Exam 6: Process Selection and Facility Layout

Management wants to design an assembly line that will turn out 800 videotapes per day.There will be eight working hours in each day.The industrial engineering staff has assembled the information below:

Continuous production has been a significant factor underpinning the U.S.standard of living over the last century.

Intermittent processing can take the form of batch processing or a job shop.

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?

If the company desires that output rate equal demand, what is the minimum number of workstations needed?

In cellular manufacturing, machines and equipment are grouped by type (e.g., all grinders are grouped into a cell).

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

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

The advantages of automation include: (I) Reduced output variability. (II) Reduced variable costs. (III) Machines don't strike or file grievances. (IV) Machines are always less expensive than human labor.

A process layout is more susceptible to shutdowns caused by equipment breakdowns than a product layout.

What is the total flow between departments B and D?