Question 1

Four hundred and eighty minutes of production time are available per day.Scheduled production is 120 units per day.What is the required cycle time?

Accepted Answer

A) 4 minutes 
B) 5 minutes 
C) 6 minutes 
D) 7 minutes 
E) 8 minutes 
A) 4 minutes 
B) 5 minutes 
C) 6 minutes 
D) 7 minutes 
E) 8 minutes

Question 2

A product-oriented layout would be MOST appropriate for which one of the following businesses?

Accepted Answer

A) fast food 
B) steel making 
C) insurance sales 
D) clothing alterations 
E) a grocery store 
A) fast food 
B) steel making 
C) insurance sales 
D) clothing alterations 
E) a grocery store

Question 3

The ________ layout's main objective is to equalize the task time for each station.

Accepted Answer

A) work cell 
B) fixed position 
C) office 
D) job shop 
E) product oriented 
A) work cell 
B) fixed position 
C) office 
D) job shop 
E) product oriented

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of work cells?

Accepted Answer

A) reduced direct labor cost 
B) decreased equipment and machinery utilization 
C) heightened sense of employee participation 
D) reduced raw material and finished goods inventory 
E) reduced investment in machinery and equipment 
A) reduced direct labor cost 
B) decreased equipment and machinery utilization 
C) heightened sense of employee participation 
D) reduced raw material and finished goods inventory 
E) reduced investment in machinery and equipment

Question 5

The disadvantages of process-oriented layout come from:

Accepted Answer

A) the use of special purpose equipment. 
B) machine maintenance,which tends to seriously degrade the capacity of the entire system. 
C) the use of specialized material handling equipment. 
D) the need for stable demand. 
E) the flexibility of general-purpose equipment. 
A) the use of special purpose equipment. 
B) machine maintenance,which tends to seriously degrade the capacity of the entire system. 
C) the use of specialized material handling equipment. 
D) the need for stable demand. 
E) the flexibility of general-purpose equipment.

Question 6

________ is the pace (frequency)of production necessary (time per unit)to meet customer orders.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ is the pace (frequency)of production necessary...

Question 7

To develop a good facility layout,what must be determined?

Accepted Answer

You need to consider the following to de

Question 8

An assembly line consists of 21 tasks grouped into 5 workstations.The sum of the 21 task times is 85 minutes.The largest assigned cycle time is 20 minutes.What is the efficiency of this line?

Accepted Answer

A) 4.2 percent 
B) 17 percent 
C) 85 percent 
D) 100 percent 
E) 21 percent 
A) 4.2 percent 
B) 17 percent 
C) 85 percent 
D) 100 percent 
E) 21 percent

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT an information requirement for solving a load-distance problem to design a process layout?

Accepted Answer

A) a list of departments or work centers 
B) a projection of work flows between the work centers 
C) the distance between locations 
D) a list of product cycle times 
E) the cost per unit of distance to move loads 
A) a list of departments or work centers 
B) a projection of work flows between the work centers 
C) the distance between locations 
D) a list of product cycle times 
E) the cost per unit of distance to move loads

Question 10

Mathematically,takt time is:

Accepted Answer

A) total work time available divided by units required. 
B) units required divided by workers required. 
C) a fictional time increment similar to a therblig. 
D) workers required divided by total operation time required. 
E) units required divided by total work time available. 
A) total work time available divided by units required. 
B) units required divided by workers required. 
C) a fictional time increment similar to a therblig. 
D) workers required divided by total operation time required. 
E) units required divided by total work time available.

Question 11

A firm operates a flow shop building kitchen cabinetry for recreational vehicles.The major activities of this process are listed below.
   a.Draw the appropriate network for this project.
b.What would the cycle time be if the goal is to produce 20 units per month (the plant operates
160 hours per month)?
c.What is the theoretical minimum number of workstations needed?
d.Balance with the most following tasks heuristic.What tasks are assigned to which stations?
e.What is the efficiency of the line obtained in part d?

Accepted Answer

@#IMG-DLM& @#IMG-DLM& (b)The cycle time is 160/20 = 8 hours;

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT one of the factors complicating the techniques for addressing the fixed-position layout?

Accepted Answer

A) The volume of materials needed is dynamic. 
B) At different stages of a project,different materials are needed; therefore,different items become critical as the project develops. 
C) Takt times at workstations are dynamic. 
D) There is limited space at virtually all sites. 
E) All of the above are complicating factors. 
A) The volume of materials needed is dynamic. 
B) At different stages of a project,different materials are needed; therefore,different items become critical as the project develops. 
C) Takt times at workstations are dynamic. 
D) There is limited space at virtually all sites. 
E) All of the above are complicating factors.

Question 13

________ avoids placing materials or supplies in storage by processing them as they are received for shipment.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ avoids placing materials or supplies in...

Question 14

An assembly line has been designed to make battery-powered beverage mixers.Task details are shown in the table below:
   a.What is the assigned cycle time (in minutes)?
b.What is the maximum output rate of this line in mixers per hour?
c.What is the total idle time per cycle?
d.What is the assembly line's efficiency?

Accepted Answer

Cycle time is 4.0 minutes (gov

Question 15

Slotting fees:

Accepted Answer

A) are charged by retailers to stock a product. 
B) can amount to as much as $25,000. 
C) are not a part of Walmart's business practices. 
D) can reduce the ability of small businesses to introduce new products. 
E) all of the above 
A) are charged by retailers to stock a product. 
B) can amount to as much as $25,000. 
C) are not a part of Walmart's business practices. 
D) can reduce the ability of small businesses to introduce new products. 
E) all of the above

Question 16

Four hundred and eighty minutes of production time are available per day.The schedule calls for the production of 80 units per day.Each unit of the product requires 30 minutes of work.What is the theoretical minimum number of workstations?

Accepted Answer

A) 2 
B) 3 
C) 4 
D) 5 
E) 6 
A) 2 
B) 3 
C) 4 
D) 5 
E) 6

Question 17

An assembly line consists of 158 tasks grouped into 32 workstations.The sum of all task times is 105 minutes.The largest assigned cycle time is 4 minutes.What is the efficiency of this line?

Accepted Answer

A) 8 percent 
B) 21 percent 
C) 82 percent 
D) 100 percent 
E) 81 percent 
A) 8 percent 
B) 21 percent 
C) 82 percent 
D) 100 percent 
E) 81 percent

Question 18

Servicescape refers to the physical surrounding in which the service is delivered.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

One guideline for determining the arrangement and space allocation of a retail store is to place high-impulse and high-margin items in prominent locations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

An assembly line is assigned as follows.Station 1- task A,B,and C.Station 2- task D.Station 3- task E and F.The task times are 7,3,2,9,4,and 5 minutes respective to A,B,C,D,E,and F.(Assume that there is no precedence relationships between the tasks,i.e.they can be performed in any order)
(a)Calculate the efficiency.
(b)What would the assignment of tasks to stations be using the shortest processing time heuristic (assuming the current maximum station time remains the cycle time)?

Accepted Answer

(a)Efficiency = Sum of task time / (# St

Exam 10: Layout Strategies

Four hundred and eighty minutes of production time are available per day.Scheduled production is 120 units per day.What is the required cycle time?

A product-oriented layout would be MOST appropriate for which one of the following businesses?

The ________ layout's main objective is to equalize the task time for each station.

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of work cells?

The disadvantages of process-oriented layout come from:

________ is the pace (frequency)of production necessary (time per unit)to meet customer orders.

To develop a good facility layout,what must be determined?

An assembly line consists of 21 tasks grouped into 5 workstations.The sum of the 21 task times is 85 minutes.The largest assigned cycle time is 20 minutes.What is the efficiency of this line?

Which of the following is NOT an information requirement for solving a load-distance problem to design a process layout?

Mathematically,takt time is:

Which of the following is NOT one of the factors complicating the techniques for addressing the fixed-position layout?

________ avoids placing materials or supplies in storage by processing them as they are received for shipment.

Slotting fees:

Four hundred and eighty minutes of production time are available per day.The schedule calls for the production of 80 units per day.Each unit of the product requires 30 minutes of work.What is the theoretical minimum number of workstations?

An assembly line consists of 158 tasks grouped into 32 workstations.The sum of all task times is 105 minutes.The largest assigned cycle time is 4 minutes.What is the efficiency of this line?

Servicescape refers to the physical surrounding in which the service is delivered.

One guideline for determining the arrangement and space allocation of a retail store is to place high-impulse and high-margin items in prominent locations.

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