Exam 6: Process Selection and Facility Layout

A production line is to be designed for a job with three tasks. The task times are 0.4 minutes, 1.2 minutes, and 0.5 minutes. The maximum cycle time in minutes is

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Question 101

Continuous processing is the best way to produce customized output.

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Question 102

Which of these items would be most likely to be made with a fixed-position layout?

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Question 103

The type of processing system which is used for highly standardized products is

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Question 104

Which of the following is not an information requirement for the design of a process layout?

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Question 105

Which of the following is not a characteristic of layout decisions in system design?

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Question 106

Among the benefits claimed for cellular manufacturing are less material handling and reduced setup time.

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Question 107

Which one of these drive a machine tool by communicating the details of the operations to be performed?

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Question 108

QRS Corp. is designing a product layout for a new product. They plan to use this production line 10 hours a day in order to meet forecasted demand of 900 units per day. The following table describes the tasks necessary to produce this product: For output to equal forecasted demand, what will be the efficiency of the production line that uses the least number of workstations?

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Question 109

Process choice is _____ driven.

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Question 110

"Balance delay" is another name for the percentage of idle time in a process layout.

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Question 111

Which of the following is not a process type commonly considered in making products or delivering services?

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Question 112

A possible disadvantage of a product layout is an inflexible system.

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Question 113

QRS Corp. is designing a product layout for a new product. They plan to use this production line 10 hours a day in order to meet forecasted demand of 900 units per day. The following table describes the tasks necessary to produce this product: For output to equal forecasted demand, what is the theoretical minimum number of workstations needed?

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Question 114

What is it about job shops that make them appropriate for products in the introductory phase of their life cycle?

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Question 115

Morale problems can be a reason for redesign of a facility layout.

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Question 116

A job-shop processing system generally requires less-skilled workers than a continuous processing system.

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Question 117

In which type of processing system would gasoline be produced from crude oil?

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Question 118

Heuristic rules are usually applied when

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Question 119

Flexible manufacturing systems bring the benefits of automation to continuous processes.

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A production line is to be designed for a job with three tasks. The task times are 0.4 minutes, 1.2 minutes, and 0.5 minutes. The maximum cycle time in minutes is

Continuous processing is the best way to produce customized output.

Which of these items would be most likely to be made with a fixed-position layout?

The type of processing system which is used for highly standardized products is

Which of the following is not an information requirement for the design of a process layout?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of layout decisions in system design?

Among the benefits claimed for cellular manufacturing are less material handling and reduced setup time.

Which one of these drive a machine tool by communicating the details of the operations to be performed?

Process choice is _____ driven.

"Balance delay" is another name for the percentage of idle time in a process layout.

Which of the following is not a process type commonly considered in making products or delivering services?

A possible disadvantage of a product layout is an inflexible system.

What is it about job shops that make them appropriate for products in the introductory phase of their life cycle?

Morale problems can be a reason for redesign of a facility layout.

A job-shop processing system generally requires less-skilled workers than a continuous processing system.

In which type of processing system would gasoline be produced from crude oil?

Heuristic rules are usually applied when

Flexible manufacturing systems bring the benefits of automation to continuous processes.

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