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Production-planning-and-control Questions Set 6:

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In a work station for an assembly line, the balance delay is 15%. What is the line efficiency (in %)?

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A customer's arrival time is 20 minutes. The service time is 12 minutes. What is the length of the system?

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What is the other name for a fixed position layout?

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What is the decision-making process to determine when a job is to be started in a machine and when it is to be completed?

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For a project activity, the:

to optimistic time = 12 days

tm most likely time = 18 days

te expected completion time = 18 days

What is the variance in days for this activity as per the BETA (β) distribution?

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The observed time of operation has been calculated as 15 minutes. The worker was rated at 80% of standard performance. If the relaxation and other allowances were 50% of the normal time, then the standard time could be (in minutes):

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The observed time for a particular observation is 1 minute. If the rating factor for that particular operator is 85% and allowances of 25% are to be given, the standard time is (up to 2 decimal places).

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A toy company produced 10,000 units and sold them for $10 per unit. 500 labor hours were consumed at a rate of $9 per hour. The total cost of the plastic used in production was $30,000. Given the overhead cost is $15,500, find the total productivity.

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If a company has a fixed cost of ₹40,000 and a variable cost of ₹10 per unit for producing circuit breakers, and the selling price is ₹20 per unit, what is the level of production required to achieve a profit of ₹10,000?

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A worker X produced 75 units of the same job, while the standard performance is 80 jobs per day. The labor hourly rate is ₹12. (Rate differential to be applied = 80% of the standard piece rate for below-standard performance). For an 8-hour working period in a day, the earnings of the worker will be (in ₹/per day).

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