Industrial Engineering

61. Father of industrial engineering is

  1. Jeck Gilberth
  2. Gnatt
  3. Taylor
  4. Newton
  5. none of the above.

Correct answer: (B)
Gnatt

62. Father of time study was

  1. F.W. Taylor
  2. H.L. Gantt
  3. F.B. Gilberfh
  4. R.M. Barnes
  5. H.B. Maynord.

Correct answer: (A)
F.W. Taylor

63. For a product layout the material handling equipment must

  1. have full flexibility
  2. employ conveyor belts, trucks, tractors etc.
  3. be a general purpose type
  4. be designed as special purpose for a particular application
  5. arranging shops according to specialisation of duties.

Correct answer: (D)
be designed as special purpose for a particular application

64. For ship vessel industry the following layout is best suited

  1. process layout
  2. product layout
  3. fixed position layout
  4. plant layout
  5. functional layout.

Correct answer: (C)
fixed position layout

65. Frederick W. Taylor introduced a system of working known as

  1. line organisation
  2. line and staff organisation
  3. functional organisation
  4. effective organisation
  5. none of the above.

Correct answer: (C)
functional organisation

66. Gnatt chart provides information about the

  1. material handling
  2. proper utilisation of manpower
  3. production schedule
  4. efficient working of machine
  5. all of the above.

Correct answer: (C)
production schedule

67. Gnatt charts are used for

  1. forecasting sales
  2. production schedule
  3. scheduling and routing
  4. linear programming
  5. none of the above.

Correct answer: (B)
production schedule

68. Gnatt charts provide information about

  1. break even point analysis
  2. production schedule
  3. material handling layout
  4. determining selling price
  5. value analysis.

Correct answer: (B)
production schedule

69. In braek-even analysis, total cost consists of

  1. fixed cost
  2. variable cost
  3. fixed cost + variable cost
  4. fixed cost + variable cost + over-heads
  5. fixed cost + sales revenue.

Correct answer: (A)
fixed cost

70. In inventory control, the economic order quantity is the

  1. optimum lot size
  2. highest level of inventory
  3. lot corresponding to break-even point
  4. capability of a plant to produce
  5. none of the above.

Correct answer: (A)
optimum lot size

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