Production Technology

1. 'Value' for value engineering and analysis purposes is defined as

1. purchase value
2. saleable value
3. depreciated value
4. present worth
5. function/cost.

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2. A big advantage of PERT over Gantt charts is that in the former case

1. activities and events are clearly shown
2. early start and late finish of an activity are clearly marked
3. activity times are clear
4. critical path can be easily determined
5. inter-relationship among activities is clearly shown.

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3. A CPM family includes

1. CPA (Critical Path Analysis)
2. CPP (Critical Path Plotted)
3. MCE (Minimum Cost Expenditure)
4. CPS (Critical Path Scheduling)
5. all of the above.

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4. A dummy activity

1. is artificially introduced
2. is represented by a dotted line
3. does not require any time
4. all of the above
5. none of the above.

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5. A low unit cost can be obtained by following

1. product layout
2. functional layout
3. automatic material handling equipment
4. specialisation of operation
5. minimum travel time plan and com¬pact layout.

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6. A milestone chart

1. shows the inter dependences of various jobs
2. depicts the delay of jobs, if any
3. points outgoing ahead of schedule of jobs, if any
4. all of the above
5. none of the above.

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7. ABC analysis deals with

1. analysis of process chart
2. flow of material
3. ordering schedule of job
4. controlling inventory costs money
5. all of the above.

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8. Acceptance sampling is widely used in

1. batch production
2. job production
3. mass production
4. all of the above
5. none of the above.

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9. According to MAPI formula, the old machine should be replaced by new one when

1. CAM < DAM
2. CAM > DAM
3. CAM = DAM
4. there is no such criterion
5. none of the above.

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10. According to Rowan plan, if H = hourly rate, A = actual time and S = standard time, then wages will be

1. HA
2. HA + (S˜A) HA
3. HA + ˆˆ-H
4. HA + ˆˆ-H
5. HA + ˆˆ-HA.

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