Question 1

Which of the statements below best describes office layout?

Accepted Answer

A) positions workers,their equipment,and spaces/offices to provide for movement of information 
B) addresses the layout requirements of large,bulky projects such as ships and buildings 
C) seeks the best personnel and machine utilization in repetitive or continuous production 
D) allocates shelf space and responds to customer behavior 
E) deals with low-volume,high-variety production 
A) positions workers,their equipment,and spaces/offices to provide for movement of information 
B) addresses the layout requirements of large,bulky projects such as ships and buildings 
C) seeks the best personnel and machine utilization in repetitive or continuous production 
D) allocates shelf space and responds to customer behavior 
E) deals with low-volume,high-variety production

Question 2

Cycle time is computed as:

Accepted Answer

A) desired output divided by the daily operating time. 
B) daily operating time divided by the product of desired output and the sum of job times. 
C) the product of desired output and the sum of job times divided by daily operating time. 
D) daily operating time divided by the scheduled output. 
E) 1.00 minus station time. 
A) desired output divided by the daily operating time. 
B) daily operating time divided by the product of desired output and the sum of job times. 
C) the product of desired output and the sum of job times divided by daily operating time. 
D) daily operating time divided by the scheduled output. 
E) 1.00 minus station time.

Question 3

A big advantage of a process-oriented layout is:

Accepted Answer

A) its flexibility in equipment and labor assignments. 
B) its low cost. 
C) the simplified scheduling problem presented by this layout strategy. 
D) the ability to employ low-skilled labor. 
E) its high equipment utilization. 
A) its flexibility in equipment and labor assignments. 
B) its low cost. 
C) the simplified scheduling problem presented by this layout strategy. 
D) the ability to employ low-skilled labor. 
E) its high equipment utilization.

Question 4

The ________ layout's main objective is to equalize the task time for each station.

Accepted Answer

A) work cell 
B) fixed position 
C) office 
D) job shop 
E) product oriented 
A) work cell 
B) fixed position 
C) office 
D) job shop 
E) product oriented

Question 5

Which of the following is one of the main advantages of a product-oriented layout?

Accepted Answer

A) high customer exposure rates 
B) employability of highly skilled labor 
C) high flexibility 
D) low capital cost 
E) low variable cost per unit 
A) high customer exposure rates 
B) employability of highly skilled labor 
C) high flexibility 
D) low capital cost 
E) low variable cost per unit

Question 6

What are the advantages and disadvantages of product-oriented layouts?

Accepted Answer

The advantages of a product-oriented lay

Question 7

The biggest advantage of a product layout is its flexibility to handle a varied product mix.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Utilization of the total "cube" is the dominant consideration in office layout.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT an information requirement for solving a load-distance problem to design a process layout?

Accepted Answer

A) a list of departments or work centers 
B) a projection of work flows between the work centers 
C) the distance between locations 
D) a list of product cycle times 
E) the cost per unit of distance to move loads 
A) a list of departments or work centers 
B) a projection of work flows between the work centers 
C) the distance between locations 
D) a list of product cycle times 
E) the cost per unit of distance to move loads

Question 10

A(n)________ line is a machine-paced product-oriented facility for building components.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n)________ line is a machine-paced product-oriented facility...

Question 11

The ________ uses non-numeric "closeness" ratings to determine which departments should be located near one another and which departments should be kept farther apart.

Accepted Answer

office rel

Question 12

A company is designing a product layout for a new product.It plans to use this production line eight hours a day in order to meet a schedule of 400 units per day.The tasks necessary to produce this product are detailed in the table below.
   a.Draw the network described in the table.
b.Without regard to a production schedule,what is the minimum possible cycle time (in seconds)for this situation;what is the maximum?
c.What is the required cycle time (in seconds)in order to meet the schedule?
d.What is the theoretical minimum number of workstations needed to meet the schedule?
e.Balance this line using longest processing time.
f.What is the efficiency of the balance obtained in part e?

Accepted Answer

The network diagram appears below.Minimu

Question 13

Briefly explain what "slotting" is.What ethical issues might arise with regard to slotting?

Accepted Answer

Slotting is the practice of manufacturer

Question 14

One guideline for determining the arrangement and space allocation of a retail store is to place high-impulse and high-margin items in prominent locations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Identify the five common layout heuristics used to assign tasks to workstations in assembly-line balancing.

Accepted Answer

(1)longest task (operation)tim

Question 16

Which of the following is a common heuristic for assembly line balancing?

Accepted Answer

A) first come,first served 
B) least preceding tasks 
C) earliest due date first 
D) ranked positional weight 
E) most preceding tasks 
A) first come,first served 
B) least preceding tasks 
C) earliest due date first 
D) ranked positional weight 
E) most preceding tasks

Question 17

________ layouts deal with low-volume,high-variety production with like machines and equipment grouped together.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ layouts deal with low-volume,high-variety production with...

Question 18

In a product-oriented layout,what is the process of deciding how to assign tasks to workstations?

Accepted Answer

A) station balancing 
B) process balancing 
C) task allocation 
D) assembly-line balancing 
E) work allocation 
A) station balancing 
B) process balancing 
C) task allocation 
D) assembly-line balancing 
E) work allocation

Question 19

Develop a solution for the following line balancing problem,allowing a cycle time of 5 minutes.
a.Draw the precedence diagram for the set of tasks.
b.Calculate the theoretical minimum number of workstations.
c.Balance this line using the longest task time heuristic.
d.What tasks are assigned to which stations?
e.Does the solution have the minimum number of stations? Explain.
f.How much idle time is there,summed over all workstations?
g.What is the efficiency of this line?

Accepted Answer

The theoretical minimum number of workst

Question 20

Mathematically,takt time is:

Accepted Answer

A) total work time available divided by units required. 
B) units required divided by workers required. 
C) a fictional time increment similar to a therblig. 
D) workers required divided by total operation time required. 
E) units required divided by total work time available. 
A) total work time available divided by units required. 
B) units required divided by workers required. 
C) a fictional time increment similar to a therblig. 
D) workers required divided by total operation time required. 
E) units required divided by total work time available.

Exam 9: Layout Strategies

Which of the statements below best describes office layout?

Cycle time is computed as:

A big advantage of a process-oriented layout is:

The ________ layout's main objective is to equalize the task time for each station.

Which of the following is one of the main advantages of a product-oriented layout?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of product-oriented layouts?

The biggest advantage of a product layout is its flexibility to handle a varied product mix.

Utilization of the total "cube" is the dominant consideration in office layout.

Which of the following is NOT an information requirement for solving a load-distance problem to design a process layout?

A(n)________ line is a machine-paced product-oriented facility for building components.

The ________ uses non-numeric "closeness" ratings to determine which departments should be located near one another and which departments should be kept farther apart.

Briefly explain what "slotting" is.What ethical issues might arise with regard to slotting?

One guideline for determining the arrangement and space allocation of a retail store is to place high-impulse and high-margin items in prominent locations.

Identify the five common layout heuristics used to assign tasks to workstations in assembly-line balancing.

Which of the following is a common heuristic for assembly line balancing?

________ layouts deal with low-volume,high-variety production with like machines and equipment grouped together.

In a product-oriented layout,what is the process of deciding how to assign tasks to workstations?

Mathematically,takt time is:

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