Exam 8: Process Selection and Facility Layout

A company needs to rebalance a product layout for producing new plastic license plates. They plan to use the assembly line six 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 will be the idle time at the second workstation of the assembly line that uses the minimum number of workstations?

Process layouts feature departments or other functional groupings of personnel or equipment.

An example of automated services is:

The key questions in the process selection task are: (i) How will the prodioct/service be priced? (ii) How much variety wall be imposed on the process? (1ii) What is the target market for the product/service? (IV) At what volume will the grocirss need to operate?

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

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?

In the use of closeness ratings for process layouts, the code U means the closeness between two departments is:

Computer-integrated manufacturing integrates all of the following except ______________ with manufacturing.

Product profiling links key product or service requirements to:

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.

Which of the following is not an information requirement for the design of a process layout?

Which of the following is not an approach that companies use to achieve a smooth flow of production?

The grouping of equipment by the operations needed to perform similar work for part families is:

A company needs to rebalance a product layout for producing new plastic license plates. They plan to use the assembly line six 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: Without regard to projected demand, what is the minimum possible cycle time for this assembly line?

The main issue in the design of process layouts concerns the relative positioning of the departments involved.

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

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

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 $.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?

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 projected demand of 480 units per day. The tasks necessary to produce this product are: Without regard to demand, what is the minimum possible cycle time (in seconds) for this situation?

An advantage of a U-shaped production line is that it facilitates teamwork and flexibility in work assignments.