Question 1

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 2

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 3

Which of the following is not a benefit of a manufacturing cell layout?

Accepted Answer

A) Better human relations 
B) Improved operator expertise 
C) Less in-process inventory and material handling 
D) Faster production setup 
E) Reduced cost 
A) Better human relations 
B) Improved operator expertise 
C) Less in-process inventory and material handling 
D) Faster production setup 
E) Reduced cost

Question 4

A workcenter is a basic production layout format in which similar equipment or functions are grouped together.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In designing a production layout a flexible line layout might have the shape of a "U".

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A project layout is similar to the basic production layout format of the workcenter.

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

In a good layout design for a manufacturing facility, it is acceptable to have backtracking by personnel in the delivery of a customer's product.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The objective of a retail service layout is to maximize net profit per square foot of store space.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Assembly lines are a special case of product layout.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Give an example of a project layout in manufacturing.________________________________

Accepted Answer

a construction project like a building,

Question 13

Using the assembly-line balancing procedure, which of the following is the theoretical minimum number of workstations if the task times for the six tasks that make up the job are 7, 4, 7, 5, 3, and 6 minutes, and the cycle time is 8 minutes? ______________________________________

Accepted Answer

The answer of Using the assembly-line balancing procedure, which of...

Question 14

The assembly-line balancing procedure determines the precedence relationships of manufacturing tasks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Is office layout more akin to retail service layout or to manufacturing layout? Explain your answer.

Accepted Answer

The most correct answer is that office l

Question 18

Having a lot of interstage storage of materials is considered a good layout design for a manufacturing plant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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 20

Using the assembly-line balancing procedure, what is the required cycle time if the production time in minutes per day is 2,400 and the required output per day in units is 1,200? _________________________________

Accepted Answer

The answer of Using the assembly-line balancing procedure, what is...

Exam 8: Facility 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 term "servicescape" refers to which of the following?

Which of the following is not a benefit of a manufacturing cell layout?

A workcenter is a basic production layout format in which similar equipment or functions are grouped together.

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

In designing a production layout a flexible line layout might have the shape of a "U".

A project layout is similar to the basic production layout format of the workcenter.

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

In a good layout design for a manufacturing facility, it is acceptable to have backtracking by personnel in the delivery of a customer's product.

The objective of a retail service layout is to maximize net profit per square foot of store space.

Assembly lines are a special case of product layout.

Give an example of a project layout in manufacturing.________________________________

Using the assembly-line balancing procedure, which of the following is the theoretical minimum number of workstations if the task times for the six tasks that make up the job are 7, 4, 7, 5, 3, and 6 minutes, and the cycle time is 8 minutes? ______________________________________

The assembly-line balancing procedure determines the precedence relationships of manufacturing tasks.

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.

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

Is office layout more akin to retail service layout or to manufacturing layout? Explain your answer.

Having a lot of interstage storage of materials is considered a good layout design for a manufacturing plant.

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.

Using the assembly-line balancing procedure, what is the required cycle time if the production time in minutes per day is 2,400 and the required output per day in units is 1,200? _________________________________

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