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Joseph’s College of Engineering, Chennai – 119

Department of Mechanical Engineering
IE6605 – Production Planning and control
Assignment II
Unit II – Work study
Part – A
1. Define method study.
2. Mention any two tools used in time study.
3. Differentiate between micromotion and macro motion study.
4. Draw the symbol used in process chart for the activities inspection and transport.
5. Define method study and State the three different levels in method study.
6. What is PMTS?
7. State the objectives of work study.
8. What is a flow process chart?
9. Define the term work study.
10. What is meant by work measurement?
11. Differentiate between operation and inspection.
12. What is a process chart? Mention its types?
13. Differentiate between outline process chart and flow process chart.
14. Distinguish between flow diagram and string diagram.
15. Define time study.
16. What do you mean by synthetic data?
17. Give the acronym for the following: MTA, WFS and MTM.
18. What are THERBLIGS? Give any four with symbols?
19. What are the advantages of SIMO chart?
20. Define Cumulative timing.
Part – B
1. Describe the basic procedure of method study.
2. Explain the following (a) Memo motion study, (b) work sampling, (c) Micromotion
study (d) PMTS
3. Briefly explain about the various techniques of work measurement.
4. Draw the Flow process chart for the engine stripping, cleaning and degreasing
(Material type)