Production and Industrial Engineering
2017 · Paper 1
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Question 37
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An electrical appliances showroom sells 2,400 ceiling fans in one year (52 weeks). The holding cost is 10 % of the cost of the ceiling fan. The cost of one ceiling fan is Rs. 600. The cost incurred for placing an order is Rs. 201. There is a lead time of 5 weeks. The economic order quantity (EOQ) and the reorder level, respectively (rounded to the next higher integer) are
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In a calendar year, the demand forecast of motorbikes for the month of June is 200. The actual demand of motorbikes for the month of June and July are 300 and 350, respectively. If single exponential smoothing method with smoothing constant 0.7 is used, then the demand forecast for the month of August is
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In a project, tasks A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J are to be performed. The precedence relationships and the time required (in days) to complete the tasks are given in the Table.
Tasks | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time (days) | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 4 |
Preceding tasks | - | - | - | A | A | B, D | C | C | F, G | E, I, H |
The time required (in days) to complete the project along the critical path is
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