Question 1

Job lots are groups or batches of parts processed together.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which one of the following is NOT common to repetitive and product-oriented layouts?

Accepted Answer

A) a high rate of output 
B) specialized equipment 
C) ability to adjust to changes in demand 
D) low unit costs 
E) standardized products 
A) a high rate of output 
B) specialized equipment 
C) ability to adjust to changes in demand 
D) low unit costs 
E) standardized products

Question 3

What is the primary reason why retailers tend to locate high-draw items around the periphery of the store?

Accepted Answer

A) More shelf space for those popular items is available around the periphery. 
B) There will be less congestion of customers than there would be in the middle. 
C) This arrangement will help to maximize customer exposure to other items in the store. 
D) It is easier to put large advertisement signs on the outside walls right next to the items. 
E) This arrangement allows customers to travel through the store as quickly as possible. 
A) More shelf space for those popular items is available around the periphery. 
B) There will be less congestion of customers than there would be in the middle. 
C) This arrangement will help to maximize customer exposure to other items in the store. 
D) It is easier to put large advertisement signs on the outside walls right next to the items. 
E) This arrangement allows customers to travel through the store as quickly as possible.

Question 4

Four hundred and eighty minutes of production time are available per day.Scheduled production is 120 units per day.What is the required cycle time?

Accepted Answer

A) 4 minutes 
B) 5 minutes 
C) 6 minutes 
D) 7 minutes 
E) 8 minutes 
A) 4 minutes 
B) 5 minutes 
C) 6 minutes 
D) 7 minutes 
E) 8 minutes

Question 5

Hemo-tech,Inc. ,a biomedical technology and research laboratory,produces a standard blood filtering device on an assembly-line basis.Six basic tasks are performed along the assembly line.The time to perform each task and the tasks that must immediately precede each task are in the table below.Twenty pumps per 450-minute day must be produced by the assembly line.
   (a)Draw the network diagram of the precedence relationships.
(b)Identify the absolute minimum and maximum cycle times.
(c)What is the cycle time required to meet demand?
(d)What is the minimum number of workstations required to meet the schedule?
(e)Balance this line using the most following tasks heuristic.
(f)What is the efficiency of the line obtained in part (e)?
(g)Can the efficiency of this solution be improved? Explain.

Accepted Answer

(a)The appropriate diagram appears below

Job lots are groups or batches of parts processed together.

Which one of the following is NOT common to repetitive and product-oriented layouts?

What is the primary reason why retailers tend to locate high-draw items around the periphery of the store?

Four hundred and eighty minutes of production time are available per day.Scheduled production is 120 units per day.What is the required cycle time?

Operations and Productivity

Operations Strategy in a Global Environment

Project Management

Forecasting

Design of Goods and Services

Managing Quality

Process Strategy

Location Strategies

Human Resources,job Design,and Work Measurement

Supply Chain Management

Inventory Management

Aggregate Planning and Sop

Material Requirements Planning Mrpand Erp

Short-Term Scheduling

Jit,tps,and Lean Operations

Maintenance and Reliability

Sustainability in the Supply Chain

Statistical Process Control

Capacity and Constraint Management

Supply Chain Management Analytics

Decision-Making Tools

Linear Programming

Transportation Models

Waiting-Line Models

Learning Curves

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Exam 9: Layout Strategies

Job lots are groups or batches of parts processed together.

Which one of the following is NOT common to repetitive and product-oriented layouts?

What is the primary reason why retailers tend to locate high-draw items around the periphery of the store?

Four hundred and eighty minutes of production time are available per day.Scheduled production is 120 units per day.What is the required cycle time?

Operations and Productivity

Operations Strategy in a Global Environment

Project Management

Forecasting

Design of Goods and Services

Managing Quality

Process Strategy

Location Strategies

Human Resources,job Design,and Work Measurement

Supply Chain Management

Inventory Management

Aggregate Planning and Sop

Material Requirements Planning Mrpand Erp

Short-Term Scheduling

Jit,tps,and Lean Operations

Maintenance and Reliability

Sustainability in the Supply Chain

Statistical Process Control

Capacity and Constraint Management

Supply Chain Management Analytics

Decision-Making Tools

Linear Programming

Transportation Models

Waiting-Line Models

Learning Curves

Simulation

Filters