Question 1

The closer the customer is to the customer order decoupling point the more quickly the customer receives the product.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The volume requirements for the product are one determinant of the choice of which process structure to select.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A project layout is characterized by a relatively low number of production units in comparison with process and product layout formats.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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 5

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

2 minutes per unit
E

Question 6

Little's law states that supply chain processes can be regarded as unrelated and thus treated and analyzed separately.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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 4,6,7,2,6,and 5 minutes,and the cycle time is 10 minutes?

Accepted Answer

A)  3 
B)  5 
C)  6 
D)  8 
E)  None of the above 
A)  3 
B)  5 
C)  6 
D)  8 
E)  None of the above

Question 8

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

Question 9

Which of the following is not a basic type of process structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Product-process matrix 
B)  Workcenter 
C)  Manufacturing cell 
D)  Assembly line 
E)  Continuous process 
A)  Product-process matrix 
B)  Workcenter 
C)  Manufacturing cell 
D)  Assembly line 
E)  Continuous process

Question 10

Which of the following is a basic type of process structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Process flow diagram 
B)  Product matrix 
C)  Process matrix 
D)  Workcenter 
E)  Manual assembly 
A)  Process flow diagram 
B)  Product matrix 
C)  Process matrix 
D)  Workcenter 
E)  Manual assembly

Question 11

A project layout is characterized by a high degree of task ordering.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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.Thus,the theoretical minimum number of workstations is 5 using the assembly-line balancing procedure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Workcenter layouts allocate dissimilar machines into cells to work on products that have dissimilar processing requirements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Give an example of a project layout.______________________

Accepted Answer

A construction project like a

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

Break-Even Analysis can be used to help decide whether to perform a task with a special purpose machine or with a general purpose machine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Workstation cycle time is the time between successive units coming off the end of the assembly line.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

For the purposes of assembly-line balancing,the required workstation 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 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The placement of which of the following is not determined by production process organization decisions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Departments 
B)  Workgroups 
C)  Workstations 
D)  Machines 
E)  Emergency exits 
A)  Departments 
B)  Workgroups 
C)  Workstations 
D)  Machines 
E)  Emergency exits

The closer the customer is to the customer order decoupling point the more quickly the customer receives the product.

The volume requirements for the product are one determinant of the choice of which process structure to select.

A project layout is characterized by a relatively low number of production units in comparison with process and product layout formats.

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,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? _________________________________

Little's law states that supply chain processes can be regarded as unrelated and thus treated and analyzed separately.

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 4,6,7,2,6,and 5 minutes,and the cycle time is 10 minutes?

Which of the following is not a basic type of process structure?

Which of the following is a basic type of process structure?

A project layout is characterized by a high degree of task ordering.

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.Thus,the theoretical minimum number of workstations is 5 using the assembly-line balancing procedure.

Workcenter layouts allocate dissimilar machines into cells to work on products that have dissimilar processing requirements.

Give an example of a project layout.______________________

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.

Break-Even Analysis can be used to help decide whether to perform a task with a special purpose machine or with a general purpose machine.

Workstation cycle time is the time between successive units coming off the end of the assembly line.

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

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

The placement of which of the following is not determined by production process organization decisions?

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Exam 6: Manufacturing and Service Processes

The closer the customer is to the customer order decoupling point the more quickly the customer receives the product.

The volume requirements for the product are one determinant of the choice of which process structure to select.

A project layout is characterized by a relatively low number of production units in comparison with process and product layout formats.

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,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? _________________________________

Little's law states that supply chain processes can be regarded as unrelated and thus treated and analyzed separately.

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 4,6,7,2,6,and 5 minutes,and the cycle time is 10 minutes?

Which of the following is not a basic type of process structure?

Which of the following is a basic type of process structure?

A project layout is characterized by a high degree of task ordering.

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.Thus,the theoretical minimum number of workstations is 5 using the assembly-line balancing procedure.

Workcenter layouts allocate dissimilar machines into cells to work on products that have dissimilar processing requirements.

Give an example of a project layout.______________________

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.

Break-Even Analysis can be used to help decide whether to perform a task with a special purpose machine or with a general purpose machine.

Workstation cycle time is the time between successive units coming off the end of the assembly line.

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

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

The placement of which of the following is not determined by production process organization decisions?

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Strategy and Sustainability

Forecasting

Strategic Capacity Management

Projects

Service Processes

Sales and Operations Planning

Material Requirements Planning

Quality Management and Six Sigma

Inventory Management

Lean Supply Chains

Global Sourcing and Procurement

Location, Logistics, and Distribution

Filters