Question 1

Identify the four requirements for cellular production.

Accepted Answer

(1)identification of families of product

Question 2

The most common tactic followed in process-layout planning is to arrange departments or work centers so they:

Accepted Answer

A) minimize the cost of skilled labor. 
B) maximize the machine utilization. 
C) are equally allocated within the available space. 
D) minimize the costs of material handling. 
E) produce a perfectly balanced assembly line. 
A) minimize the cost of skilled labor. 
B) maximize the machine utilization. 
C) are equally allocated within the available space. 
D) minimize the costs of material handling. 
E) produce a perfectly balanced assembly line.

Question 3

A company is trying to balance production between 3 workstations on an assembly line.Currently there are 5 tasks that need to be performed.These tasks,ABCDE,have required times of 2 minutes,4 minutes,1 minutes,3 minutes,and 10 minutes,respectively.The assembly line needs to produce 40 units per day to meet demand and can work for up to 8 hours each day.
(a)What is the required cycle time?
(b)What is the theoretical minimum # of workstations?
(c)Assign the tasks according to the shortest task time heuristic.

Accepted Answer

(a)Required cycle time = Production time

Question 4

What is a servicescape? How is it related to the retail layout problem? What are the three elements of servicescape for dealing with these human issues?

Accepted Answer

Servicescape describes the physical surr

Question 5

Which of the statements below best describes office layout?

Accepted Answer

A) positions workers,their equipment,and spaces/offices to provide for movement of information 
B) addresses the layout requirements of large,bulky projects such as ships and buildings 
C) seeks the best personnel and machine utilization in repetitive or continuous production 
D) allocates shelf space and responds to customer behavior 
E) deals with low-volume,high-variety production 
A) positions workers,their equipment,and spaces/offices to provide for movement of information 
B) addresses the layout requirements of large,bulky projects such as ships and buildings 
C) seeks the best personnel and machine utilization in repetitive or continuous production 
D) allocates shelf space and responds to customer behavior 
E) deals with low-volume,high-variety production

Question 6

What layout strategy deals with low-volume,high-variety production?

Accepted Answer

A) fixed-position layout 
B) retail layout 
C) warehouse layout 
D) office layout 
E) process-oriented layout 
A) fixed-position layout 
B) retail layout 
C) warehouse layout 
D) office layout 
E) process-oriented layout

Question 7

A(n)________ line is a machine-paced product-oriented facility for building components.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n)________ line is a machine-paced product-oriented facility...

Question 8

For which of the following operations would a fixed-position layout be MOST appropriate?

Accepted Answer

A) assembling automobiles 
B) producing TV sets 
C) constructing a highway tunnel 
D) refining of crude oil 
E) running an insurance agency 
A) assembling automobiles 
B) producing TV sets 
C) constructing a highway tunnel 
D) refining of crude oil 
E) running an insurance agency

Question 9

A work cell is required to make 140 computerized diagnostic assemblies (for installation into hybrid automobiles)each day.The cell currently works an eight hour shift,of which seven hours is available for productive work.These assemblies require five operations.Standard times for these operations are: Operation A,3.0 minutes,B,1.8 minutes,C,2.4 minutes,D,2.5 minutes,and E,1.4 minutes.
(a)What is takt time for this cell?
(b)How many workers will be needed to achieve this schedule?

Accepted Answer

(a)Takt time = 420 / 140 = 3 m

Question 10

A work cell is scheduled to build 120 digital light processor (DLP)assemblies each week.These assemblies are later installed into home theater projection systems.The work cell has 7.5 hours of productive work each day,six days per week.What is takt time for this cell?

Accepted Answer

The cell has 7.5 × 6 = 45 hour

Question 11

Identify the formulas for the following terms that occur in assembly line balancing: (1)cycle time,(2)minimum number of workstations,and (3)efficiency.

Accepted Answer

(1)Cycle time = Production time availabl

Question 12

Which of the following reduces product handling,inventory,and facility costs,but requires both (1)tight scheduling and (2)accurate inbound product information?

Accepted Answer

A) phantom-docking 
B) random stocking 
C) ASRS 
D) customizing 
E) cross-docking 
A) phantom-docking 
B) random stocking 
C) ASRS 
D) customizing 
E) cross-docking

Question 13

Category management is the use of computer software to evaluate the profitability of various merchandising plans for hundreds of categories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following does NOT support the retail layout objective of maximizing customer exposure to products?

Accepted Answer

A) Locate high-draw items around the periphery of the store. 
B) Use prominent locations for high-impulse and high-margin items. 
C) Maximize exposure to expensive items. 
D) Use end-aisle locations. 
E) Convey the store's mission with the careful positioning of the lead-off department. 
A) Locate high-draw items around the periphery of the store. 
B) Use prominent locations for high-impulse and high-margin items. 
C) Maximize exposure to expensive items. 
D) Use end-aisle locations. 
E) Convey the store's mission with the careful positioning of the lead-off department.

Question 15

A work cell is required to make 200 computerized diagnostic assemblies (for installation into hybrid automobiles)each day.The cell currently works an eight hour shift,of which seven hours is available for productive work.What is takt time for this cell?

Accepted Answer

Takt time = 420 minu

Question 16

"A special arrangement of machinery and equipment to focus on production of a single product or group of related products" describes what layout type?

Accepted Answer

A) fixed-position layout 
B) intermittent production 
C) job shop 
D) work cell 
E) warehouse layout 
A) fixed-position layout 
B) intermittent production 
C) job shop 
D) work cell 
E) warehouse layout

Question 17

Identify McDonald's seven major innovations.

Accepted Answer

The seven major innovations ar

Question 18

What is the primary reason why retailers tend to locate high-draw items around the periphery of the store?

Accepted Answer

A) More shelf space for those popular items is available around the periphery. 
B) There will be less congestion of customers than there would be in the middle. 
C) This arrangement will help to maximize customer exposure to other items in the store. 
D) It is easier to put large advertisement signs on the outside walls right next to the items. 
E) This arrangement allows customers to travel through the store as quickly as possible. 
A) More shelf space for those popular items is available around the periphery. 
B) There will be less congestion of customers than there would be in the middle. 
C) This arrangement will help to maximize customer exposure to other items in the store. 
D) It is easier to put large advertisement signs on the outside walls right next to the items. 
E) This arrangement allows customers to travel through the store as quickly as possible.

Question 19

Because problems with fixed-position layouts are so difficult to solve well onsite,operations managers:

Accepted Answer

A) virtually never employ this layout strategy. 
B) utilize this approach only for construction projects such as bridges and office towers. 
C) increase the size of the site. 
D) often complete as much of the project as possible offsite. 
E) utilize this layout only for defense contractors. 
A) virtually never employ this layout strategy. 
B) utilize this approach only for construction projects such as bridges and office towers. 
C) increase the size of the site. 
D) often complete as much of the project as possible offsite. 
E) utilize this layout only for defense contractors.

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a heuristic rule for assigning tasks to workstations in a product layout?

Accepted Answer

A) longest tasks first 
B) in order of most number of following tasks 
C) median tasks first 
D) shortest tasks first 
E) in accordance with positional weight 
A) longest tasks first 
B) in order of most number of following tasks 
C) median tasks first 
D) shortest tasks first 
E) in accordance with positional weight

Exam 10: Layout Strategies

Identify the four requirements for cellular production.

The most common tactic followed in process-layout planning is to arrange departments or work centers so they:

What is a servicescape? How is it related to the retail layout problem? What are the three elements of servicescape for dealing with these human issues?

Which of the statements below best describes office layout?

What layout strategy deals with low-volume,high-variety production?

A(n)________ line is a machine-paced product-oriented facility for building components.

For which of the following operations would a fixed-position layout be MOST appropriate?

A work cell is scheduled to build 120 digital light processor (DLP)assemblies each week.These assemblies are later installed into home theater projection systems.The work cell has 7.5 hours of productive work each day,six days per week.What is takt time for this cell?

Identify the formulas for the following terms that occur in assembly line balancing: (1)cycle time,(2)minimum number of workstations,and (3)efficiency.

Which of the following reduces product handling,inventory,and facility costs,but requires both (1)tight scheduling and (2)accurate inbound product information?

Category management is the use of computer software to evaluate the profitability of various merchandising plans for hundreds of categories.

Which of the following does NOT support the retail layout objective of maximizing customer exposure to products?

A work cell is required to make 200 computerized diagnostic assemblies (for installation into hybrid automobiles)each day.The cell currently works an eight hour shift,of which seven hours is available for productive work.What is takt time for this cell?

"A special arrangement of machinery and equipment to focus on production of a single product or group of related products" describes what layout type?

Identify McDonald's seven major innovations.

What is the primary reason why retailers tend to locate high-draw items around the periphery of the store?

Because problems with fixed-position layouts are so difficult to solve well onsite,operations managers:

Which of the following is NOT a heuristic rule for assigning tasks to workstations in a product layout?

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