Exam 6: Manufacturing Processes

Using the assembly-line balancing procedure, which of the following is the theoretical minimum number of workstations if the task times for the eight tasks that make up the job are 7, 4, 7, 8, 9, 4, 3, and 6 minutes, and the cycle time is 8 minutes?

In studying positioning of inventory in supply chains, which, if any, of the following is most appropriate? (Select all that apply.)

The essential issue in satisfying customers in the make-to-stock environment is to balance the cost of the finished item against the willingness of the consumer to pay for it.

Which of the following is a basic type of process structure?

Assembling-to-order means moving the customer order decoupling point from finished goods to components.

A project layout is characterized by a relatively low number of units produced in comparison with process and product layout formats.

Which of the following basic types of process structures is one which equipment or work processes are arranged according to the progressive steps by which the product is made?

According to Little's Law, which of the following ratios is used to find throughput rate?

Which of the following basic types of process structures is one which similar equipment or functions are grouped together?

For the purposes of assembly-line balancing, the required workstation cycle time is found by dividing production time per day by the required units of output per day.

Which of the following is not a basic type of process structure?

Which of the following is not considered a major work flow structure?

One difference between an assembly line process flow and a continuous process flow is that on the assembly line the flow is discrete rather than continuous.

The closer the customer is to the customer order decoupling point the more quickly the customer receives the product.

The focus in the make-to-stock environment is on providing finished goods where and when the customers want them.

Little's law states that supply chain processes can be regarded as unrelated and thus treated and analyzed separately.

Using the assembly-line balancing procedure, which of the following is the required cycle time in minutes per unit if the daily production time is 480 minutes and the required daily output is 50 units?

A make-to-order firm will work with the customer to design the product, and then make it from purchased materials, parts, and components.

A continuous process indicates production of discrete parts moving from workstation to workstation at a controlled rate.

In studying product-process matrix describing layout strategies, which of the following is most appropriate? (Select all that apply.)