Question 1

If the schedule calls for the production of 120 units per day and 480 minutes of production time are available per day,the cycle time would be 4 minutes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

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  False

Question 3

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 E

Question 4

Which of the following is one of the main advantages of a product-oriented layout?

Accepted Answer

A)  high customer exposure rates
B)  employability of highly skilled labor
C)  high flexibility
D)  low capital cost
E)  low variable cost per unit

Question 5

ASRS stands for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  automated storage and retrieval system
B)  automated storage and recovery system
C)  automated scan and recognize system
D)  automated scan and retail system
E)  automated scan and retrieval system

Question 6

Identify the five common layout heuristics used to assign tasks to workstations in assembly-line balancing.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify the five common layout heuristics used...

Question 7

A production line is to be designed to make 500 El-More dolls per day.Each doll requires 11 activities totaling 16 minutes of work.The factory operates 750 minutes per day.What is the required cycle time for this assembly line?

Accepted Answer

A)  0.5 minutes
B)  1.5 minutes
C)  2 minutes
D)  5,500 minutes
E)  4.26 minutes

Question 8

One of the major advantages of process-oriented layouts is:

Accepted Answer

A)  high equipment utilization.
B)  large work-in-process inventories.
C)  flexibility in equipment and labor assignment.
D)  smooth and continuous flow of work.
E)  small work-in-process inventories.

Question 9

The central problem in product-oriented layout planning is:

Accepted Answer

A)  minimizing material handling within workstations.
B)  minimizing labor movement between workstations.
C)  equalizing the space allocated to the different workstations.
D)  maximizing equipment utilization.
E)  minimizing the imbalance in the workloads among workstations.

Question 10

The dominant problem associated with the fixed-position layout is that workers are fixed in position,and they cannot be reassigned.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is a common heuristic for assembly line balancing?

Accepted Answer

A)  first come,first served
B)  least preceding tasks
C)  earliest due date first
D)  ranked positional weight
E)  most preceding tasks

Question 12

The project remains in one place and workers and equipment come to that one work area in a(n)________ layout.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The project remains in one place and...

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ is the maximum time that the...

Question 14

Which type of layout features departments or other functional groupings in which similar activities are performed?

Accepted Answer

A)  process-oriented
B)  product-oriented
C)  fixed-position
D)  mass production
E)  unit production

Question 15

Process-oriented layouts typically have low levels of work-in-process inventory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a retail layout practice?

Accepted Answer

A)  Locate the high-draw items around the periphery of the store.
B)  Distribute power items throughout the store.
C)  Use end-aisle locations to maximize product exposure.
D)  Use prominent locations for high-impulse and high-margin items.
E)  All of the above are retail layout practices.

Question 17

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.

Question 18

The objective of layout strategy is to develop an effective and efficient layout that will meet the firm's competitive requirements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Cross-docking processes items as they are received,rather than placing them in storage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A work cell is required to make 80 computerized diagnostic assemblies (for installation into hybrid automobiles)each day.The cell currently works an eight hour shift,of which seven hours are available for productive work.These assemblies require five operations,with times of 1.0,1.8,2.4,2.5,and 1.4 minutes each.(a)What is takt time for this cell? (b)How many workers will be needed?

Accepted Answer

The answer of A work cell is required to make...

Exam 10: Layout Strategies

If the schedule calls for the production of 120 units per day and 480 minutes of production time are available per day,the cycle time would be 4 minutes.

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.

A good layout requires determining:

Which of the following is one of the main advantages of a product-oriented layout?

ASRS stands for which of the following?

Identify the five common layout heuristics used to assign tasks to workstations in assembly-line balancing.

A production line is to be designed to make 500 El-More dolls per day.Each doll requires 11 activities totaling 16 minutes of work.The factory operates 750 minutes per day.What is the required cycle time for this assembly line?

One of the major advantages of process-oriented layouts is:

The central problem in product-oriented layout planning is:

The dominant problem associated with the fixed-position layout is that workers are fixed in position,and they cannot be reassigned.

Which of the following is a common heuristic for assembly line balancing?

The project remains in one place and workers and equipment come to that one work area in a(n)________ layout.

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

Which type of layout features departments or other functional groupings in which similar activities are performed?

Process-oriented layouts typically have low levels of work-in-process inventory.

Which of the following is NOT a retail layout practice?

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

The objective of layout strategy is to develop an effective and efficient layout that will meet the firm's competitive requirements.

Cross-docking processes items as they are received,rather than placing them in storage.