scma chap 9

one of the major advantages of process-oriented layouts is

flexibility in equipment and labor assignment

the central problem in product oriented layout planning is

minimizing the imbalance in the workloads among workstations

a product oriented layout would be MOST appropriate for which one of the following businesses

steel making

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. What is the required cycle time for this assembly line?

1.5 mins

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 all of them may not have different material handling costs

24

Four hundred and eighty minutes of production time are available per day. Scheduled production is 120 units per day. What is the required cycle time?

4 minutes

Four hundred and eighty 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?

5

A production line is to be designed for a job with four tasks. The task times are 2.4 minutes, 1.4 minutes, 0.9 minutes, and 1.7 minutes. After line balancing, the largest possible assigned cycle time is ________ minutes, and the smallest possible assigned cycle time is ________ minutes.

6.4; 2.4

An assembly line consists of 158 tasks grouped into 32 workstations. The sum of all task times is 105 minutes. The largest assigned cycle time is 4 minutes. What is the efficiency of this line?

82%

An assembly line consists of 21 tasks grouped into 5 workstations. The sum of the 21 task times is 85 minutes. The largest assigned cycle time is 20 minutes. What is the efficiency of this line?

85%

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

A

which of the following is not one of the factors complicating the techniques for addressing the fixed-position layout

Take times at workstations are dynamic

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

a cruise ship assembly facility

which of the following is not an information requirement for solving a load-distance problem to design a process layout

a list of product cycle times

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

a satisfactory, but not necessarily optimal, solution is acceptable

which one of the following is NOT common to repetitive and product-oreineted layouts

ability to adjust to changes in demand

the major problem addressed by the warehouse layout strategy is

addressing trade-offs between space and material handling

which of the following is NOT one of the requirements of cellular production

adequate volume for high equipment utilization

in a product-orienated layout, what is the process of deciding how to assign tasks to workstations

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

a good layout requires determining

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

which of the following is a disadvantage of product workloads among workstations

all of the above are disadvantages of product oriented layouts (- There is a lack of flexibility necessary for handling a variety of products. - High volume is required because of the large investment needed to establish the process. - Work stoppage at any one point can tie up the whole operation. - There is a lack of flexibility necessary for handling a variety of production rates.)

which of the following is not a retail layout practice

all of the above are retail layout practices (- Locate the high-draw items around the periphery of the store. - Distribute power items throughout the store. - Use end-aisle locations to maximize product exposure. - Use prominent locations for high-impulse and high-margin items.)

slotting fees

all the above (- are charged by retailers to stock a product. - can amount to as much as $25,000. - are not a part of Walmart's business practices. - can reduce the ability of small businesses to introduce new products.

balancing a work cell is done

as part of the process of building an efficient work cell

ASRS stands for which of the following

automated stroge ad retrieval system

cross-docking means which of the following?

avoid placing materials or supplies in storage by processing them as they are received

for which of the following operations would a fixed-position layout be most appropriate

constructing a highway tunnel

which of the following reduces product handling, inventory, and facility costs, but requires both 1. tight scheduling and 2. accurate inbound product information

cross-docking

cycle time is computed as

daily operating time / the scheduled output

which of the following is NOT an advantage of work cells

decreased equipment and machinery utilization

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

departments or work centers

the objective of layout strategy is to

develop and effective and efficient layout that will meet the firm's competitive requirements

ambient conditions; spatial layout and functionality; and signs, symbols, and artifacts are all:

elements of servicescapes

t/f: a fabrication line and an assembly line are both types of repetitive and product-focused layout, but only the fabrication line utilizes workstations

false

t/f: a focused work center is well suited to the production of a large family of products requiring similar processing, even if their demands are not very stable

false

t/f: a product requires 24 separate tasks, and the sum of those task times is 14 mins. if the cycle time is 2 mins, then at least 12 workstations will be needed

false

t/f: heuristics are problem solving procedures that mathematically optimize the solution

false

t/f: process-oriented layouts typically have low levels of work-in-process inventory

false

t/f: product-oriented layouts tend to have high levels of work-in-process inventories

false

t/f: the biggest advantage of a product layout is its flexibility to handle a varied product mix

false

t/f: the dominant problem associated with the fixed-position layout is that workers are fixed in position, and they cannot be reassigned

false

t/f: the layout approach that addresses trade-offs between space and material handling is called the fixed-position layout

false

t/f: the minimum number of workstations depends upon the set of task times and the precedence chart, but not the number of units scheduled

false

t/f: the work cell layout, a special arrangement of machinery and personnel to focus on the production of a single product or group of related products, is for manufacturing applications and has no relevance to services

false

t/f: utilization of the total 'cube' is the dominant consideration in office layout

false

Deloitte and touche solved the empty desk problem by

implementing a 'hoteling' program

the concept of customizing in a warehouse layout

incorporates value-added activities in warehouses

a big advantage of a process-oriented layout is

its flexibility in equipment and labor assignments

a hospitals layout most closely resembles which of the following

job shop

which of the following is one of the main advantages of a product oriented layout

low variable cost per unit

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

maximize exposure to expensive items

retail layout are based on the notion that

maximizing customer exposure rate maximizes sales and profit

the main goal of retail layout is

maximizing profitability per square foot of floor space

in assembly line balancing, cycle time (the ratio of available production time to schedule protection) is the:

maximum time that a product is allowed at each workstation

which of the following is NOT a heuristic rule for assigning tasks to workstations in a product layout

median tasks first

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

minimize the costs of material handling

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

minimize the material handling costs

the major problem addressed by the process-oriented layout strategy is

minimizing difficulties caused by material flow varying with each product

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?

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

which of the following is true of random stocking

none of the above is true

which of the following constitutes a major trend influencing office layouts

off-site employees

because problems with fixed-positions layouts are so difficult to solve well onsite, operations managers

often complete as much of the project as possible offsite

which of the statements below best describes office layout

positions workers, their equipment, and spaces/offices to provide for movement of information

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

process-oriented

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

process-oriented layout

the __ layouts main objective is to equalize the task time for each station

product oriented

workspace can inspire informal and productive encounters if it balances what three physical and social aspects

proximity, privacy, and permission

which of the following is a common heuristic for assembly line balancing

ranked positional weight

solving a load-distance problem for a process-oriented layout requires that

the difficulty of movement be the same for all possible paths

the disadvantages of process oriented layout come from

the flexibility of general purpose equipment

which of the following is not one of the McDonalds 'seven major innovations'

the happy meal

which of the following is true regarding fabrication lines

they are usually machine paced as opposed to worker paced

what is the primary reason why retailers tend to locate high-draw items around the periphery of the store

this arrangement will help to maximize customer exposure to other items in the store

mathematically, takt time is

total work time available / units required

t/f: a process oriented layout is the traditional way to support a product differentiation strategy

true

t/f: category management is the use of computer software to evaluate the profitability of various merchandising plans for hundreds of categories

true

t/f: cross docking processes items as they are received, rather than placing them in storage

true

t/f: cycle time is the maximum time that the product is allowed at each workstation

true

t/f: if the schedule calls for the production 120 units per day and 480 mins of production time are available per day. the cycle time would be 4 mins

true

t/f: job lots are groups or batches of parts process together

true

t/f: one drawback of a product-oriented layout is that work stoppage at any one point ties up the whole operation

true

t/f: one guideline for a retail layout is to locate high-draw items around the periphery of the store

true

t/f: one guideline for determining the arrangement and space allocation of a retail store is to place high-impulse and high-margin items in prominent locations

true

t/f: services cape refers to the physical surrounding in which the service is delivered

true

t/f: the most common tactic to arrange departments in a process-oriented layout is to minimize material handling costs

true

t/f: the objective of layout strategy is to develop an effective and efficient layout that will meet the firm's competitive requirements

true

t/f: the work cell improves layouts by reducing both floor space and direct labor cost

true

the assumptions necessary for a successful product-oriented layout include all expect which of the following

volatile product demand

balancing low-cost storage with low-cost material handling is important in which of the following

warehouse layout

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

work cell