Chapter 9- Layout Strategy MC

A production line is to be designed for a job with 4 tasks. The task times are 2.4 minutes, 1.4 minutes, .9 minutes, and 1.7 minutes. The maximum cycle time is ____ and the minimum cycle time is _____

C) 6.4 and 2.4

An assembly line consists of 158 tasks grouped into 32 workstations. The sum of all task times is 105. Cycle time for the line is 4 minutes. The efficiency of this line is approximately

C) 82%

An assembly line consists of 21 tasks grouped into 5 workstations. The sum of the 21 task times is 85 minutes. Cycle time for the line is 20 minutes. The efficiency of this line is

C) 85%

Which one of the following is not common to repetitive and product- oriented layouts?

C) ability to adjust to changes in demand

The major problem addressed by the warehouse layout strategy is

C) addressing trade- offs between space and material handling

For which of the following operations would a fixed position layout be most appropriate?

C) constructing a highway tunnel or a bridge

One of the major advantages of process- oriented layouts is

C) flexibility in equipment and labor assignment

Which of the following does not support the retail layout objective of maximizing customer exposure to products?

C) maximize exposure to expensive items

Which of the following is not a heuristic rule for assigning tasks to workstations in a product layout?

C) median tasks first

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 5 workstations make 100 units per day?

C) no, it will fall short even with a perfectly balanced line

Which type of layout is specifically designed to encourage employees to interact?

C) open office

The assumptions necessary for a successful product layout include all of the following except

C) volatile product demand

A process layout problem consists of 4 departments, each of which can be assigned to one of four rooms. The number of different solutions to this problem is ____, although not all of them may have different material handling costs.

D) 24

480 minutes of production time are available per day. The schedule calls for the production of 80 units per day. Each unit of the product requires 30 minutes of work. What is the theoretical minimum number of workstations?

D) 5

The fixed position layout would be most appropriate in which of the following settings?

D) a cruise ship assembly facility

Which of the following is not an information requirement for solving a load- distance problem?

D) a list of product cycle times

In assembly line balancing, the minimum number of workstations is

D) all of the above - the ratio of the sum of all task times to cycle time - always rounded upward to the next larger integer value - not always possible to reach when tasks are actually assigned to stations

The disadvantage of product oriented layout is that

D) all of the above - there is a lack of flexibility in handling a variety of products or production rates - high volume is required because of the large investment needed to set up the process - work stoppage at any one point ties up the whole operation

Which of the following is true regarding fabrication lines?

D) balancing their assembly line is more technological than worker oriented

Cycle time is computed as

D) daily operating time divided by the scheduled output

Ambient conditions, spatial layout and functionality, and signs, symbols, and artifacts are all

D) elements of servicescapes

The concept of customizing in a warehouse layout

D) is a new trend in value- added activities in warehouses

In a product oriented layout, the process of deciding how to assign tasks to workstations is referred to as

D) line balancing

The most common tactic followed in process- layout planning is to arrange departments or work centers so they

D) minimize the cost of material handling

The major problem addressed by the process oriented layout strategy is

D) minimizing difficulties caused by material flow varying with each product

Which of the following constitutes a major trend influencing office layouts?

D) off site employees

Because the fixed position layout problem is so difficult to solve on site, operations managers

D) often complete as much of the project as possible off- site

Which of these layouts is most suitable for processing sugar from sugar beets or sugar cane?

D) product oriented layout

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

D) ranked positional weight

One factor impacting the fixed position layout strategy is

D) the movement of material to the limited storage areas around the site

"A special arrangement of machinery and equipment to focus on production of a single product or group of related products" describes what layout type?

D) work cell

If a layout problem is solved by use of "heuristics," this means that

E) a satisfactory solution is acceptable

A good layout requires determining

E) all of the above - material handling requirements - capacity and space requirements - environment and aesthetics - cost of moving between various work areas

Which of the following requires an information system that provides inbound product identification, its destination, and routing of the product to the designated outbound vehicle?

E) cross docking

The main advantage of a product oriented layout is typically

E) low variable cost per unit

The central problem in product oriented layout planning is

E) minimizing the imbalance in the work loads among workstations

The layout strategy that deals with low- volume, high- variety production is

E) none of the above - fixed position layout - retail layout - warehouse layout - office layout

One disadvantage of process oriented layouts arises from

E) the use of the general purpose machines and equipment

Balancing low cost storage with low cost material handling is important in an

E) warehouse layout

480 minutes of production time are available per day. Scheduled production is 120 units per day. What is the cycle time?

A) 4 minutes

In the Office Relationship Chart, which rating reflects the highest importance for two departments' closeness to each other?

A) A

Which of the following statements below best describes office layout?

A) groups of workers, their equipment, and spaces/ offices to provide for movement of information

Which of the following is true of a focused factory?

A) it may be focused in ways other than by product or layout

A big advantage of a process- oriented layout is

A) its flexibility in equipment and labor assignments

Daily capacity of a product layout is determined by

A) operating time divided by cycle time

The type of layout which features departments or other functional groupings in which similar activities are performed is

A) process oriented

Which layout type assumes an adequate volume for high equipment utilization?

A) product oriented layout

Solving a load distance problem for a process oriented layout requires that

A) the difficulty of movement be the same for all possible paths

Which of the following is not one of McDonalds 7 major innovations?

A) the happy meal

Takt time is

A) the total work time available divided by units required by the consumer

Which of the following is not one of the requirements of cellular production?

B) adequate volume for high equipment utilization

Balancing a work cell is done

B) as part of the process of building an efficient work cell

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

B) decreased use of equipment and machinery

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

B) departments

Which of the following is true for process layouts, but false for product- oriented layouts?

B) flexibility in equipment and labor assignments

In assembly line balancing, cycle time is the

B) maximum time that a product is allowed at each workstation

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

B) minimize the material handling costs

A production line is to be designed to make 500 El- More dolls per day. Each doll requires 11 activities totaling 16 minutes of work. The factory operates 750 minutes per day. The cycle time for this assembly line is

B) one and one- half minutes

The assumption of stability of demand is important for justifying which of the following layout types?

B) product oriented layout

Which of the following layouts generally has the best machine utilization?

B) repetitive and product oriented layout

A product oriented layout would be most appropriate for which of the following businesses?

B) steel making