Exam 9: Location and Layout

A(n)________ is anything that consumes space,such as a person or group of people,a teller window,a machine,a workbench or workstation.

________ is a strategy where several competing firms cluster in one location to attract more customers than the total who would shop at the same stores at scattered locations.

________ are the smallest units of work that can be performed independently.

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 30,000 gallons from 1 to A;6,000 gallons from 1 to C;24,000 gallons from 2 to B;24,000 gallons from 2 to D;and 30,000 gallons from 3 to C?

Relative to ________ layouts,________ layouts have the potential disadvantage of lost productive time in changing from one product or service to another.

Which of the following usually is an advantage of on-site expansion,compared to building a new facility?

Relative to product layouts,process layouts are less vulnerable to changes in product mix or new marketing strategies and are therefore more flexible.

The trip matrix and the current block plan for a company follow.The two cells in the block plan marked with "ES" are empty space.Assume that material is moved according to rectilinear distances and that the distance between adjacent centers is one unit.It costs $1 to move one unit of material over one unit of distance. Trips Between Centers Current Block Plan To reduce materials-handling costs,the following revised block plan is being considered. Compute the "total cost" of each plan (current and revised),along with their cost difference.The total cost savings of changing over to the revised block plan is

One dominant factor in locating manufacturing facilities is a favorable labor climate.

Which one of the following is usually an advantage of building a new facility,compared to on-site expansion?

________ is the maximum time allowed for work on a unit at each station.

A cell is two or more dissimilar workstations located close together through which a limited number of parts or models are processed with line flows.

One of the advantages of building a new plant or moving to a new retail or office space is that the firm does not have to rely on production from a single plant.

A line-flow layout is an arrangement where the product is fixed in place,while workers,along with their tools and equipment,come to the product to work on it.

Which of the following statements on locating new U.S.manufacturing plants is best?

A preference matrix combines qualitative factors and quantitative scores to compare several sites being considered in a location decision.

Consider the location of four distribution centers,A,B,C,and D,with the following location coordinates and shipping requirements per week. Management is considering locating a new plant at the site of one of the four distribution centers.What is the load-distance score if the plant is located at distribution center A? (Use rectilinear distance. )

Layout choices must be closely tied to flow strategy.Which one of the following firms is most likely to select a process layout?

When volumes are high,generally an advantage of ________ layouts relative to ________ layouts is less unproductive time is lost to changeovers and material handling.

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 distribution centers A,B,and C,and plant 2 is located at the center of gravity serving D and E.Assume rectilinear distance.