during shift
hours.
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer True

Correct Material Specification , Sequence of operation , Skill of Labour

Answer
True/False
Correct True
Answer
Your Answer True

Correct Time
Answer

Correct Avaialability of adequate land at lower cost , Both skilled and unskilled labour can be
Answer available , Plant expansion is easier due to less or no restriction for building and
construction
Your Answer Avaialability of adequate land at lower cost , Both skilled and unskilled labour can be
available , Plant expansion is easier due to less or no restriction for building and
construction
Select The Blank

Correct Condition monitoring
Answer

Correct Progress chasing to identify delays which may hold up production , Communicating
Answer possible delays in delivery date commitment to sales department , Devising cures to
keep rate of production in line with schedule
Your Answer Recording progress of work , Progress chasing to identify delays which may hold up
production , Communicating possible delays in delivery date commitment to sales
department
Select The Blank

Question Production control work is ________ in case of floor inspection as compared with the
centralised inspection.
Correct easier
Answer
Select The Blank

Question The easiest way to bring the delayed job within the promised delivery time by using extra
shift or weekly holiday is ________.
Correct Overtime working
Answer
True/False
Correct True
Answer
Your Answer True

Correct Activity
Answer
True/False
Question As a general rule, a site five times the actual plant size is considered minimum for
parking, access facilities and future expansion.
Correct True
Answer
Your Answer True
True/False
Question Independent float either affects the float of preceding activities or that of succeeding
activities.
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer False

Question The document raised by PPC which authorises different functions to take action as per
instruction is called
Correct Work Order
Answer

Question A good layout makes effective use of space. Utilization of space for a department like
Stores can be measured by
Correct Proportion of Cubic volume space utilized
Answer

defined as
Correct Operation
Answer
POM assgn

True/False
Question As a general rule, the number of tail event of an activity is more than that of it's
head event.
Your Answer False
Select The Blank


Correct Answer Activity time should be obtained from the person responsible for the completion of an
Select The Blank




True/False
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

________.
True/False
outside the control limits, such points outside the control limits are eliminated and
new trial control limits for the remaining points are computed.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

estimate?
Select The Blank


Question What do you mean by lowest possible direct cost required to complete an activity
within it's normal time?

Select The Blank
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

desirable.

called
Your Answer Factory
Match The Following

Select The Blank


Correct Answer Work is highly repetitive in nature , Planning activities are performed by the line staff
, Number of workmen is not very large
Your Answer Work is highly repetitive in nature , Planning activities are performed by the line staff

study?
Correct Answer Operators awaiting instructions from supervisor , Worker waiting for his turn at tools
True/False
Your Answer False

documents

True/False
Question Cent percent inspection is often more practical and economical than sampling
inspection.
Your Answer False

Correct Answer Nontechnical person finds it easy to comprehend , Ovehead facilities can be shown ,



Match The Following


Correct Answer Study different plant layouts and select the most optimum one , Study the extent of
traffic over the different routes of the plant , Identify the extent of backtracking,
cross traffic and obstacles encountered during the movement of material.
traffic over the different routes of the plant , Identify the extent of backtracking,
cross traffic and obstacles encountered during the movement of material.
True/False
Question A load chart specifies the work to be carried out by each person of company during
shift hours.
Your Answer True

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Correct Answer Time

Correct Answer Avaialability of adequate land at lower cost , Both skilled and unskilled labour can be
construction
construction
Select The Blank


Correct Answer Progress chasing to identify delays which may hold up production , Communicating
possible delays in delivery date commitment to sales department , Devising cures to
department
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

Question The easiest way to bring the delayed job within the promised delivery time by using
extra shift or weekly holiday is ________.
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
activities.
Your Answer False

Question The document raised by PPC which authorises different functions to take action as
per instruction is called


be defined as

POM - Aish

Question What do you mean by the project duration for which the total
cost is minimum?

Your Answer under ordering , stockouts , Over ordering

Correct Answer Which does not reduce the usability of the product
for its intended use
intended use

Question What does CPA stand for?
Correct Answer Critical Path Analysis
Your Answer Critical Project Analysis
True/False
scheduling
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

Question Function concerned with fixation of time allowed to qualified
worker for a job is called ________.
Correct Answer Work Measurement
Your Answer Time Measurement
Select The Blank
Page 1
POM - Aish
Question The design of any layout is governed by large number of
factors and the best layout is expected to ________ all these factors.

Production?
Correct Answer Continuous flow of material , Highly mechanised


Correct Answer Operators awaiting instructions from supervisor ,
Worker waiting for his turn at tools stores , Jobs awaiting at the machines for
their turn
turn
True/False
Question Root cause of most of the breakdowns is failure of the
lubrication system.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

a small network?
Match The Following
Page 2
POM - Aish

Question What are the benefits of overhauling?
Correct Answer It increases useful life of an equipment and it's parts
, Advance planning allows to attend equipment without disturbing the production
programme , Advance planning allows to prepare and keep ready the list of
replacement spares
Your Answer It increases useful life of an equipment and it's parts ,
Advance planning allows to attend equipment without disturbing the production
programme , Advance planning allows to prepare and keep ready the list of
replacement spares
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

True/False
Question Proper care and storage is not an essential part of a well
planned lubrication system.
Your Answer False

Page 3
POM - Aish

commonly known as

mass production?
True/False
Question Theoretical capacity equals number of normal working hours
of that machine.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Question It is not necessary to know spare time available on the
non-critical path to allow a little delay for noncritical activity.
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

True/False
Question In case of X bar-R charts,it is ensured that the assignable
causes are detected before the tolerances are violated, upper and lower
statistical limits are worked out and inserted into a chart.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the process of assigning calender dates to
Page 4
POM - Aish
the various operations of a job.
Select The Blank


Your Answer Factory

Question Which of the following cases indicates change in physical
characteristic?
Correct Answer Turning , Grinding , Drilling
Your Answer Turning , Grinding , Drilling
Match The Following

Select The Blank

Question Two welknown timing methods are cumulative method and
________.
Correct Answer Fly back method
Your Answer Continuous method

Question How many types of charts are used for the purpose of method
study?
Correct Answer Four
Your Answer Eight
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POM - Aish
True/False
Question Sampling inspection suffice to check the work of line
inspectors and stage inspectors.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Where the ignorance towards the degradation of machine leads
to?
Correct Answer Eventual breakdown
Your Answer Eventual breakdown

Question One of the sophisticated operations research techniques used
in material planning is

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is a set of tools and techniques by which
products are made to comply with the specifications at minimum cost to the
firm.
Select The Blank

Question A ________ is another typical chart which is used to record
frequency of movements between work centers.
Correct Answer Travel chart
Your Answer Frequency chart
True/False
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POM - Aish
Question Cent percent inspection does not mean inspection of
component for 100% quality characteristics.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Correct Answer Material Specification , Sequence of operation , Skill
of Labour
Select The Blank

Question Any incentive scheme must achieve the ________ of the
organisation.
Correct Answer Objectives
Your Answer Tax goals

Question Document raised by Sales department for goods manufactured
to stock is called
Correct Answer Shipment order
Your Answer Stock order

Question What do you understand by the timeframe for the
maintenance needs of the equipment?
Your Answer Maintenance inspection schedule
True/False
Question Three time estimates are transformed into expected time
before using it into a network.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question What do you mean by planned corrective manitenance which
provides an opportunity to undertake design modifications in the equipment to
eliminate or reduce frequency of breakdowns.
Correct Answer Design-out Maintenance
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POM assgn : Mayur
True/False
Question For p-chart, fraction defective units in each sample is calculated by dividing
number of defectives by the number of pieces in the sample.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which of the following possibilities can be explored by using flow process
chart?
Correct Answer Eliminating the operations or combining the operations with another ,
Reducing the distance traveled by the workmen or materials , Avoiding the
Your Answer Reducing the distance traveled by the workmen or materials , Avoiding the
waiting time and thereby reduce production losses , Eliminating the
operations or combining the operations with another
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is specified to indicate the maximum permissible variability
in the dimensions product or parts.


Question Technique of Value Engineering can be effectively employed in design of a
product to

Select The Blank

sampling plan.

Question Which element of a network represents a task which has got a definite
beginning and definite end?


Correct Answer Avaialability of adequate land at lower cost , Both skilled and unskilled
labour can be available , Plant expansion is easier due to less or no
Your Answer Avaialability of adequate land at lower cost , Both skilled and unskilled
Select The Blank


Select The Blank

Select The Blank


Correct Answer Activity cost slope = ( Crash cost - Normal cost ) / ( Normal time - Crash
time )
Your Answer Activity cost slope = ( Crash cost - Normal cost ) / ( Normal time - Crash
time )
Select The Blank


Question Which phase of method study is concerned with analyzing the facts
critically, generating alternatives which form the basis for selection and
development of improved methods?
True/False
Question During set up of X bar-R control chart, control limts should be practically
revised from time to time as additional data is accumulated.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Multiple Choice Multiple Ans wer

Your Answer Part Sketch , Standard Time , Jigs and fixtures
True/False
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

service.


Correct Answer MRP
Your Answer MRP
True/False
Question In case of two handed process chart, inspection symbol is used when check
by touch or feel is involved.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True


Question Which of the following is a part of preparing manufacturing order set as a
primary function of dispatching?

Question Following are some of the Principles of Management advocated by F W
Taylor
Correct Answer Selection of best worker for each particular task , Division of work between
worker and management , Training and development of the workmen
Your Answer Selection of best worker for each particular task , Division of work between
True/False
Question The OC curve is based on the assumption that if the lot is large in
comparison to the sample, the probabilities of the OC curve will follow a
poisson distribution.
Your Answer False
True/False
Question Inspection order is must even for simple jobs which can be inspected by
shop inspector with the tooling available on shop.
Your Answer False

True/False
Question Cent percent inspection is often more practical and economical than
sampling inspection.
Your Answer False

Select The Blank

Question The term ________ emplies the foregone profit due to inability of company
to produce.

Question Which of the following causes can be responsible for derailing the
production schedule in a factory?
Correct Answer Errors in drawings , Delay in receipt of material from vendor , Excessive
absenteeism
Your Answer Errors in drawings , Delay in receipt of material from vendor , Excessive
absenteeism


product/s is called
Your Answer Factory
True/False
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

Select The Blank



Question What do you understand by totality of features and characteristics of a
product or service that bears on it's ability to satisfy the customer?
Your Answer Quality

Question What do you mean by a single event which represents the joint completi on
of more than one activities?
True/False
Question All activities lying on the non-critical paths must have total float and free
float.
Your Answer False
Match The Following

Select The Blank

Match The Following

Subtraction Removal of worn-out part from a Removal of worn-out part from a

machine machine
Change in chemical characteristic Chemical reaction Chemical reaction
Consumption of effort Posting a ledger Posting a ledger
Information given Giving directions or instructions Giving directions or instructions

Your Answer refrigirators

POM assgn : Meena

True/False
event.
Your Answer False
Select The Blank


Select The Blank




True/False
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

________.
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

estimate?
Select The Blank



Select The Blank
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

desirable.

called
Your Answer Factory
Match The Following

Select The Blank



study?
True/False
Your Answer False

documents

to
True/False
inspection.
Your Answer False




Match The Following


True/False
shift hours.
Your Answer True

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Correct Answer Time

construction
construction
Select The Blank


department
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
activities.
Your Answer False


Question A good layout makes effective use of space. Utilization of space for a department
like Stores can be measured by

be defined as

POM assgn : GS Kumars

True/False
event.
Your Answer False
Select The Blank


Select The Blank




True/False
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

________.
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

estimate?
Select The Blank

Correct Answer Acceptable quali ty level


Select The Blank
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

desirable.

called
Your Answer Factory
Match The Following

Select The Blank



study?
True/False
Your Answer False

documents

to
True/False
inspection.
Your Answer False




Match The Following


True/False
shift hours.
Your Answer True

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Correct Answer Time

construction
construction
Select The Blank


department
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
activities.
Your Answer False


Question A good layout makes effective use of space. Utilization of space for a department
like Stores can be measured by

be defined as

POM assgn
study?

Select The Blank


method study?

Select The Blank

of the product.
Select The Blank

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

production run when
Select The Blank

True/False
in process layout
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank


crashed time?

True/False
of machinery.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Select The Blank


defined as
Match The Following

Toung Sweet Sweet
Eye Crack Crack
Ear Impact Impact

Select The Blank


True/False
Your Answer False



Select The Blank

True/False
Your Answer False


True/False
Your Answer True
True/False
Your Answer True

Your Answer Factory
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True




Select The Blank

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Select The Blank

True/False
defectives.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True



Match The Following


POM assgn : Seema
Select The Blank
Question The ________ is the process of withdrawing the equipment from the production line,
dismantling it unitwise, visualising defects, effecting adjustments, replacing worn-out
parts and finally building it up to get desired accuracies.
Correct Reconditioning
Answer

Question What do you understand by the measurement of work to establish allowed time for a job
for the defined method?
Correct Work measurement
Answer

Correct Productivity
Answer

Question What is the location of lower control limit in the X bar-R control chart?
Correct 3 standard deviations below central line

Answer
Match The Following


analysis of layouts
Minimization of production delays Objective of good layout Principles of good layout
Maximum visibility Principles of good layout Layout analysis

Question What is the name of the document on which details of the process are recorded by the
symbols and charting conventions?
Correct Chart
Answer
Your Answer Chart

Question Which kind of inspection is followed in case of process layout?
Correct First off inspection
Answer
Your Answer Cent percent inspection

Question Which of the following defects can be observed during preventive inspection by using
human senses?
Correct Deviation from normal sound , Excessive Vibration , Leakage of a gas
Answer
True/False
Question Process Sheets for parts in batch production are not maintained as standard process
sheet
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Question Goods after final inspection should accompany ________to enable dispatch department
to identify and draw correct reference.
Correct Forwarding note
Answer
Select The Blank

Correct Maintenance
Answer

Correct Overhead facilities can be shown , Can be shifted easily and quickly , Even non-technical
Answer person can use it
Your Answer Overhead facilities can be shown , Economical , Can be shifted easily and quickly
Select The Blank

Answer

Question What do you understand by the selection of the job for the method study on the basis of
money saving potential of the job?
Correct Economic consideration
Answer
Select The Blank

Question Capacity decisions have a direct influence on performance of production system in
respect of ________
Correct Delivery performance
Answer
Your Answer Quality

Question Which of the following are the objectives of a good maintenance system?
Correct Elimination of unsafe conditions , Minimisation of wear and tear of machines , Ensuring
Answer maximum plant availability
Your Answer Elimination of unsafe conditions , Minimisation of wear and tear of machines , Ensuring
maximum plant availability
Match The Following

First off inspection First piece produced after tool First piece produced after tool
change change
Critical operation inspection After whose no rework is possible Last operation
Patrolling inspection Inspection at the place of actual Inspection at the place of actual
production production
Key operation inspection Costlier operation After whose no rework is possible
True/False
Question In case of backward pass computation, the latest event time of a tail event equals to the
latest event time of the succeeding ( Head ) event minus duration of the activity
converging to the head event..
Correct True
Answer
Your Answer True

Correct Quality of workmanship , Production aids , Manufacturing facilities

Answer
Your Answer Quality of workmanship , Production aids , Manufacturing facilities

Correct Refrigerator , Tyre for automobile , Television Set

Answer
True/False
Question Cent percent inspection does not mean inspection of component for 100% quality
characteristics.
Correct True
Answer
Your Answer True
True/False
Correct True
Answer
Your Answer True
True/False
Question A lot declared rejected in sampling inspection should not be inspected 100% in any
case.
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer False

Correct Concurrent activities
Answer
True/False
Question Recording of movement is not necessary in case of method study in any form.
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

Question The ________ includes preventive maintenance activities whose needs are identified
through inspection which requires stoppage of machines.
Correct Shutdown Maintenance
Answer
Select The Blank

Correct easier
Answer
Your Answer easier
True/False
Question In case of backward pass computation, the latest event time of the burst event equals
the smallest of the difference between the latest event time of the head event less
duration of the activity converging on the head event.
Correct True
Answer
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Correct Unexpected
Answer

Correct Brazing , Welding , Riveting

Answer

Question Which kind of natural delays and interruptions are considered during estimation of
activity time?
Correct Shop efficiency , Breakdowns , Absenteeism
Answer
Your Answer Shop efficiency , Breakdowns , Absenteeism

Correct Identify the presence of an assignable cause before it develops

Answer
True/False
Correct True
Answer
Your Answer True

Correct Over ordering , under ordering , stockouts

Answer

Question Inherent Safety' is one of the principle of good layout. In context of layout, this can be
achieved by the following
Correct Clear gangway, location of material and material handling system
Answer
Your Answer Proper plant location

Correct Eliminates problems and frequent breakdowns , Increases life of an equipment , It helps
Answer to plan requirement of replacement spares
Your Answer Eliminates problems and frequent breakdowns , Increases life of an equipment , It helps
to plan requirement of replacement spares

Question Which are the general principles underlying probability aspects of project planning?
Correct Statistically three time estimate of an activity conform to Beta distribution. , Expected
Answer time divides the area under the curve into two equal parts. , Expected time of an activity
is located at one third of the distance between "m" and mid-range { (a+b)/2 } away
from the most likely time.
Your Answer Statistically three time estimate of an activity conform to Beta distribution. , Expected
time divides the area under the curve into three equal parts. , Expected time of an
activity is located at one third of the distance between "m" and mid-range { (a+b)/2 }
away from the most likely time.
Select The Blank

Question OC curve of ideal sampling plan suggests that all lots less than 3% defectives have the
probability of acceptance of ________.
Correct One
Answer
Your Answer 0.5
True/False
Correct True
Answer
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is specified to indicate the maximum permissible variability in the
dimensions product or parts.
Correct Tolerance
Answer

Correct Tight
Answer
Your Answer Tight

Correct Activity relationships , Activity identification , Network construction

Answer
Select The Blank

Answer

Question What do you understand by the critical analysis of existing jobs to develop easier and
effective method?
Correct Method study
Answer
Your Answer Method study

Correct Disposal of waste , Power , Water

Answer
Your Answer Power , Labour , Water
True/False
Question During set up of X bar-R control chart, control limts should be practically revised from
time to time as additional data is accumulated.
Correct True
Answer
Your Answer False

Question What do you understand by identification of defects in materials, components,
machining processes or men to fix responsibility of defectives, thereby preventing or
minimising occurance of defectives?
Correct Preventive function
Answer
Your Answer Preventive function
POM assgn : Naresh
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question What do you mean by the chart on which the major activities and entry
points of materials are recorded to have graphic view of operations and
inspections involved in the process?

Your Answer Stress testing , Visual Testing , Magnetic flow detectors

Question What do you mean by the selection of the job for the method study on the
basis of manufacturing difficulties?
Correct Answer Technical consideration
Your Answer Manufacturing consideration
True/False
Your Answer False
True/False
and hence any subsequent delay is bound to extend the promised delivery
date.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which of the following are important considerations concerning activity
times?
Correct Answer Activity time should be obtained from the person responsible for the
completion of an activity , Activity time must be independent of any
influence which the preceding or succeeding activity may have on it. ,
Activity time may assume that just the normal quantity of resources
required to carry out the activity are available.
Your Answer Activity time should be obtained from the person responsible for the
completion of an activity , Infinite resources are available to carry out the
activity , Activity time may assume that just the normal quantity of

Question Which are the distinguished features of TQM ?
Correct Answer Covers all kinds of industries , Gradual removal of interdepartmental barriers
, Continuous improvement
Your Answer Covers all kinds of industries , Continuous improvement , Corrective function

specifications
Your Answer Cost specifications , Material specifications , Performance specifications
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

Question A ________helps to avoid crowding of jobs at a particular machine by
change of route of some of the jobs or by diverting work to other machine.
True/False
Question Site selection should also take into account topography and soil structure of
the land.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Match The Following

Select The Blank


Select The Blank


Question What is the purpose of squares used in progress chart?
Correct Answer To record the progress of work for each operation
Your Answer To record the progress of work for each operation
Select The Blank

service.
Your Answer Equipment specification sheet
Select The Blank


product/s is called
Your Answer Factory

Question What do you understand by the properties which are difficult to measure
quantitatively but usually measured by the comarision and then classification
into acceptable or unacceptable?
Correct Answer Attributes

True/False
Question Independent float either affects the float of preceding activities or that of
succeeding activities.
Your Answer False



Question Which three of the following are causes of continuous upward pattern of
Xbar-R control chart?
Your Answer Wear of tool , Abnormal rise in temperature , Accumulation of dirt

Question How is the probability of acceptance in case of Acceptable Quality Level (AQL
)?
Your Answer Very high

Question Which of the following factors related to the labour and wages are considered
while deciding the plant location?
Correct Answer Prevailing wage pattern , Productivity of labour , Industrial relations
Your Answer Prevailing wage pattern , Productivity of labour , Industrial relations

Question Which of the following is the criteria for the percentage defectives in the
zone of the indecision?
Your Answer Lots having the percentage defective in AQL is equal to LPTD
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

Question The ________ is necessary when the job requires detailed of one or more of
the job characteristics with the help of special equipment which is not
True/False
Question Quality can not be inspected into a product, it must be manufactured into it
by the supplier.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

sampling plan.
True/False
Question A properly designed sampling plan can control sampling errors and
completely eliminate them.
Your Answer True

Question When should operator or supervisor is supposed to sign the perforated route
sheet?
Your Answer At the start of the operation


Question What is indicated by the hugging points lying close to mean of the process in
X bar-R- control chart?
Correct Answer Biases in measurements , Recording done without actual measurements ,
Improper selection of samples
Your Answer Biases in measurements , Defect in materials , Improper selection of
samples

Question Which is the alternative way of indicating the load other than numerical way,
in case of Gantt chart ?
Your Answer Graphical approach
True/False
Question Kanban system is essentially a computer based system for production
scheduling and control
Your Answer True
True/False
Question The earliest start time of an activity equals earliest time for the event from
which activity arrow originates.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which of the following situations demand the technical consideration while
Correct Answer Jobs having inconsistent quality , Operations inviting frequent requests from
supervisors for relaxation in allowed time because of variations in materials
and tool performance , Jobs in which too many man-hours are spend in
checking and rechecking work
Your Answer Jobs having inconsistent quality , Operations inviting frequent requests from
supervisors for relaxation in allowed time because of variations in materials
and tool performance , Jobs in which too many man-hours are spend in
checking and rechecking work
Select The Blank

Your Answer Drawing
True/False
Question Theoretical capacity equals number of normal working hours of that
machine.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Match The Following

Consumption of effort Posting a ledger Posting a ledger
Information given Giving directions or instructions Giving directions or instructions
Subtraction Removal of worn-out part from a Removal of worn-out part from a

machine machine

Question Which are the factors on which the structure of the transportation cost
depends?
Correct Answer Average distance of shipment , Characteristics of the commodity , Medium of
shipment
Your Answer Average distance of shipment , Characteristics of the commodity , Medium of
shipment
Select The Blank

POM assgn : Raj
True/False
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer False
True/False
Question The OC curve is based on the assumption that if the lot is large in comparison to the
sample, the probabilities of the OC curve will follow a poisson distribution.
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer True

Correct Productivity
Answer

documents
Answer
Select The Blank

Answer
Match The Following


loading
choice of machines
Select The Blank
Correct easier
Answer
Your Answer easier
Match The Following


inspection

Correct Production Planning

Answer
Select The Blank

Question An Ideal OC curve is ________ shaped curve that accpets all the lots with quality equal
to or better than AQL .
Correct Rectangular
Answer


Answer

Correct Preparation of material estimates

Answer


Answer
True/False
Question In case of X bar-R charts, statistical limits are calculated from averages of samples of n
(4,5,…) instead of single sample of large size to reduce the spread of natural variability.
Correct True
Answer
Your Answer True

Correct Continuous flow of material , Highly mechanised material handling , Virtually zero
Answer manufacturing cycle time

Correct Reducing handling costs

Answer

Correct Poor Customer Service

Answer
Select The Blank

Correct Scheduling
Answer

called
Correct Factory
Answer
Your Answer Factory

Correct It gives instructions regarding installation and operation of the equipment , It contains
Answer note on common troubles with causes and remedies for troubleshooting , It enlists
points, frequency and type of lubrication
Your Answer It gives instructions regarding installation and operation of the equipment , It contains
note on common troubles with causes and remedies for troubleshooting
Correct Master production schedule , Product structure , Lead time for

Answer procurement/manufacturing
Select The Blank

Correct Necessity
Answer
True/False
Correct True
Answer
Your Answer False

Correct Shutdown Maintenance , Design-out Maintenance , Design-in Maintenance

Answer
True/False
Question For p-chart, "Inspection by variables" is much faster than "Inspection by attributes"
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer True

Correct Suitability of land

Answer
Select The Blank

Correct Unexpected
Answer
Your Answer Partial
True/False
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer False
True/False
Question Since value of p can never be positive, hence" if LCLp works out to be positive, it is taken
as zero."
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer True

Correct Time
Answer

Correct Commercial standards , Assembly and testing instructions , Bill of material

Answer

Correct Refrigerator , Tyre for automobile , Television Set

Answer

Question Which of the following techniques is used by industrial engineering department to obtain
the utilisation index?
Correct Work Sampling Studies
Answer
True/False
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

Correct Consumer's risk
Answer
Select The Blank

Answer
True/False
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer False

defined as
Correct Operation
Answer

Answer

Correct Thick Line , Red Line , Double Line

Answer
Select The Blank

Answer


Answer

Question Which of the following factors play important role while selecting or rejecting a particular
site from legislation and taxation point of view?
Correct Labour laws , Building codes , Policies regarding issue of licences
Answer

Correct Quality of conformance , Purpose of product , Quality of design

Answer
Select The Blank


Answer

Correct Optimum duration

Answer
True/False
Correct True
Answer
Your Answer True
POM assgn : Raj

following reason
Correct Answer losses resulting from poor layout are not directly shown in the financial
statements
statements

Correct Answer Covers all kinds of industries , Gradual removal of interdepartmental barriers ,
Continuous improvement
Your Answer Covers all kinds of industries , Continuous improvement , Corrective function

Correct Answer It helps to identify the set of activities and events which are critical and as such
must be carefully controlled and monitored , It identifies activities to be given
preference in allocation of resources. , It helps to exercise "control by exception".
Your Answer It helps to identify the set of activities and events which are critical and as such
must be carefully controlled and monitored , It identifies activities to be given
True/False
Question Process layout is also called line layout
Your Answer False

Question Document raised by Sales department for goods manufactured to stock is called
Correct Answer Shipment order
Your Answer Stock order

Your Answer Quality of workmanship , Production aids , Manufacturing facilities

Correct Answer Which does not reduce the usability of the product for its intended use
Your Answer Which does not reduce the usability of the product for its intended u se
Select The Blank


Question What do you understand by totality of features and characteristics of a product or
service that bears on it's ability to satisfy the customer?
Your Answer Quality
Select The Blank

plan.
Match The Following

Change in physical characteristic Punching Assembly
Addition Assembly Posting a ledger
Consumption of physical effort Lifting Lifting
Information received Taking dictation Taking dictation

Correct Answer Progress chasing to identify delays which may hold up production ,
Communicating possible delays in delivery date commitment to sales department ,
Your Answer Progress chasing to identify delays which may hold up production ,
Communicating possible delays in delivery date commitment to sales department ,

Correct Answer Long Lead time for procurement , Several levels of assemblies in product , Long
manufacturing cycle
Your Answer Demand for the product is not known , Long Lead time for procurement , Long
manufacturing cycle
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank


Select The Blank

Select The Blank

engineering changes carried out in the equipment during it's period of service.
True/False
Question Floor inspection promotes tendency of machines to drift out of limits and produce
defectives.
Your Answer False
Select The Blank


Question Which of the following observations are expected from the preventive
maintenance person?
Correct Answer Wrong allignments , Overheating defects , Excessive play
Your Answer Wrong allignments , Overheating defects , Excessive play
Select The Blank

Your Answer Design system

Correct Answer Activity identification , Network construction , Activity relationships

Correct Answer Adequate maintenance of quality , Ensures parts are within specified limits of
accuracy , Gives economy in production through reduction of defective work
Your Answer Adequate maintenance of quality , Ensures parts are within specified limits of
accuracy , Gives economy in production through reduction of defective work

Question Gross requirement of finished product is determined on the basis of following
Correct Answer Forecasted sales , Pending sales order , Management decision to stock
Your Answer Pending sales order , Management decision to stock , Gross Market requirement

True/False
Question Operation process charts though indicates the sequence of events but do not show
movements.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question What do you mean by planned corrective manitenance which provides an
opportunity to undertake design modifications in the equipment to eliminate or
reduce frequency of breakdowns.

Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the process of withdrawing the equipment from the production
line, dismantling it unitwise, visualising defects, effecting adjustments, replacing
worn -out parts and finally building it up to get desired accuracies.

Question Which varaible is taken along the ordinate or Y axis?

Correct Answer It increases useful life of an equipment and it's parts , Advance planning allows to
attend equipment without disturbing the production programme , Advance
planning allows to prepare and keep ready the list of replacement spares
Your Answer It increases useful life of an equipment and it's parts , Advance planning allows to
attend equipment without disturbing the production programme , It eliminates the
chances of breakdown
Select The Blank

________.


True/False
Your Answer False
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True


True/False
Question In case of X bar-R charts,it is ensured that the assignable causes are detected
before the tolerances are violated, upper and lower statistical limits are worked
out and inserted into a chart.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Question Labour turnover rate is higher in case of rural area as compared to urban area.
Your Answer False
Match The Following

Number of defectives chart np-chart np-chart
Range chart R chart X chart

Fraction defective chart p-chart p-chart
Defects chart c-chart c-chart
Select The Blank

Your Answer Bell
True/False
Question Cent percent inspection is required on WIP prior to the key, critical or costly
operation.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which of the following policies is advisable in case of low product variety and large
volumes?
Select The Blank


POM assgn : Senthil
study?
Correct Answer It segregates effective part form ineffective parts , It reduces effort in volved in writing ,

Select The Blank


method study?

Select The Blank

Question The ________ are the definitions of the measurable as well as nonmeasurable characteristics
of the product.
Select The Blank

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

production run when
Select The Blank

True/False
in process layout
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank


crashed time?

True/False
of machinery.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Select The Blank


defined as
Match The Following

Toung Sweet Sweet
Eye Crack Crack
Ear Impact Impact

Select The Blank


True/False
Your Answer False



Select The Blank

True/False
Your Answer False


True/False
Your Answer True
True/False
Your Answer True

Your Answer Factory
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True




Select The Blank

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Select The Blank

True/False
defectives.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True



Match The Following


POM assgn : Deepak
True/False
Question Skill of labour force in a product type layout is usually higher than in the process type
of layout
Your Answer False


manufacturer
Your Answer Date of commissioning , Equipment specifications , Name and address of
manufacturer
True/False
Question Suburban location provides the compromise netween rural and urban locations.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which of the following information is available in summary of part in a chart during
methods study?
Correct Answer Frequency of each symbol , Total time for each symbol , Total distance travelled by
the object
Your Answer Frequency of each symbol , Total time for each symbol , Present and proposed
method

Question Which of the following activities can become a part of a preventive maintenance
system?
Correct Answer Condition monitoring , Planned Lubrication , Preventive inspection
Your Answer Planned Lubrication , Overhauling , Preventive inspection
True/False
Question In case of two handed process chart, storage symbol is used when either hand is
used as grip or vice to hold an object.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False
Select The Blank


Question Out of two basic criteria for the selection of a manufacturing method, one is, it must
be able to meet the specifications of final product and the other is, it must be


Your Answer Material Specification , Sequence of operation , Order Quantity
Select The Blank

respect of ________
True/False
Question Activities whose earliest finish times and latest finish times are not equal constitutes
the critical path.
Your Answer False
True/False
Your Answer True

volumes?
Select The Blank

________.
Select The Blank

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False


Your Answer Quality of conformance , Purpose of product , Process specifications , Quality of

design

Question Which of the following industries justify the use of move order?
Correct Answer Power plant , Steel plant , Heavy machinery manufacturing
Your Answer Power plant , Steel plant , Heavy machinery manufacturing

study?
Your Answer Single handed process chart , Operation process chart , Flow process chart


Question Which document is used for returning the surplus material?
Correct Answer Stores Return Note
Your Answer Stores Return Note

Question Which kind of natural delays and interruptions are considered during estimation of
activity time?
Correct Answer Shop efficiency , Breakdowns , Absenteeism
Your Answer Breakdowns , Absenteeism , Delay due to shortage of resources


Select The Blank

Select The Blank

produce.
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False


Your Answer Display boards , Job cards , Network updating
Select The Blank

Question An ________ history card is the record of all repairs, replacements and engineering
changes carried out in the equipment during it's period of service.

Select The Blank

Match The Following

Select The Blank


called
Your Answer Factory

Question What do you mean by the study of repetitive short cycle operations which involve
quick hand / feet motions?
Correct Answer Micromotion study
Your Answer Cycle study
True/False
Question The steeper the OC curve, the better is the discrimination between good and bad lots.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which of the following causes can be responsible for derailing the production schedule
in a factory?
Your Answer Delay in receipt of material from vendor , Excessive absenteeism

Question Which is the next stage to the inspection based quality control in the historical
development of quality management.

Question Which is the most popular scientific tool for project planning?
Correct Answer Critical path analysis
Your Answer Critical path analysis
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True


be defined as

Select The Blank

Match The Following

Industrial and labour attitude Productivity of labour Productivity of labour

POM assgn : Deepak
Select The Blank
Select The Blank

Your Answer Running Maintenance

Question What is the reason of fluctuations, if the control chart evaluates that the process
is not in a state of statistical control?
Correct Answer Assignable variability
Your Answer Planned variability

Question Which of the following techniques is used by industrial engineering department
to obtain the utilisation index?

Question Process type layout is suitable when
Correct Answer there is wide variation in processing time of operations
Your Answer Product is required in huge quantity

Correct Answer Even non-technical person can use it , Overhead facilities can be shown , Can be
shifted easily and quickly
Your Answer Even non-technical person can use it , Overhead facilities can be shown ,
Economical
Select The Blank

True/False
Question Since recording by descriptive method has it's limitations, it is not recommended
for use in method study.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Match The Following

Select The Blank

Question The ________ pertain to the climatic conditions which the component , product
or material should withstand.

Question Which of the following situations demand that the human consideration should
be given preference over other considerations?
Correct Answer Inconsistent earnings where the earnings are tied to output , Poor morale
evidenced by petty or trivial complaints , Repeated cases of accidents and health
hazards
Your Answer Excessive rejections , Poor morale evidenced by petty or trivial complaints ,
Repeated cases of accidents and health hazards

Question Which are the different situations in which the process capability studies of the
various process are likely to fit?
Correct Answer Process variability is just adequate , Good process variability but bad process
centering , Good process variability but poor process centering
Your Answer Very good process variability but process is off-centre , Good process variability
but bad process centering , Good process variability but poor process centering
Select The Blank

________.
True/False
Question Feasibility of time schedule requires that an activity be scheduled before any of
it's predecessors are scheduled.
Your Answer True

Match The Following

Factor Analysis Method to evaluate layouts Method to evaluate layouts
Minimization of production delays Objective of good layout Principles of good layout
Maximum visibility Principles of good layout Technique for evolving and

analysis of layouts
Scale model Layout analysis Modelling approach to layouts

Question Which of the following are the most suitable cases where we can use CPA as
effective technique of scheduling?
Correct Answer Overhauling of a CNC machine , Purchase and installation of a newly imported
special purpose machine , Design, production and testing of prototype of a
fighter aircraft.
Your Answer Overhauling of a CNC machine , Purchase and installation of a newly imported
special purpose machine , Production of batch of 1000 jobs on two machines
True/False
Question With a general OC curve, probability of acceptance of lots of good quality is
never unity.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Question OC curve of ideal sampling plan suggests that all lots less than 3% defectives
have the probability of acceptance of ________.
Correct Answer One
Your Answer Two
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is necessary when the job requires detailed of one or more of the
job characteristics with the help of special equipment which is not available at
the producing company.
Select The Blank

________


Question Following is not an input information for Process Planning
Correct Answer Inventory level
Your Answer Standard Time Data
True/False
Your Answer True
True/False
Your Answer False
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question One of the following is not a gross material
Correct Answer cotton
Your Answer Timber
True/False
Question Limit gauges are not useful when it is necessary to measure the exact amount of
variation.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False


Your Answer Thick Line , Dotted line

Question Which manufacturing method is ideal for the use of air gauges as inspection
device?
Correct Answer Mass
Your Answer Process

Your Answer Predictive Maintenance , Design-out Maintenance , Design-in Maintenance

machine?
Correct Answer It gives instructions regarding installation and operation of the equipment , It
, It enlists points, frequency and type of lubrication
Your Answer It gives instructions regarding installation and operation of the equipment , It
, It enlists points, frequency and type of lubrication
Select The Blank

Your Answer Design system

Question Provision of drainage facilities is important for the following type of industry
Correct Answer Chemical Process
Your Answer Chemical Process

Your Answer Actual measurement , Past experience , Historical data

Question Inherent Safety' is one of the principle of good layout. In context of layout, this
can be achieved by the following
Correct Answer Clear gangway, location of material and material handling system
Your Answer Clear gangway, location of material and material handling system

Your Answer Cracks , Hardness , Burrs
True/False
Question Diversified labour is adequately available in rural area as compared to urban
area.
Your Answer True
True/False
Question Fixed cost is lower in case of continuous production than intermittent production.
Your Answer True

Correct Answer It segregates effective part form ineffective parts , It reduces effort involved in
writing , Critical examinations easier and more effective
Your Answer It segregates effective part form ineffective parts , It reduces effort involved in
writing , Critical examinations easier and more effective


Question Which are the different types of flow process charts used for method study?
Correct Answer Equipment type , Man type , Material type

Your Answer Equipment type , Material type , Operator type
True/False
Question In case of X bar-R charts, statistical limits are calculated from averages of
samples of n (4,5,…) instead of single sample of large size to reduce the spread
of natural variabilit y.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question How does motion economy prove useful in mass production?
Correct Answer It improves work bench layout and evolve logical sequence of assembly of parts
Your Answer It improves work bench layout and evolve logical sequence of assembly of parts
Select The Blank

plan.
Select The Blank


POM assgn : GS Kumars
study?
Correct Answer It segregates effective part form ineffective parts , It reduces effort involved in writing ,

Select The Blank


method study?

Select The Blank

Question The ________ are the definitions of the measurable as well as nonmeasurable characteristics
of the product.
Select The Blank

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Process Engineer does not get sufficient time for designing tooli ng for most economic
production run when
Select The Blank

True/False
in process layout
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank


crashed time?

True/False
of machinery.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Select The Blank


defined as
Match The Following

Toung Sweet Sweet
Eye Crack Crack
Ear Impact Impact

Select The Blank


Correct Answer Micromotion study , Cycl egraph , Chronocyclegraph
True/False
Your Answer False



Select The Blank

True/False
Your Answer False


True/False
Your Answer True
True/False
Your Answer True

Your Answer Factory
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True


Question How does the control chart of stati stical quality control helps the operating personnel?


Select The Blank

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Select The Blank

True/False
defectives.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True



Match The Following


POM assgn : Raj
improved methods?
Select The Blank

Question The ________ advocates maintenance procedures whereby the condition of the
plant is constantly watched through systematic inspection to unearth unhealthy
Select The Blank

produce.
True/False
Question A network should employ only those dummy activities which are absolutely
necessary.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

________.
True/False
Question While making X bar-R-chart, values of X bar and R are recoded samplewise either
on the extreme right of the individual measurements on the data sheet or in a
separate sheet.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

Question The ________ must ensure that the product satisfy the functional requirements of
it's usage.

True/False
Question Even if any activity on the critical path is delayed, project completes on the
scheduled time.
Your Answer False

Question Which is the alternative way of indicating the load other than numerical way, in
case of Gantt chart ?


Correct Answer Overlapping of operations , Effective Capacity per work centre , Performance
standards
Your Answer Overlapping of operations , Effective Capacity per work centre , Performance
standards
Select The Blank

job characteristics with the help of special equipment which is not available at the
producing company.
Select The Blank

True/False
Your Answer False

Correct Answer Movement of components to assembly section , Raw material movement , A
worker's trip to grinder to sharpen the tool s
Your Answer Movement of components to assembly section , A worker's trip to grinder to
sharpen the tools , Tools kept in rack of tool crib

is in a state of statistical control?
Select The Blank



study?
True/False
inspector.
Your Answer False


Question What do you mean by a single event which represents the joint completion of
more than one activities?

True/False
control chart for fraction defectives sincethe fugure of number of defectives units
can be directly taken from the inspection report.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Your Answer True


Select The Blank


Select The Blank


True/False
Question In case of backward pass computation, the latest event time of the end event
equals to the earliest event time minus duration of that activity.
Your Answer True


Match The Following


utilisation

Match The Following


Question Following are the commonly used factors considered for evaluation of layout in
factor analysis method

Select The Blank




Question What do you mean by the graphical representation of the project which is
composed as series of connected arrows and circles to describe the
interrelationship of the activities involved?
True/False
Your Answer True

is called
Your Answer Factory
Select The Blank

plan.

POM assgn
study?

Select The Blank


method study?

Select The Blank

of the product.
Select The Blank

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

production run when
Select The Blank

True/False
in process layout
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank


crashed time?

True/False
of machinery.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Select The Blank


defined as
Match The Following

Toung Sweet Sweet
Eye Crack Crack
Ear Impact Impact

Select The Blank


True/False
Your Answer False



Select The Blank

True/False
Your Answer False


True/False
Your Answer True
True/False
Your Answer True

Your Answer Factory
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True




Select The Blank

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Select The Blank

True/False
defectives.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True



Match The Following


POM assgn : Rahul
Correct Answer Eliminates problems and frequent breakdowns , Increases life of an

equipment , It helps to plan requirement of replacement spares
Your Answer Eliminates problems and frequent breakdowns , Increases life of an
Select The Blank

Question Production control work is ________ in case of floor inspection as
compared with the centralised inspection.

Your Answer Moderate
Select The Blank


Question Which of the following information is available in summary of part in a chart
during methods study?
Correct Answer Frequency of each symbol , Total time for each symbol , Total distance
travelled by the object
Your Answer Frequency of each symbol , Total time for each symbol , Present and
proposed method
True/False
Question Development of a good lubrication programme begins with the identification
of lubrication points.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

times?
completion of an activity , Infinite resources are available to carry out the
activity , Activity time must be independent of any influence which the
preceding or succeeding activity may have on it.
Select The Blank

True/False
inspector.
Your Answer False
True/False
Question Sampling inspection suffice to check the work of line inspectors and stage
inspectors.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False
True/False
Question Feasibility of time schedule requires that an activity be scheduled before
any of it's predecessors are scheduled.
Your Answer True
True/False
Question In case of backward pass computation method, the latest event time
represents the latest occurrence time of the event.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Your Answer Quality

Your Answer Project Engineering & Resources Technique

Select The Blank
service.
Select The Blank

Question The ________ breakdowns usually cost more, partly due to damage done
to the adjustment components and partly due to emergency actions.

Question Which is the ideal place to write a time allotted for an activity in a network?
Correct Answer Below the arrow
Your Answer Below the arrow

product/s is called
Your Answer Factory

Match The Following

Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the maintenance work initiated on a result of knowledge
of the condition of an item from routine or continuous checking.

Question Which of the following factors related to the labour and wages are
considered while deciding the plant location?

Question What do you mean by planned corrective manitenance which provides an
opportunity to undertake design modifications in the equipment to
eliminate or reduce frequency of breakdowns.
True/False
Question It pays in the long run to inform the customer regarding expected delays in
the deliveries.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is a set of tools and techniques by which products are made
to comply with the specifications at minimum cost to the firm.

Match The Following

Temperature of motor Body Watch
Exhaust gas Smell Smell
Air leakage Listen Listen
Corrosion Watch Body

Question Which is the most popular scientific tool for project planning?
Correct Answer Critical path analysis
Your Answer Fishbone diagram

Question One of the sophisticated operations research techniques used in material
planning is
Your Answer MAPI method
Select The Blank

as ________.
True/False
operation.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Select The Blank

between ________.


Correct Answer Study different plant layouts and select the most optimum one , Study the
extent of traffic over the different routes of the plant , Identify the extent of
backtracking, cross traffic and obstacles encountered during the movement
of material.
Your Answer Study different plant layouts and select the most optimum one , Study the
of material.


Question What do you understand by the inspection conducted on all nonreworkable
jobs prior to their movement to the scrap yard?
Correct Answer Salvage inspection
Your Answer Salvage inspection
True/False
Question Cent percent inspection does not mean inspection of component for 100%
quality characteristics.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Following are some of the factors considered for evaluation of alternative
layouts
Your Answer Flow of Material , Equipment utilization , Delivery performance
True/False
Question In a control chart, as a general rule, time interval should be inversely
proportional to the average frequency of out of control conditions.
Your Answer True

Correct Answer Jobs having inconsistent quality , Operations inviting frequent requests
from supervisors for relaxation in allowed time because of variations in
materials and tool performance , Jobs in which too many man-hours are
Your Answer Excessive overtime , Operations inviting frequent requests from supervisors
for relaxation in allowed time because of variations in materials and tool
performance , Jobs in which too many man-hours are spend in checking
and rechecking work
Question Which kind of relationship exists between those activities which can be
carried out simultaneously and both activities require definite time to
finish?
Select The Blank

Your Answer Oval

Question What is expected from stores department after they receive the stores
issue order from dispatcher?
Correct Answer Keep material ready for issue to shop when authorized
Your Answer Keep material ready for issue to shop when authorized

Your Answer Feedback function , Preventive function , Assurance function

Correct Answer It helps to identify the set of activities and events which are critical and as
such must be carefully controlled and monitored , It identifies activities to
be given preference in allocation of resources. , It helps to exercise "control
by exception".
Your Answer It helps to identify the set of activities and events which are critical and as
by exception".

Your Answer Long Lead time for procurement , Several levels of assemblies in product ,
Demand for the product is not known
True/False
Question Planned lubrication is said to be the nervous system of the
equipment.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Correct Answer It is a type of mixed layout , Uses concept of Group Technology

, Facilities are grouped in to cells
Your Answer It is a type of mixed layout , Uses concept of Group Technology
, Facilities are grouped in to cells
Select The Blank

element of production and activities which could affect the
quality of end product are regulated to the extent desirable.

Correct Answer Even non-technical person can use it , Overhead facilities can
be shown , Can be shifted easily and quickly
Your Answer Even non-technical person can use it , Overhead facilities can
be shown , Can be shifted easily and quickly

Your Answer Review of progress


Question Which are the three basic types of control chart by attribute?
Correct Answer p-chart , c-chart , np-chart
Your Answer Xbar-R-chart , c-chart , np-chart
Select The Blank


Your Answer Thick Line , Red Line , Double Line



Question What do you understand by the timeframe for the maintenance
needs of the equipment?
Your Answer Material Requirement planning

called
Correct Answer MRP
Your Answer MRP

Match The Following
Scheduling Device Strings Critical Path Analysis
Interruption for machine Preventive maintenance Overlapping of operations

utilisation
Input for scheduling Overlapping of operations Blackboard

Question Plant Layout is concerned with optimum arrangement of the
following
Your Answer Machines , Material Handling Equipment , Storage space
True/False
Your Answer True

Question Which are the basic requirements of the " Quality of Design "?
Correct Answer Identification of right product , Selection of appropriate features ,

Your Answer Identification of right product , Selection of appropriate features ,


Your Answer Inspection

Question Which of the following symbols are used in flow process chart
but not used in operation process chart?
Correct Answer Storage , Delay , Transport
Your Answer Delay , Inspection , Transport

Correct Answer Covers all kinds of industries , Gradual removal of

interdepartmental barriers , Continuous improvement
Your Answer Covers all kinds of industries , Gradual removal of
interdepartmental barriers , Corrective function
True/False
Your Answer True


and entry points of materials are recorded to have graphic view
of operations and inspections involved in the process?

Question Which photographic technique is used to record path of motions
of the members of the body during method study?
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

Select The Blank

True/False
Question In case of forward pass computation, the earliest event time of a
plain event equals the earliest event time of the preceding event
plus duration of activity emanating from the preceding event.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Your Answer Probability that a bad lot will be accepted by the sampling
True/False
Your Answer False
True/False
Question Expediting action is necessary if the delays and interruptions are
abnormal and hence any subsequent delay is bound to extend
the promised delivery date.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False


Question Which of the following are illustrations of inspection?
Correct Answer Physical count of incoming material against the quantity

mentioned in delivery challan , A dimensional check with
measuring instrument , Visual check of burrs and finish
Your Answer A dimensional check with measuring instrument , Visual check
of burrs and finish , Check the operator performance
True/False
Question Since value of c can never be negativee, hence" if LCLp works
out to be negative, it is taken as zero."
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Your Answer Machine

drawing
drawing
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

mass production?
Select The Blank

True/False
Your Answer True

Select The Blank


Question Which of the following cases can be referred as operation in
method study recording?
Correct Answer Change in physical characteristic , Consumption of physical
effort , Change in chemical characteristic
Your Answer Change in physical characteristic , Movement of material ,
Change in chemical characteristic
True/False
Question Breakdown of machines, absenteeism of worker does not
dislocate the manufacturing activity in process layout
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank


True/False
Question Sampling inspection is best suited when cost of inspection is
much higher than the loss arising from the acceptance of a
defective part.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank


True/False
Question Breakdown is inversly proportional to the investment in W.I.P.
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False


Your Answer Product Planning
Select The Blank

Match The Following

Select The Blank

True/False
Question Maintenance function must be decentralised apart from a size of
a manufacturing organisation for it's better functioning.
Your Answer False

Production?
Your Answer Highly mechanised material handling
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is a set of tools and techniques by which
products are made to comply with the specifications at minimum
cost to the firm.
Your Answer Production system


Question Which of the following observations are expected from the
preventive maintenance person?
Select The Blank


drawing
drawing
Select The Blank

Match The Following

Select The Blank

Select The Blank


Correct Answer Preventive inspection schedule , Cleaning and upkeep schedule
, Lubrication schedule
Your Answer Preventive inspection schedule , Cleaning and upkeep schedule
, Lubrication schedule

True/False
Your Answer False
True/False
Question A properly designed sampling plan can control sampling errors
and completely eliminate them.
Your Answer False
True/False
Your Answer True

Question Which kind of preventive inspection detects some maintenance
related characteristics by making use of human senses, when
equipment is in operation?
Your Answer Daily inspection

Question Which of the following information is available in summary of
part in a chart during methods study?
Correct Answer Frequency of each symbol , Total time for each symbol , Total
distance travelled by the object
Your Answer Frequency of each symbol , Total time for each symbol ,
Present and proposed method

Production?
True/False
causes are detected before the tolerances are violated, upper
and lower statistical limits are worked out and inserted into a
chart.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which are the different methods to record details of the existing
method during method study?
Your Answer Charts , Diagrams , Templates or models

Correct Answer Errors in drawings , Delay in receipt of material from vendor ,
Excessive absenteeism
Your Answer Errors in drawings , Delay in receipt of material from vendor ,
Excessive absenteeism



Select The Blank


True/False
Your Answer False

Correct Answer Date of commissioning , Equipment specifications , Name and

address of manufacturer
Your Answer Equipment specifications

Correct Answer Physical count of incoming material against the quantity

Your Answer Physical count of incoming material against the quantity

Question What is the basic minimum requirement for those who are
responsible for the quality of design?
Correct Answer In depth knowledge about alternative materials and
manufacturing processes , access to latest technology and
production process adopted by industries in the developed
market , Continuous effort in product development
Your Answer In depth knowledge about alternative materials and

Correct Answer Operators awaiting instructions from supervisor , Worker waiting
for his turn at tools stores , Jobs awaiting at the machines for
their turn
Your Answer Operators awaiting instructions from supervisor , Worker waiting
their turn
True/False
Question Regular lubrication with carefully selected lubricants is an
essential factor in the maintenance of high grade machine tools
working under continuous load.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Following is not an input information for Process Planning
Your Answer Drawings
Select The Blank

Correct Answer One
Your Answer One

called
Correct Answer MRP
Your Answer CPM


Question Any premise in which persons are employed for purpose
of making any product/s is called
Your Answer Factory
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Question The OC curve is based on the assumption that if the lot
is large in comparison to the sample, the probabilities of
the OC curve will follow a poisson distribution.
Your Answer True

repetative failures , To quantify the frequency of
Your Answer To forecast the defect , To identify causes of major
repetative failures , To quantify the frequency of
True/False
Question Systematic maintenance system can completely
eliminate the wear and tear of machines.
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

True/False
Question Originating process of raw material influence Process
Planning
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True


Question What do you mean by the selection of the job for the
method study on the basis of manufacturing difficulties?
Your Answer Manufacturing consideration

True/False
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

True/False
Question Grouping of machines gives a lot of flexibility in loading
and scheduling
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Correct Answer Avaialability of adequate land at lower cost , Both skilled
and unskilled labour can be available , Plant expansion
is easier due to less or no restriction for building and
construction
Your Answer Avaialability of adequate land at lower cost , Both skilled
and unskilled labour can be available , Plant expansion
is easier due to less or no restriction for building and
construction
Select The Blank


Question Technique of Value Engineering can be effectively
employed in design of a product to

Question Which kind of preventive inspection detects some
maintenance related characteristics by making use of
human senses, when equipment is in operation?
Your Answer Daily inspection

Correct Answer Material Specification , Sequence of operation , Skill of
Labour
Your Answer Material Specification , Sequence of operation , Order
Quantity

Question Data from Process Sheet can be used to
Correct Answer Prepare load and schedule charts
Your Answer Prepare load and schedule charts

commonly known as
Match The Following

Net requirement of Stock on hand Stock on hand

material under MRP
Fixation of inventory Reorder level Reorder level
level
purchasing
Factor influencing Lead time Price of material
material planning

Question Which of the following products should be produced by
using mass production?
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is necessary when the job requires
detailed of one or more of the job characteristics with the
help of special equipment which is not available at the
producing company.
True/False
Question Limit gauges are not useful when it is necessary to
measure the exact amount of variation.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Select The Blank

Question In case of an OC curve, the risk of rejecting a good
quality lot may vary between ________.
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the maximum percentage defective that
for the purpose of sampling inspection can be

Production?
Your Answer Continuous flow of material , Virtually zero manufacturing
cycle time
Select The Blank

Question Goods after final inspection should accompany
________to enable dispatch department to identify and
draw correct reference.
Select The Blank

Your Answer Expediting

Question Which of the following are steps to identify the critical
path in a small network?
Correct Answer Compare the durations of all paths to identify the longest
path. , Sum up the durations of activities along each
path. , Enumerate all paths in the network and list down
path. , Sum up the durations of activities along each
path. , Enumerate all paths in the network and list down
Select The Blank

Question Capacity decisions have a direct influence on
performance of production system in respect of
________
True/False
Question Floor inspection promotes tendency of machines to drift
out of limits and produce defectives.
Your Answer False
True/False
Question Even if any activity on the critical path is delayed, project
completes on the scheduled time.
Your Answer False

Question Which are different ways to show critical path in a
network?

Question Which phase of method study is concerned with
analyzing the facts critically, generating alternatives
which form the basis for selection and development of
improved methods?
True/False
Question Operation Process Chart provides information on time
and distances
Your Answer False

Question The document which incorporates details of process
planning for a job is called

Question The process of changing inputs into outputs thereby
adding some value to entity can be defined as
Select The Blank

Question The ________ are the definitions of the measurable as
well as nonmeasurable characteristics of the product.

Question Which of the following method can be adopted to
overcome the problem of rushing up a job for it's timely
completion?
Correct Answer Use of optimum speeds and feeds , Subcontracting , Job
splitting
Your Answer Use alternative materials , Subcontracting , Job splitting

Question What is the basic minimum requirement for those who
are responsible for the quality of design?
manufacturing processes , access to latest technology
and production process adopted by industries in the
developed market , Continuous effort in product
development
manufacturing processes , access to latest technology
and production process adopted by industries in the
developed market , Continuous effort in product
development

Question Following is not an input information for Process
Planning
Your Answer Drawings

Question Which kind of inspection is followed in case of product
layout?
Your Answer Vendor inspection
Match The Following

Bottom compartment of Bunch of work orders Bunch of work orders

control board arranged in a sequence arranged in a sequence
in which they are to be in which they are to be
processed. processed.
Control board Pictorial view of Pictorial view of machine
machine loading activity loading activity
Top compartment of Work order of item Work order of item
control board currently being worked currently being worked
on the machine on the machine
Middle compartment of Work order of item to Work order of item to be

control board be processed next on processed next on the
the machine machine
Select The Blank


Question How to reveal the capability of the sampling plan to
discriminate between good lots and bad lots?
Select The Blank

Correct Answer To decide priorities in allocation of resources , To minimize the

requirement of resources , To prevent peaks and valleys in
Your Answer To minimize the requirement of resources , To prevent peaks
and valleys in requirement of resources , To decide priorities in
allocation of resources

Question What do you understand by the difference between the
specification limits within which manufacturing process is
expected to produce?
Correct Answer Design tolerance
Your Answer Design tolerance

Question Which kind of relationship exists between those activities
which can be carried out simultaneously and both activities
require definite time to finish?
True/False
layout
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Question Dispatching function is not a part of Production Planning
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False
True/False
Question Sample sizes for the construction of p-chart are typicaly larger
that for Xbar-R-charts.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Select The Blank


Correct Answer Biases in measurements , Recording done without actual
Question Which of the following method can be adopted to overcome
the problem of rushing up a job for it's timely completion?
Correct Answer Job splitting , Use of optimum speeds and feeds ,
Subcontracting
Your Answer Subcontracting , Job splitting
Select The Blank

Match The Following

How much to inspect Sampling or cent percent Sampling or cent percent

inspection inspection
True/False
pictures.
Your Answer False
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which of the following variables which operate periodically are
the reasons for the cyclic pattern depicting peaks and valleys
during Xbar-R control chart?
Correct Answer Wornout positions , Fatigue , Roller eccentricity
Your Answer Wornout positions , Fatigue , Roller eccentricity

selecting or rejecting a particular site from legislation and
taxation point of view?
licences
licences
True/False
Question Cent percent inspection is a must if the inspection is of
destructive nature.
Your Answer False
Select The Blank


Select The Blank

damage done to the adjustment components and partly due to
emergency actions.

Question Plant location decisions concern following type of
organizations
Correct Answer Manufacturing and service organizations
Your Answer Manufacturing and service organizations

Question Following are some of the Principles of Management
advocated by F W Taylor
True/False
considered minimum for parking, access facilities and future
expansion.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question What is the basic minimum requirement for those who are
responsible for the quality of design?
Match The Following

Question What do you understand by inspection conducted on all jobs
received back from a customer as defectives?
Correct Answer Appraisal inspection
Your Answer Appraisal inspection

Question Which of the following are the major steps of making of the X
bar-R control chart?
Correct Answer Collection of data , Claculation of mean,range,grand average
and mean range , Set up control chart for average and
calculate control limits of range chart
Your Answer Collection of data , Claculation of mean,range,grand average
and mean range , Set up control chart for average and
calculate control limits of range chart
Question What do you understand by identification of defects in
materials, components, machining processes or men to fix
responsibility of defectives, thereby preventing or minimising
occurance of defectives?
Correct Answer Preventive function

Question What do you mean by planned corrective manitenance which
provides an opportunity to undertake design modifications in
the equipment to eliminate or reduce frequency of
breakdowns.
Your Answer Design-out Maintenance


Your Answer Preventive inspection schedule , Cleaning and upkeep
Question Which is the ideal place to write a description of an activity in a
network?

Your Answer Factory
Select The Blank
Select The Blank
of work?

Question What does the additional cost incurred to reduce the duration
of an activity by one unit of time represent?
Correct Answer Activity cost slope
Your Answer Activity cost slope
Select The Blank

delivery time by using extra shift or weekly holiday is
________.

known as

True/False
Your Answer False

Correct Answer Adequate maintenance of quality , Ensures parts are within

specified limits of accuracy , Gives economy in production
through reduction of defective work
Your Answer Adequate maintenance of quality , Ensures parts are within
specified limits of accuracy , Gives economy in production
through reduction of defective work
Your Answer Disposal of waste , Power , Water
Select The Blank



POM assgn
study?

Select The Blank


method study?

Select The Blank

of the product.
Select The Blank

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

production run when
Select The Blank

True/False
in process layout
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank


crashed time?

True/False
of machinery.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Select The Blank


defined as
Match The Following

Toung Sweet Sweet
Eye Crack Crack
Ear Impact Impact

Select The Blank


True/False
Your Answer False



Select The Blank

True/False
Your Answer False


True/False
Your Answer True
True/False
Your Answer True

Your Answer Factory
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True




Select The Blank

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Select The Blank

True/False
defectives.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True



Match The Following


POM assgn

Answer


Answer
True/False
event.
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer False
Select The Blank


Answer

Select The Blank

Answer


Answer


Answer
True/False
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

________.
Correct 0.01 to 10%
Answer
True/False
Correct True
Answer
Your Answer True

estimate?
Answer
Select The Blank

Answer

it's normal time?
Correct Normal cost
Answer
Select The Blank

Correct Necessity
Answer
Select The Blank

Answer
Select The Blank

desirable.
Answer

Correct Factory
Answer
Your Answer Factory
Match The Following

Select The Blank


Answer


True/False
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer False


Answer


Answer
True/False
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer False


Answer


Answer
Match The Following


Correct Study different plant layouts and select the most optimum one , Study the extent of traffic
Answer over the different routes of the plant , Identify the extent of backtracking, cross traffic and
obstacles encountered during the movement of material.
Your Answer Study different plant layouts and select the most optimum one , Study the extent of traffic
over the different routes of the plant , Identify the extent of backtracking, cross traffic and
obstacles encountered during the movement of material.
True/False
hours.
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer True


Answer
True/False
Correct True
Answer
Your Answer True

Correct Time
Answer

construction
construction
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the maintenance work initiated on a result of knowledge of the condition
of an item from routine or continuous checking.
Answer

Answer possible delays in delivery date commitment to sales department , Devising cures to keep
rate of production in line with schedule
department
Select The Blank

Correct easier
Answer
Select The Blank

Answer
True/False
Correct True
Answer
Your Answer True

Correct Activity
Answer
True/False
Correct True
Answer
Your Answer True
True/False
activities.
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer False

Correct Work Order
Answer

Answer

defined as
Correct Operation
Answer
POM assgn
Correct Answer It identifies activities to be given preference in allocation of resources. , It helps to

exercise "control by exception". , It helps to identify the set of activities and events
which are critical and as such must be carefully controlled and monitored
Your Answer It helps to identify the set of activities and events which are critical and as such must
be carefully controlled and monitored , It identifies activities to be given preference in
allocation of resources. , It helps to exercise "control by exception".
Select The Blank

Your Answer Bell
Select The Blank


Question Why method study should precede work measurement?
Correct Answer Time for a job can be accessed accurately only after standardizing the method
Your Answer Time for a job can be accessed accurately only after standardizing the method
Select The Blank

dismantling it unitwise, visualising defects, effecting adjustments, replacing worn-out
parts and finally building it up to get desired accuracies.

True/False
Question In case of backward pass computation, the latest event time of the end event equals
to the earliest event time minus duration of that activity.
Your Answer True
Match The Following

Draining and refilling of oil Yearly Hourly

reserviors of plunger pump
Tools and slideways two to three times a day Six monthly
Table lubrication Weekly two to three times a day
Select The Blank


Question What is expected from stores department after they receive the stores issue order
from dispatcher?
True/False
Your Answer False

Your Answer Accomodation , Labour laws , Educational , Entertainment

Your Answer Coal
Select The Blank



Correct Answer Compare the durations of all paths to identify the longest path. , Sum up the durations
of activities along each path. , Enumerate all paths in the network and list down
Your Answer Sum up the durations of activities along each path. , Find out the shortest path among
all paths. , Enumerate all paths in the network and list down activities on each path. ,
Compare the durations of all paths to identify the longest path.

Your Answer Quality of workmanship , Production aids , Competitive prices , Manufacturing facilities
True/False
Question The plotting of activities - critical, non-critical and dummy activities- is strictly
according to their precedence relationship.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Your Answer True

Your Answer By vendor plant surveys , By reputation , By the perofrmance of first lot , By
experience

Select The Blank


True/False
Question Quality can not be inspected into a product, it must be manufactured into it by the
supplier.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question What do you mean by the preventive maintenance by using five human senses?
Correct Answer Preventive inspection
Your Answer Manual inspection

Question What do you mean by design modifications made to reduce time and effort required in
carrying out maintenance work ?
True/False
shift hours.
Your Answer True

Your Answer there is wide variation in processing time of operations

Question Where the ignorance towards the degradation of machine leads to?
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Match The Following

First off inspection First piece produced after tool First piece produced after tool
change change
Critical operation inspection After whose no rework is possible Costlier operation
Patrolling inspection Inspection at the place of actual Inspection at the place of actual
production production

Question Which three of the following options can be used to reduce the duration of activity
during project crashing?
Correct Answer Allocating more manpower and machines than originally planned for. , Working
additional shifts or overtime. , Awarding work to vendors who charge extra but
expedite deliveries.
Your Answer Allocating more manpower and machines than originally planned for. , Conduct work
study for that activity , Working additional shifts or overtime. , Awarding work to
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

________.
True/False
Question Three time estimates are transformed into expected time before using it into a
network.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question What is indicated by the erratic pattern points falling above and below the control
limits in the Xbar-R-control chart?
Correct Answer Defects in materials , Poorly trained operators , Frequent adjustments of machines
Your Answer Defects in materials , Poorly trained operators , Frequent adjustments of machines ,
Clogging of fixtures and holes
Select The Blank


Correct Answer First off inspection
True/False
Your Answer True

Question Following are the commonly used factors considered for evaluation of layout in factor
analysis method
Correct Answer Flow of material , Equipment utilization , W orking condition
Your Answer Flow of information , Flow of material , Equipment utilization , Working condition

Question Why graphical method of recording is preferred over the descriptive method during
method study?
Correct Answer It segregates effective part form ineffective parts , It reduces effort involved in writing
, Critical examinations easier and more effective
Your Answer It segregates effective part form ineffective parts , It reduces effort involved in writing
, It improves morale of workers , Critical examinations easier and more effective
Select The Blank

Question OC curve of ideal sampling plan suggests that all lots less than 3% defectives have
the probability of acceptance of ________.
Correct Answer One
Your Answer One
True/False
Question Floor inspection delays the identification of faults which can not be rectified
immediately before large lots are spoiled.
Your Answer False

Question Which kind of preventive inspection detects some defects in moving parts, internal
cracks, and others , when machine is under preplanned shutdown?
Correct Answer Internal inspection
Select The Blank

respect of ________

Correct Answer Physical count of incoming material against the quantity mentioned in delivery challan
, A dimensional check with measuring instrument , Visual check of burrs and finish
Your Answer Physical count of incoming material against the quantity mentioned in delivery challan
, A dimensional check with measuring instrument , Visual check of burrs and finish ,
Check the operator performance

Question Which of the following variables which operate periodically are the reasons for the
cyclic pattern depicting peaks and valleys during Xbar-R control chart?
Your Answer Wornout positions , Intentional mistakes by unsatisfied worker , Fatigue , Roller
eccentricity

Question Which portion of the perforated route sheet should be signed by the operator or
supervisor?
Your Answer Top portion

LIST OF
ATTEMPTED
QUESTIONS
AND
ANSWERS

Correct Answer It identifies activities to be given preference in allocation of resources. , It helps to exercise "control by exception". ,
It helps to identify the set of activities and events which are critical and as such must be carefully controlled and
monitored
Your Answer It helps to identify the set of activities and events which are critical and as such must be carefully controlled and
monitored , It identifies activities to be given preference in allocation of resources. , It helps to exercise "control by
exception".
Select The Blank

Question An Ideal OC curve is ________ shaped curve that accpets all the lots with quality equal to or better than AQL .
Your Answer Bell
Select The Blank


Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the process of withdrawing the equipment from the production line, dismantling it unitwise,
visualising defects, effecting adjustments, replacing worn-out parts and finally building it up to get desired
accuracies.

True/False
Question In case of backward pass computation, the latest event time of the end event equals to the earliest event time
minus duration of that activity.
Your Answer True
Match The Following

Draining and refilling of oil reserviors of Yearly Hourly

plunger pump
Tools and slideways two to three times a day Six monthly
Table lubrication Weekly two to three times a day
Select The Blank

Question The ________ breakdowns usually cost more, partly due to damage done to the adjustment components and
partly due to emergency actions.

Question What is expected from stores department after they receive the stores issue order from dispatcher?
True/False
Your Answer False

Your Answer Accomodation , Labour laws , Educational , Entertainment

Your Answer Coal
Select The Blank



Correct Answer Compare the durations of all paths to identify the longest path. , Sum up the durations of activities along each path.
, Enumerate all paths in the network and list down activities on each path.
Your Answer Sum up the durations of activities along each path. , Find out the shortest path among all paths. , Enumerate all
paths in the network and list down activities on each path. , Compare the durations of all paths to identify the
longest path.

Your Answer Quality of workmanship , Production aids , Competitive prices , Manufacturing facilities
True/False
Question The plotting of activities - critical, non-critical and dummy activities- is strictly according to their precedence
relationship.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Your Answer True

Your Answer By vendor plant surveys , By reputation , By the perofrmance of first lot , By experience

Question Which kind of relationship exists between those activities which can be carried out simultaneously and both
activities require definite time to finish?
Select The Blank


True/False
Question Quality can not be inspected into a product, it must be manufactured into it by the supplier.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question What do you mean by the preventive maintenance by using five human senses?
Your Answer Manual inspection

Question What do you mean by design modifications made to reduce time and effort required in carrying out maintenance
work ?
True/False
Your Answer True


True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Match The Following

First off inspection First piece produced after tool change First piece produced after tool change
Critical operation inspection After whose no rework is possible Costlier operation

Patrolling inspection Inspection at the place of actual production Inspection at the place of actual production

Question Which three of the following options can be used to reduce the duration of activity during project crashing?
Correct Answer Allocating more manpower and machines than originally planned for. , Working additional shifts or overtime. ,
Awarding work to vendors who charge extra but expedite deliveries.
Your Answer Allocating more manpower and machines than originally planned for. , Conduct work study for that activity ,
Working additional shifts or overtime. , Awarding work to vendors who charge extra but expedite deliveries.
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

True/False
Question Three time estimates are transformed into expected time before using it into a network.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question What is indicated by the erratic pattern points falling above and below the control limits in the Xbar-R-control
chart?
Your Answer Defects in materials , Poorly trained operators , Frequent adjustments of machines , Clogging of fixtures and holes
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the maintenance work initiated on a result of knowledge of the condition of an item from routine
or continuous checking.
Cor rect Answer Condition monitoring

True/False
Your Answer True

Question Following are the commonly used factors considered for evaluation of layout in factor analysis method
Your Answer Flow of information , Flow of material , Equipment utilization , Working condition

Question Why graphical method of recording is preferred over the descriptive method during method study?
Correct Answer It segregates effective part form ineffective parts , It reduces effort involved in writing , Critical examinations easier
and more effective
Your Answer It segregates effective part form ineffective parts , It reduces effort involved in writing , It improves morale of
workers , Critical examinations easier and more effective
Select The Blank

Question OC curve of ideal sampling plan suggests that all lots less than 3% defectives have the probability of acceptance
of ________.
Correct Answer One
Your Answer One
True/False
Question Floor inspection delays the identification of faults which can not be rectified immediately before large lots are
spoiled.
Your Answer False

Question Which kind of preventive inspection detects some defects in moving parts, internal cracks, and others , when
machine is under preplanned shutdown?
Select The Blank


Correct Answer Physical count of incoming material against the quantity mentioned in delivery challan , A dimensional check with
Your Answer Physical count of incoming material against the quantity mentioned in delivery challan , A dimensional check with
measuring instrument , Visual check of burrs and finish , Check the operator performance
Multi ple Choice Multiple Answer

Question Which of the following variables which operate periodically are the reasons for the cyclic pattern depicting peaks
and valleys during Xbar-R control chart?
Your Answer Wornout positions , Intentional mistakes by unsatisfied worker , Fatigue , Roller eccentricity

Qu estion Which portion of the perforated route sheet should be signed by the operator or supervisor?
Your Answer Top portion

Topic Page No
Chapter 1 - Production Manufacturing Function
Operation concept of production 1
Production as the conversion process 2
Alteration 2
Transportation 2
Storage 2
Inspection 2
Productivity of conversion process 3
Objectives of Production Management 4
Components of production function 4
Aspects of Management 5
product selection and design 5
Process selection and planning 5
Facilities (Plant) location 6
Facilities (plant) layout and materials handling 6
Capacity planning 6
forecasting 7
production planning and contril (PPC) 7
Inventory Control 7
Quality assurance and control 8
work study and job design 8
Method study 8
work measurement 8
Maintenance and replacement 9
cost reduction and cost control 9
short history of production management 9
Adam smith (1776) 9
Charles Babbage (1883) 10
F.W. Taylor (1859 to 1915) 10
Frank B. Gilbreth (1917) 11
Henry Ford (1913) 11
Henry Gantt (1913) 11
Harington Emerson (1913) 12
F.W. Harris (1914) 12
Walter Shewhart (1924) 12
F.H. Dodge H.G. Roming & W. Shewhart (1931) 12
L.H.C. Tippett (1937) 12
Between 1940-1980 12
Present day position 13
Prganisation for production 14
Typical organisation structure 15
The responsibilities of a production manager 15
qualities of production manager 16
intelligence 16
enthusiasm and perseverance 16
imagination 16
resourcefulness 16
self control 16
sympathy 16
communication ability 16
flexibility 16
production as a co-ordination function 17
Chapter 2- Manufacturing Methods
Definition 23
factors influenceing choice of manufacturing method 24
effect of volume/variety 24
relationship between degree of repetitive and manufacturing method 25
capacity of the plant 25
flexibility 25
lead time 26
efficiency 26
environment 26
Classification of manufacturing methods 27
project production 27
Jobbing production 29
batch production 31
Mass & Flow production 34
process production 35
selection of the manufacturing methods 36
Chapter 3 -Facilities (Plant) Location
when does a location decision arise (Necessity) 41
factors governing plant location 42
procimity to market 43
procimity to sources of raw materials 44
gros materials 45
pure material 45
Infrastructureal facilities 46
transport facilities 46
labour wages 46
legisiation and taxation 47
climate conditions 47
Industrial and loaur attitudes 47
safety requirement 47
communtiy facilities (social infrasturcture) 48
community attitudes 48
supporting industries and services 48
waste disposal 49
availability and cost of the land 49
suitability of the land 49
economic survey for the site selection 49
Urban versus rural site location 51
sub urban loaction 52
typical examples on plant location 53
Chapter 4 - Facilities( Plant) Layout
objective of a good plant layout 60
principles of a good layout 60
types of layout 64
process or functional layout 65
product or line layout 66
project or fixed position layout 68
comparison between prodcut layout and process layout 69
cost analysis of basic forms of layout 72
combination layout (mixed layout) 73
factors governing plantlayout 74
system layout procedure 74
tools and techniques for layout analysis 76
space determination and area allocation 79
evaluation of layout plans and selection of the optima layout 80
Chapter 5- Production Planning and Control
meaning 89
production planning versus production control 90
objective of production control (PC) 91
functions of production planning and control 91
organisation of PPC department 93
status of the PPC department in the company 93
degree of centralisation 94
internal structure 94
Chapter 6 - Production Planning (Order Preparation)
work order preparation 101
subsidiary orders 104
Chapter 7 - Prodcution Planning (Material Planning)
factors of influencing material planning 109
technique for materials planning 110
bill of materials 111
material requirement planning (MRP) 113
procedural steps in MRP 113
computerised system of MRP 117
past consumption anlaysis technique 117
moving average method 117
exponential smoothing 118
Inventory control 119
other operations research techniques 120
Chapter 8- Production Planning (Process Planning)
inputs of process planning 126
factors influencing process planning 127
steps in process planning 128
route sheets 129
processing planning in differece situations 131
documents in process planning 131
Route sheets example 132
Chapter 9- Production Planning (Loading & Scheduling)
why scheduling 137
inputs of scheduling 136
gantt charts 142
technique of scheduling 147
Chapter 10- Production control (Dispatching)
Function of dispatching 153
how dispatching function is perdormed 160
dispatching under difeerenct situations 161
documents in dispatching 161
Chapter 11- Production Control (Processing or Follow-Up)
Functions in progressing 167
documents in progressing 175
Chapter 12- Project Planning & control Critical Path Analysis (PERT/CPM)
Meaning of project 181
need for systematic approach 182
what is CPA 183
what can CPA give 183
network logic 184
procedural steps 189
activity identification 189
activity relationships 190
network construction 193
node labelling 200
Fulkerson's rule 200
activity time estimation 202
project classification 203
PERT concept of multipe times 203
use of time estimation 206
unit of time etimation 206
network time analysis 207
critical path 207
non critical paths nad float times 209
forward computation (earliest event times) 210
backward pass computation (latest allowable event times) 212
computation for analysis of activity durations 213
activity float analysis 215
types of float 215
probability aspects of project planning 224
cost analysis and crashing of activities 234
time cost relationship 234
graphical representation of project costs 236
procedural steps 237
project crashing 238
project scheduling 251
project monitoring 252
computer applications in project management 255
Chapter 13 - Maintenace of the Plant
typical causes of plant breakdown 270
costs association with an eventual breakdown 270
objectives of a good maintenance system 271
types of maintenance 271
elements of a good maintenance system 276
preventive maintenance 277
planned maintenance 273
unplanned maintenance 275
Basic activities of the preventive maintenace 279
Preventive inspection 279
planned lubricants 282
cleaning and upkeep 285
minor adjustments and replacements 287
equipment records 288
corrective maintenance 293
condtional monitoring 293
organisation for maintenance 296
Chapter 14- Quality Management( Inspection and Quality Control)
definition of quality 304
J.M Juran's views of quality 305
historical development of quality management 205
the achivement of quality 306
quality of design 307
customer's acceptance of the product and its price 307
quality of conformance 308
quality standards 309
meaning of quality control 310
three basic aspects of quality control 310
inspection versus quality control 311
inspection planning 312
what to inspect specification 313
stages of inspection 313
where to inspect places of inspection 316
how to inspect inspection devices 319
how much to inspect sampling or cent percent inspection 322
how to exercise control over qulity 323
quality control of purchased material 324
need for control 324
defining the right quality 324
selecting suppliers for quality 325
ensuring suppliers understanding requirement 326
monitoring suppliers quality 327
defect identificationand defect prevention 328
importance of defect prevention 329
vendor performance evaluation 331
quality control of work done at the home plant 331
organisation for inspection and quality control 333
Chapter 15- Quality Management Acceptance Sampling
types of inspection 343
basis of sampling inspection 344
defects and their classification 345
critical defect 345
major defect 345
minor defect 345
operating characterisitc curve 346
Parameter of an OC curve 347
relationship between the parameters 348
OC curve of an ideal plan 349
OC curve of general plan 349
zone of acceptance and rejction 349
zone of indecision 350
10 specification an operating characheteristic curve 351
acceptable quality level (AQL 351
Lot tolerance percent defectives LTPD 351
producer's risk Alpha 352
consumer risk Beeta 352
types of sampling plans 352
single sampling plan 353
double sampling plan 354
multiple sampling plan 356
comparison of different sampling plan 358
Chapter 16- Quality Management Statistical Process Control SPC
Principles underlying process control 353
control charts as tool for process control 368
types of control charts 369
control charts for variables (X-R charts) 370
Theory 371
steps to prepare X-R chart 374
what are control charts by attributes 383
control charts for fraction defectives P-chart 384
control charts for number defectives nP chart 388
control charts for the number of defects c-Chart 390
Chapter 17 Work Study Method study
what is work study 401
introduction to method study 402
Basic procedure of method study 404
selection of the job 407
recording of facts 410
method study symbols 411
operation process chart OPC
Flow process chart FPC 421
templates and models 431
three dimensional models 431
critical examination 432
development and selection 433
installation of the proposed method 435
maintenance of the proposed method 436
Chapter -18 Work Study Work Measurement
informal standard 447
Elwood S Buffa 447
uses of work measurement data 448
equitable standards 448
control of exception 449
rational basis of incentives 449
sub standard workers 450
techniques of work measurement 451
PMTS - method of time measurement (MTM) 451
TMU 452
time study 452
time study procedure 453
steps in time study 453
select the job to be timed 453
select the operator 454
flyback method 455
rating 455
determine representative time of each element 455
observed time into normal time 456
assess relaxation and other allowance 456
calculate standard time of the job 457
constituents of standard time 457
standard time computation 458
operator efficiency 458
standard time computation involving frequency of elements 461
standard time computation when stop watch readings are given 462
standard time computation when stop watch readings involved some foreign elements 464
work sampling 467
Morrow 468
Procedure for conducting a work sampling study 468
Master list of work and delay elements 469
Divgi Metalwares Pvt Ltd 469
want of tools 469
want of work 469
interference 470
Duration of the study 471
number of observers 471
accuracy desired 471
cyclical work patterns 472
accuracy 472, 481
confidence 472
activity percentage 472
design the study 473
number of observation 473
total number of rounds and rounds per day 474
average time between the rounds 475
fix up the time required to make a round 476
compare average time per round with time required to make a round 476
prepare the schedule for the rounds 477
datasheet 478
summary of recommendations 482
setting performance standards with work sampling 483
rating index 483
overall time per unit 484
effective time per unit 484
breakdown of effective time 484
normal time per piece 485
standard time per piece 485
adavantage and disadvantage of work sampling over time study 488
random rounds 492
clock time for the random rounds 492
machine controlled time 496
hand controlled time 496
standard time 497
Chapter -19 Financial incentives 509
fear motivation 509
motivation 509
non financial incentives 509
semi financial incentives 510
financial incentives 510
incentive scheme 510,513
individual incentives 511
minimisation of loss of time 511
equitable wage earnings 512
reduction in supervision 512
managerial functions 512
surplus labour , indirect workmen 512
wage incentive plan 513
fair wage structure 514
overtime 514
quality control 514
accurate projection of future busimess 515
labour body 515
training of supervisors 515
good incentive plan 516
safeguards 518
classification of standards incentive plans 519
classification of std wage incentive plans 520
straight piece rate methods 521
characteristic of piece rate system 521
Differential piece rate method 524
taylor differential piece rate method 524
the merrick differential piece rate method 524
gantt task and bonus scheme 528
emerson efficiency plan 530
Halsey system 531
halsey plan 532
halsey weir plan 533
Rowan system 534
incentive bonus 535
bedaux point system 537
barath variable sharing plan 538
earnings 539
Preiestman production plan 539
Productivity bonus unde the plan
POM assgn : Shagun
True/False
Question It pays in the long run to inform the customer regarding expected delays in
the deliveries.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Select The Blank


Select The Blank

Your Answer Worker
Select The Blank


True/False
Question Availability of training schools, colleges and management institutes reduces
the company's internal training needs.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Match The Following

Match The Following


purchasing
planning
Net requirement of material under Stock on hand Price of material
MRP

Question Which of the following are steps to identify the critical path in a small
network?
Correct Answer Compare the durations of all paths to identify the longest path. , Sum up
the durations of activities along each path. , Enumerate all paths in the
network and list down activities on each path.
Your Answer Compare the durations of all paths to identify the longest path. , Sum up
the durations of activities along each path. , Enumerate all paths in the
network and list down activities on each path.
Select The Blank

between ________.

True/False
Your Answer False


Correct Answer Overlapping of operations , Effective Capacity per work centre ,

Your Answer Effective Capacity per work centre , Ratio of skilled to unskilled labour ,

product/s is called
Your Answer Factory
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

Select The Blank

Question OC curve of ideal sampling plan suggests that all lots less than 3%
defectives have the probability of acceptance of ________.
Correct Answer One
Your Answer One

Correct Answer Activity cost slope = ( Crash cost - Normal cost ) / ( Normal time - Crash
time )
Your Answer Activity cost slope = ( Normal cost - Crash cost ) / ( Normal time - Crash
time )

Question Which of the following are minimum requirement for a good quality of
design?
Correct Answer Resonable cost , Resonable procurement time , Resonable manufacturing
time
Your Answer Resonable cost , Resonable procurement time , Resonable manufacturing
time
True/False
Question In case of control chart, large smaples such as n=15 or 20 are used if the
process standard deviation is small.
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Question Production control work is ________ in case of floor inspection as compared
with the centralised inspection.


personnel?


Question What do you understand by the metallergical aspects of product which
forms the vital part of engineering function?


Question Which of the following possibilities can be explored by using flow process
chart?
Correct Answer Eliminating the operations or combining the operations with another ,
Reducing the distance traveled by the workmen or materials , Avoiding the
Your Answer Reducing the distance traveled by the workmen or materials , Reducing
rejections drastically , Avoiding the waiting time and thereby reduce
production losses

True/False
Question Dust gets mixed with lubricants, forms an abrasive substance and causes
pre-mature failure of machinery.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

True/False
Question In case of centralised inspection, inspection rooms generally become
bottleneck and cause delay in taking action regarding rejection or rework.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank


True/False
Question The problems of congestion, bottlenecks and backtracking can not be
visualized by using templates and models.
Your Answer False

Correct Answer Time
Your Answer Quality
True/False
Question Delay in completion of projects result in unwelcome additions to the fixed
manufacturing expenses.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

to produce.

Question Taxes / duties levied is one of the important determinant for location
decision as taxes/duties substantially influence

Correct Answer To forecast the defect , To identify causes of major repetative failures , To
quantify the frequency of preventive inspection
Your Answer To forecast the defect , To identify causes of major repetative failures , To
quantify the frequency of preventive inspection
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Select The Blank

sampling plan.
True/False
Question The component produced on completely automatic machines may be
subjected to sampling inspection while parts produced on semi-automatic
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Correct Answer Work is highly repetitive in nature , Planning activities are performed by the
line staff , Number of workmen is not very large
Your Answer Work is highly repetitive in nature , Planning activities are performed by the

Question Which of the following factors play important role while selecting or
rejecting a particular site from legislation and taxation point of view?
POM assgn : Shagun
Select The Blank
True/False
Your Answer True
Match The Following

Draining and refilling of oil Yearly Yearly

True/False
inspector.
Your Answer False

absenteeism
absenteeism
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Communicating possible delays in delivery date commitment to sales
department , Devising cures to keep rate of production in line with schedule
Your Answer Recording progress of work , Communicating possible delays in delivery
date commitment to sales department , Devising cures to keep rate of

Question When should operator or supervisor is supposed to sign the perforated
route sheet?
Select The Blank


Correct Answer Eliminates problems and frequent breakdowns , Increases life of an

Your Answer Eliminates problems and frequent breakdowns , Increases life of an

Question Which of the following processes or activities are denoted by using symbols
while recording in method study?

True/False
Question A properly designed sampling plan can control sampling errors and
completely eliminate them.
Your Answer True
Select The Blank


Select The Blank
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Question A lot declared rejected in sampling inspection should not be inspected
100% in any case.
Your Answer False

True/False
Question The plotting of activities - critical, non-critical and dummy activities- is
strictly according to their precedence relationship.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Your Answer Modifications and improvements , Overhauling , Lubrication as per schedule



Your Answer By vendor plant surveys , By the perofrmance of first lot , By experience
Select The Blank

Match The Following

Expected time Te Te
Optimistic time a o


Question One of the characterstic of layout is about the flow of material / personnel.
In a good layout the flow should be

Your Answer Biases in measurements , Recording done without actual measurements ,



Question Where does the SPC exercises the control to prevent the occurances of
defectives?

Select The Blank

Your Answer Bell
True/False
Question In Gantt Chart, the horizontal lines devide vertical lines into sections which
represents either operations or work centres.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

Your Answer Quality
True/False
Question Floor inspection promotes tendency of machines to drift out of limits and
produce defectives.
Your Answer False
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True


Question Which are the different methods to record details of the existing method
Select The Blank


Select The Blank

sampling plan.
Select The Blank


activity within it's normal time?


Question What do you understand by the extent the products manufactured conforms
to the laid down design?

Correct Answer Due to mistakes in reading blue prints , Due to errors in tooling , Due to
wrong machine set up
Your Answer Due to mistakes in reading blue prints , Due to errors in tooling , Due to
wrong machine set up
POM assgn
improved methods?
Select The Blank

Question The ________ advocates maintenance procedures whereby the condition of the
plant is constantly watched through systematic inspection to unearth unhealthy
Select The Blank

produce.
True/False
Question A network should employ only those dummy activities which are absolutely
necessary.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

________.
True/False
Question While making X bar-R-chart, values of X bar and R are recoded samplewise either
on the extreme right of the individual measurements on the data sheet or in a
separate sheet.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

it's usage.

True/False
Question Even if any activity on the critical path is delayed, project completes on the
scheduled time.
Your Answer False

Question Which is the alternative way of indicating the load other than numerical way, in
case of Gantt chart ?


standards
standards
Select The Blank

producing company.
Select The Blank

True/False
Your Answer False

Correct Answer Movement of components to assembly section , Raw material movement , A
worker's trip to grinder to sharpen the tools
Your Answer Movement of components to assembly section , A worker's trip to grinder to
sharpen the tools , Tools kept in rack of tool crib

is in a state of statistical control?
Select The Blank



study?
True/False
inspector.
Your Answer False


Question What do you mean by a single event which represents the joint completion of
more than one activities?

True/False
control chart for fraction defectives sincethe fugure of number of defectives units
can be directly taken from the inspection report.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Your Answer True


Select The Blank


Select The Blank


True/False
Question In case of backward pass computation, the latest event time of the end event
equals to the earliest event time minus duration of that activity.
Your Answer True


Match The Following


utilisation

Match The Following


Question Following are the commonly used factors considered for evaluation of layout in
factor analysis method

Select The Blank




True/False
Your Answer True

is called
Your Answer Factory
Select The Blank

plan.


True/False
Question Skill of labour force in a product type layout is usually higher than in the
process type of layout
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Question Production control work is ________ in case of floor inspection as compared
with the centralised inspection.
Your Answer easier
True/False
Question In case of X bar, if the process is not under control indicated by some points
falling outside the control limits, such points outside the control limits are
eliminated and new trial control limits for the remaining points are computed.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False


True/False
Question The plotting of activities - critical, non-critical and dummy activities- is strictly
according to their precedence relationship.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Data from Process Sheet can be used to
Correct Answer Prepare load and schedule charts
Your Answer Monitor progress of work

Your Answer By dotted line
Select The Blank

True/False
Question A load chart specifies the work to be carried out by each person of company
during shift hours.
Your Answer False
Match The Following


Two machines & processing Johnson's Two Machine Critical Ratio Scheduling
time depends on sequence of Algorithm
job loading
Sufficient orders and Index Method Johnson's Two Machine
resonable choice of machines Algorithm
Time relationship between Critical Ratio Scheduling Time series
when a product is required
and when it can be made
available
True/False
of machines.
Your Answer False

Your Answer Machine allocation can be changed easily
True/False
Question Since value of p can never be positive, hence" if LCLp works out to be
positive, it is taken as zero."
Your Answer False


manufacturer
Your Answer Price of an equipment , Equipment specifications , Name and address of
manufacturer

Question Which of the following method can be adopted to overcome the problem of
rushing up a job for it's timely completion?
Correct Answer Use of optimum speeds and feeds , Subcontracting , Job splitting
Your Answer Use of optimum speeds and feeds , Subcontracting , Job splitting

method study?
Your Answer Micromotion study , Cyclegraph , Chronocyclegraph


Question What do you understand by the critical analysis of existing jobs to develop
easier and effective method?
Correct Answer Method study
Your Answer Method study
Select The Blank

________

Select The Blank

between ________.
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False
Select The Blank


True/False
Question The component produced on completely automatic machines may be
subjected to sampling inspection while parts produced on semi-automatic
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Match The Following


Parts lubricated with oil nipple Daily Daily
Tools and slideways two to three times a day two to three times a day
Table lubrication Weekly Weekly

Question Which of the following are examples of consumption of physical effort during
recording for method study?
Your Answer Positioning , Unloading , Drilling
True/False
Question Labour turnover rate is higher in case of rural area as compared to urban
area.
Your Answer True
Select The Blank


Your Answer Critical Path Analysis
Select The Blank


Question Following is one of the techniques used for Material Planning for high value
material
Correct Answer MRP
Your Answer Exponential smoothing

Question What is the name of the document on which details of the process are
recorded by the symbols and charting conventions?
Correct Answer Chart
Your Answer Flowsheet

Question Which are the general principles underlying probability aspects of project
planning?
Correct Answer Statistically three time estimate of an activity conform to Beta distribution. ,
Your Answer Statistically three time estimate of an activity conform to Beta distribution. ,

Question Gross requirement of finished product is determined on the basis of following
Correct Answer Forecasted sales , Pending sales order , Management decision to stock
Your Answer Pending sales order , Management decision to stock , Gross Market
requirement
Select The Blank

True/False
Question An activity should represent an operation or set of operations which can be
performed using a particular kind of equipment or a special skill.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True


specifications
Your Answer Cost specifications , Material specifications , Dimensional specifications
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

Select The Blank


Question Which chart sets out the sequence of flow of work of a product, or any part of
it through the section or department or a factory by recording the events
under review using appropriate symbols?
Correct Answer Flow process chart

Question What do you understand by the measurement of work to establish allowed
time for a job for the defined method?

Question Which three of the following options can be used to reduce the duration of
activity during project crashing?
Correct Answer Allocating more manpower and machines than originally planned for. ,
Working additional shifts or overtime. , Awarding work to vendors who
charge extra but expedite deliveries.
Your Answer Allocating more manpower and machines than originally planned for. ,
Working additional shifts or overtime. , Awarding work to vendors who
charge extra but expedite deliveries.


POM assgn : Amit
True/False
Question The problems of congestion, bottlenecks and backtracking can not be
visualized by using templates and models.
Your Answer False

Your Answer Process capability of machine , Delivery Dates , Order Quantity

Your Answer Both forecast and pending orders
True/False
Question Skill of labour force in a product type layout is usually higher than in the
process type of layout
Your Answer True

Question In exponential smoothing method,for a stable demand pattern and better
smoothing effect, value of fraction( Alpha) selected is
Correct Answer 0.05 to 0.10
Your Answer 0.05 to 0.10
True/False
Question Recording of movement is not necessary in case of method study in any
form.
Your Answer True

Correct Answer To complete the project in the least possible time , To reduce project cost

Question Which is the next stage to the inspection based quality control in the
historical development of quality management.
Your Answer Total Quality management
Select The Blank


Select The Blank

True/False
Question Inspection should be conducted on all incoming materials, semifinished
items, bought out components, subcontract items prior to any operation,
assembly.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank



Your Answer Progress chasing to identify delays which may hold up production ,
Select The Blank

True/False
during shift hours.
Your Answer False
Match The Following

Pessimistic time b b
Expected time Te Te
Optimistic time a a
True/False
Question Breakdown is inversly proportional to the investment in W.I.P.
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

________
Select The Blank

as ________.

Select The Blank

sampling plan.


product to

True/False
Question short cycle job should be studied for macroscopic motions.
Your Answer True
Select The Blank


True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Your Answer improve quality
Select The Blank


Select The Blank

to produce.


product/s is called
Your Answer Factory


Question What do you mean by the selection of the job for the method study on the
basis of manufacturing difficulties?
True/False
Question In case of backward pass computation, the latest event time of the end
event equals to the earliest event time minus duration of that activity.
Your Answer True
Match The Following

Multiple Choice Multiple Ans wer

Question Which of the following are examples of addition during recording for method
study?


Your Answer Skilled in all Manufacturing Processes
Select The Blank


Question Which are the factors on which the structure of the transportation cost
depends?
Correct Answer Average distance of shipment , Characteristics of the commodity , Medium
of shipment
Your Answer Average distance of shipment , Characteristics of the commodity , Medium
of shipment

Question Which is the ideal place to inspect jigs and fixtures in a mass manufacturing
unit?
True/False
Question In Gantt Chart, the horizontal lines devide vertical lines into sections which
represents either operations or work centres.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

POM assgn : Amit
Your Answer Resonable manufacturing time , Resonable cost , Resonable procurement time

Your Answer at median

is called
Your Answer Factory

to
Select The Blank

plan.

Correct Answer Long Lead time for procurement , Several levels of assemblies in product , Long
manufacturing cycle
Your Answer Long Lead time for procurement , Long manufacturing cycle , Demand for the
product is not known
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the watch dog which ensures that every element of production
and activities which could affect the quality of end product are regulated to the
extent desirable.
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the process of withdrawing the equipment from the production
line, dismantling it unitwise, visualising defects, effecting adjustments, replacing
worn -out parts and finally building it up to get desired accuracies.

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Match The Following



Question What do you mean by the study of repetitive short cycle operations which involve
quick hand / feet motions?
Correct Answer Micromotion study
Your Answer Macromotion study
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

True/False
Question In case of X bar, if the process is not under control indicated by some points
falling outside the c ontrol limits, such points outside the control limits are
eliminated and new trial control limits for the remaining points are computed.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Question After goods have been manufactured, route sheets and operation layouts should
not be collected back.
Your Answer False
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Your Answer Mean = Standard deviation

Question Which industry out of the following industries require maximum consideration for
safety factor while selecting plant location?
Correct Answer Nuclear power plant
Your Answer Nuclear power plant

Your Answer Large varaitions in hardness of material , Play in guide rods , Errors in setting

study?
True/False
Question An activity can share the same tail event and same head event with any other
activity.
Your Answer True
Select The Blank


Question Which kind of gauge consists of electrical contacts operating a series of colloured
signal lamps which indicate whether the dimension is correct, oversize or
undersize?

True/False
Your Answer False

Correct Answer It helps to identify the set of activities and events which are critical and as such
must be carefully controlled and monitored , It identifies activities t o be given
Your Answer It helps to identify the set of activities and events which are critical and as such
must be carefully controlled and monitored , It reduces the paperwork , It
identifies activities to be given preference in allocation of resources.

Question Which are reason due to which the progress of work is rarely in line with it's plan?
Correct Answer Absenteeism , Machine breakdowns , Substandard performance against prefixed

Your Answer Absenteeism , Machine breakdowns , Substandard performance against prefixed
Select The Blank

producing company.

Correct Answer Activity time should be obtained from the person responsible for the completion of
an activity , Activity time must be independent of any influence which the
preceding or succeeding activity may have on it. , Activity time may assume that
just the normal quantity of resources required to carry out the activity are
available.
Your Answer Activity time should be obtained from the person responsible for the completion of
an activity , Activity time must be independent of any influence which the
preceding or succeeding activity may have on it. , Activity time may assume that
just the normal quantity of resou rces required to carry out the activity are
available.
Select The Blank

respect of ________
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question The process of changing inputs into outputs thereby adding some value to entity
can be defined as

Correct Answer Eliminating the operations or combining the operations with another , Reducing
the distance traveled by the workmen or materials , Avoiding the waiting time and
thereby reduce production losses
Your Answer Eliminating the operations or combining the operations with another , Reducing
the distance traveled by the workmen or materials , Avoiding the waiting time and
thereby reduce production losses

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Match The Following


Parts lubricated with oil nipple Daily Daily
Tools and slideways two to three times a day two to three times a day
Table lubrication Weekly Weekly
Select The Blank

Question Production control work is ________ in case of floor inspection as compared with
the centralised inspection.
Your Answer easier
True/False
movements.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

plan.
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

Select The Blank

________



Production / Operations Management—Page 1
ASSIGNMENT
Q.1) What is “Operations Management”? What are the objectives of Operations

Management? Enlist key elements of Operations Management.
Answer.1)
An operation may be defined “as the process of changing inputs into outputs thereby
adding value to some entity”.Right quality, right quantity, right time and right price are
the four basic requirements of the customers and as such they determine the extent of
customer satisfaction. And if these can be provided at a minimum cost, then the value of
goods produced or services rendered increases. Thus the objectives of production
management are “to produce goods and services of the right quality, in the right
quantities, according to the time schedule and a minimum cost”.
 Producing the right kind of goods and services that satisfy customers’ needs
(effectiveness objective).
 Maximizing output of goods and services with minimum resource inputs (efficiency
objective).
 Ensuring that goods and services produced conform to pre-set quality specifications
(quality objective).
 Minimizing throughput-time- the time that elapses in the conversion process- by reducing
delays, waiting time and idle time (lead time objective).
 Maximizing utilization of manpower, machines, etc. (Capacity utilization objective).
 Minimizing cost of producing goods or rendering a service (Cost objective).
The right kind of products and good designs of the products are crucial for the success of an
organizing. A wrong selection of the product and/or poor design of the products can render the
company’s operation ineffective and non-competitive. Products/services, therefore, must be
chosen after detailed evaluation of the product/services alternatives in conformity with the
organization’s objectives. Techniques like value engineering may be employed in creating
alternate designs, which are free from unnecessary features and meet the intended functions at the
lowest cost.
Selection of the optimal “conversion system” is as important as choice of products/services and

their design. Process selection decisions include decisions concerning choice of technology,
Equipment, machines, material handling systems, mechanization and automation. Process

planning involves detailing of processes if resource conversion required and their sequence.
Plant location decisions are strategic decisions and once plant is set up at a location, it is
comparatively immobile and can be shifted later only at a considerable cost and interruption of
production. Although problem of location choice does not fall within preview the production
function and it occurs infrequently, yet it is of crucial importance because of its major effect on
the performance of every department including production. Therefore, it is important to choose
the right location, which will minimize total “delivered customer” cost (Production and
distribution cost). Locational decisions involve evaluation of locational alternatives against
multiplicity of relevant factors considering their relative importance to the organization and
selecting those, which are operationally advantageous to the organization.
Plant layout is concerned with relative location of one department (Work centre) with another in
order to facilitate material flow and processing of a product in the most efficient manner through
the shortest possible time. A good layout reduces material handling cost, eliminates delays and
congestion, improves co-ordination, provide good housekeeping etc. while a poor layout results
in congestion, waste, frustration, inefficiency and loss of profit.
Capacity planning concerns determination and acquisition of productive resource to ensure that
their availability matches the demand. Capacity decisions have a direct
Influence on performance of production system in respect of both resource productivity and
customer service (i.e. delivery performance). Excess capacity results in low resource productivity
while inadequate capacity leads to poor customer service. Capacity planning decisions can be
short-term decisions. Long-term capacity planning decisions concern expansion/contraction of
major facilities required in the conversion process, economics of multiple shift operation,
development of vendors for major components etc. Short term capacity planning decisions concern
issues like overtime working, sub-contracting, shift adjustments etc. Break even analysis is a
valuable tool for capacity planning.
Production planning is the system for specifying the production procedure to obtain the desired
output in a given time at optimum cost in conformance with specified standard of quality, and
control is essential to ensure that manufacturing takes place in the manner stated in the plan.
Inventory control deals with determination of optimal inventory levels of raw materials,
components, parts, tools; finished goods, spares and supplies to ensure their availability with
minimum capital lock up. Material requirement planning (MRP) and just -in-Time (JIT) are the
latest techniques that can help the firm to reduce inventory.
Quality is an important aspect of production system and it must ensure that services and products
produced by the company conform to the declared quality standards at the minimum cost A total
quality assurance system includes such aspects as setting standards of quality, inspection of
purchased and sub-contracted parts, control of quality during manufacture and inspection of
finished product including performance testing etc.
Work-study, also called time and motion study, is concerned with improvement of productivity in
the existing jobs and the maximization of productivity in the design of new jobs. Two principal
component of work-study are:
(i) Method study

Method study has been defined (BS 3138) as the systematic recording and critical examination
of the existing and proposed ways of doing work, as a means of developing and applying easier
and more effective methods and reducing costs. Method study when applied to production
methods yields one or more of the following benefits:
 Improved work environment

 Improved facility layout
 Better utilization of facilities
 Greater safety
 Lesser materials handling
 Smooth production flow
 Lower work-in-process
 Higher earnings for the workmen
Maintenance and replacement involve selection of optimal maintenance Preventive and/or

breakdown) policy to ensure higher equipment availability at minimum maintenance and repair
cost. Preventive maintenance, which includes preventive inspection, planned lubrication,
periodic cleaning and upkeep, planned replacement of parts, condition monitoring of the
equipment and machines, etc. is most appropriate for critical machines.
Effective production management must ensure minimum cost of production and in this context
cost reduction and cost control acquires significant importance. There are large number of tools
and techniques available that can help to make a heavy dent on the production cost.
Q.2) What is batch Production? What are its key characteristics? Compare these
characteristics with those of project production.
Answer.2)
Batch production is characterized by the manufacture of a limited number of a product

(but many such quantities of different products) produced at periodic intervals and stocked in
warehouses as finished goods (or finished parts) awaiting sales (or withdrawal for assembly).
Typical examples of batch production are: process industries such as pharmaceuticals, paints,
chemicals; medium and heavy engineering industry engaged in the manufacture of electric
motors, switch gears, heavy motor vehicles, internal combustion engines; manufacture of ready
made garments; manufacture of assembly shops such as machine tools; sub contractors which
take on machining of batches of components to the drawings of a large manufacture etc.
(a) Short runs:

Short production runs and frequent changes of set also characterize batch
production up. The equipment and the assembly set up is used for a limited
number of parts or assemblies and is then changed to make a different product. The
production is generally made to stock.

The labour force is expected to posses skill in one specific manufacturing
process, Turning, milling, drilling, welding, grinding, hobbing, fitting etc.
The operator may perform simpler machine set-ups but the separate machine tool setter
performs those involving complex operations.

The supervision has considerable knowledge of a specific process. Supervisor in
the grinding section for example, may not expert in turning and drilling work but s
expected to possess a find of knowledge of different types of grinding operations.
Similarly a supervisor in the gear shop is expected to have sound knowledge in working
of different types of gear cutting machines.

The amount of supervision required in batch production is lower than that of
jobbing production. The ration of direct workmen to supervisors is more or less a
function of batch size. The smaller the batches, the lower are the ratio of direct workers
to supervisors, and vice versa. This is because smaller lots require each supervisor to
spend a great deal of his time in allocating new work, giving instructions, follow up on
the shop floor for proper movement of materials from and to the machines, identifying
delays and interruptions, and arranging, in consultation with planning, work load in his
section to keep his men busy.

Plant and equipment is procured and arranged to obtain maximum flexibility.
General purpose machines and handling equipment capable of performing variety of operations
with minimum set –up times are installed in lieu of variety of products. The machines are
arranged to give process layout-layout by function. Similar machines capable of doing similar
types of operations are grouped together and kept at one place. Presses for example, are put
together and kept at one place milling machines are placed together at another place, drilling
machines are kept at the third place, gear cutting machines are located at the fourth place and so
on. Each Group of machines is usually designated as a work centre or a section or a shop.

Materials handling in batch production as compared to jobbing production are
small. Individual components and parts are placed in trolleys and trays and are
transported as unit loads. Materials handling may be mechanized by deploying power
driven trucks.

The manufacture cycle time is comparatively smaller than jobbing production but
is much more than mass and flow production. The batches of work tend to queue up at
different machines due to differing cycles times, batch sizes and sequence of operations.

Work in progress is comparatively large due to varying work content of different
components, imbalance in manufacturing times, formation of queues between the
machines.

Disruptions due to machine breakdown or absenteeism do not seriously affect
production as job can be shifted to another machine or another operator from another
machine can be shifted.

Functions of production planning and control in a batch production unit are more
complex than those in jobbing production or mass and flow production:
 Materials control and tools control functions are important. Some kind of replenishment
system needs to be used to ensure routine replenishment
 Detailed operational layout and route sheets are prepared for each part of the product.
 Loading and scheduling needs to be more detailed and more sophisticated since every
machine requires to be individually scheduled.
 Progressing function is very important to collect information on progress of work. A

separate progress card needs to be maintained to record progress of each component.
 Expediting is generally necessary since quite often jobs, due to imbalances in work
content, tend to lag behind
Q.3) (a) Why are locational decisions important? What factors should be taken into
account while deciding location of a unit to manufacture washing machines?
Answer.3a)
 A new manufacturing (or servicing) unit is to be set up.

 Existing plant operations are difficult to expand due to poor selection of site earlier.
 The growth of the business makes it advisable to establish additional facilities in new
territories.
 There is emergence of new social (chronic labour problems) political (political instability
or economic conditions that suggest a change in the location of the existing plant.
 The product development has over weighted the advantages of the existing plant.
 The changes in the industrial Policy of the Government, favoring decentralizing and
dispersal of industries to achieve overall development of the country, do not permit
expansion of the existing plant

Every company is in business to market and it can survive only if their product reaches the
consumers on time and at the competitive price. The ratio of selling costs to sales generally
increases with distance. Therefore, in the choice of location o the plant, the factor of “proximity
to the market” is given the highest priority. Locating a plant nearer to the market is preferred if:
 The product is fragile.

 The product is susceptible to spoilage.
 The promptness of service is required.
 The product is relatively inexpensive and transportation costs add significantly to the
cost.
Bread, soap factories, etc. require the market to be nearby. If factory cannot be started in
Bombay, it may be started in Thane, Kalyan or Poona. If the product is exported, location near
ports is desirable. This is particularly important for producers who sell bulky commodities,
which incur high transportation costs
Nearness to market not only lowers transportation costs but also gives many other benefits
namely:
 A good many administrative problems, which cause perpetual headaches and add to
costs, are avoided.
 Liaison with dealers or whole sellers can be maintained economically and easily
 Other costs such as commission to middlemen, which at times run as high as 20 to 50
percent can be reduced significantly.
 Customer’s accounts do not remain outstanding for settlement. This recovery is easy and
less time saving which itself reduces selling costs.
Since raw materials usually constitute 50 to 60 percent of the total product cost, it is important
that the firm gets its requirements of raw materials at the right time and at the reasonable price for
which the plant must be located in the neighborhood of some source which can meet the raw
materials requirement of the unit “Proximity to supply of raw materials” factor assumes still
greater importance if raw materials are of perishable nature or if they are expensive to transport,
or if their weight is substantially reduced by processing.
Proximity to sources of raw materials is equally important for small units. This is because
usually small units are not considered important customers. They get least priority and in the
event of scarcity are the one to be struck off first from the list. The availability of materials to
small units to a large extent thus depends on their follow up and personal visits to the supplier’s
plant which is possible only if the buyer’s plant is close by.
Infrastructural facilities consider availability of utilities like power water, disposal of waste etc.
These form the life-blood of many types of industries without which there facilities may come to
a stand still. Underestimating the need of any one of the utilities can be extremely costly and
inconvenient.
Certain industries, for example, aluminium, steel, etc are power intensive and must be located
close to the sites of power generation failing which the shortage of, or increase in cost of
generating power may spell problems for their survival.
Similarly, chemical process industries like paper and pulp, cement, steel, sugar laundries, metal
plating, food preparation etc. requires perennial source of water. Mineral content of water may
also be an important factor. Treatment of water is an expense to be considered while comparing
economics of different locations.
Drainage facilities are important for process industries otherwise disposal of process waster can
create lot of difficulties.
Transportation cost to the value added is a key determinant of the plant location. The structure of
the transportation cost depends on (i) Characteristics of the commodity (ii) average distance of
shipment (iii) medium of shipment: rail, road, and air sea.
The need for transport arises because raw materials and fuel are to be moved to factory site and
finished goods are to be transported from factory to markets. Other things being equal since
transport cost has a major effect on product cost, the regions well served by transport facilities are
most suitable for industrial locations.
Plant location should be such that required labour is easily available in the neighbourhood.
Importing labour from outside is usually costly and it causes lot of administrative problems.
Availability of required labour locally is better since problem of arranging accommodation and
other related problems do not arise. Since normally workers with specific skills are required,
some sort of training facility should also be available in the neighborhood. Skilled employees are
easily available if ITI’s, or Engineering colleges are there in the neighbourhood.
The policies of the state Government and Local Bodies relating to issue of licenses, building
codes, labour laws, etc. are the factors in selecting/rejecting a particular community/site.
In order to disperse industries and ensure balanced economic growth, both Central and State
government offer a package of incentives for setting up industries in particular locations.
Exemption from excise duty, sales tax and octroi, soft loans from financial institutions, subsidy in
electricity charges, etc. are some of the incentives offered.
Since taxes and duties levied by the State Government and Local bodies substantially influence
product cost, the incidence of such taxes/levies must be taken into account while selecting a
community/site.
Climatic factors may not have a major influence these days because of modern air conditioning
facilities available today. However, it may be important factor for certain industries like textile
mills, which require high humidity.
Community attitudes towards supporting hostile trade union activities are an important factor.
Locating facilities in a certain region/community may not be desirable as frequent labour
problems and interruptions are harmful to the plant in the long run. Political situation in the state
and attitude of the government towards labour activities also influences selection of the site for
the plant.

Community facilities imply accommodation, educational, entertainment and transport facilities.
Accommodation is needed unless the employees are local residents. Accommodation should be
easily available, comparatively cheap and near some public transport stop.
The locational area should be fully developed, be accessible by road and should have a
convenient and efficient public transport system operating between the area and the township to
enable employees, officials, customers and suppliers to make easy trips for their work
Community attitudes towards work (i.e. whether the people in the location are hard working or
otherwise) as well as their attitudes towards the incoming entrepreneurs (helpful and cooperative
or otherwise) can make or mar an industry. Locational decisions, therefore, must take such
factors also into account particularly while setting up labour intensive units.
Locational factors should also include proximity of services needed by the firm. A firm desirous
of getting some or all parts made from outside or some of the operations done from outside must
see that such sub-contractors are located in the neighbourhood. Getting a job done from units
located at far off places will mean not only additional transportation cost but also time consuming
and costly. Also if units are too far off, the control on quality of work done by them cannot be
exercised.
Site selection should also take into account topography and soil structure of the land. The soil
structure must be capable of bearing loads of foundations. Though modern building techniques
can overcome the limitations of the soil, but if considerable improvement is required then
selection of a low cost and may ultimately turn out to be expensive.
Site size (Plot size) must be large enough to accommodate the present production facilities,
parking and access facilities but also leave sufficient room for future expansion. As a general
rule, a site five times the actual plant size is considered minimum for all these things including
future expansion.
An ideal location is one where the cost of obtaining materials and processing them into finished
product plus the cost of distributing the finished product to customers is minimum.
Step 2: Estimate expenses on materials, transport, wages, power etc for each location on
each of the above factors.
Step 3: Collect data on intangible factors like community facilities, community attitudes etc.
Step 4: Analyse the tangible data for each location and calculate rate of return on
investment.
Step 6: Compare the intangible data for the different locations and select the optimal
location considering intangible data.
Q.3) (b) What are objectives of a good layout? Discuss any six principles of a good layout?
Answer.3)(b)
Only through an efficient layout, the organization can attain the following objectives:
(vi) Greater flexibility for changes in product design and for future expansion.
(vii) Better working conditions by eliminating causes of excessive noise, objectionable odor
smoke etc.

A good layout is one that integrates men, materials, machines and supporting
activities and others in a way that the best compromise is obtained
No layout can satisfy each and every principle of a good layout. Some criterion may
conflict with some other criterion and as a result no layout can be ideal it has to
integrate all factors into the best possible compromise.

A good layout is one that permits the minimum movement between the
operations.
The plant and machinery in case of product layout and departments in case of
process layout should be arranged as per sequence of operations of most of the
products.
 Since straight line is the shortest distance between any two points, men
and materials as far as possible should be made to move along the
straight path
A door may be made in a wall or a hole may be drilled in a ceiling if that eliminates or
reduces material handling in place of stairs or a distant door.

A good layout is one that makes the materials move only in the forward
direction, towards stage of completion, with any backtracking.
 Since straight line is the shortest distance between any two, points,
materials as far as possible should be made to move on the principle of
straight line flow. And when straight line flow is not possible, other
flows like U-shaped flow, circular flow or zig zag flow may be adopted,
but the layout may ensure that materials move in the forward direction
(Fig 4.1)
 To ensure forward flow, equipment if necessary may be duplicated.

A good layout is one that makes effective use of available space both
horizontal and vertical
 Backtracking and duplicated movements consume more time, involve un-necessary

materials handling, add to cost and lead to inefficiency.
 Raw materials, work-in-progress and finished goods should be piled vertically one above
another rather than being strewn on the floor.
 Pallets or equivalents should be made use of to pile up several layers one above another
 Area below the work tables or in the cupboards built into the wall are welcome since they
reduce requirement of space

A good layout is one that makes men, machines and materials ready observable at all
times.
 All departments should be smoothly integrated, convenient to service and easy to

supervise
 Every piece of positioning or screening or partitioning should be scrutinized and carefully

planned.
 Special cupboards, enclosures, offices, partitions etc. should be avoided except when
their utility is established beyond doubt.

A good layout is one that makes all servicing and maintenance point readily
accessible.
 Machines should be kept sufficiently apart and with reasonable clearance from
The wall so that lubrication, adjustment and replacement of belts, removal of parts at the
time of repairs etc can be done conveniently by the maintenance staff.
Area in front of electrical panels and fire extinguishers should be kept free from
obstructions.
Q.4) How does production planning differ from production control? What are the key
functions of production planning and control?
Answer.4)

Planning involves collection and maintenance Control involves dissemination of data
of data regarding time standards, materials and preparation of reports regarding output,
their specifications, machines and their machine and labour efficiency, percent
quantities, tools and their process capabilities, defectives etc.
drawings and operational layouts etc.
Planning is seeing that requirements tool,

machines, men, instructions, authorization and
the like-will be available at the right time and Control is seeing the requirements are actually
in the right quantities and are of proper quality. made available at the right place and in the
right quantities.
Planning involves preparations of load charts
and fitting various work orders into
uncommitted time available on the company’s
facilities (men or machines). Control involves actual seeing that the jobs are
started and completed as per schedule prepared
Planning involves preparation of all necessary by the scheduling cell of the PPC.
forms and paper work.
Control involves actual issue of forms and
Planning involves designing suitable feed back paper work.
as to what may happen.
Control involves keeping track of what is
happening and collecting information as to
Planning involves forwarding thinking what has happened.
regarding the remedial action to be taken if the
job falls behind schedule. Control involves suggesting remedial action
when the job is falling behind schedule.
Activity (in the office) and includes such Control is thus a diffused activity (in the shops)
functions as materials control, tools control, and includes functions such as dispatching,
process planning and scheduling. progressing and expediting.

(i) Regular functions are those, which are generally assigned to PPC in most of the
organizations through the importance of the function, may vary from industry to
industry.
(ii) Optional functions are those, which may be assigned to PPC depending upon policy
of the management of the firm.
Order Preparation includes activities like Cost Estimation concerns preparations of

making of work orders, converting work orders Preproduction cost estimates to be used by
to shop orders, preparing auxiliary orders and sales department for quotation purposes
releasing such orders to those concerned to (Alternatively this may be assigned to Costing
authorize their activities Department Or Industrial Engineering
Department)
Materials control concerns preparations of Work measurement concern fixation of time to

materials estimates, indenting non-stock be allowed to a qualified workman to carry out
materials, ascertaining availability of materials a specific task, under specified conditions and
purchased to stock, continual follow-up with at the defined level of performance. Work
purchase and stores for timely receipt of measurement employs scientific, well-known
materials, and advising stores to allocate techniques like time study, work sampling
required quantities or available materials standard data, production study, analytical
(alternatively on their receipt) against specific estimating etc. (Alternatively, work
shop orders. measurement function may be assigned to
Industrial Engineering department.
Sub-Contract concerns offloading of certain
Process planning or Routing concerns fixation work on outside vendors for economic reasons
of method of manufacture: operations and their or to augment the existing manufacturing
sequence, machine tool for each operation, jigs facilities (Sub-contract work alternatively) be
and fixtures, measuring instruments and gauges handled by Materials/purchase Department)
etc. to enable shops to produce goods of the
right quality at the lowest cost.
Capacity planning concerns estimation of
Tools control concerns preparations of requirements of men and machines as the basis
estimates of cutting tools (Standards as week of decision making to meet the firm’s increased
As non-standards tools), gauges and measuring volume of business (Some companies prefer to
instruments, jigs and fixtures etc indenting non- assign this function to Engineering department.
stick tooling: follow up with tool room for
timely manufacture of jigs and fixtures;
periodical replenishment of worn-out-non-
consumable tooling (e.g. work arbors, collets,
copying masters, Allen keys, spanners, etc.
Scheduling concerns preparation of machine Demand forecasting concerns making

loads, fixation of calendar dates of various projection of company’s product market.
operations to be performed on a job, Though, long term forecasts are given by Sales
coordination with sales to confirm delivery Department but short term forecasts required
dates of new items and periodical preparation for materials planning, machine loading, sub
of dispatch schedules of regular items. contracting etc may be prepared by PPC
department
Dispatching concerns preparation and

distribution of shop orders and manufacturing
instructions to the concerned department as
their authority to perform the work according
to the predetermined schedule.
Progressing concerns collection of data from

manufacturing shops, recording of progress of
work, and comparing progress against the plan.
Expediting concerns intensive progress chasing

to identify delays and interruptions which may
hold up production, devising cures from time to
time to keep rate of production in line with the
schedule, communicating possible failure in
delivery commitments to Sales Department.
Answer.2)(a)
Critical path analysis, an important aid to planning, scheduling and coordinating the
activities if large scale projects. Is a synthesis of two independent techniques: Programme
Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) and Critical Path Method (CPM).
Though the two techniques were developed independently, they are only superficially different.
The two method have many features in common and are now combined into a technique called
Critical Path Analysis (CPA) or Network Analysis.
 PERT is event oriented while CPM is activity oriented (i.e. PERT prepares network from
events while CPM builds if from activities)
 PERT provides for an allowance for uncertainty while CPM does not (i.e. PERT makes
three time estimates for each activity while CPM makes one time estimate)
 Activity time in CPM technique are related to costs while it is not so in PERT since it is
event oriented
(i) Forces through pre-planning. Each and every activity compromising the project is
identified and recorded. Nothing is left to memory or chance which prevents crises
in scheduling
(ii) Increases coordination of tasks as technological relationship between the activities
suggests which activities can run simultaneously and which should succeed others.
(iii) Helps computations of different project duration’s for different level of resources and
thereby select a plan that minimizes total project cost.
(v) Defines areas of responsibility of different departmental heads for timely execution
of the project.
(vi) Facilitates progress reporting and limits unnecessary discussion at the progress
meetings.
(viii) Enables the plan to be revised in accordance with changes/changing circumstances.
A Project comprises a series of activities and the identification of the individual activities requires
knowledge and experience of the men responsible for the planning of the project. Even the
preliminaries-mere listing of the activities-make the operating personnel:
 Think of details about the project well in advance.
 Observe critically the way in which the various activities interact or compete for scarce
resources
 Improve upon the original plans even before network is formally drawn and analyzed.
A project, therefore, must be torn into a set of identifiable activities. There are no set rules but
general guidelines are as under:
 An activity should represent the smallest unit of the operation or set of operations over
which management desires control.
 An activity should represent an operation or set of operations, which can be performed

using a particular kind of equipment or a special skill. For example in
construction project, plumbing is considered as one activity while wiring can be
considered as another activity since the first activity requires plumbers and the second
activity needs electricians.
Q.12) (b)

1-2 02 03 10
1-3 02 04 06
1-4 02 06 10
2-5 01 01 01
3-5 04 05 12
4-5 02 03 04
4-6 02 05 08
5-6 03 05 13
Answer:
(a) Expected time of an activity can be obtained from the three time estimates using the formula:
te = a + 4m +b
6

For activity (1-2)
a = 2
m = 3
b = 10
te = 2 + 4 x 3 + 10
6
te = 24 = 4
6
Expected times of all activities of the network, calculated on above lines, are tabulated below.

1-2 02-03-10 4
1-3 02-04-06 4
1-4 02-06-10 6
2-5 01-01-01 1
3-5 04-05-12 6
4-5 02-03-04 3
4-6 02-05-08 5
5-6 03-05-13 6
4 5 6
6 3
6
3
4 6
1 4 2 1 5
Critical path is 1-3,3-5,5-6 and the duration for the project is 16 weeks (4+6+6)
Variance is
Vi = (b –a) X (b – a)
6 6
V1-3 = 4
9
V3-5 = 16
9
V5-6 = 25
9
V = V1-3 + V3-5 + V5-6
V = 5


= 19 -16
5
= 3
2.236
= 1.34
The probability of completion of critical path by the schedule time of 19 weeks = 91%
Q.5) What is preventive maintenance? Why it is better than Breakdown Maintenance?

What are the key activities of Preventive Maintenance?
Answer.5)
Preventive maintenance anticipates failures and adopts necessary actions to check

failures before they occur. It includes activities like inspection, lubrication cleaning and unkeeps,
minor adjustments and replacements found necessary at the time of inspection etc. Preventive
maintenance can be either: running maintenance or “shut down maintenance”. Running
maintenance includes maintenance activities (e.g. minor adjustments In machines revealed
through inspections, lubrication, cleaning and unkeep etc.) Which are carried out when the
machine is still running. Shutdown maintenance includes preventive maintenance activities such
as minor component replacement whose needs are identified through inspections, which require
stoppage of Machines. Preventive inspection is one of the key activities of preventive
maintenance which is usually performed by making use of human senses – watch) eye),
listen (ear), Touch (hand, leg, body) smell (nose) and taste (tongue) – but the trend is Changing
towards use of condition monitoring instruments. Such maintenance. Practice is known as
predictive maintenance or condition based maintenance.
Q.10) (a) What are X-R Charts? How are they made and used in controlling a process?
Answer.10)
X-R chart is a pair of chart consisting of a average (called X chart) and a range
Chart (called R chart) placed one below another on a piece of graph paper. The X chart is used to
control the mean value of the characteristic an R-chart is used to restrict the range of variations in
the values. X-R charts are drawn when the characteristics are measurable. Each chart consists of
three values: a central line, upper control limit and lower control limit. The central line represents
the arithmetic average of the sample means which equals the mean of the population, u. The
upper and lower control limits are located at three standard deviation on either side of the central
line.
Samples of fixed size are drawn at regular intervals and measurements are taken. The
samples wise values of the mean and range are plotted in their respective X and R charts.
The spread of sample points in the charts is studied to decide the remedial action (if any) to be
taken. The X chart analyses whether or not the mean of the quality Characteristics is within
control while R-chart analyses whether or not the variability is within control.
A pre-requisite to the preparation of the chart is the decision on the following aspects:
 Quality Characteristics refer to the property of the product, which is to be assessed. The
quality characteristics must be capable of being measured. In case of more than quality
characteristics, separate chart is made for each quality characteristic.
 Sample size refers to number of pieces comprising each sample. Sample size is an
important decision. It is a common practice to use sample of n = 4 or 5 to have low
appraisal cost. Large samples such as n = 15 or 20 are used if the process standard
deviation is large.
 Sample Population refers to the number of samples to be collected to construct a control
chart. The number of samples must be sufficient. Usually, 20 samples each of size 4 or 5
are enough to have good estimates of the process average (X) and dispersion (R).
 Time Interval measures the time gap between consecutive samples. Time interval, as a
genera rule, should be proportional to the average frequency of out-of-control conditions.
It is a fairly complex decision since a number of factors such as cost economy,
susceptibility of the process to disturbances; convenience of the inspector etc. requires to
be considered.
(a) Collect sufficient samples spread over a reasonable period. Each sample must be
of equal size.
(b) Measure each component comprising the sample for the given quality
characteristic
A The mean which is written as X (X bar) is average of each sample and is

Obtained by totaling the individual measurements of the units comprising the

sample and dividing the total by the sample size (number of units in each sample)
B The range, which is written as R, is obtained as the difference between the
highest and the lowest measurement of a sample.
C The values of X and R are recorded sample wise either on the extreme right of
the individual measurements on the data sheet or in a separate table.
A The grand average, which is written as, X (X double bar) is the average of the
sample averages and is obtained by dividing the total of the averages of all the
samples by the total number of samples.
B The mean range, which is written as, R (R bar) is the average of the ranges and is
obtained by dividing the total of the ranges of the samples by the total number of
samples.
A Set up a control chart with the central line drawn at X (X double bar), upper
control limit located X + A2 R (R bar) and the lower control limit set up at X-A2R.
B Plot the averages to see whether the process was under control when samples
were drawn.
C If all points fall within the control limits, the process is said to be under control
D If process is not under control (indicated by some points falling outside the
control limits), eliminate points outside the control limits and compute new trial
control limits for the remaining points.
F Control limits in a particular situation should be revised from time to time as
A The control chart for range chart is set up with central line as R, upper control
limit (UCLR) located at D4R above the central line and lower control limit
(LCL) at D3R below the central line
C If all points fall within the control limits no modification is necessary unless it is
desired to reduce the process dispersion
D if range chart exhibits lack of control indicated by some points falling outside the
control limits, eliminate those points out of control and compute new trial control
limits
F Control limits in a practical situation should be revised time to time as

B Measure each unit of the sample for the quality characteristics, calculate mean
and the range of each sample.
C Plot the values of X and R of each sample in their respective charts

D Study the trend of the points to interpret and suggest remedial action
Q10 (b) ABC company produces a solvent, which must contain 3 percent of alcohol. It tries
to maintain the actual percentage at 3 + 0.3 percent. It tests hourly in samples of five. The
following table shows the results of last five samples. Set up a control chart for mean and
examine whether the process is under control.
A) Solution:
(i) Collect data
1 2.92 0.3
2 2.98 0.1
3 3.06 0.1
4 3 0
5 3 0.2
X(X bar) = 2.92 + 2.98 + 3.06 + 3 + 3

5
= 2.992
R = 0.3 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0 + 0.2

5
= 0.14
= 2.992 + 0.5768 x 0.14
= 3.476
= 2.992 - 0.5768 x 0.14
= 2.507
Lower control limit = LCLR = D3.R (R bar)
= 0 x 0.14
= 0
Lower control limit = UCLR = D4.R (R bar)
= 2.114 x 0.14
= 0.29596
Q.6) What is method study? Describe the procedural steps to develop easier and effective
methods.
Answer.6)
Method study is the systematic recording and critical examination of existing and
proposed ways of doing work, as a means of developing and applying easier and more effective
methods and reducing costs.
Method study is an organized approach and its investigation rests on the following six basic steps
outlined in the block diagram
 Select the work to be analyzed.
 Record all facts relating to the existing method.
 Examine the recorded facts critically but impartially.
 Develop the most economical method commensurate with plant Requirements
 Install the new method as standard practice.
 Maintain the new method.
Selections of the jobs to be studied for methods improvement by the method study
practioner is a managerial responsibility and it (selection) may be based on economic
technical or human consideration. Economic consideration justifies selection based on
the economic worth (i.e. money saving potential) of the job.
Technical consideration identifies jobs, which require studies to overcome manufacturing
difficulties (excessive rejection, relaxation in prefixed performance standards, inability if
the shops to stick to specified machining parameters such as speeds, feeds, depth of cut
etc., inconsistent quality etc.) Human consideration in job selection is usually given
weightage while introducing method study practices for the first time.
Recording of facts
Systematic recording is the most crucial step in method improvement. Since recording
by long hand (or by descriptive method) has its limitations, it is not recommended for use
in method study. Instead, five symbols and eight charting conventions are used to record
facts relating to the job under study. Five typical symbols are O, ||, , D and V and eight
charting conventions concern composition of the chart, reject, rework, repletion, change
of state, introducing of new material, combined events and numbering of events. The
document on which details of the process are recorded by the above referred symbols and
conventions is called chart. There are four basic types of chart: (i) operation process
chart (ii) Flow process chart (iii) multiple activity charts and (iv) two handed process
chart.
Besides charts, two types of diagrams-flow diagram and string diagram are drawn when
recording details of an existing layout. Travel chart is another typical chart, which is
used to record frequency of movements (weight x distance) between work
centres/departments.
Repetitive short cycle operation which involves quick hand/feel motions (i.e. microscopic
motions) may be studied with micro motion study. Glibreth, founder father of micro
motion study, also developed photographic techniques called cyclograph and
chronocylegraph to record path of the motions of the members of the body.
Critical examination aims to analyze the facts critically and thereby give rise to
alternatives, which form the basis of selection and development of easier, and effective
methods.
Critical examination is conducted through a systematic and methodical questioning

process. Each activity recorded on the chart, whether it relates to processing or
inspection, or material handling, or to any other aspect, is picked up one at a time and is
examined minutely. The questioning process is considered under five major heads,
namely the purpose, the place, the sequence, the person and the means. These five
aspects in critical examination are referred to as five governing considerations.
Development and selection stage concerns short listing of ideas generated at the critical
examination stage, testing each short listed idea for its technical and economic feasibility,
and making selection among the alternatives wherever choice exists. To develop ideas
and to ascertain their technical and economical feasibility, the method study practioner
needs to solicit the cooperation of personnel from different departments of the company.
Various techniques available for the development and selection purpose are: cost benefit
analysis, break even analysis, investment analysis and critical path analysis.
Installation
‘Installation’ (or implementation) of the proposed method involves preparation of project

report on recommendations making oral presentation to the top management, securing
approval of the decision maker, assisting line management during implementation,
arranging training of workmen, and getting jobs (operations) retime after implementation,
arranging training of workmen, and getting jobs (operations) retimed after
implementation.
Maintenance
“ Maintenance” phase is the follow up phase after implementation, which serves as a

monitoring and control mechanism. It helps to ensure that the revised methods are set
into concrete and workmen do not revert back to old methods. It also provides an
opportunity to the practitioner to assess the effectiveness of the approach followed by
him and makes changes in the methodology (if required).
Q.9) (a) What desirable conditions need to be present to be present to guarantee success of
an incentive scheme?
Answer.9)
 Administrative simplicity:
The incentive system should be simple and must be easily understood by the workers and
their representatives. An incentives scheme, which can be understood, only by engineers and
mathematicians or a scheme which involves the use of complex formulate or references and
cross-references is sure to fail. The incentive scheme should be such that workmen can
calculate their own earnings easily and quickly.
 Minimum clerical work:

The system should fit into existing system of production and cost control. It should not
involve any significant addition to the clerical work.
 Maximum coverage:
The system should cover as many workmen as possible. A scheme if applied to a few
workmen creates a demoralizing effect on the morale of those not covered by the scheme.
 Direct
Incentive payments should increase at least in direct proportion to the increase in output by
the operator. There are two reasons:
Firstly because it is more difficult to producer extra units and secondly because saving in the
overheads are far greater at higher levels of production.
 Period of Payment
 Adequate guaranteed minimum hourly rate

The scheme must ensure adequate guaranteed minimum hourly rate to all incentive workers
regardless of their output. Such an hourly guaranteed rate is normally referred to as the
guaranteed base rate.
The guaranteed base rate must be realistic and should be at least equal to the hourly rate
payable to a non-incentive worker doing similar job in the industry. Incentive earnings of the
workers should never be regarded as a substitute for poor wages.
 Accurate and yet attainable performance standards

Performance standards should be set through systematic work measurement studies. The
experts to that there is no dispute or malpractice and yet the standards are attainable so that a
worker working at normal pace can attain them should base the standards of measurement on
the assessment.
Further the incentive plan should be such that it provides an opportunity to all average
workers to earn reasonable earnings.
 Consistency of the standards

Standards once fixed should not be changed unless there is a permanent change in methods,
or change in equipment, or change in material and plan should provide for the provisions to
modify the performance standards.
 Inbuilt check on process rejections

A good incentive scheme should exercise a check on the operator against achieving higher
bonus by poor workmanship. Payment should be made only for pieces declared acceptable
by the inspection department and a workman constantly producing substandard pieces should
be liable for disciplinary action.
 Payment of partially completed jobs

The problem of payment for the incomplete work arises only in case of long cycle jobs.
Situations do arise when the jobs are of very long cycle duration and cannot be finished
within the bonus period. Similarly, a semi-finished job may require to be handed over by one
operator to another at the end of shift, or prior to having a holiday. The scheme should
clearly spell out as how assessment of work done by the workmen on the same job will be
carried out and how disputes arising out of such assessment would be resolved.
 Payment of Idle Time

Adequate safeguards must be provided to compensate the operator for the time lost due to
reasons beyond his control. A good incentive scheme should ensure that an operator does not
suffer financial loss for reasons attributable to the managerial weakness, e.g.: lack of material
due to bad buying, breakdowns of the machines due to poor maintenance practices, non-
availability of work etc. Thus an operator rendered idle because of factors attributable to the
management should be given a lieu bonus.
 Safeguards
The scheme should be fair not only to the employees but also to the employer. Safeguarding
clauses as under should be incorporated to protect.
a. Management’s right to change a standard when there are changes in methods. Materials
and machines
b. Management’s right to withdraw or discontinue temporarily a scheme during bad period.
c. Management’s right to initiate disciplinary action against operators who continually
produce sub-standard articles.
d. Management’s right to initiate disciplinary action against employees who, time and
again, do not achieve minimum standard of production even in the presence of fair and
accurate standards.
e. Management’s right to initiate disciplinary action against employees who, time and again
are found using speeds and feeds higher than those recommended in the process sheet (or
operational layouts)
 Maximum ceiling on the earnings

The system should have built-in-control against higher earnings beyond a certain limit.
Firstly, the system should discourage workers to work beyond a certain limit otherwise too
attractive an incentive scheme may induce the worker to work more and more and thereby
adversely affect his health. Secondly, the system should ensure that in case of loose
standards the company does not lose financially.
 Consistency of Plan
The plan should be consistent over a period of time. Frequent changes in the plan make it’s
functioning difficult. Faith in plan is lost if there are frequent revisions.
 Acceptance of Labour Body

The scheme should finally have acceptance of the labour body. The body of workers’
representatives to prevent any misunderstanding and ill-feeling later on must accept the basic
incentive plan and its provisions.
 Continuous Use
The scheme should be in continuous use. The temporary use of the scheme in good times and
its discontinuation in bad times makes it’s functioning difficult.
 Define End Results

Q 13)
Answer 13)

5
= 0.25

100
= 0.25 x 80
100
= 0.2
Similarly, average cycle time and normal time for all the elements are calculated and
tabulated as below

A 0.25 80 0.2
B 0.15 100 0.15
C 0.35 120 0.42
D 0.102 90 0.0918
E 0.12 100 0.12
Total Normal time = 0.2 + 0.15 + 0.42 + 0.0918 + 0.12

100
= 0.1473

100
Standard time = 0.0491
= 0.9818 + 0.1473 + 0.0491
Standard time = 1.1782

POM assgn : Sushant

Correct Answer Eliminates problems and frequent breakdowns , Increases life of an equipment , It
helps to plan requirement of replacement spares
Your Answer Eliminates problems and frequent breakdowns , Increases life of an equipment , It helps

Question Which kind of natural delays and interruptions are considered during estimation of activity
time?
Correct Answer Shop efficiency , Breakdowns , Absenteeism
Your Answer Breakdowns , Absenteeism , Delay due to shortage of resources

Question How to exercise control over quality?
Correct Answer Periodical analysis of inspecting reports to establish causes of rejections , Preperation of
quality standard and specifications , Exercising control over inputs
Your Answer Periodical analysi s of inspecting reports to establish causes of rejections , Preperation of
quality standard and specifications , Replacing existing measuring instruments by those having smaller
least count. , Exercising control over inputs
True/False
Question In case of forward pass computation, the earliest event time of a plain event equals the
earliest event time of the preceding event plus duration of activity emanating from the preceding event.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Question Any proposed change must not be intimated to workers in advance.
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

Question The ________ are the definitions of the measurable as well as nonmeasurable characteristi cs
of the product.

Correct Answer Material specifications , Dimensional specificati ons , Performance specifications
Select The Blank

Your Answer Collaboration
Select The Blank


Question In exponential smoothing method,for a stable demand pattern and better smoothing e ffect,
value of fraction( Alpha) selected is
Correct Answer 0.05 to 0.10
Your Answer 0.20 to 0.25

Your Answer Reduce process rejections
Select The Blank


Question Which of the following observations are expected from the preventive maintenance person?

Select The Blank


Question What do you understand by the properties which are difficult to measure quantitatively but
usually measured by the comarision and then classification into acceptable or unacceptable?
Correct Answer Attributes
Your Answer Attributes

normal cost , To achieve uniformity in requirement of resources , To improve the labour efficiency
True/False
Question Since recording by descriptive method has it's limitations, it is not recommended for use in
method study.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question What do you mean by the selection of the job for the method study on the basis of
manufacturing difficulties?

Question One of the external factors influencing Material Planning is
Correct Answer Price trends
Your Answer Price trends
Select The Blank

True/False
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Question Capacity decisions have a direct influence on performance of production system in respect of
________

Question Which of the following factors related to the labour and wages are considered while deciding
the plant location?

True/False
Question If the firm has adopted elaborate planned maintenance system, there is no chance of any
unplanned maintenance work.
Your Answer False
Match The Following

Consumption of effort Posting a ledger Giving directions or instructions
Information given Giving directions or instructions Posting a ledger
Subtraction Removal of worn-out part from a machine Removal of worn -out part from a machine
Select The Blank

Correct Answer One
Your Answer One
Select The Blank


True/False
Question Both, preventive and breakdown maintenance work must be assigned to the same team.
Your Answer False

Your Answer automobile components


Question What is indicated by the erratic pattern points falling above and below the control limits in the
Xbar-R-control chart?
Your Answer Defects in materials , Poorly trained operators , Frequent adjustments of machines
True/False
Question In case of two handed process chart, inspection symbol is used when check by touch or feel is
involved.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Your Answer Effectiveness
Select The Blank

Match The Following

Emerson Efficiency Plan Wage Payment Sampling Inspection
Work Sampling Machine utilization Production Scheduling
True/False
Your Answer False

Question Which are the different methods to record details of the existing method during method
study?
Your Answer Charts , Diagrams

Question Which photographic technique is used to record path of motions of the members of the body
Your Answer Flowgraph
Select The Blank

True/False
Question In case of centralised inspection, inspection rooms generally become bottleneck and cause
delay in taking action regarding rejection or rework.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which of the following are minimum requirement for a good quality of de sign?
POM assgn
True/False
Your Answer False
True/False
Question The OC curve is based on the assumption that if the lot is large in comparison to the
sample, the probabilities of the OC curve will follow a poisson distribution.
Your Answer True


documents
Select The Blank

Match The Following


loading
choice of machines
Select The Blank
Your Answer easier
Match The Following


inspection

Select The Blank





True/False
Question In case of X bar-R charts, statistical limits are calculated from averages of samples of
n (4,5,…) instead of single sample of large size to reduce the spread of natural
variability.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True



Select The Blank


called
Your Answer Factory

machine?
Correct Answer It gives instructions regarding installation and operation of the equipment , It contains
note on common troubles with causes and remedies for troubleshooting , It enlists
note on common troubles with causes and remedies for troubleshooting

Select The Blank

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

True/False
Question For p-chart, "Inspection by variables" is much faster than "Inspection by attributes"
Your Answer True

Select The Blank

Your Answer Partial

True/False
Your Answer False
True/False
Question Since value of p can never be positive, hence" if LCLp works out to be positive, it is
taken as zero."
Your Answer True

Correct Answer Time



Question Which of the following techniques is used by industrial engineering department to
obtain the utilisation index?
True/False
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

True/False
Your Answer False

be defined as


Select The Blank

Question A ________helps to avoid crowding of jobs at a particular machine by change of route
of some of the jobs or by diverting work to other machine.



Select The Blank


True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True


following type

True/False
Question As a general rule, the number of tail event of an activity is more
than that of it's head event.
Your Answer False
Select The Blank


activity times?
available.
available.
Select The Blank


alternative layouts


setting
setting
True/False
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

True/False
the control limits are eliminated and new trial control limits for
the remaining points are computed.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Select The Blank


Select The Blank

Select The Blank

Select The Blank


Your Answer Factory
Match The Following

Select The Blank



performed by the line staff , Number of workmen is not very
large
large

their turn
their turn
True/False
Your Answer False


True/False
Your Answer False




J.M.Juran?
Match The Following



Correct Answer Study different plant layouts and select the most optimum one ,
Study the extent of traffic over the different routes of the plant ,
Identify the extent of backtracking, cross traffic and obstacles
Your Answer Study different plant layouts and select the most optimum one ,
True/False
Question A load chart specifies the work to be carried out by each person
of company during shift hours.
Your Answer True

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Correct Answer Time

Select The Blank

checking.


production , Communicating possible delays in delivery date
commitment to sales department , Devising cures to keep rate
of production in line with schedule
Your Answer Recording progress of work , Progress chasing to identify delays
which may hold up production , Communicating possible delays
in delivery date commitment to sales department
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

True/False
Question In case of forward pass computation, the earliest event time of
the first event is zero.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

True/False
expansion.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Your Answer False





following type

True/False
Your Answer False
Select The Blank


activity times?
available.
available.
Select The Blank


alternative layouts


setting
setting
True/False
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Select The Blank


Select The Blank

Select The Blank

Select The Blank


Your Answer Factory
Match The Following

Select The Blank



large
large

their turn
their turn
True/False
Your Answer False


True/False
Your Answer False




J.M.Juran?
Match The Following



True/False
Your Answer True

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Correct Answer Time

Select The Blank

checking.


Select The Blank

Select The Blank

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

True/False
expansion.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Your Answer False





Correct Answer Long Lead time for procurement , Several levels of assemblies in
product , Long manufacturing cycle
Your Answer Long Lead time for procurement , Several levels of assemblies in
product , Long manufacturing cycle
Select The Blank

Your Answer Standard
Select The Blank

service.


product/s is called
Your Answer Factory

Question How dummy activities are shown in the time chart during project
scheduling?
Your Answer Vertical lines

Question Which of the following technique makes three time estimates for each
activity?
True/False
Question Expediting action is necessary if the delays and interruptions are
abnormal and hence any subsequent delay is bound to extend the
promised delivery date.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which features should be covered by the specifications of materials
while defining the qualitative requirement?
True/False
Question Limit gauges are not useful when it is necessary to measure the exact
amount of variation.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the defect level for which lots are regarded as bad
lots.

Question Technique of Value Engineering can be effectively employed in design
of a product to
Your Answer Increase resourse utilization

Question What do you mean by the preventive maintenance by using five human
senses?
Your Answer Sensitive inspection

Question Which of the following are typical examples of limit gauges?
Correct Answer Snap gauge , Plug gauge , Ring gauge
Your Answer Snap gauge , Plug gauge , Ring gauge

Your Answer Major , Critical
Match The Following

Emerson Efficiency Plan Wage Payment Facilities Planning
Select The Blank

purpose of sampling inspection can be considered satisfactory as a
process average.


Question Which of the following charts are used for the recording of data during
the method study?

Question What do you mean by the selection of the job for the method study on
the basis of manufacturing difficulties?
Your Answer Human consideration
True/False
Question An activity can share the same tail event and same head event with any
other activity.
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

sampling plan.

True/False
Your Answer True

Correct Answer MRP
Your Answer CPM
True/False
Question Dust gets mixed with lubricants, forms an abrasive substance and
causes pre-mature failure of machinery.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which of the following situations demand the technical consideration
while selecting a job for method study?
Your Answer Jobs having inconsistent quality , Operations inviting frequent requests

Your Answer Cracks , Hardness , Burrs
Select The Blank

between ________.
Select The Blank

True/False
Question Delay in completion of projects result in unwelcome additions to the
fixed manufacturing expenses.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which of the following activities are used while recording for method
study?
Your Answer Delay , Operation , Inspection
True/False
Question Root cause of most of the breakdowns is failure of the lubrication
system.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

company to produce.
True/False
Your Answer False

Question What is the basic minimum requirement for those who are responsible
for the quality of design?
Correct Answer In depth knowledge about alternative materials and manufacturing
processes , access to latest technology and production process
adopted by industries in the developed market , Continuous effort in
product development
Your Answer In depth knowledge about alternative materials and manufacturing
processes , access to latest technology and production process
adopted by industries in the developed market , Continuous effort in
product development
True/False
Question If the firm has adopted elaborate planned maintenance system, there is
no chance of any unplanned maintenance work.
Your Answer False

Correct Answer Continuous flow of material , Highly mechanised material handling ,

Virtually zero manufacturing cycle time
Your Answer Continuous flow of material , Highly mechanised material handling ,
Virtually zero manufacturing cycle time

Select The Blank

Match The Following

Minimization of production Objective of good layout Objective of good layout

delays
Scale model Layout analysis Layout analysis

Question The process of changing inputs into outputs thereby adding some value
to entity can be defined as

Question What does the additional cost incurred to reduce the duration of an
activity by one unit of time represent?
Correct Answer Activity cost slope
Your Answer Activity time slope
Select The Blank

Your Answer easier
Select The Blank


Question The ratio of output to input of a production system is commonly known
as

Question Which of the following policies is advisable in case of low product
variety and large volumes?

Select The Blank


Question Which of the following information is available in
summary of part in a chart during methods study?
Correct Answer Frequency of each symbol , Total time for each symbol ,
Total distance travelled by the object
Your Answer Frequency of each symbol , Total time for each symbol
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Your Answer Quality

Question Which of the following schedules are recommended to
prepare and follow as a part of preventive maintenance
system?

Your Answer Extrernal inspection

network?

Correct Answer It increases useful life of an equipment and it's parts ,
Advance planning allows to attend equipment without
disturbing the production programme , Advance planning
allows to prepare and keep ready the list of replacement
spares
spares
Match The Following

Fixed Position Layout Project Layout Line Layout
Product Layout Line Layout Shop layout

licences
licences
Select The Blank

for the purpose of sampling inspection can be considered
satisfactory as a process average.

Sampling plan are
True/False
Question Skill of labour force in a product type layout is usually
higher than in the process type of layout
Your Answer True
True/False
Question Repetitive movements between work stations which are
difficult to be traced on string diagrams can be
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

producing company.

Question Which of the following cases can be referred as operation
in method study recording?
Your Answer Change in physical characteristic , Consumption of
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the maintenance work initiated on a
result of knowledge of the condition of an item from
True/False
Question All activities lying on the non-critical paths must have total
float and free float.
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

Your Answer Method
Match The Following

Normal time of an Tn Tn
activity
Normal cost of an Cn Cn
activity

and unskilled labour can be available , Plant expansion is
easier due to less or no restriction for building and
construction
construction
True/False
causes are detected before the tolerances are violated,
upper and lower statistical limits are worked out and
inserted into a chart.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Correct Answer Lots having the percentage defective more than AQL but
less than LPTD
Your Answer Lots having the percentage defective less than AQL but
more than LPTD
Select The Blank

promised delivery time by using extra shift or weekly

Question What do you mean by lowest possible direct cost
required to complete an activity within it's crashed time?

Question In case of Batch Production which kind of labour is
expected?

Question Which three of the following are causes of continuous
upward pattern of Xbar-R control chart?
Correct Answer Wear of tool , Abnormal rise in temperature ,
Accumulation of dirt
Your Answer Wear of tool , Abnormal rise in temperature ,
True/False
lubrication system.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
non-critical path to allow a little delay for noncritical
activity.
Your Answer False
True/False
Question MRP software generates time periodwise requiremetn of
subassemblies
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Question In case of two handed process chart, the simultaneous
activities of both hands are recorded opposite to each
other on the chart.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question What do you mean by CPM?
Correct Answer Critical Path Method
Your Answer Critical Path Method

Your Answer Overlapping of operations , Effective Capacity per work



Correct Answer Can be conveniently moved on the graph paper , Less
laborious , Saves time
Your Answer Can be conveniently moved on the graph paper , Less
laborious , Unskilled person can do and analyze it
True/False
Question It would not affect the project completion time if non-
critical activities take little loner time than planned.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank


Your Answer Factory
Select The Blank

Question An Ideal OC curve is ________ shaped curve that
accpets all the lots with quality equal to or better than
AQL .
Your Answer Bell


Question Which element of a network represents a task which has
got a definite beginning and definite end?

Question Which kind of preventive inspection detects some defects
in moving parts, internal cracks, and others , when
Select The Blank

Your Answer Dispatching
Select The Blank

element of production and activities which could affect
the quality of end product are regulated to the extent
desirable.
Select The Blank


Question Who has introduced the useful concept of control chart in
1931?
Correct Answer Walter Shewhart
Your Answer Walter Shewhart
POM assgn : Sushant
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Correct Answer Defining right quality for the job , Vendor performance evaluation , Making sure that
suppliers understand the requirements
Your Answer Vendor performance evaluation , Making sure that suppliers understand the requirements
, Defining right quality for the job

called
Your Answer Factory

Select The Blank



Match The Following

Toung Sweet Sweet
Eye Crack Crack
Ear Impact Impact



Question Which of the following are characteristics of an operating characteristics curve?
Select The Blank

Your Answer Partial

Question Why stores issue order should not be issued as soon as it is prepared?

Your Answer Tight

Select The Blank
________.

Question Plant layout facilitates processing of products in most effective manner through the
following
True/False
Question After goods have been manufactured, route sheets and operation layouts should not be
collected back.
Your Answer False


defined as
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

Question Goods after final inspection should accompany ________to enable dispatch department
to identify and draw correct reference.
Select The Blank

Question The ________ includes preventive maintenance activities whose needs are identified
through inspection which requires stoppage of machines.
True/False
hours.
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

True/False
Question Under MRP system for common items order for procurement is placed based on
requirement for each product
Your Answer True

Question What do you understand by the extent the products manufactured conforms to the laid
down design?
Select The Blank

characteristics with the help of special equipment which is not available at the producing
company.

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Correct Answer Due to mistakes in reading blue prints , Due to errors in tooling , Due to wrong machine
set up
Your Answer Due to mistakes in reading blue prints , Due to errors in tooling , Due to wrong machine
set up , Due to purposely done mistakes by unsatisfied worker
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Your Answer Operational layouts , Rejection reports , Move orders , Pre-filled stores issue orders
Select The Blank

Question An ________ history card is the record of all repairs, replacements and engineering
changes carried out in the equipment during it's period of service.
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Match The Following

Forcasting requirement for indirect Past consumption analysis Economic order quantity
material technique
Material Planning for dependent MRP MRP

demand

True/False
Your Answer True

Question How is the probability of acceptance in case of Acceptable Quality Level (AQL )?
Your Answer Average

True/False
Your Answer True
True/False
Your Answer False
Select The Blank


Select The Blank



POM assgn : Grace
True/False
Your Answer False

following reason
Correct Answer losses resulting from poor layout are not directly shown in the financial
statements
statements
Select The Blank


Question Which method of critical path determination begins with the end event and
moves backward to the start event of the project network?
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False
True/False
Question For p-chart, p bar is the ratio of total number of units inspected to the total
number of units defectives.
Your Answer True


Your Answer Master production schedule , Lead time for procurement/manufacturing , list
of machines

Select The Blank

Question The ________ breakdowns usually cost more, partly due to damage done to
the adjustment components and partly due to emergency actions.

product/s is called
Your Answer Factory
True/False
of machines.
Your Answer True

Select The Blank



items?
Correct Answer Defining right quality for the job , Vendor performance evaluation , Making

Select The Blank

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Select The Blank

Question The ________ is necessary when the job requires detailed of one or more of
the job characteristics with the help of special equipment which is not

following documents

Question What do you understand by the selection of the job for the method study on
the basis of money saving potential of the job?
Select The Blank

________

Correct Answer Nontechnical person finds it easy to comprehend , Ovehead facilities can be
shown , Models can be shifted easily
Your Answer Nontechnical person finds it easy to comprehend , Ovehead facilities can be

Question Which is the ideal place to inspect jigs and fixtures in a mass manufacturing
unit?

Question How to reveal the capability of the sampling plan to discriminate between
good lots and bad lots?
True/False
Question It would not affect the project completion time if non-critical activities take
little loner time than planned.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Question The ________ inclu des preventive maintenance activities whose needs are
Match The Following

Forcasting requirement for Past consumption analysis Past consumption analysis

indirect material technique technique
Material Planning for dependent MRP MRP

demand
True/False
Question The dispatching function is of very importance in flow and mass production
units.
Your Answer True

Question Which features should be covered by the specifications of materials while
defining the qualitative requirement?
Select The Blank

Select The Blank


Select The Blank


True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

True/False
Question In case of forward pass computation, the earliest event time of a plain event
equals the earliest event time of the preceding event plus duration of activity
emanating from the preceding event.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Question Which of the following are ideal situations for the preventive inspection?
Correct Answer Weekly off and holidays , Non-production hours , Stand-up equipment
Your Answer Weekly off and holidays , Non-production hours , Stand-up equipment

Question What do you mean by the chart on which the major activities and entry points
of materials are recorded to have graphic view of operations and inspections
involved in the process?
Match The Following


purchasing
planning
Net requirement of material under Stock on hand Stock on hand
MRP

Question Taxes / duties levied is one of the important determinant for location decision
as taxes/duties substantially influence

Question Which kind of gauge consists of electrical contacts operating a series of
colloured signal lamps which indicate whether the dimension is correct,
oversize or undersize?

Select The Blank

Question OC curve of ideal sampling plan suggests that all lots less than 3% defectives
have the probability of acceptance of ________.
Correct Answer One
Your Answer One

Select The Blank

Question An ________ history card is the record of all repairs, replacements and engineering changes
carried out in the equipment during it's period of service.
Select The Blank

Question The ________ pertain to the climatic conditions which the component , product or material
should withstand.

Question The process of changing inputs into outputs thereby adding some value to entity can be defined
as
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the maintenance work initiated on a result of knowledge of the condition of an
item from routine or continuous checking.
True/False
Your Answer False


Question What do you mean by the graphical representation of the project which is composed as series
of connected arrows and circles to describe the interrelationship of the activities involved?
Your Answer Network
True/False
Question Since value of p can never be positive, hence" if LCLp works out to be positive, it is taken as
zero."
Your Answer False
True/False
Your Answer False

Correct Answer Eliminating the operations or combining the operations with another , Reducing the
distance traveled by the workmen or materials , Avoiding the waiting time and thereby reduce production
losses
Your Answer Eliminating the operations or combining the operations with another , Reducing the
distance traveled by the workmen or materials , Avoiding the waiting time and thereby reduce production
losses

True/False
Your Answer False
Select The Blank



Correct Answer Due to wrong machine set up , Due to mistakes in reading blue prints , Due to errors in
tooling
set up
Select The Blank


Question What do you understand by identification of defects in materials, components, machining
processes or men to fix responsibility of defectives, thereby preventing or minimising occurance of
defectives?

Select The Blank



Question Out of two basic criteria for the selection of a manufacturing method, one is, it must be able to
meet the specifications of final product and the other is, it must be

Question Which of the following charts are used for the recording of data during the method study?
Select The Blank

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Your Answer Micromotion study , Cyclegraph , Chronocyclegraph
Match The Following



Your Answer Quality

Your Answer Factory

Question Which of the following defects can be observed during preventive inspection by using human
senses?
Correct Answer Leakage of a gas , Deviation from normal sound , Excessive Vibration

Question Which of the following are uses of the lubricants?
Correct Answer Retard rate of wear and tear of moving parts , Protect parts from moisture and dust ,
Keep temperature of bearings within allowable limits
Your Answer Retard rate of wear and tear of moving parts , Protect parts from moisture and dust , Keep
temperature of bearings within allowable limits

True/False
Question In case of two handed process chart, storage symbol is used when either hand is used as grip or
vice to hold an object.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True


Select The Blank


Question What is the location of upper control limit in the X bar-R control chart?
Correct Answer 3 standard deviations above central line
Your Answer 3 standard deviations above central line


Question Which of the following are typical examples of limit gauges?
Correct Answer Snap gauge , Plug gauge , Ring gauge
Your Answer Snap gauge , Plug gauge , Ring gauge
True/False
Question Sample sizes for the construction of p-chart are typicaly larger that for Xbar-R-charts.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True


Match The Following

Industrial and labour attitude Productivity of labour Productivity of labour
True/False
Question Breakdown of a machine is normally accompanied by added machine setup cost such as
resetting of jobs or change of jobs.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Which of the following are examples of gross materials?
Correct Answer Timber , Iron ore , Sugar cane
Your Answer Timber , Iron ore , Sugar cane
Select The Blank

Question The easiest way to bring the delayed job within the promised delivery time by using extra shift
or weekly holiday is ________.
Select The Blank


Select The Blank


Question A good layout makes effective use of space. Utilization of space for a department like Stores
can be measured by
Your Answer No such measure in use
True/False
Question One major difference between CPM and PERT is the former's adaptability for the projects
where high degree of uncertainty prevails and activity times during performance are expected to vary
considerably for certain activities.
Your Answer False

Correct Answer Work is highly repetitive in nature , Planning activities are performed by the line staff ,

Question Which industry out of the following industries require maximum consideration for safety factor
while selecting plant location?
Correct Answer Nuclear power plant
Your Answer Nuclear power plant
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

Correct Answer One
Your Answer One

Correct Answer Selection of best worker for each particular task , Division of work between worker and
management , Training and development of the workmen
Your Answer Selection of best worker for each particular task , Division of work between worker and

Question Out of two basic criteria for the selection of a manufacturing method, one is, it must be able to
meet the specifications of final product and the other is, it must be

Your Answer Critical Path Analysis

Question What is the basic minimum requirement for those who are responsible for the quality of
design?
Correct Answer In depth knowledge about alternative materials and manufacturing processes , access to
latest technology and production process adopted by industries in the developed market , Continuous effort
in product development
Your Answer In depth knowledge about alternative materials and manufacturing processes , access to
latest technology and production process adopted by industries in the developed market , Continuous effort
in product development
True/False
Your Answer False
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

True/False
Question The component produced on completely automatic machines may be subjected to sampling
inspection while parts produced on semi-automatic and completely manual operated machines require cent
percent inspection.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True



Your Answer Factory

Your Answer Shortest possible distance , Shortest processing time


Match The Following


Your Answer First off inspection
True/False
Question Even if any activity on the critical path is delayed, project completes on the scheduled time.
Your Answer False

Select The Blank


Select The Blank

Your Answer easier

Question Product layout offer following advantages
Correct Answer There is economy in manufacturing time
Your Answer There is economy in manufacturing time
True/False
Your Answer False

Select The Blank


Correct Answer It is a type of mixed layout , Uses concept of Group Technology , Facilities are grouped
in to cells
Your Answer It is a type of mixed layout , Uses concept of Group Technology , Facilities are grouped in
to cells
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank


Correct Answer Eliminates problems and frequent breakdowns , Increases life of an equipment , It helps
Your Answer Eliminates problems and frequent breakdowns , Increases life of an equipment , It helps to
plan requirement of replacement spares

Question What does head of an arrow represent?
Correct Answer End of an activity
Your Answer End of an activity

Question What do you mean by planned corrective manitenance which provides an opportunity to
undertake design modifications in the equipment to eliminate or reduce frequency of breakdowns.
Select The Blank


as

Question Which of the following are characteristics of an operating characteristics curve?
Match The Following

Toung Sweet Sweet
Eye Crack Crack
Ear Impact Impact
Select The Blank


Question Which three of the following options can be used to reduce the duration of activity during
project crashing?
additional shifts or overtime. , Awarding work to vendors who charge extra but expedite deliveries.
Your Answer Allocating more manpower and machines than originally planned for. , Working additional
shifts or overtime. , Awarding work to vendors who charge extra but expedite deliveries.
Select The Blank

Question Goods after final inspection should accompany ________to enable dispatch department to
identify and draw correct reference.

Question Which of the following technique makes three time estimates for each activity?
True/False
Question Mixed layouts are generally used in case of product is to be produced in different sizes/types:
contains too many components
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Question In case of two handed process chart, storage symbol is used when either hand is used as grip or
vice to hold an object.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Match The Following


Question Following are the commonly used factors considered for evaluation of layout in factor analysis
method


Question Which of the following factors decide the choice between the cent percent and sampling
inspection?
Correct Answer Nature of inspection , Natural tolerance versus design tolerance , Vendor's quality rating
Your Answer Nature of inspection , Natural tolerance versus design tolerance , Vendor's quality rating

Question What do you mean by planned corrective manitenance which provides an opportunity to
undertake design modifications in the equipment to eliminate or reduce frequency of breakdowns.


Your Answer Disposal of waste , Power , Water

Question Which are the factors on which the structure of the transportation cost depends?
Correct Answer Average distance of shipment , Characteristics of the commodity , Medium of shipment
Your Answer Average distance of shipment , Characteristics of the commodity , Medium of shipment

Question Which are the three basic types of control chart by attribute?
Correct Answer p-chart , c-chart , np-chart
Your Answer p-chart , c-chart , np-chart
True/False
Question It would not affect the project completion time if non-critical activities take little loner time
than planned.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question A good layout makes effective use of space. Utilization of space for a department like Stores
can be measured by
Your Answer Proportion of Cubic volume space utilized



Question Which of the following are examples of gross materials?
Correct Answer Timber , Iron ore , Sugar cane
Your Answer Timber , Iron ore , Sugar cane

Question Which of the following defects can be observed during preventive inspection by using human
senses?

Question Which of the following are the objectives of a good maintenance system?
Correct Answer Elimination of unsafe conditions , Minimisation of wear and tear of machines , Ensuring
Your Answer Elimination of unsafe conditions , Minimisation of wear and tear of machines , Ensuring
Select The Blank

Your Answer easier
Select The Blank

True/False
Question Latest starting date is the latest finishing time minus activity duration.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

Select The Blank

Question The ________ breakdowns usually cost more, partly due to damage done to the adjustment
components and partly due to emergency actions.
Select The Blank


Select The Blank

dismantling it unitwise, visualising defects, effecting adjustments, replacing worn-out parts and finally
building it up to get desired accuracies.
True/False
where high degree of uncertainty prevails and activity times during performance are expected to vary
considerably for certain activities.
Your Answer False
True/False
Your Answer False
Select The Blank


Question How dummy activities are shown in the time chart during project scheduling?
Your Answer Dotted lines
Match The Following

Scale model Layout analysis Layout analysis

Correct Answer Work is highly repetitive in nature , Planning activities are performed by the line staff ,

Question Which three of the following are causes of continuous upward pattern of Xbar-R control chart?
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Question What do you understand by identification of defects in materials, components, machining
processes or men to fix responsibility of defectives, thereby preventing or minimising occurance of
defectives?
Select The Blank

Correct Answer One
Your Answer One
Select The Blank


Question One of the external factors influencing Material Planning is
Correct Answer Price trends
Your Answer Price trends

Question What is indicated by the erratic pattern points falling above and below the control limits in the
Xbar-R-control chart?
Your Answer Defects in materials , Poorly trained operators , Frequent adjustments of machines
True/False
Question Inspection should be conducted prior to an operaion, after whose completion no rework
whatsoever is possible.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Question In case of X bar-R charts,it is ensured that the assignable causes are detected before the
tolerances are violated, upper and lower statistical limits are worked out and inserted into a chart.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Provision of drainage facilities is important for the following type of industry
Correct Answer Chemical Process
Your Answer Chemical Process

Correct Answer To minimize the requirement of resources , To prevent peaks and valleys in requirement
of resources , To decide priorities in allocation of resources
Your Answer To decide priorities in allocation of resources , To minimize the requirement of resources ,
To prevent peaks and valleys in requirement of resources
True/False
Question Floor inspection delays the identification of faults which can not be rectified immediately
before large lots are spoiled.
Your Answer False

Question What is the location of lower control limit in the X bar-R control chart?

Question Which of the following variables which operate periodically are the reasons for the cyclic
pattern depicting peaks and valleys during Xbar-R control chart?
Your Answer Wornout positions , Fatigue , Roller eccentricity
Select The Blank

Question The ________ pertain to the climatic conditions which the component , product or material
should withstand.


Question What do you understand by the measurement of work to establish allowed time for a job for the
defined method?
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Match The Following

Scale model Layout analysis Technique for evolving and analysis of layouts


Your Answer Storage space , Machines , Material Handling Equipment

as
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Correct Answer Due to mistakes in reading blue prints , Due to errors in tooling , Due to wrong machine
set up
set up




Correct Answer Movement of components to assembly section , Raw material movement , A worker's
trip to grinder to sharpen the tools
Your Answer Movement of components to assembly section , Raw material movement , A worker's trip
to grinder to sharpen the tools

Question Which kind of gauge consists of electrical contacts operating a series of colloured signal lamps
which indicate whether the dimension is correct, oversize or undersize?
Select The Blank

Question A ________helps to avoid crowding of jobs at a particular machine by change of route of some
of the jobs or by diverting work to other machine.
True/False
Your Answer False

Your Answer Factory

Question Major contributors in the development of Control Charts, Sampling plan are
Your Answer F H Dodge , Walter Schewhart , L H C Tippet


Question How many types of charts are used for the purpose of method study?
Correct Answer Four
Your Answer Eight

Question Which three of the following options can be used to reduce the duration of activity during
project crashing?
additional shifts or overtime. , Awarding work to vendors who charge extra but expedite deliveries.
Your Answer Allocating more manpower and machines than originally planned for. , Working additional
shifts or overtime. , Awarding work to vendors who charge extra but expedite deliveries.

Question What does head of an arrow represent?
Correct Answer End of an activity
Your Answer End of an activity
Match The Following

Combined Layout Mixed Layout Project Layout
Fixed Position Layout Project Layout job layout
Product Layout Line Layout Mixed Layout

Question How to reveal the capability of the sampling plan to discriminate between good lots and bad
lots?
Select The Blank

Select The Blank


Correct Answer Resonable procurement time , Resonable cost , Resonable manufacturing time
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

characteristics with the help of special equipment which is not available at the producing company.
True/False
Question Delay in completion of projects result in unwelcome additions to the fixed manufacturing
expenses.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False
True/False
Question As a general rule, the number of tail event of an activity is more than that of it's head event.
Your Answer False

Question How critical activities are shown in the time chart during project scheduling?
Correct Answer Solid lines
Your Answer Solid lines

Select The Blank


Correct Answer Eliminates problems and frequent breakdowns , Increases life of an equipment , It helps
Your Answer Eliminates problems and frequent breakdowns , Increases life of an equipment , It helps to
plan requirement of replacement spares
Select The Blank



True/False
Question Breakdown of a machine is normally accompanied by added machine setup cost such as
resetting of jobs or change of jobs.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Question The problems of congestion, bottlenecks and backtracking can not be visualized by using
templates and models.
Your Answer False

Correct Answer Physical count of incoming material against the quantity mentioned in delivery challan ,
A dimensional check with measuring instrument , Visual check of burrs and finish
Your Answer Physical count of incoming material against the quantity mentioned in delivery challan ,
Visual check of burrs and finish , Check the operator performance
POM assgn : Senthil
items?
Correct Answer Defining right quality for the job , Vendor performance evaluation , Maki ng
Select The Blank

True/False
Your Answer False
True/False
Question In case of centralised inspection, inspection rooms generally become
bottleneck and cause delay in taking action regarding rejection or rework.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True


product/s is called
Your Answer Factory



study?
Select The Blank

Select The Blank


absenteeism
absenteeism

Question Which of the following situations demand the economic consideration while
Correct Answer Unorderly movement of men and materials , Excessive process defectives ,
section
Your Answer Unorderly movement of men and materials , Excessive process defectives ,
Inconsistent quality
True/False
Question During set up of X bar-R control chart, control limts should be practically
revised from time to time as additional data is accumulated.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Match The Following

Toung Sweet Sweet
Eye Crack Crack
Select The Blank

True/False
Your Answer False
True/False
operation.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question The document which incorporates details of process planning for a job is
called
True/False
Question Repetitive movements between work stations which are difficult to be
traced on string diagrams can be conveniently shown on flow diagrams.
Your Answer True


product to



Your Answer Tight
Select The Blank


times?

Question Which of the following techniques is used by industrial engineering
department to obtain the utilisation index?

Question Which of the following factors play important role while selecting or
rejecting a particular site from legislation and taxation point of view?

Question Which of the following cases can be referred as operation in method study
recording?
Correct Answer Change in physical characteristic , Consumption of physical effort , Change
in chemical characteristic
Your Answer Change in physical characteristic , Consumption of physical effort ,
Movement of material
True/False
Question An activity can share the same tail event and same head event with any
other activity.
Your Answer True
Select The Blank


Select The Blank


Select The Blank

sampling plan.

Question Which of the following defects can be observed during preventive inspection
by using human senses?
Select The Blank

True/False
Your Answer False

True/False
Question F W Taylor devised a system for classifying motions into basic divisions
called Therbligs
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

Match The Following


analysis of layouts

material
Correct Answer MRP
Your Answer MRP

Question What do you understand by totality of features and characteristics of a
product or service that bears on it's ability to satisfy the customer?
Your Answer Quality
Select The Blank

Your Answer Worker

POM assgn : Senthil
True/False
Correct True
Answer
Your Answer True

Question Which manufacturing method is ideal for the use of air gauges as inspection device?
Correct Mass
Answer
Your Answer Batch
True/False
Question Kanban system is essentially a computer based system for production scheduling and
control
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer False

Correct Past experience , Judgement , Historical data

Answer
True/False
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer False

volumes?
Correct Low Skilled Labour & Special Purpose Machines
Answer
Select The Blank

respect of ________
Correct Delivery performance
Answer
True/False
Correct True
Answer
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Answer
Select The Blank

characteristics with the help of special equipment which is not available at the producing
company.
Correct Inspection order
Answer
Match The Following

True/False
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer False

Correct Reducing handling costs

Answer

Question Out of two basic criteria for the selection of a manufacturing method, one is, it must be
able to meet the specifications of final product and the other is, it must be
Correct Cost effective method
Answer

Correct Operational layouts , Move orders , Pre-filled stores issue orders
Answer
Select The Blank


Answer

Correct Minor , Major , Critical

Answer

Correct Highly Skilled

Answer

Correct Detachable ticket , Daily production report , Job Card

Answer
True/False
Correct True
Answer
Your Answer True

Correct Acceptance function , Preventive function , Assurance function

Answer

Correct Commercial standards , Assembly and testing instructions , Bill of material

Answer

Correct MRP
Answer
Your Answer MRP

Correct Skilled in one specific Manufacturing Process

Answer

Correct F H Dodge , H G Roming , Walter Schewhart

Answer

Correct Activity
Answer
Your Answer Event
True/False
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer True

Question Which method of critical path determination begins with the end event and moves
backward to the start event of the project network?
Correct Backward pass computation
Answer
True/False
movements.
Correct True
Answer
Your Answer True

Answer
True/False
where high degree of uncertainty prevails and activity times during performance are
expected to vary considerably for certain activities.
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer False

Correct Selection of best worker for each particular task , Division of work between worker and
Answer management , Training and development of the workmen
Your Answer Selection of best worker for each particular task , Division of work between worker and

Correct Poor Customer Service

Answer

Question Which of the following schedules are recommended to prepare and follow as a part of
preventive maintenance system?
Correct Preventive inspection schedule , Cleaning and upkeep schedule , Lubrication schedule
Answer
Your Answer Preventive inspection schedule , Cleaning and upkeep schedule , Lubrication schedule

Question What is the reason of fluctuations, if the control chart evaluates that the process is in a
state of statistical control?
Correct Random variability
Answer
True/False
Question Even in a small set up wherein maintenance of a machine is looked after by a mechanic
cum worker, he should report directly to the person responsible for the manufacturing
operations.
Correct True
Answer
Your Answer True

Question What do you mean by the chart on which the major activities and entry points of
materials are recorded to have graphic view of operations and inspections involved in the
process?
Correct Operation process chart
Answer

Correct Strategic
Answer

Correct It gives instructions regarding installation and operation of the equipment , It contains
Answer note on common troubles with causes and remedies for troubleshooting , It enlists
note on common troubles with causes and remedies for troubleshooting , It enlists

Correct After completion of operation

Answer

Question Which of the following situations demand that the human consideration should be given
preference over other considerations?
Correct Inconsistent earnings where the earnings are tied to output , Poor morale evidenced by
Answer petty or trivial complaints , Repeated cases of accidents and health hazards
Your Answer Excessive rejections , Poor morale evidenced by petty or trivial complaints , Repeated
cases of accidents and health hazards
True/False
Question A network can have more than one starting event but completion event must be only
one.
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer True
Correct Above the arrow

Answer

Question Which features should be covered by the specifications of materials while defining the
qualitative requirement?
Correct Material composition , Dimensions , Any heat treatment if required
Answer
Match The Following

How much to inspect Sampling or cent percent Sampling or cent percent

inspection inspection

Correct To decide priorities in allocation of resources , To minimize the requirement of resources

Answer , To prevent peaks and valleys in requirement of resources
Your Answer To decide priorities in allocation of resources , To minimize the requirement of resources
, To prevent peaks and valleys in requirement of resources
POM assgn : Senthil
Question One of the sophisticated operations research techniques used in material
planning is
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Following are some of the Principles of Management advocated by F W
Taylor
Correct Answer Selection of best worker for each particular task , Division of work between
Your Answer Selection of best worker for each particular task , Division of work between

Your Answer ships
Select The Blank

Your Answer Job

Your Answer Jobs having inconsistent quality , Operations inviting frequent requests
True/False
Question Quality control determines what, when, and how much to inspect while
inspection actually conducts examination of goods.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

to produce.
True/False
Your Answer False
True/False
Question F W Taylor devised a system for classifying motions into basic divisions
called Therbligs
Your Answer True

Correct Answer To achieve uniformity in requirement of resources , To complete the project

in the least possible time , To reduce project cost below it's normal cost
Your Answer To complete the project in the least possible time , To achieve uniformity in
requirement of resources , To improve the labour efficiency

Your Answer Recording done without actual measurements , Improper selection of
samples

material
Correct Answer MRP
Your Answer MRP

Select The Blank
sampling plan.

Question One of the characterstic of layout is about the flow of material / personnel.
In a good layout the flow should be
True/False
Question The event numbers as far as possible reflect the logical relationships of the
activities.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

True/False
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

True/False
Question Both, preventive and breakdown maintenance work must be assigned to
the same team.
Your Answer False




Question Which of the following products should be produced by using mass
production?

Select The Blank


Question What is the specific name for the Gantt chart when it shows at a glance the
scheduling of various operations involved in a job?
Select The Blank

as ________.


Question Which of the following factors decide the choice between the cent percent
and sampling inspection?
Correct Answer Nature of inspection , Natural tolerance versus design tolerance , Vendor's
quality rating
Your Answer Nature of inspection , Natural tolerance versus design tolerance , Vendor's
quality rating
Select The Blank




Question In mass/batch production organizations where goods are produced for
stocking, Work Order is raised on the basis of
Match The Following



Question What do you understand by the measurement of work to establish allowed
time for a job for the defined method?
Select The Blank

between ________.
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Match The Following


utilisation
Select The Blank

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Question Since value of c can never be negativee, hence" if LCLp works out to be
negative, it is taken as zero."
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Your Answer Worker
True/False
Question The dispatching function is of very importance in flow and mass production
units.
Your Answer True

Correct Answer It helps to identify the set of activities and events which are critical and as
by exception".
Your Answer It helps to identify the set of activities and events which are critical and as
such must be carefully controlled and monitored , It helps to exercise
"control by exception".
POM assgn : Senthil

True/False
Question As a general rule, the number of tail event of an activity is more than that
of it's head event.
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

sampling plan.

times?
Select The Blank


Question Following are some of the factors considered for evaluation of alternative
layouts

True/False
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

between ________.
True/False
Question In case of X bar, if the process is not under control indicated by some
points falling outside the control limits, such points outside the control
limits are eliminated and new trial control limits for the remaining points
are computed.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question What is the base for considering activity time as single time estimate or
three time estimate?
Select The Blank


activity within it's normal time?
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

Question A ________helps to avoid crowding of jobs at a particular machine by
change of route of some of the jobs or by diverting work to other machine.
Select The Blank


product/s is called
Your Answer Factory
Match The Following

Select The Blank



Question Which of the following cases can be treated as delay during recording of
method study?
Correct Answer Operators awaiting instructions from supervisor , Worker waiting for his
turn at tools stores , Jobs awaiting at the machines for their turn
Your Answer Operators awaiting instructions from supervisor , Worker waiting for his
turn at tools stores , Jobs awaiting at the machines for their turn
True/False
Question Inspection order is must even for simple jobs which can be inspected by
shop inspector with the tooling available on shop.
Your Answer False

following documents

product to
True/False
Your Answer False

Correct Answer Nontechnical person finds it easy to comprehend , Ovehead facilities can be
Your Answer Nontechnical person finds it easy to comprehend , Ovehead facilities can be


Match The Following


Correct Answer Study different plant layouts and select the most optimum one , Study the
of material.
Your Answer Study different plant layouts and select the most optimum one , Study the
of material.
True/False
during shift hours.
Your Answer True

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Correct Answer Time

Select The Blank


Your Answer Recording progress of work , Progress chasing to identify delays which may
hold up production , Communicating possible delays in delivery date
commitment to sales department
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

True/False
Question In case of forward pass computation, the earliest event time of the first
event is zero.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

True/False
Question As a general rule, a site five times the actual plant size is considered
minimum for parking, access facilities and future expansion.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Your Answer False

Question The document raised by PPC which authorises different functions to take
action as per instruction is called

Question A good layout makes effective use of space. Utilization of space for a
department like Stores can be measured by


Select The Blank


Question Which of the following information is available in
summary of part in a chart during methods study?
Correct Answer Frequency of each symbol , Total time for each symbol ,
Total distance travelled by the object
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Your Answer Quality

Question Which of the following schedules are recommended to
prepare and follow as a part of preventive maintenance
system?


network?

Correct Answer It increases useful life of an equipment and it's parts ,
spares
spares
Match The Following


licences
licences
Select The Blank

for the purpose of sampling inspection can be considered
satisfactory as a process average.

Sampling plan are
True/False
Question Skill of labour force in a product type layout is usually
higher than in the process type of layout
Your Answer True
True/False
Question Repetitive movements between work stations which are
difficult to be traced on string diagrams can be
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

producing company.

Question Which of the following cases can be referred as operation
in method study recording?
Your Answer Change in physical characteristic , Consumption of
Select The Blank

Question The ________ is the maintenance work initiated on a
result of knowledge of the condition of an item from
True/False
Question All activities lying on the non-critical paths must have total
float and free float.
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

Your Answer Method
Match The Following

Normal time of an Tn Tn
activity
Normal cost of an Cn Cn
activity

construction
construction
True/False
causes are detected before the tolerances are violated,
upper and lower statistical limits are worked out and
inserted into a chart.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Correct Answer Lots having the percentage defective more than AQL but
less than LPTD
Your Answer Lots having the percentage defective less than AQL but
more than LPTD
Select The Blank

promised delivery time by using extra shift or weekly

Question What do you mean by lowest possible direct cost
required to complete an activity within it's crashed time?

Question In case of Batch Production which kind of labour is
expected?

Question Which three of the following are causes of continuous
upward pattern of Xbar-R control chart?
Correct Answer Wear of tool , Abnormal rise in temperature ,
Your Answer Wear of tool , Abnormal rise in temperature ,
True/False
lubrication system.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
non-critical path to allow a little delay for noncritical
activity.
Your Answer False
True/False
Question MRP software generates time periodwise requiremetn of
subassemblies
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Question In case of two handed process chart, the simultaneous
activities of both hands are recorded opposite to each
other on the chart.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True


Your Answer Overlapping of operations , Effective Capacity per work



Correct Answer Can be conveniently moved on the graph paper , Less
laborious , Saves time
Your Answer Can be conveniently moved on the graph paper , Less
laborious , Unskilled person can do and analyze it
True/False
Question It would not affect the project completion time if non-
critical activities take little loner time than planned.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank


Your Answer Factory
Select The Blank

Question An Ideal OC curve is ________ shaped curve that
accpets all the lots with quality equal to or better than
AQL .
Your Answer Bell


Question Which element of a network represents a task which has
got a definite beginning and definite end?

Question Which kind of preventive inspection detects some defects
in moving parts, internal cracks, and others , when
Select The Blank

Select The Blank

element of production and activities which could affect
the quality of end product are regulated to the extent
desirable.
Select The Blank


Question Who has introduced the useful concept of control chart in
1931?

following type

True/False
Your Answer False
Select The Blank


activity times?
available.
available.
Select The Blank


alternative layouts


setting
setting
True/False
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Select The Blank


Select The Blank

Select The Blank

Select The Blank


Your Answer Factory
Match The Following

Select The Blank



large
large

their turn
their turn
True/False
Your Answer False


True/False
Your Answer False




J.M.Juran?
Match The Following



True/False
Your Answer True

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Correct Answer Time

Select The Blank

checking.


Select The Blank

Select The Blank

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

True/False
expansion.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Your Answer False






Select The Blank

sampling plan.


Select The Blank

Select The Blank

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Select The Blank

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank



True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Maintenance
Maintenance
Select The Blank


Match The Following

Toung Sweet Sweet
Eye Crack Crack
Ear Impact Impact
Select The Blank



method study?
True/False
Your Answer False


specifications
specifications

movement
Select The Blank

True/False
Your Answer False


following reason
statements
True/False
Your Answer True
True/False
Your Answer True

product/s is called
Your Answer Factory
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True


personnel?


Select The Blank

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Select The Blank

between ________.
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

methods?

and large volumes?

Match The Following



following type

True/False
Your Answer False
Select The Blank


activity times?
available.
available.
Select The Blank


alternative layouts


setting
setting
True/False
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Select The Blank


Select The Blank

Select The Blank

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Your Answer Factory
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large
large

their turn
their turn
True/False
Your Answer False


True/False
Your Answer False




J.M.Juran?
Match The Following



True/False
Your Answer True

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Correct Answer Time

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checking.


Select The Blank

Select The Blank

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

True/False
expansion.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Your Answer False




POM assgn

Answer


Answer
True/False
event.
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer False
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Answer

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Answer


Answer


Answer
True/False
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

________.
Correct 0.01 to 10%
Answer
True/False
Correct True
Answer
Your Answer True

estimate?
Answer
Select The Blank

Answer

it's normal time?
Correct Normal cost
Answer
Select The Blank

Correct Necessity
Answer
Select The Blank

Answer
Select The Blank

desirable.
Answer

called
Correct Factory
Answer
Your Answer Factory
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Answer

Multiple Choice Multiple Answe r

True/False
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer False

documents
Answer


Answer
True/False
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer False


Answer


Answer
Match The Following


Correct Study different plant layouts and select the most optimum one , Study the extent of
Answer traffic over the different routes of the plant , Identify the extent of backtracking, cross
True/False
hours.
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer True


Answer
True/False
Correct True
Answer
Your Answer True

Correct Time
Answer

construction
construction
Select The Blank

Answer

Answer possible delays in delivery date commitment to sales department , Devising cures to
department
Select The Blank

Correct easier
Answer
Select The Blank

Answer
True/False
Correct True
Answer
Your Answer True

Correct Activity
Answer
True/False
Correct True
Answer
Your Answer True
True/False
activities.
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer False

Correct Work Order
Answer

Answer

defined as
Correct Operation
Answer
POM assgn
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it's usage.

Question Which of the following information is available in summary of part in a chart during
methods study?
Correct Answer Frequency of each symbol , Total time for each symbol , Total distance travelled by
the object
True/False
Question The event numbers as far as possible reflect the logical relationships of the activities.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Your Answer Quality

Question Which of the following schedules are recommended to prepare and follow as a part
of preventive maintenance system?
Correct Answer Preventive inspection schedule , Cleaning and upkeep schedule , Lubrication
schedule
Your Answer Preventive inspection schedule , Cleaning and upkeep schedule , Lubrication
schedule

Question Which kind of preventive inspection detects some maintenance related
characteristics by making use of human senses, when equipment is in operation?


Correct Answer It increases useful life of an equipment and it's parts , Advance planning allows to
attend equipment without disturbing the production programme , Advance planning
allows to prepare and keep ready the list of replacement spares
Your Answer It increases useful life of an equipment and it's parts , Advance planning allows to
attend equipment without disturbing the production programme , Advance planning
allows to prepare and keep ready the list of replacement spares
Match The Following


Select The Blank


True/False
Question Skill of labour force in a product type layout is usually higher than in the process
type of layout
Your Answer True
True/False
Question Repetitive movements between work stations which are difficult to be traced on
string diagrams can be conveniently shown on flow diagrams.
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

characteristics with the help of special equipment which is not available at the
producing company.

Question Which of the following cases can be referred as operation in method study
recording?
Correct Answer Change in physical characteristic , Consumption of physical effort , Change in
chemical characteristic
Your Answer Change in physical characteristic , Consumption of physical effort , Change in
chemical characteristic
Select The Blank

True/False
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

Your Answer Method
Match The Following


construction
construction
True/False
Question In case of X bar-R charts,it is ensured that the assignable causes are detected
before the tolerances are violated, upper and lower statistical limits are worked out
and inserted into a chart.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

Question Which of the following is the criteria for the percentage defectives in the zone of the
indecision?
Your Answer Lots having the percentage defective less than AQL but more than LPTD
Select The Blank


within it's crashed time?


Question Which three of the following are causes of continuous upward pattern of Xbar-R
control chart?
True/False
Question Root cause of most of the breakdowns is failure of the lubrication system.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Question It is not necessary to know spare time available on the non-critical path to allow a
little delay for noncritical activity.
Your Answer False
True/False
Question MRP software generates time periodwise requiremetn of subassemblies
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True


standards
standards


Question What do you mean by the verification of object against predetermined standards of
quality or quantity or both?

Correct Answer Can be conveniently moved on the graph paper , Less laborious , Saves time
Your Answer Can be conveniently moved on the graph paper , Less laborious , Unskilled person
can do and analyze it
True/False
Question It would not affect the project completion time if non-critical activities take little
loner time than planned.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

plan.

called
Your Answer Factory
Select The Blank

Your Answer Bell


Question Which element of a network represents a task which has got a definite beginning
and definite end?

Question Which kind of preventive inspection detects some defects in moving parts, internal
cracks, and others , when machine is under preplanned shutdown?
Select The Blank

________
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desirable.
Select The Blank


Question Who has introduced the useful concept of control chart in 1931?



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sampling plan.


Select The Blank

Select The Blank

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Select The Blank

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Select The Blank



True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
Maintenance
Maintenance
Select The Blank


Match The Following

Toung Sweet Sweet
Eye Crack Crack
Ear Impact Impact
Select The Blank



method study?
True/False
Your Answer False


specifications
specifications

movement
Select The Blank

True/False
Your Answer False


following reason
statements
True/False
Your Answer True
True/False
Your Answer True

product/s is called
Your Answer Factory
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True


personnel?


Select The Blank

True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Select The Blank

between ________.
True/False
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

methods?

and large volumes?

Match The Following


SM assgn :01: Shagun
Question The decisions which are relate to daily decisions like leave records etc.
which are mundane in nature & highly routined & can be done at a junior
level are
Correct Answer operational decisions
Your Answer operational decisions

Question Strategic management is concerned with
Correct Answer long- range planning
Your Answer long- range planning

Question Mass media includes
Correct Answer radio, TV, internet etc.
Your Answer customer & dealers

Question What is Statistical Quality Control(SQC)
Correct Answer Identifies quality and productivity from a production process , Identifies
impact of any change on performance , Instantly spots malfunctions and
show where they occur
Your Answer Identifies quality and productivity from a production process , Identifies
impact of any change on performance , Integrates manufacturing with
business strategy
Select The Blank

Question ETOP stands for ________.
Correct Answer environmental threat & opportunity profile
Your Answer environmental threat & opportunity profile
Select The Blank

Correct Answer environmental threat & opportunity profile

Question The various areas covered by social responsibility are
Correct Answer Inner Circle , Intermediate circle , Outer Circle
Your Answer Inner Circle , Outer Circle , Middle Circle
Select The Blank

Question ________ is the drive to achieve beyond one's expectations
Correct Answer Motivation
Your Answer Inspiration

Question They enact the formal role of reviewing and screening executive decisions in
the light of their environmental, business and organisational implications
Correct Answer Board of director
Your Answer External auditor
True/False
Question HR implementation involues a series of action programme like production,
estimation of raw materials, labour & machine hours.
Your Answer True

Question The decisions which are applied to structured or routine problems are
Correct Answer programmed decisions
Your Answer programmed decisions

Question CAP related to internal appraisal of firm stands for
Correct Answer competitive advantage profile
Your Answer competitive advantage profile

Question Factors to be considered in political- legal environmental scanning are
Correct Answer govt. policies, stability, philosophy of govt. , legal system, implementation,
infrastructure , import-export
Your Answer govt. policies, stability, philosophy of govt. , legal system, implementation,
infrastructure , import-export

Question Denominator management
Correct Answer cost reduction
Your Answer cost reduction
True/False
Question Counterfeiter copy but with a difference that can be seen.

Your Answer True
True/False
Question The actual performance deviates positively over the budgeted performanve.
This is an indication of superior performance
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

Question Strategic management is mainly the responsibility of
Correct Answer Top Management
Your Answer Top Management
Select The Blank

Question Value chain analysis is an effective tool for ________.
Correct Answer internal analysis
Your Answer product performance analysis

Question This strategic posture invests sufficiently to stay in the race but avoids pre-
mature commitments
Correct Answer Reserve the right to play
Your Answer Reserve the right to play
Select The Blank

Question ________ and greater accountability replace formal control.
Correct Answer Self-discipline
Your Answer Co-operation
True/False
Question Macro environment has got immediate impact on business.
Your Answer True

Question Three important managerial qualities required for the effective strategic
management
Correct Answer Conceptual, human & intellectual skills , Decision making ability , Vision
Your Answer Conceptual, human & intellectual skills , Decision making ability ,
communication skills
True/False
Question Scheduling is a part of strategic management.
Your Answer True

Question This strategic posture takes the current industry structure and its future
evolution as given and then react to the opportunities the market offers
Correct Answer Adapters
Your Answer Adapters

Question Attack strategies are
Correct Answer frontal attack , flank attack , encirclement attack
Your Answer frontal attack , flank attack , Enrichment attack

Question Merger takes place
Correct Answer between a buyer and a seller , to avail tax concessions , to increase growth
rates
Your Answer between a buyer and a seller , to increase growth rates , to end rivalry
between the two

Question Principles to manage strategic alliances are
Correct Answer clarity in strategy & responsibilities , blending cultures , provide for an exit
strategy
Your Answer clarity in strategy & responsibilities , blending cultures
Select The Blank

Question ________ identifies the impact of any change on performance
Correct Answer Statistical quality control
Your Answer Statistical quality control

Question The Hallmarks for self-regulation are
Correct Answer Trust & fairness , Changed Management , Integrity & thoughtfulness
Your Answer Trust & fairness , Changed Management , Integrity & thoughtfulness
Match The Following

Ballast business Fit well but low opportunities Fit well but low opportunities
Gap analysis Difference between desired and Difference between desired and
projected performance projected performance
Corporate parenting Managing SBU's by a corporate Managing SBU's by a corporate
Heartland business Give the highest priority Give the highest priority
True/False
Question Standards of performance act as the benchmark against which the actual
performance is compared.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True
True/False
Question Change in company's strategy gives rise to problems necessitating a new
structure to be made
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

Question Modern Accounting uses ________ as a unit of measure
Correct Answer Time
Your Answer Possession

Question Corporate strategy ensures
Correct Answer fit between the firm and its environment
Your Answer fit between the firm and its environment
True/False
Question Divestiture is opposed to diversification.
Your Answer True
Match The Following

Marketing a product Mass segmentation Product formulated
Environmental Analysis Social, Political, legal & Social, Political, legal & technology
technology
Swot Analysis Matching, converting, minimizing Availability of resources
& avoiding strategies
Marketing strategy Life cycle considerations Product formulated

Question It is the process of analyzing, dividing and arranging work or activities into
manageable portion for individuals, sections & departments
Correct Answer departmentation
Your Answer policy framing

Question Factors to be considered while deciding candidates for divestiture are
Correct Answer taxes , availability of buyers , market reaction
Your Answer taxes , availability of buyers , willingness of employees
Select The Blank

Question ________ is a modern plant consisting of modules centered around a stage
in the production process
Correct Answer Flotilla concept
Your Answer Flotilla concept

Question An unhealthy portfolio has
Correct Answer More dogs , Few stars
Your Answer More dogs , Few stars

Question Strategic intent
Correct Answer obsession with an organization , ambitions in proportion to their existing

resources & capabilities , what the organization strives for.
Your Answer obsession with an organization , what the organization strives for. , concept
of optimization
True/False
Question The actual performance matches the budgeted performance. This is a
realistic situation.
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

Question ________ should have the ability to develop a visionto see patterns into the
future.
Correct Answer Leaders
Your Answer Inspectors

Question Financial environment is concerned with
Correct Answer demand & supply of money, capital markets
Your Answer demand & supply of money, capital markets

Question The control process requires the following types of information
Correct Answer Planned performance , Variances , Reasons
Your Answer Planned performance , Variances , Motivation
Select The Blank

Question Strategic evaluation determines the effectiveness of ________
Correct Answer Strategy
Your Answer Strategy

Question Various phases of Growth are
Correct Answer Creativity , Delegation , Co-ordination
Your Answer Creativity , Delegation , Co-ordination

SM assgn :03: Baizu
True/False
Question Staffing function applies to all company levels irrespective of levels of hierarchy
Correct True
Answer
Your Answer True

Question The reasons for acquisition are
Correct Increased market power , Increased diversification , Increased speed to market

Answer
Your Answer Increased diversification , Increased speed to market , Increased market power

Question Principles to manage strategic alliances are
Correct clarity in strategy & responsibilities , blending cultures , provide for an exit strategy
Answer
Your Answer clarity in strategy & responsibilities , blending cultures , provide for an exit strategy

Question Merger takes place
Correct between a buyer and a seller , to avail tax concessions , to increase growth rates
Answer
Your Answer between a buyer and a seller , to avail tax concessions , to increase growth rates
Select The Blank

Question Titan going into setting their won retail outlets- this is ________ integration.
Correct vertical ( forward )

Answer
Your Answer vertical ( forward )
Select The Blank

Question Delay in ________ measurement defeats the purpose of evaluation.
Correct Time
Answer
Your Answer Goals
Select The Blank

Question Bajaj started manufacturing of sunny is an example of ________.
Correct concentration strategy

Answer
Your Answer concentration strategy

Question A Large-scale community development project was funded to enable farmers to use local
resources effectively by
Correct Asian Paints
Answer
Your Answer Asian Paints
True/False
Question The actual performance deviates positively over the budgeted performanve. This is an
indication of superior performance
Correct True
Answer
Your Answer True

Question It concentrates on organisation design and work flow
Correct Flotilla
Answer
Your Answer Flotilla

Question It is the process of selecting people for company positions and developing skills and
abilities for assignments in the company
Correct Staffing
Answer
Your Answer Staffing
Select The Blank

Question A hardware manufacture enters into software is an example of ________integration.
Correct vertical ( forward )

Answer
Your Answer horizontal

Question This strategic posture invests sufficiently to stay in the race but avoids pre-mature
commitments
Correct Reserve the right to play
Answer
Your Answer Reserve the right to play

Question The various areas covered by social responsibility are
Correct Inner Circle , Intermediate circle , Outer Circle

Answer
Your Answer Inner Circle , Intermediate circle , Outer Circle

Question supplier & technological environment is concerned with
Correct quality & no. of suppliers , logistics , raw material , trends and rate of change of
Answer technology
Your Answer quality & no. of suppliers , logistics , raw material , trends and rate of change of
technology

Question The decisions which are applied to structured or routine problems are
Correct programmed decisions

Answer
Your Answer programmed decisions
True/False
Question Labour satisfaction may result in unethical behaviour as anger.
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer False
True/False
Question Reciprocal responsibility means equal blames and credit.
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer False
True/False
Question Excelling in one market guarantees success in a new.
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer False

Question Empower people through great software anytime , any place, on any device'- Microsoft
Correct vision
Answer
Your Answer vision
Select The Blank

Correct environmental threat & opportunity profile

Answer

Question How does 'structure' reduce external uncertainity arising out of human behaviour
Correct Research and planning , Forecasting

Answer
Your Answer Research and planning , Forecasting , Division of labour

Question A Company's strategy
Correct Vital ingredient in determinig it's future , Yields growth, profits etc , may result in
Answer disaster if inappropriate
Your Answer Vital ingredient in determinig it's future , Only factor determing it's success or failure ,
may result in disaster if inappropriate
True/False
Question Three C's affecting today's companies are customer, competition & change
Correct True
Answer
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Question Control should involve________ amount of information.
Correct Minimum
Answer
Your Answer Maximum
True/False
Question HR implementation involues a series of action programme like production, estimation of
raw materials, labour & machine hours.
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer True
Match The Following

Ballast business Fit well but low opportunities Fit well but low opportunities
Gap analysis Difference between desired and Difference between desired and
projected performance projected performance
Corporate parenting Managing SBU's by a corporate Managing SBU's by a corporate
Heartland business Give the highest priority Give the highest priority

Question Strategic intent
Correct obsession with an organization , ambitions in proportion to their existing resources &
Answer capabilities , what the organization strives for.
Your Answer obsession with an organization , what the organization strives for. , concept of
optimization

Question Attack strategies are
Correct frontal attack , flank attack , encirclement attack

Answer
Your Answer frontal attack , flank attack , encirclement attack

Question An approach that strives to follow ethical principles and percepts is
Correct Moral management

Answer
Your Answer Moral management

Question Limitations of Traditional cost accounting are
Correct Assumes factory as an isolated entity , It measures only the cost of producing
Answer
Your Answer Assumes factory as an isolated entity , It measures only the cost of producing

Question Business is rated on which dimensions
Correct Market attractiveness , Business strength

Answer
Your Answer Business strength , Profit margin , Competition level
Select The Blank

Question Like roots of a tree, ________of organization is hidden from direct view.
Correct core competence

Answer
Your Answer goodwill
Select The Blank

Question Factors leading to personnel capability are________.
Correct IR, OB
Answer
Your Answer PRM
True/False
Question All policies are 'statements'
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer True

Question W in SWOT stands for
Correct inherent inadequacy of organization
Answer
Your Answer inherent inadequacy of organization
True/False
Question Divestiture is opposed to diversification.
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer True
Select The Blank

Question ________ should have the ability to develop a visionto see patterns into the future.
Correct Leaders
Answer
Your Answer Leaders

Question The process of forecasting an organization's future demands for and supply of right type
of people in right number is
Correct Man-power planning
Answer
Your Answer Man-power planning
Match The Following

Comparative analysis is historical analysis historical analysis
Benchmarking is competitive analysis competitive analysis
Michael Hammer & James Chapy Reengineering Reengineering
GDP stands for gross domestic product gross domestic product

Question Organizational models are
Correct multinational model , international model , global organizational model

Answer
Your Answer multinational model , international model , global organizational model

Question It enables the strategists to take corrective action at the right time
Correct Premise control

Answer
Your Answer Strategic surveillance
Select The Blank
Question Value chain analysis is an effective tool for ________.
Correct internal analysis

Answer
Your Answer internal analysis

Question The aim in stability strategies is-
Correct move slowly & surely

Answer
Your Answer move slowly & surely
True/False
Question Business ethics is how personal norms do not apply to activities & goals of a commercial
firm.
Correct False
Answer
Your Answer False
Select The Blank

Question ________ support managers by keeping track of the elementary activities & transactions
of the organization such as sales, receipts, raw materials etc.
Correct Operational level systems
Answer
Your Answer Operational level systems

Question General Electric Matrix is divided into how many cells
Correct 9
Answer
Your Answer 9

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LIST OF ATTEMPTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Multiple Choice Multiple Answer

Your Answer False

Multiple Choice Multiple Answer

Correct Answer Large varaitions in hardness of material , Tool wear , Errors in

Multiple Choice Single Answer

Correct Answer Improper or lack of lubrication

Your Answer Improper or lack of lubrication

Multiple Choice Single Answer

Your Answer Highly Skilled

Multiple Choice Single Answer

Your Answer 3 standard deviations below central line

Multiple Choice Single Answer

Your Answer Cyclograph

Select The Blank

Your Answer Opportunity cost

Your Answer False

Select The Blank

Your Answer 0.01 to 10%

Correct Answer True

Your Answer True

Multiple Choice Multiple Answer

Correct Answer Overhauling , Emergency repairs , Modifications and

Correct Answer True

Your Answer True

Multiple Choice Single Answer

Select The Blank

Your Answer Delivery performance

Multiple Choice Multiple Answer

Select The Blank

Your Answer Overtime working

Multiple Choice Single Answer

Your Answer Low Skilled Labour & Special Purpose Machines

Multiple Choice Multiple Answer

Your Answer F H Dodge , H G Roming , Walter Schewhart

Multiple Choice Multiple Answer

Correct Answer Nontechnical person finds it easy to comprehend , Ovehead

Your Answer False

Your Answer False

Multiple Choice Single Answer

Correct Answer product is very heavy involving assembly of large number of

Select The Blank

Your Answer One

Multiple Choice Single Answer

Your Answer True

Multiple Choice Single Answer

Your Answer Multiple gauging

Multiple Choice Multiple Answer

Select The Blank

Your Answer Lot Tolerance Percentage Defective

Multiple Choice Multiple Answer

Multiple Choice Single Answer

Correct Answer Poor Customer Service

Your Answer Poor Customer Service

Multiple Choice Single Answer

Multiple Choice Single Answer

Your Answer Salvage inspection

Multiple Choice Multiple Answer

Select The Blank

Your Answer Equipment history card

Multiple Choice Multiple Answer

Correct Answer Work is highly repetitive in nature , Planning activities are

Select The Blank