Industrial Engineering & Production Management (Set 1)

1. PERT stands for

Programme Estimation and Reporting Technique

Process Estimation and Review Technique

Programme Evaluation and Review Technique

Planning Estimation and Resulting Technique

2. CPM is

Synthesising in concepts

Is built of activities oriented programmes

Is used for repetitive works

All of the above

3. Father of time study was

F.W. Taylor

H.L. Gantt

F.B. Gilbert

R.M. Barnes

4. Work study comprises following main techniques

Method study and work measurement

Method study and time study

Time study and work measurement

Method study and job evaluation

5. The performance of a specific task in CPM is known as

Dummy

Event

Activity

Contract

6. Product layout is best suited where

One type of product is produced

Product is standardised

Product is manufactured in large quantities

All of the above

7. Positive slack on a PERT indicates that project is

Ahead of schedule

Beyond schedule

As per schedule

On critical path

8. Which of the following statement is wrong?

An activity consumes time and resources whereas an event does not consume time or resources.

The performance of a specific task is called an activity.

An event is an instantaneous point in time at which an activity begins or ends.

The turning of a job on lathe is an event whereas job turned is an activity.

9. P.M.T.S. (Predetermined Motion Time Systems) include

M.T.M. (Method Time Measurement)

W.F.S. (Work Factor Systems)

B.M.T.S. (Basic Motion Time Study)

All of these

10. Travel charts provide

An idea of the flow of materials at various stages

A compact estimate of the handling which must be done between various work sections

The information for changes required in rearranging material handling equipment

An approximate estimate of the handling which must be done at a particular station

Industrial Engineering & Production Management (Set 1)

Multiple Choice Questions