Question 1

The first step in balancing an assembly line is to specify the precedence relationships among tasks to be performed on the line.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  0.104 
B)  50 
C)  9.6 
D)  480 
E)  Cannot be determined from the information given 
A)  0.104 
B)  50 
C)  9.6 
D)  480 
E)  Cannot be determined from the information given

Question 3

In balancing an assembly line, workstation cycle time has to be less than the time between successive units coming off the end of the line.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A manufacturing cell groups the same or similar machines into cells to work on products that have dissimilar shapes and dissimilar processing requirements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A manufacturing cell layout is similar to the workcenter and assembly-line layouts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In assembly-line balancing, the theoretical minimum number of workstations is found by a ratio of the sum of all task times divided by the cycle time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

An assembly-line layout is similar to the basic production layout format of flow-shop layout.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The term "assembly line" refers to progressive assembly linked by some material handling device.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The term "servicescape" refers to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The schematic diagram of the service flows of material, information, and customers 
B)  The emergency exit plan from a service facility 
C)  The physical surroundings in which the service takes place 
D)  The network of government rules regulating the service 
E)  The broadest concept of the service business 
A)  The schematic diagram of the service flows of material, information, and customers 
B)  The emergency exit plan from a service facility 
C)  The physical surroundings in which the service takes place 
D)  The network of government rules regulating the service 
E)  The broadest concept of the service business

Question 10

An assembly line is also known as a flow-shop layout.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The efficiency of an assembly line is found by a ratio of the sum of all task times divided by the cycle time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The most common approach to developing a workcenter layout is to arrange workcenters consisting of similar volume processes in a way that optimizes their relative placement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

We would expect to see in a manufacturing cell layout which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Large teams who collectively do a small part of a finished product 
B)  A small team of workers who turn out complete units of work 
C)  More in-process inventory 
D)  Long production setup times 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  Large teams who collectively do a small part of a finished product 
B)  A small team of workers who turn out complete units of work 
C)  More in-process inventory 
D)  Long production setup times 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 14

In designing a production line, a mixed-model line layout is used by JIT manufacturers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Assembly lines are a special case of product layout.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Systematic layout planning is used to design products.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Using the assembly-line balancing procedure, which of the following is the required cycle time if the production time in minutes per day is 1,440 and the required output per day in units is 2,000?

Accepted Answer

A)  0.72 
B)  1.388 
C)  250 
D)  500 
E)  Cannot be determined from the information given 
A)  0.72 
B)  1.388 
C)  250 
D)  500 
E)  Cannot be determined from the information given

Question 18

Assembly-line balancing means assigning all necessary tasks to a series of workstations so that each workstation has no more than can be done in the workstation cycle time and so that idle time across all workstations is minimized.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Mixed-model production is solely about using the same production facility to produce different versions of a product.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The longest required task time constrains the workstation cycle time used to design the assembly-line.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 8: Facility Layout

The first step in balancing an assembly line is to specify the precedence relationships among tasks to be performed on the line.

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?

In balancing an assembly line, workstation cycle time has to be less than the time between successive units coming off the end of the line.

A manufacturing cell groups the same or similar machines into cells to work on products that have dissimilar shapes and dissimilar processing requirements.

A manufacturing cell layout is similar to the workcenter and assembly-line layouts.

In assembly-line balancing, the theoretical minimum number of workstations is found by a ratio of the sum of all task times divided by the cycle time.

An assembly-line layout is similar to the basic production layout format of flow-shop layout.

The term "assembly line" refers to progressive assembly linked by some material handling device.

The term "servicescape" refers to which of the following?

An assembly line is also known as a flow-shop layout.

The efficiency of an assembly line is found by a ratio of the sum of all task times divided by the cycle time.

The most common approach to developing a workcenter layout is to arrange workcenters consisting of similar volume processes in a way that optimizes their relative placement.

We would expect to see in a manufacturing cell layout which of the following?

In designing a production line, a mixed-model line layout is used by JIT manufacturers.

Assembly lines are a special case of product layout.

Systematic layout planning is used to design products.

Using the assembly-line balancing procedure, which of the following is the required cycle time if the production time in minutes per day is 1,440 and the required output per day in units is 2,000?

Assembly-line balancing means assigning all necessary tasks to a series of workstations so that each workstation has no more than can be done in the workstation cycle time and so that idle time across all workstations is minimized.

Mixed-model production is solely about using the same production facility to produce different versions of a product.

The longest required task time constrains the workstation cycle time used to design the assembly-line.

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