Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Business Studies

Chapter

Principles of Management

Question:

Match the following

LIST I LIST II
A) Fatigue Study I) Aims to determine the frequency of rest intervals of workers
B) Differential Piece Wage System II) Aims to determine the standard time taken to perform a job
C) Functional Foremanship III) Aims to differentiate between efficient and inefficient workers
D) Time Study IV) Each worker has to take orders from eight foremen

 

Options:

A-I, B-III, C-IV, D-II

A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I

A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I

A-I, B-IV, C-III, D-II

Correct Answer:

A-I, B-III, C-IV, D-II

Explanation:

A) Fatigue study- The rest intervals will help one to regain stamina and work again with the same capacity. This will result in increased productivity. Fatigue study seeks to determine the amount and frequency of rest intervals in completing a task. Thus, the goal of fatigue study is to reduce fatigue not increase it.

B) Differential Piece Wage System- Through the technique of differential piece rate wage system, Taylor advocated . that efficient workers should be paid at a higher rate as compared to inefficient workers. Thus, the System was introduced by Taylor to reward efficient workers and for those who performed below standard. According to Taylor, the difference of wages should be enough for the inefficient worker to be motivated to perform better.

C) Functional Foremanship- Under the factory manager there was a planning incharge and a production incharge. Under planning incharge four personnel namely instruction card clerk, route clerk, time and cost clerk and a disciplinarian worked. These four personnel would draft instructions for the workers, specify the route of production, prepare time and cost sheet and ensure discipline respectively. Under Production incharge, personnel who would work were speed boss, gang boss, repair boss, and inspector. These respectively were responsible for timely and accurate completion of job, keeping machines and tools etc., ready for operation by workers, ensure proper working condition of machines and tools and check the quality of work. Functional foremanship is an extension of the principle of division of work and specialisation to the shop floor.

D) Time study- It determines the standard time taken to perform a well-defined job. Time measuring devices are used for each element of task. The standard time is fixed for the whole of the task by taking several readings. The method of time study will depend upon volume and frequency of the task, the cycle time of the operation and time measurement costs. The objective of time study is to determine the number of workers to be employed; frame suitable incentive schemes and determine labour costs.