Question 1

One guideline for a retail layout is to locate high-draw items around the periphery of the store.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A company is designing a product layout for a new product.It plans to use this production line eight hours a day in order to meet a schedule of 400 units per day.The tasks necessary to produce this product are detailed in the table below.
   a.Draw the network described in the table.
b.Without regard to a production schedule,what is the minimum possible cycle time (in seconds)for this situation; what is the maximum?
c.What is the required cycle time (in seconds)in order to meet the schedule?
d.What is the theoretical minimum number of workstations needed to meet the schedule?
e.Balance this line using longest processing time.
f.What is the efficiency of the balance obtained in part e?

Accepted Answer

The network diagram appears below.Minimu

Question 3

The main issue in designing process-oriented layouts concerns the relative positioning of:

Accepted Answer

A) safety devices. 
B) departments or work centers. 
C) raw materials. 
D) entrances,loading docks,etc. 
E) supervisors to their employees. 
A) safety devices. 
B) departments or work centers. 
C) raw materials. 
D) entrances,loading docks,etc. 
E) supervisors to their employees.

Question 4

A hospital's layout most closely resembles which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) product oriented 
B) work cell 
C) job shop 
D) project 
E) retail 
A) product oriented 
B) work cell 
C) job shop 
D) project 
E) retail

Question 5

Cycle time is the maximum time that the product is allowed at each workstation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What are the advantages and disadvantages of product-oriented layouts?

Accepted Answer

The advantages of a product-oriented lay

Question 7

A product requires 24 separate tasks,and the sum of those task times is 14 minutes.If the cycle time is 2 minutes,then at least 12 workstations will be needed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In the office relationship chart,which rating reflects the highest importance for two departments' closeness to each other?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) E 
C) I 
D) O 
E) X 
A) A 
B) E 
C) I 
D) O 
E) X

Question 9

A production line is to be designed for a job with four tasks.The task times are 2.4 minutes,1.4 minutes,0.9 minutes,and 1.7 minutes.After line balancing,the largest possible assigned cycle time is ________ minutes,and the smallest possible assigned cycle time is ________ minutes.

Accepted Answer

A) 1.8; 1.4 
B) 1.6; 0.9 
C) 6.4; 2.4 
D) 2.4; 0.9 
E) 6.4; 0.9 
A) 1.8; 1.4 
B) 1.6; 0.9 
C) 6.4; 2.4 
D) 2.4; 0.9 
E) 6.4; 0.9

Question 10

The assumptions necessary for a successful product-oriented layout include all EXCEPT which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) adequate volume for high equipment utilization 
B) standardized product 
C) volatile product demand 
D) adequately standardized supplies of raw materials and components 
E) All of the above are appropriate assumptions. 
A) adequate volume for high equipment utilization 
B) standardized product 
C) volatile product demand 
D) adequately standardized supplies of raw materials and components 
E) All of the above are appropriate assumptions.

Question 11

Hemo-tech,Inc.,a biomedical technology and research laboratory,produces a standard blood filtering device on an assembly-line basis.Six basic tasks are performed along the assembly line.The time to perform each task and the tasks that must immediately precede each task are in the table below.Twenty pumps per 450-minute day must be produced by the assembly line.
   (a)Draw the network diagram of the precedence relationships.
(b)Identify the absolute minimum and maximum cycle times.
(c)What is the cycle time required to meet demand?
(d)What is the minimum number of workstations required to meet the schedule?
(e)Balance this line using the most following tasks heuristic.
(f)What is the efficiency of the line obtained in part (e)?
(g)Can the efficiency of this solution be improved? Explain.

Accepted Answer

(a)The appropriate diagram appears below

Question 12

The layout approach that addresses trade-offs between space and material handling is called the fixed-position layout.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The objective of layout strategy is to:

Accepted Answer

A) minimize cost. 
B) develop an effective and efficient layout that will meet the firm's competitive requirements. 
C) maximize flexibility. 
D) minimize space used. 
E) maximize worker satisfaction. 
A) minimize cost. 
B) develop an effective and efficient layout that will meet the firm's competitive requirements. 
C) maximize flexibility. 
D) minimize space used. 
E) maximize worker satisfaction.

Question 14

What are the advantages of focused factories?

Accepted Answer

Focused factories are better a

Question 15

Retail layouts are based on the notion that:

Accepted Answer

A) handling costs should be minimized. 
B) storage costs should be minimized. 
C) average customer visit duration should be maximized. 
D) space used should be minimized. 
E) maximizing customer exposure rate maximizes sales and profit. 
A) handling costs should be minimized. 
B) storage costs should be minimized. 
C) average customer visit duration should be maximized. 
D) space used should be minimized. 
E) maximizing customer exposure rate maximizes sales and profit.

Question 16

The work cell layout,a special arrangement of machinery and personnel to focus on the production of a single product or group of related products,is for manufacturing applications and has no relevance to services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

________ is the use of computer software to evaluate the profitability of merchandising plans in a retail layout.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ is the use of computer software...

Question 18

A facility is trying to set up an assembly line,and has identified the various tasks,and their relationship to each other,as shown in the following table.Managers wish to produce 600 units per day,working two 8-hour shifts.
   (a)Draw a network diagram of precedence relationships.
(b)Compute the required cycle time per unit in seconds.
(c)Compute the minimum number of workstations required to produce 600 units per day.
(d)Balance this line using the longest processing time heuristic.
(e)What is the efficiency of the line obtained in part (d)?

Accepted Answer

(a)The precedence diagram appears below.

Question 19

A(n)________ is a special product-oriented arrangement of machines and personnel in what is ordinarily a process-oriented facility.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n)________ is a special product-oriented arrangement of...

Question 20

________ layouts deal with low-volume,high-variety production with like machines and equipment grouped together.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ layouts deal with low-volume,high-variety production with...

Exam 10: Layout Strategies

One guideline for a retail layout is to locate high-draw items around the periphery of the store.

The main issue in designing process-oriented layouts concerns the relative positioning of:

A hospital's layout most closely resembles which of the following?

Cycle time is the maximum time that the product is allowed at each workstation.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of product-oriented layouts?

A product requires 24 separate tasks,and the sum of those task times is 14 minutes.If the cycle time is 2 minutes,then at least 12 workstations will be needed.

In the office relationship chart,which rating reflects the highest importance for two departments' closeness to each other?

A production line is to be designed for a job with four tasks.The task times are 2.4 minutes,1.4 minutes,0.9 minutes,and 1.7 minutes.After line balancing,the largest possible assigned cycle time is ________ minutes,and the smallest possible assigned cycle time is ________ minutes.

The assumptions necessary for a successful product-oriented layout include all EXCEPT which of the following?

The layout approach that addresses trade-offs between space and material handling is called the fixed-position layout.

The objective of layout strategy is to:

What are the advantages of focused factories?

Retail layouts are based on the notion that:

The work cell layout,a special arrangement of machinery and personnel to focus on the production of a single product or group of related products,is for manufacturing applications and has no relevance to services.

________ is the use of computer software to evaluate the profitability of merchandising plans in a retail layout.

A(n)________ is a special product-oriented arrangement of machines and personnel in what is ordinarily a process-oriented facility.

________ layouts deal with low-volume,high-variety production with like machines and equipment grouped together.

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A production line is to be designed for a job with four tasks.The task times are 2.4 minutes,1.4 minutes,0.9 minutes,and 1.7 minutes.After line balancing,the largest possible assigned cycle time is minutes,and the smallest possible assigned cycle time is minutes.