P & L QUIZ - 3

Question 1
A measure of effectiveness for evaluation of effective layout generally consists of __________
components.
Select one:
a. 4
b. 3
c. 1
d. 2 Book Page No - 291

Question 2
According to literature ______% of time the materials are either in storage or are moved.
Select one:
a. 80 Book Page No - 191
b. None of these
c. 20
d. 50

Question 3
Equal weight method used to evaluate plant location is a _____________ method.
Select one:
a. Quantitative
b. None of these
c. Qualitative and Quantitative
d. Qualitative Book Page No - 330

Question 4
Higher degree of concentration of industries in a particular region means the location quotient is
Select one:
a. Higher than unity Book Page No - 325
b. Close to unity
c. Zero
d. None of these

Question 5
Which plant evaluation methods are based only on transportation cost?
i) Median ii) Gravity iii) Break even analysis iv) Multi-facility location
Select one:
a. iv and i only
b. i and ii only Book Chapter 15 Page No - 335 & 337
c. iii and iv only
d. ii and iii only

Question 6
Identify the symptom of inefficent material handling out of following.
Select one:
a. Over crowding Book Page No - 195
b. Increased volume of turnover
c. Reduced material handling time
d. Reduced volume of work in process
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Question 7
Plant location decision is a highly important part of production system design due to
i) They entail a long term commitment.
ii) Have impact on operating cost.
iii) Have impact on revenues as well as on operations.
Select one:
a. i and ii only
b. ii and iii only
c. ii only
d. i, ii and iii only Book Page No - 307

Question 8
The options that managers can consider in location planning are
i) Extend an existing facility
ii) Add new location while retaining existing one
iii) Do nothing
iv) Shut down at one location and move to another.
Select one:
a. ii and iv only
b. 1, ii and iv
c. i and ii only
d. i,ii, iii and iv Book Page No 308 & 309

Question 9
The capacity of roller conveyor depends upon
Select one:
a. Diameter of roller
b. None of these
c. Spacing of the rollers
d. Diameter and spacing of rollers Book Page No - 234

Question 10
The flexibility in layout of factory building can be obtained by achieving
Select one:
a. Expansion flexibility
b. Flexibility in building and services
c. All of these Book Page No - 173
d. Equipment flexibility

Question 11
The major advantage of country site for selection is
Select one:
a. High rate of taxes
b. None of these Book Page No - 317
c. Better transportational facilities
d. High cost of land
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Question 12
The major disadvantage of material handling system is
Select one:
a. Less vulnerability of down time
b. None of these Book Page No - 196
c. Less capital investment
d. Less maintenance

Question 13
The major reason(s) for redesign of layouts is/are
Select one:
a. Poor work environment
b. Expansion of capacity
c. All of these Book Page No - 275
d. Frequent accidents

Question 14
The material handling plays an important role when
Select one:
a. None of these
b. The ratio of handling cost to the total processing cost is more than 1 Book Page No - 193
c. The ratio of handling cost to the total processing cost is less than 1
d. The ratio of handling cost to the total processing cost is equal to 1

Question 15
The materials which impart their total or much of their total weight to the finished product is known as
Select one:
a. Pure material Book Page No - 323
b. Gross material
c. Gross and Pure material
d. None of these

Question 16
The objective "To eliminate obsolete equipment and methods" is _____________ in nature in solving
plant layout problems.
Select one:
a. Quantitative
b. None of these
c. Qualitative and Quantitative
d. Qualitative Book Page No - 291

Question 17
The tool(s) used to analyse the layout data for the relayout work of a plant is/are:
Select one:
a. All of these Book Page No - 279
b. Operation chart
c. Man-machine chart
d. Flow diagram
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Question 18
To locate the industry near the raw material, the material index should be
Select one:
a. should be zero
b. Less than one
c. Equal to one
d. More than one Book Page No - 323

Question 19
Which material handling equipment(s) is/are most flexible?
Select one:
a. Conveyors
b. Trucks Book Page No - 263
c. Cranes and Hoists
d. All of these

Question 20
Which plant evaluation method is generally used for single plant location?
Select one:
a. Median Book Page No - 335
b. Multi-facility
c. Equal weight
d. Composite measure