Question 1

A good layout requires determining:

Accepted Answer

A) material handling equipment. 
B) capacity and space requirements. 
C) environment and aesthetics. 
D) cost of moving between various work areas. 
E) all of the above 
A) material handling equipment. 
B) capacity and space requirements. 
C) environment and aesthetics. 
D) cost of moving between various work areas. 
E) all of the above

Question 2

Product-oriented layouts tend to have high levels of work-in-process inventories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Heuristics are problem-solving procedures that mathematically optimize the solution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A focused work center is well suited to the production of a large family of products requiring similar processing,even if their demands are not very stable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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 6

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 7

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 8

Which of the following is TRUE of random stocking?

Accepted Answer

A) Because items are stocked randomly,accurate inventory records are not necessary. 
B) Its results always minimize handling costs. 
C) Products have their own permanent storage spot. 
D) Each pick can be of only one product. 
E) None of the above is true. 
A) Because items are stocked randomly,accurate inventory records are not necessary. 
B) Its results always minimize handling costs. 
C) Products have their own permanent storage spot. 
D) Each pick can be of only one product. 
E) None of the above is true.

Question 9

Explain what the purpose of assembly-line balancing is.Describe briefly how it is done.

Accepted Answer

Assembly-line balancing attempts to put

Question 10

An insurance claims processing center has six work centers,any of which can be placed into any of six physical departmental locations.Call the centers 1,2,3,4,5,and 6,and the departments A,B,C,D,E,and F.The current set of assignments is A-3,B-1,C-6,D-2,E-4,and F-5.
The (symmetric)matrix of departmental distances,in meters is shown below.
   The matrix of work flow (estimated trips per day)is among centers is shown below.
   The firm estimates that each trip costs approximately $4.What is the cost of the current assignment?

Accepted Answer

Load-distance = AB: 30(35)+ AC: 5(20)+ A

Question 11

Cyclone Appliances has developed a new European-style convection oven that will be made on an assembly line.The schedule requires 80 ovens in an 8-hour day.The assembly includes seven tasks.The table below indicates the performance time and the sequence requirements for each task.
   (a)What is the cycle time for this assembly operation?
(b)What is the theoretical minimum number of workstations?
(c)Draw the precedence diagram.

Accepted Answer

(a)The cycle time is 480 minutes per day

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

The advantages of a product-oriented lay

Question 13

Which of the following is a disadvantage of product-oriented layout?

Accepted Answer

A) There is a lack of flexibility necessary for handling a variety of products. 
B) High volume is required because of the large investment needed to establish the process. 
C) Work stoppage at any one point can tie up the whole operation. 
D) There is a lack of flexibility necessary for handling a variety of production rates. 
E) All of the above are disadvantages of product-oriented layouts. 
A) There is a lack of flexibility necessary for handling a variety of products. 
B) High volume is required because of the large investment needed to establish the process. 
C) Work stoppage at any one point can tie up the whole operation. 
D) There is a lack of flexibility necessary for handling a variety of production rates. 
E) All of the above are disadvantages of product-oriented layouts.

Question 14

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 15

________ refers to the physical surroundings in which a service takes place,and how they affect customers and employees.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ refers to the physical surroundings in...

Question 16

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 17

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 18

Which of the following is NOT one of McDonald's "seven major innovations"?

Accepted Answer

A) the Happy Meal 
B) drive-through windows 
C) breakfast menus 
D) play areas 
E) self-service kiosks 
A) the Happy Meal 
B) drive-through windows 
C) breakfast menus 
D) play areas 
E) self-service kiosks

Question 19

The concept of customizing in a warehouse layout:

Accepted Answer

A) is possible,but it causes serious loss of oversight of the quality function. 
B) cannot be considered seriously in today's high efficiency factories. 
C) is theoretically sound,but several years away in practice. 
D) incorporates value-added activities in warehouses. 
E) locates stock wherever there is an open location. 
A) is possible,but it causes serious loss of oversight of the quality function. 
B) cannot be considered seriously in today's high efficiency factories. 
C) is theoretically sound,but several years away in practice. 
D) incorporates value-added activities in warehouses. 
E) locates stock wherever there is an open location.

Question 20

Solving a load-distance problem for a process-oriented layout requires that:

Accepted Answer

A) the difficulty of movement be the same for all possible paths. 
B) pickup and setdown costs vary from department to department. 
C) the cost to move a load be the same for all possible paths. 
D) takt time be less than 1. 
E) Proplanner software examines all possible department configurations. 
A) the difficulty of movement be the same for all possible paths. 
B) pickup and setdown costs vary from department to department. 
C) the cost to move a load be the same for all possible paths. 
D) takt time be less than 1. 
E) Proplanner software examines all possible department configurations.

Exam 9: Layout Decisions

A good layout requires determining:

Product-oriented layouts tend to have high levels of work-in-process inventories.

Heuristics are problem-solving procedures that mathematically optimize the solution.

A focused work center is well suited to the production of a large family of products requiring similar processing,even if their demands are not very stable.

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

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

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.

Which of the following is TRUE of random stocking?

Explain what the purpose of assembly-line balancing is.Describe briefly how it is done.

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

Which of the following is a disadvantage of product-oriented layout?

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

________ refers to the physical surroundings in which a service takes place,and how they affect customers and employees.

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 one of McDonald's "seven major innovations"?

The concept of customizing in a warehouse layout:

Solving a load-distance problem for a process-oriented layout requires that:

Operations and Productivity

The Global Environment and Operations Strategy

Managing Projects

Forecasting Demand

Product Design

Quality Management and International Standards

Process Design

Location Decisions

Job Design and Work Measurement

Supply Chain Management

Managing Inventory

Aggregate Scheduling

Material Requirements Planning Mrpand Erp

Scheduling for the Short-Term

Jit,lean Operations,and the Toyota Production System

Maintenance and Reliability Decisions

Sustainability

Statistical Process Control

Capacity Planning

Supply Chain Modeling

Decision Modeling

Linear Programming Models

Transportation Modeling

Queuing Models

Learning Curves

Modeling with Simulation

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