Question 1

A common goal in designing process layouts is

Accepted Answer

A) minimizing the number of workers. 
B) minimizing idle time. 
C) minimizing transportation costs. 
D) maximizing workstation productive time. 
E) maximizing transportation distances. 
A) minimizing the number of workers. 
B) minimizing idle time. 
C) minimizing transportation costs. 
D) maximizing workstation productive time. 
E) maximizing transportation distances.

Question 2

QRS Corp. is designing a product layout for a new product. They plan to use this production line 10 hours a day in order to meet forecasted demand of 900 units per day. The following table describes the tasks necessary to produce this product:
 
For output to equal forecasted demand, what should be the actual cycle time for this production?

Accepted Answer

A) 32 seconds 
B) 38 seconds 
C) 40 seconds 
D) 76 seconds 
E) 152 seconds 
A) 32 seconds 
B) 38 seconds 
C) 40 seconds 
D) 76 seconds 
E) 152 seconds

Question 3

Information technology refers to competitive data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A production line is to be designed for a job with three tasks. The task times are 0.3 minutes, 1.4 minutes, and 0.7 minutes. For a single production line with no parallel activities, the minimum cycle time in minutes is

Accepted Answer

A) 0.3. 
B) 0.7. 
C) 1.4. 
D) 2.4. 
E) 0.8. 
A) 0.3. 
B) 0.7. 
C) 1.4. 
D) 2.4. 
E) 0.8.

Question 5

Product layouts typically achieve high utilization of labor and equipment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A company needs to rebalance a product layout for producing new plastic license plates. They plan to use the assembly line 6 hours in order to meet projected demand of 2,160 license plates each day. The following table describes the tasks involved in the production of this product:
 
For output to equal projected demand, what is the theoretical minimum number of workstations needed?

Accepted Answer

A) 2 
B) 2.8 
C) 3 
D) 4 
E) 5 
A) 2 
B) 2.8 
C) 3 
D) 4 
E) 5

Question 7

The minimum number of workstations for a production line is determined in part by the desired output rate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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:
 
If the company were to locate departments X, Y, and Z in areas I, II, and III, respectively, what would be the total distance (in meters)loads would be moved each week?

Accepted Answer

A) 3,100 
B) 3,600 
C) 6,200 
D) 6,700 
E) 8,200 
A) 3,100 
B) 3,600 
C) 6,200 
D) 6,700 
E) 8,200

Question 9

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 per meter moved. An analyst has prepared the following distances and flow matrices:
 
What are total weekly costs for the least costly process layout?

Accepted Answer

A) $2,800 
B) $3,150 
C) $3,500 
D) $4,000 
E) $4,500 
A) $2,800 
B) $3,150 
C) $3,500 
D) $4,000 
E) $4,500

Question 10

An advantage of a U-shaped production line is that

Accepted Answer

A) it is less compact. 
B) communication is reduced among employees. 
C) workers are specialists. 
D) work assignments are more rigid. 
E) it is more efficient than a traditional product layout. 
A) it is less compact. 
B) communication is reduced among employees. 
C) workers are specialists. 
D) work assignments are more rigid. 
E) it is more efficient than a traditional product layout.

Question 11

Which of the following process types would be most likely to be used in the maturity phase of a product's life cycle?

Accepted Answer

A) repetitive 
B) intermittent 
C) project 
D) batch 
E) job shop 
A) repetitive 
B) intermittent 
C) project 
D) batch 
E) job shop

Question 12

Avoiding bottlenecks is the primary goal of product design.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which one of the following is not considered an important factor in retail layout design?

Accepted Answer

A) cost minimization 
B) traffic patterns and traffic flow 
C) opportunity to influence customer attitudes 
D) degree of contact with the customer 
E) degree of customization 
A) cost minimization 
B) traffic patterns and traffic flow 
C) opportunity to influence customer attitudes 
D) degree of contact with the customer 
E) degree of customization

Question 14

Accounting, purchasing, and inventory control are fairly routine with process layouts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The key questions in the process selection task are:
(I)How will the product/service be priced?
(II)How much variety will be imposed on the process?
(III)What is the target market for the product/service?
(IV)At what volume will the process need to operate?

Accepted Answer

A) I and III 
B) II and IV 
C) II and III 
D) I and IV 
E) III and IV 
A) I and III 
B) II and IV 
C) II and III 
D) I and IV 
E) III and IV

Question 16

Computer-aided manufacturing refers to the use of computers in

Accepted Answer

A) product design. 
B) decision making. 
C) data analysis. 
D) quality control. 
E) process control. 
A) product design. 
B) decision making. 
C) data analysis. 
D) quality control. 
E) process control.

Question 17

The goal of line balancing is to assign tasks to workstations in such a way that the workstations have approximately equal time requirements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The main issue in the design of process layouts for service operations concerns the relative positioning of

Accepted Answer

A) workstations. 
B) processing components. 
C) departments. 
D) entrances, loading docks, etc. 
E) manufacturing cells. 
A) workstations. 
B) processing components. 
C) departments. 
D) entrances, loading docks, etc. 
E) manufacturing cells.

Question 19

In general, job-shop systems have a lower unit cost than continuous systems do because continuous systems use costly specialized equipment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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 per meter moved. An analyst has prepared the following distances and flow matrices:
 
If departments X, Y, and Z were to be located in areas I, II, and III, respectively, what would be the total distance (in meters)loads would be moved each week?

Accepted Answer

A) 4,000 
B) 4,500 
C) 7,000 
D) 8,000 
E) 9,000 
A) 4,000 
B) 4,500 
C) 7,000 
D) 8,000 
E) 9,000

A common goal in designing process layouts is

Information technology refers to competitive data.

A production line is to be designed for a job with three tasks. The task times are 0.3 minutes, 1.4 minutes, and 0.7 minutes. For a single production line with no parallel activities, the minimum cycle time in minutes is

Product layouts typically achieve high utilization of labor and equipment.

The minimum number of workstations for a production line is determined in part by the desired output rate.

An advantage of a U-shaped production line is that

Which of the following process types would be most likely to be used in the maturity phase of a product's life cycle?

Avoiding bottlenecks is the primary goal of product design.

Which one of the following is not considered an important factor in retail layout design?

Accounting, purchasing, and inventory control are fairly routine with process layouts.

The key questions in the process selection task are: (I)How will the product/service be priced? (II)How much variety will be imposed on the process? (III)What is the target market for the product/service? (IV)At what volume will the process need to operate?

Computer-aided manufacturing refers to the use of computers in

The goal of line balancing is to assign tasks to workstations in such a way that the workstations have approximately equal time requirements.

The main issue in the design of process layouts for service operations concerns the relative positioning of

In general, job-shop systems have a lower unit cost than continuous systems do because continuous systems use costly specialized equipment.

Introduction to Operations Management

Competitiveness, Strategy, and Productivity

Forecasting

Product and Service Design

Strategic Capacity Planning for Products and Services

Work Design and Measurement

Location Planning and Analysis

Management of Quality

Quality Control

Aggregate Planning and Master Scheduling

Inventory Management

MRP and ERP

Jit and Lean Operations

Supply Chain Management

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Exam 6: Process Selection and Facility Layout

A common goal in designing process layouts is

Information technology refers to competitive data.

A production line is to be designed for a job with three tasks. The task times are 0.3 minutes, 1.4 minutes, and 0.7 minutes. For a single production line with no parallel activities, the minimum cycle time in minutes is

Product layouts typically achieve high utilization of labor and equipment.

The minimum number of workstations for a production line is determined in part by the desired output rate.

An advantage of a U-shaped production line is that

Which of the following process types would be most likely to be used in the maturity phase of a product's life cycle?

Avoiding bottlenecks is the primary goal of product design.

Which one of the following is not considered an important factor in retail layout design?

Accounting, purchasing, and inventory control are fairly routine with process layouts.

The key questions in the process selection task are: (I)How will the product/service be priced? (II)How much variety will be imposed on the process? (III)What is the target market for the product/service? (IV)At what volume will the process need to operate?

Computer-aided manufacturing refers to the use of computers in

The goal of line balancing is to assign tasks to workstations in such a way that the workstations have approximately equal time requirements.

The main issue in the design of process layouts for service operations concerns the relative positioning of

In general, job-shop systems have a lower unit cost than continuous systems do because continuous systems use costly specialized equipment.

Introduction to Operations Management

Competitiveness, Strategy, and Productivity

Forecasting

Product and Service Design

Strategic Capacity Planning for Products and Services

Work Design and Measurement

Location Planning and Analysis

Management of Quality

Quality Control

Aggregate Planning and Master Scheduling

Inventory Management

MRP and ERP

Jit and Lean Operations

Supply Chain Management

Scheduling

Project Management

Management of Waiting Lines

Linear Programming

Filters