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CMA Intermediate · Operations Management and Strategic Management · Control Measures - Time and Motion Study, Method Study, Work Study

In the 'Examine' stage of method study, the questioning technique is applied first to the primary questions. Which set lists the primary questions correctly?

The primary questions in the questioning technique cover purpose, place, sequence, person and means, that is, what is done, where, when, by whom and how. They challenge each recorded activity before alternatives are developed using eliminate, combine, rearrange and simplify.

  1. APurpose, place, sequence, person, meansCorrect
  2. BCost, quality, time, quantity, safety
  3. CSelect, record, examine, develop, install
  4. DEliminate, combine, rearrange, simplify, standardise

Explanation

The primary questions are about purpose, place, sequence, person and means, asking what is done, where, when, who does it and how. The answer 'Eliminate, combine, rearrange, simplify' is the set of results used in the Develop stage and not the questions. Cost and quality are not the primary question headings.

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