Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

When balancing an assembly line, which of the following is not a way to reduce the longest task time below the required workstation cycle time?

Accepted Answer

A) Upgrade the equipment 
B) Assign a roaming helper to support the line 
C) Split the task between two workstations 
D) Speed up the assembly line transfer mechanism 
E) Use a more skilled worker 
A) Upgrade the equipment 
B) Assign a roaming helper to support the line 
C) Split the task between two workstations 
D) Speed up the assembly line transfer mechanism 
E) Use a more skilled worker

Question 3

You have just determined the actual number of workstations that will be used on an assembly line to be 8 using the assembly-line balancing procedure.The cycle time of the line is 10 minutes, and the sum of all that tasks required on the line is 60 minutes.Which of the following is the correct value for the resulting line's efficiency?

Accepted Answer

A) 0.500 
B) 0.650 
C) 0.750 
D) 0.850 
E) None of these 
A) 0.500 
B) 0.650 
C) 0.750 
D) 0.850 
E) None of these

Question 4

Which of the following is not among the suggestions for a good layout for manufacturing and back-office operations?

Accepted Answer

A) Production time predictable 
B) Straight-line flow pattern 
C) Open plant floors so everyone can see what is happing 
D) Brightly colored walls and good lighting 
E) Workstations close together 
A) Production time predictable 
B) Straight-line flow pattern 
C) Open plant floors so everyone can see what is happing 
D) Brightly colored walls and good lighting 
E) Workstations close together

Question 5

Using the assembly-line balancing procedures for any assembly line balancing problem, comparing the theoretical number of work stations (call it X) and the actual number of work stations required using shortest processing time first rule (call it Y), which of the following is most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

A) X is always less than Y 
B) X is sometimes more than Y 
C) X is never less than Y 
D) X is sometimes less than Y and sometimes more than Y 
E) X is always less than or equal to Y. 
A) X is always less than Y 
B) X is sometimes more than Y 
C) X is never less than Y 
D) X is sometimes less than Y and sometimes more than Y 
E) X is always less than or equal to Y.

Question 6

If the sum of the task times required to produce a product is 45 minutes and the cycle time for the same product is 10 minutes, the theoretical minimum number of workstations is 5 using the assembly-line balancing procedure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Some of the suggestions for a good layout for manufacturing and back-office operations include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Backtracking kept to a minimum 
B) Plenty of interstage materials storage to avoid starving downstream workstations 
C) Workstations separated so operators don't spend time socializing 
D) Adequate waiting facilities 
E) None of these 
A) Backtracking kept to a minimum 
B) Plenty of interstage materials storage to avoid starving downstream workstations 
C) Workstations separated so operators don't spend time socializing 
D) Adequate waiting facilities 
E) None of these

Question 8

Which of the following is not a step in developing a manufacturing cell layout?

Accepted Answer

A) Grouping parts into families that follow a common sequence of steps 
B) Identifying dominant flow patterns of parts families as a basis for location of processes 
C) Physically grouping machines and processes into cells 
D) Disposing of leftover machinery and outsourcing ungrouped processes 
E) None of these 
A) Grouping parts into families that follow a common sequence of steps 
B) Identifying dominant flow patterns of parts families as a basis for location of processes 
C) Physically grouping machines and processes into cells 
D) Disposing of leftover machinery and outsourcing ungrouped processes 
E) None of these

Question 9

Assembly lines are a special case of a project layout.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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 
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

Question 12

Systematic layout planning is used to design products.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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 16

Work station cycle time in an assembly line balancing problem, (choose the most appropriate answer from the choices below)?

Accepted Answer

A) will decrease as the required production per day increases, other things remaining the same. 
B) will increase as the required production per day increases, other things remaining the same. 
C) will decrease as the production time per day increases, other things remaining the same. 
D) will increase as the production time per day increases, other things remaining the same. 
E) A and D 
A) will decrease as the required production per day increases, other things remaining the same. 
B) will increase as the required production per day increases, other things remaining the same. 
C) will decrease as the production time per day increases, other things remaining the same. 
D) will increase as the production time per day increases, other things remaining the same. 
E) A and D

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Assembly lines are a special case of product layout.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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 20

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

Exam 8: Facility Layout

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

When balancing an assembly line, which of the following is not a way to reduce the longest task time below the required workstation cycle time?

Which of the following is not among the suggestions for a good layout for manufacturing and back-office operations?

Using the assembly-line balancing procedures for any assembly line balancing problem, comparing the theoretical number of work stations (call it X) and the actual number of work stations required using shortest processing time first rule (call it Y), which of the following is most appropriate?

If the sum of the task times required to produce a product is 45 minutes and the cycle time for the same product is 10 minutes, the theoretical minimum number of workstations is 5 using the assembly-line balancing procedure.

Some of the suggestions for a good layout for manufacturing and back-office operations include which of the following?

Which of the following is not a step in developing a manufacturing cell layout?

Assembly lines are a special case of a project layout.

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

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

Systematic layout planning is used to design products.

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

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

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

Work station cycle time in an assembly line balancing problem, (choose the most appropriate answer from the choices below)?

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

Assembly lines are a special case of product layout.

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 term "servicescape" refers to which of the following?

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