December 2015 - Paper 3

41:  

Match the items of List - I w ith those of List - II :

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A.

(i) (ii) (iii)

B.

(iii) (ii) (i)

C.

(iii) (i) (ii)

D.

(i) (iii) (ii)

 
 

Option: C

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42:  

The principles of Deferment, Autonomy of object, use of Common place, Involvement/ detachment and use of metaphor are used for idea generation technique.

A.

Attribute listing

B.

Brainstorming

C.

Synectics

D.

None of the above

 
 

Option: C

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43:  

In solving a facility location problem in which there are two possible locations being considered, the transportation algorithm may be used. In doing this:

A.
Two rows (sources) would be added to the existing rows and the enlarged problem would be solved.
B.

Costs of zero would be used for each of the new facility.

C.

Two separa te transportation problems will be solved.

D.

The MODI method must be used to evalua te the empty cells.

 
 

Option: C

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44:  
Five jobs are to be scheduled in two machines in a p roduction unit. All the five jobs undergo processing in both the machi nes (shop floor). The table given below provides information on the processing time in both the machines:
 
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Identify the best sequence using Johnson's rule.
 
A.
Job 3 Job 1 Job 4 Job 5 Job 2

 

B.
Job 3 Job 5 Job 4 Job 1 Job 2

 

C.
Job 5 Job 3 Job 1 Job 2 Job 4

 

D.
Job 5 Job 1 Job 2 Job 3 Job 4

 

 
 

Option: A

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45:  

Marginal analysis should be used instead of a payoff table to determine how many units of a perishable product to store:

A.

if the number of sta tes of nature is very low

B.

if the number of alternatives is very low

C.

if the number of alternatives is very high

D.

if the marginal profit is grea ter than the marginal loss

 
 

Option: C

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