Question 1

Opportunity costs are the costs of choosing options that are optimal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which is not a component of facilities planning?

Accepted Answer

A) location 
B) language spoken 
C) equipment 
D) layout of equipment and people 
E) structure and site 
A) location 
B) language spoken 
C) equipment 
D) layout of equipment and people 
E) structure and site

Question 3

The cost of improving the office layout is $27,000 to be treated as a one-time expense.The office manager does not have any way of estimating improved profits resulting from quality changes but says that the new layout will save time and miles of walking for the 40 office employees.She estimates that the new layout will cut the amount of walking for the average employee by 100 miles per year.How much will the layout improvement be worth?

Accepted Answer

First: 40 employees × 100 miles = 4,000

Question 4

What markets want to buy is known as

Accepted Answer

A) supply. 
B) demand. 
C) supply and demand. 
D) none of the above 
A) supply. 
B) demand. 
C) supply and demand. 
D) none of the above

Question 5

Eleven million containers are shipped into the United States every year and traditionally about 98 percent of these containers are inspected.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Facility layout precedes equipment selection.For example,buy the house and then furnish it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The comparison among strategic location alternatives is equivalent to measuring the ratios of the cost estimates for the different intangible and tangible cost factors.This is a way of measuring relative advantage.Each ratio portrays opportunities to improve.The numerators and denominators are equivalent to the utilities of different options.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

To rent,buy,or build requires specialists who know domestic (and sometimes) international real estate markets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

For facilities planning regarding location and layout,strategic thinking is essential to gain suboptimization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Suppliers benefit from small production runs which can be delivered in small batches which reduce their levels of inventory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following location criteria are not important to customers of service systems?

Accepted Answer

A) municipal taxes paid by company 
B) price for services 
C) proximity of location 
D) cost of moving to and from 
A) municipal taxes paid by company 
B) price for services 
C) proximity of location 
D) cost of moving to and from

Question 12

Technological information and knowledge of real process details are required to reach good decisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Trade agreements and country laws are increasingly important in reaching global location decisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Give three reasons why the plants in a TM might produce units at different costs.

Accepted Answer

1.Different type processes and

Question 15

Auto assembly plants benefit from inventory reduction and location is a factor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The dimension of community attitude is a good instance of a tangible factor which can be measured in a precise and nonambiguous way.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

How can the many tangible and intangible costs be brought together in a unified way?

Accepted Answer

Scoring models provide a satisfying mean

Question 18

Location factors can be dealt with in both qualitative and quantitative fashions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Suboptimization is best described as

Accepted Answer

A) results that stray from achieving the objectives that drive strategies. 
B) plans for arranging satisfactory working environments using company facilities. 
C) satisfactory alternative strategies for building a new facility. 
D) the result,or series of results,that achieve the strategic-driven objectives. 
A) results that stray from achieving the objectives that drive strategies. 
B) plans for arranging satisfactory working environments using company facilities. 
C) satisfactory alternative strategies for building a new facility. 
D) the result,or series of results,that achieve the strategic-driven objectives.

Question 20

Strategic thinking is essential to avoid suboptimization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Opportunity costs are the costs of choosing options that are optimal.

Which is not a component of facilities planning?

What markets want to buy is known as

Eleven million containers are shipped into the United States every year and traditionally about 98 percent of these containers are inspected.

Facility layout precedes equipment selection.For example,buy the house and then furnish it.

To rent,buy,or build requires specialists who know domestic (and sometimes) international real estate markets.

For facilities planning regarding location and layout,strategic thinking is essential to gain suboptimization.

Suppliers benefit from small production runs which can be delivered in small batches which reduce their levels of inventory.

Which of the following location criteria are not important to customers of service systems?

Technological information and knowledge of real process details are required to reach good decisions.

Trade agreements and country laws are increasingly important in reaching global location decisions.

Give three reasons why the plants in a TM might produce units at different costs.

Auto assembly plants benefit from inventory reduction and location is a factor.

The dimension of community attitude is a good instance of a tangible factor which can be measured in a precise and nonambiguous way.

How can the many tangible and intangible costs be brought together in a unified way?

Location factors can be dealt with in both qualitative and quantitative fashions.

Suboptimization is best described as

Strategic thinking is essential to avoid suboptimization.

Product Line Planning and the Systems Approach

Productivity and Strategic Planning

Demand Creation and Predictive Planning

Understanding Quality: ITS Management and Strategic Importance

Process Configuration Strategies

Process Analysis and Redesign

Quality Assurance

Management of Technology Mot

Teamwork Planning Requires Job Design

Supply Chain Capacity Planning

Materials Management Impacts All Supply Chain Participants

Aggregate Planning to Balance Supply and Demand

Inventory Management for Smooth and Continuous Demand Patterns

Material Requirements Planning Mrp for Sporadic Demand Patterns

Production Scheduling for Manufacturing and Service Operations

Cycle-Time Management Increases Productivity

Project Management for New Products and Processes

Change Management With Faster Project Completions

Sustainability Issues: Environment, Ethics, and Security

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Exam 11: Facilities Planning: Location and Layout

Opportunity costs are the costs of choosing options that are optimal.

Which is not a component of facilities planning?

What markets want to buy is known as

Eleven million containers are shipped into the United States every year and traditionally about 98 percent of these containers are inspected.

Facility layout precedes equipment selection.For example,buy the house and then furnish it.

To rent,buy,or build requires specialists who know domestic (and sometimes) international real estate markets.

For facilities planning regarding location and layout,strategic thinking is essential to gain suboptimization.

Suppliers benefit from small production runs which can be delivered in small batches which reduce their levels of inventory.

Which of the following location criteria are not important to customers of service systems?

Technological information and knowledge of real process details are required to reach good decisions.

Trade agreements and country laws are increasingly important in reaching global location decisions.

Give three reasons why the plants in a TM might produce units at different costs.

Auto assembly plants benefit from inventory reduction and location is a factor.

The dimension of community attitude is a good instance of a tangible factor which can be measured in a precise and nonambiguous way.

How can the many tangible and intangible costs be brought together in a unified way?

Location factors can be dealt with in both qualitative and quantitative fashions.

Suboptimization is best described as

Strategic thinking is essential to avoid suboptimization.

Product Line Planning and the Systems Approach

Productivity and Strategic Planning

Demand Creation and Predictive Planning

Understanding Quality: ITS Management and Strategic Importance

Process Configuration Strategies

Process Analysis and Redesign

Quality Assurance

Management of Technology Mot

Teamwork Planning Requires Job Design

Supply Chain Capacity Planning

Materials Management Impacts All Supply Chain Participants

Aggregate Planning to Balance Supply and Demand

Inventory Management for Smooth and Continuous Demand Patterns

Material Requirements Planning Mrp for Sporadic Demand Patterns

Production Scheduling for Manufacturing and Service Operations

Cycle-Time Management Increases Productivity

Project Management for New Products and Processes

Change Management With Faster Project Completions

Sustainability Issues: Environment, Ethics, and Security

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