Question 1

One of the major advantages of process-oriented layouts is:

Accepted Answer

A) high equipment utilization. 
B) large work-in-process inventories. 
C) flexibility in equipment and labor assignment. 
D) smooth and continuous flow of work. 
E) small work-in-process inventories. 
A) high equipment utilization. 
B) large work-in-process inventories. 
C) flexibility in equipment and labor assignment. 
D) smooth and continuous flow of work. 
E) small work-in-process inventories.

Question 2

________ refers to the physical surroundings in which a service takes place,and how they affect customers and employees.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ refers to the physical surroundings in...

Question 3

What is a servicescape? How is it related to the retail layout problem? What are the three elements of servicescape for dealing with these human issues?

Accepted Answer

Servicescape describes the physical surr

Question 4

The dominant problem associated with the fixed-position layout is that workers are fixed in position,and they cannot be reassigned.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In the office relationship chart,which rating reflects the highest importance for two departments' closeness to each other?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) E 
C) I 
D) O 
E) X 
A) A 
B) E 
C) I 
D) O 
E) X

Question 6

What layout strategy deals with low-volume,high-variety production?

Accepted Answer

A) fixed-position layout 
B) retail layout 
C) warehouse layout 
D) office layout 
E) process-oriented layout 
A) fixed-position layout 
B) retail layout 
C) warehouse layout 
D) office layout 
E) process-oriented layout

Question 7

A company is trying to balance production between 3 workstations on an assembly line.Currently there are 5 tasks that need to be performed.These tasks,ABCDE,have required times of 2 minutes,4 minutes,1 minutes,3 minutes,and 10 minutes,respectively.The assembly line needs to produce 40 units per day to meet demand and can work for up to 8 hours each day.
(a)What is the required cycle time?
(b)What is the theoretical minimum # of workstations?
(c)Assign the tasks according to the shortest task time heuristic.

Accepted Answer

(a)Required cycle time = Production time

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of work cells?

Accepted Answer

A) reduced direct labor cost 
B) decreased equipment and machinery utilization 
C) heightened sense of employee participation 
D) reduced raw material and finished goods inventory 
E) reduced investment in machinery and equipment 
A) reduced direct labor cost 
B) decreased equipment and machinery utilization 
C) heightened sense of employee participation 
D) reduced raw material and finished goods inventory 
E) reduced investment in machinery and equipment

Question 9

The typical goal used when developing a process-oriented layout strategy is to:

Accepted Answer

A) minimize the distance between adjacent departments. 
B) minimize the material handling costs. 
C) maximize the number of different tasks that can be performed by an individual machine. 
D) minimize the level of operator skill necessary. 
E) maximize job specialization. 
A) minimize the distance between adjacent departments. 
B) minimize the material handling costs. 
C) maximize the number of different tasks that can be performed by an individual machine. 
D) minimize the level of operator skill necessary. 
E) maximize job specialization.

Question 10

The main issue in designing process-oriented layouts concerns the relative positioning of:

Accepted Answer

A) safety devices. 
B) departments or work centers. 
C) raw materials. 
D) entrances,loading docks,etc. 
E) supervisors to their employees. 
A) safety devices. 
B) departments or work centers. 
C) raw materials. 
D) entrances,loading docks,etc. 
E) supervisors to their employees.

Question 11

The concept of customizing in a warehouse layout:

Accepted Answer

A) is possible,but it causes serious loss of oversight of the quality function. 
B) cannot be considered seriously in today's high efficiency factories. 
C) is theoretically sound,but several years away in practice. 
D) incorporates value-added activities in warehouses. 
E) locates stock wherever there is an open location. 
A) is possible,but it causes serious loss of oversight of the quality function. 
B) cannot be considered seriously in today's high efficiency factories. 
C) is theoretically sound,but several years away in practice. 
D) incorporates value-added activities in warehouses. 
E) locates stock wherever there is an open location.

Question 12

Which of the following is a common heuristic for assembly line balancing?

Accepted Answer

A) first come,first served 
B) least preceding tasks 
C) earliest due date first 
D) ranked positional weight 
E) most preceding tasks 
A) first come,first served 
B) least preceding tasks 
C) earliest due date first 
D) ranked positional weight 
E) most preceding tasks

Question 13

Why do work cells increase the utilization of equipment and machinery?

Accepted Answer

Work cells increase the utiliz

Question 14

________ avoids placing materials or supplies in storage by processing them as they are received for shipment.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ avoids placing materials or supplies in...

Question 15

________ is the use of computer software to evaluate the profitability of merchandising plans in a retail layout.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ is the use of computer software...

Question 16

Cross-docking refers to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Avoid placing materials or supplies in storage by processing them as they are received. 
B) The same docks can be used either incoming or outbound shipments. 
C) The same dock is used to unload and then reload the same truck. 
D) Warehouse docks are designed in the shape of a cross. 
E) Docks are placed in the warehouse according to the direction (north,south,east,or west)from which the truck is arriving. 
A) Avoid placing materials or supplies in storage by processing them as they are received. 
B) The same docks can be used either incoming or outbound shipments. 
C) The same dock is used to unload and then reload the same truck. 
D) Warehouse docks are designed in the shape of a cross. 
E) Docks are placed in the warehouse according to the direction (north,south,east,or west)from which the truck is arriving.

Question 17

The disadvantages of process-oriented layout come from:

Accepted Answer

A) the use of special purpose equipment. 
B) machine maintenance,which tends to seriously degrade the capacity of the entire system. 
C) the use of specialized material handling equipment. 
D) the need for stable demand. 
E) the flexibility of general-purpose equipment. 
A) the use of special purpose equipment. 
B) machine maintenance,which tends to seriously degrade the capacity of the entire system. 
C) the use of specialized material handling equipment. 
D) the need for stable demand. 
E) the flexibility of general-purpose equipment.

Question 18

A hospital's layout most closely resembles which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) product oriented 
B) work cell 
C) job shop 
D) project 
E) retail 
A) product oriented 
B) work cell 
C) job shop 
D) project 
E) retail

Question 19

You have been asked to balance a flow shop assembly operation to achieve an output rate of 80 units per eight-hour day.Task times and precedence relationships are shown in the table below.
   a.Draw the precedence diagram.
b.Determine the desired cycle time.
c.Determine the theoretical minimum number of stations needed.
d.Balance this line using the most following tasks heuristic.
e.What is the efficiency of the line obtained in part d?

Accepted Answer

The precedence diagram appears

Question 20

A production line is to be designed for a product whose completion requires 21 minutes of work.The factory works 400 minutes per day.Can an assembly line with five workstations make 100 units per day?

Accepted Answer

A) yes,with exactly 100 minutes to spare 
B) no,but four workstations would be sufficient 
C) no,it will fall short even with a perfectly balanced line 
D) yes,but the line's efficiency is very low 
E) cannot be determined from the information given 
A) yes,with exactly 100 minutes to spare 
B) no,but four workstations would be sufficient 
C) no,it will fall short even with a perfectly balanced line 
D) yes,but the line's efficiency is very low 
E) cannot be determined from the information given

Exam 9: Layout Strategies

One of the major advantages of process-oriented layouts is:

________ refers to the physical surroundings in which a service takes place,and how they affect customers and employees.

What is a servicescape? How is it related to the retail layout problem? What are the three elements of servicescape for dealing with these human issues?

The dominant problem associated with the fixed-position layout is that workers are fixed in position,and they cannot be reassigned.

In the office relationship chart,which rating reflects the highest importance for two departments' closeness to each other?

What layout strategy deals with low-volume,high-variety production?

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of work cells?

The typical goal used when developing a process-oriented layout strategy is to:

The main issue in designing process-oriented layouts concerns the relative positioning of:

The concept of customizing in a warehouse layout:

Which of the following is a common heuristic for assembly line balancing?

Why do work cells increase the utilization of equipment and machinery?

________ avoids placing materials or supplies in storage by processing them as they are received for shipment.

________ is the use of computer software to evaluate the profitability of merchandising plans in a retail layout.

Cross-docking refers to which of the following?

The disadvantages of process-oriented layout come from:

A hospital's layout most closely resembles which of the following?

A production line is to be designed for a product whose completion requires 21 minutes of work.The factory works 400 minutes per day.Can an assembly line with five workstations make 100 units per day?

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