Exam 6: Process Selection and Facility Layout

An optimal set of assignments for a production line cannot be obtained by assigning tasks to workstations in order of either: (1)the most following tasks; or (2)the sum of the task's time and the times of all following tasks.

A service organization such as a hospital is likely to use a(n)_____ layout because of variability in customer processing requirements.

The substitution of machinery that has sensing and control devices for human labor is best described by the term

When new products or services are being planned, process selection occurs as a matter of course. Process selection also comes into play as a result of: (I)technological changes. (II)competitive pressures. (III)fundamental changes in demand patterns.

Heuristic rules for line balancing will guarantee an optimal solution.

Continuous production systems are typically very rigid and costly to change.

In which type of operation are you likely to see, at most, only minor variations in the product or service being produced using the same process and the same equipment?

The process of assigning tasks to workstations in such a way that the workstations have approximately equal time requirements is called

Job shops tend to be _____ while continuous processes tend to be _____.

Daily capacity of a product layout is determined by

Layout design has many objectives, one of which is

Which of the following is not a significant concern for process selection?

A company needs to locate three departments (X, Y, and Z)in the three areas (I, II, and III)of a new facility. They want to minimize interdepartmental transportation costs, which are expected to be $0.50 per load meter moved. An analyst has prepared the following flow and distance matrices: Which layout will minimize the total distance loads will be moved each week?

A company is designing a product layout for a new product. It plans to use this production line 8 hours a day in order to meet projected demand of 480 units per day. The tasks necessary to produce this product are: If the company wants the output rate to be equal to demand, what would be the efficiency of this line with the theoretical minimum number of workstations?

A manufacturing cell allows the production of a wide range of very different products.

A company needs to locate three departments (X, Y, and Z)in the three areas (I, II, and III)of a new facility. They want to minimize interdepartmental transportation costs, which are expected to be $0.50 per load meter moved. An analyst has prepared the following flow and distance matrices: What are total weekly costs for an optimum layout?

A disadvantage of a product layout can be high in-process inventory costs.

Which closeness rating reflects indifference on the nearness or lack of nearness of two departments?

In a product layout, the task of deciding how to assign work to specific stations is referred to as

Laser technology used in surgical procedures is an example of technological advances in