CMA Intermediate · Operations Management and Strategic Management · Scheduling and Queuing Models
In production scheduling, a Gantt load chart is primarily used to show which of the following?
A Gantt load chart shows the work allotted to each machine or work centre over time, revealing loaded and idle periods. It is a scheduling and loading tool, not a tool for costing, probability analysis or order quantity decisions.
- AThe cost of each job against its selling price
- BThe work assigned to each machine or work centre against time, showing its load and idle periodsCorrect
- CThe probability distribution of job completion times
- DThe optimum order quantity for each product
Explanation
A Gantt load chart plots machines or work centres against a time scale and shows the work allotted to each, so planners can see loading and idle time. It is not a costing or inventory-ordering tool, so options on cost, probability or order quantity do not describe it.
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