Production and Industrial Engineering
GATE PI Facility Design PYQs
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Question 64
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Consider an assembly line producing an item through a process involving three activities in the following order: cutting, welding, and polishing. There are three workers available: one is assigned only for cutting, one is assigned only for welding, and one is assigned only for polishing.
The activity time per item is given in the table.
Assuming that the process is running in steady state, the total number of items coming out of the assembly line in six hours is _____ (in integer).
Note: Assume that workers, items, and machines/tools are available as and when needed.
Activity name | Cutting | Welding | Polishing |
|---|---|---|---|
Activity time/item (in minutes) | 30 | 40 | 25 |
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A product has to be manufactured in a single-line layout by carrying out the six tasks in a sequence. The time (in minute) of the six sequential tasks are 37, 8, 19, 34, 36 and 17. These tasks cannot be further sub-divided. For minimizing the cycle time, the number of stations to be used is________. (Answer in integer)
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The following layout of four departments P, Q, R and S is provided as input to CRAFT (Computerized Relative Allocation of Facilities Technique). Which one of the following department pairs cannot be considered for exchange in CRAFT?
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An assembly line consists of three work stations (S1, S2 and S3) in series to assemble a toy. The times required to perform tasks at these stations are 6, 4 and T minutes, respectively. If the efficiency of the assembly line in the steady state is 75%, then the maximum value of T (in minutes) is ________. (Answer in integer)
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There are four locations (P, Q, R, S) and four factors to be considered for setting up a facility. The scores (on a scale of 0 to 10, with 10 being the maximum) for the given locations and the weight assigned to each factor are given as
Factor | Weight | P | Q | R | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Availability of raw material | 0.4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
Availability of skilled labor | 0.3 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 6 |
Infrastructure | 0.2 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 8 |
Proximity to market | 0.1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
The best location for setting up the facility is
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Match the types of layout with the types of production.
Type of layout: P Process layout; Q Product layout; R Fixed position layout.
Type of production: 1 Job production; 2 Batch production; 3 Mass production.
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Which one of the following is an improvement type heuristic algorithm for computerized layout design technique?
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A retail chain company has identified four sites A, B, C and D to open a new retail store. The company has selected four factors as the basis for evaluation of these sites. The factors, their weights, and the score for each site are given in the following table.
Factor | Factor weight | Score for site (out of 100): A | B | C | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Average community income | 0.4 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 50 |
Demand growth potential | 0.1 | 30 | 80 | 50 | 40 |
Proximity to existing store | 0.3 | 50 | 10 | 40 | 60 |
Availability of public transport | 0.2 | 40 | 30 | 40 | 20 |
The site that should be selected to open the new retail store is
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A company has to perform five tasks (P, Q, R, S and T) to make an assembly. Task times and immediate predecessor of the tasks are listed below. If an assembly line is designed to obtain the maximum output rate, the efficiency of the line in % is ____________.
Task | Task time (Seconds) | Immediate predecessor(s) |
|---|---|---|
P | 20 | - |
Q | 25 | P |
R | 10 | Q |
S | 15 | Q |
T | 25 | R, S |
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REL chart is used in
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