Exam 9: Location and Layout

Table 9.19 The Illinois Appliance Company is installing a line to produce a vacuum cleaner,and you,as the operations manager,are responsible for designing the line.The line has to produce 30 units per hour.The work elements to be performed are as follows,with the time needed and immediate predecessor(s)also shown. -Use the information in Table 9.19.What is the theoretical minimum number of stations?

Which of the following is an advantage or characteristic of product layout over process layout when volumes are high?

Locating work centres in a facility primarily depends on the absolute location within the facility;the location of work centre relative to other work centres is not a key consideration.

Table 9.23 The Terminal Company is attempting to balance its assembly line of high-voltage electrical connectors.The desired output for the line is 50 connectors per hour,and the information on the work elements for this assembly line is as follows. -Use the information from Table 9.23,and the longest work-element rule to balance this line.What work elements are included in the first station?

Table 9.5 Union Fork,Inc.has five distribution centers located at the location coordinates given as follows.The demand at each center is also given. -Use the information in Table 9.5.What is the total load-distance score for the two plants if plant 1 is located at the center of gravity serving A,B,and C,and plant 2 is at the center of gravity serving D and E? Assume Euclidean distance.

Which of the following statements about performance criteria relative to layouts is NOT generally true?

Table 9.4 Table 7.4 A company has determined the "demand points" and their relative locations as follows: Coordinates -Using the information in Table 9.4.If a company desires to locate a manufacturing facility at the center of gravity,what would be the x- and y-coordinates of the facility?

Table 9.8 The Neale Company has four distribution centers (A,B,C,and D)that require monthly shipments of 30,000,24,000,36,000,and 24,000 gallons of diesel fuel per month,respectively.Three wholesalers (1,2,and 3)are willing to supply up to 36,000,48,000 and 30,000 gallons,respectively.Total costs (in $)for both shipping and price follow.A blank transportation method tableau is provided below. Distribution Center -Use the information in Table 9.8.What can be said about a plan that ships 18,000 gallons from 1 to C;18,000 gallons from 1 to D;30,000 gallons from 2 to A;18,000 gallons from 2 to C;24,000 gallons from 3 to B;and 30,000 from 3 to D?

A grower and shipper of fresh gourmet herbs has determined the following demand forecast for the five metropolitan markets that the firm serves.Based on your calculations of the center of gravity,where should the new herb farm be located? Location

Table 9.7 Sagebrush Company has four warehouses (A,B,C,and D)that require monthly shipments of 250,200,300,and 200 units per month,respectively.Its three plants (1,2,and 3)have monthly capacities of 300,400,and 250,respectively.Shipping costs (in $)follow.A blank transportation method tableau is provided below. Warehouse -Use the information in Table 9.7.What can be said about a plan that ships 200 units from 1 to A,100 units from 1 to B,100 units from 2 to B,300 units from 2 to C,and 250 units from 3 to D?

A(n)________ layout groups workstations or departments according to function.

In the fixed-position layout,the product is fixed in place,and the workers,tools,and equipment come to the product.

Table 9.11 A company of four departments has the following trip matrix and current locations of all departments: Trips Between Departments Current Layout -Use the information in Table 9.11.To reduce the load-distance score,the departments were relocated.Which of the following new layouts has the smallest load-distance score?

Which one of the following statements is best concerning line balancing?

A qualitative factor is one that can be evaluated in dollar terms,such as community attitudes or quality of life.

A firm of six departments has the following trip matrix and current block plan of all departments: a.What is the load-distance score for the current layout? (Assume rectilinear distance and that the distance between departments A and B is one unit of distance. ) b.What would be the load-distance score for the following layout?

Table 9.1 A single facility is needed to meet the demands of four markets. The locations and demands of these four markets are shown below. -Use the information from Table 9.1.If the facility must be located at one of these four markets,which of the four locations is most desirable,assuming Euclidean distance?

Pinkerton Company has four distribution centers located at the location coordinates given below. The monthly demand at each center is also given.Assume that management is considering locating its new plant at distribution center A.What is the load-distance score,assuming rectilinear distance?

When volumes are high,an advantage of flexible-flow layouts over line-flow layouts is faster processing rates.

Which one of the following statements about layouts is NOT true?