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True or false: Typically, there is a trade-off where quicker response to customer demand comes at the expense of greater inventory investment.

True

Firms that service customers from finished goods inventory are known as which of the following

make-to-stock

To determine the required workstation cycle time, an analyst needs to know the _____ per day and the required ______ per day (in units).

production time output

In a project layout, a high degree of Blank______ is common.

task ordering

Which process layout is best used for manufacturing liquids?

continuous

The point in the supply chain where inventory is positioned to allow the preceding processes to operate independently is the

customer order decoupling point.

The calculated theoretical number of workstations should be

rounded up to the next highest integer.

A ______ line layout can increase operator access and improve workstation time.

u-shaped

A computer manufacturer offers 3 types of hard disk drives, 2 types of monitors, 4 types of batteries, and 5 choices of operating systems. How many total combinations are possible using these choices?

120

Which of the following products would use a project layout?

Bridge

Which layout format groups machines to work on products that have similar processing requirements?

Manufacturing cell

Which are characteristics of a continuous process line?

May operate 24 hours a day. Highly automated machinery is used. Shutdowns can be expensive.

In an organizational context, break-even analysis is also known as

cost-volume-profit analysis

Customer order decoupling points

determine lead times. can impact inventory investment.

A manufacturing cell is generally made up of ____ machines

dissimilar

Inventory turn is calculated by

dividing cost of goods sold by average inventory value.

The time between successive units coming off the end of an assembly line is referred to as

workstation cycle time.

There are _____ dimensions depicted on a product-process matrix.

two

Standardization on the product-process matrix refers to

variations in the product.

Which of the following is not one of the five basic work flow structures?

Flow Line

Which of the following describes the step where parts are procured from one or more suppliers?

Sourcing

Rank the production process layouts from lowest- to highest-volume (top to bottom).

1. Project 2. Work center 3. Manufacturing Cell 4. Assembly Line

Match each inventory measure with its definition. 1. Total average value of inventory 2.Inventory turn 3.Days-of-Supply

1. Sum of raw material, work-in-process, and finished goods inventory 2. Cost of goods sold/Average inventory 3. Average Inventory/Cost of goods sold x 365

The efficiency of an assembly-line balance must always be less than or equal to ____%

100

Last year a firm had an average inventory of $1,500,000 and the cost of goods sold was $3,750,000. What was the days-of-supply last year?

146

Last year a firm had an average inventory of $1,500,000 and the cost of goods sold was $3,750,000. What was the inventory turn last year?

2.5

An assembly line must produce 1,000 units in an 8 hour day. Assuming the line operates continuously, what is the required workstation cycle time?

28.8

If the sum of all task times is 100 seconds and the required cycle time is 21 seconds, what is the theoretical minimum number of workstations?

5

For an assembly-line system with 6 workstations, the cycle time is 27 seconds and the sum of task times is 120 seconds. What is the efficiency of this balance?

74.1%

A flexible line layout may improve assembly-line balance by

A flexible line layout may improve assembly-line balance by

A framework depicting when the different production process types are typically used depending on volume and standardization is known as the

A workcenter layout is commonly used for systems with high production volumes.

Workcenters with large amounts of interdepartmental traffic are often placed

Adjacent to each other

An _____ _______ arranges processes according to the sequence of steps by which the product is manufactured.

Assembly Line

Which common layout format refers to the progressive build of a product?

Assembly Line

Which layout moves product from workstation to workstation at a controlled rate?

Assembly Line

Which the following describes the layout for items produced through a fixed sequence of workstations?

Assembly Line

Which of the following statements about inventory measures is TRUE?

Days-of-supply measures how long (on average) a firm's inventory can support sales. Inventory turn compares cost of goods sold to average inventory.

Which of the following is NOT a step in the process of developing a manufacturing cell?

Determine which machines perform the same process.

A _____ ____ layout uses dedicated areas for production of similar prducts.

Manufacturing Cell

True or false: The total work at a workstation is equal to the sum of all tasks to complete a product.

False

Little's law relates inventory, throughput rate, and flow time as

Inventory = Throughput rate x Flow time

The long-term relationship between inventory, throughput, and flow time is mathematically related using ____'s law.

Little

Which type of firm invests in lean manufacturing programs in order to improve customer service levels for a given inventory investment?

Make-to-stock

In an assemble-to-order system, the total number of unique combinations possible is calculated by

Multiplying the number of options for each choice together

Identify the true statements about assembly-line and continuous process layouts.

Often, the item being produced in a continuous process is a liquid or chemical that actually flows through the system. In a continuous process, a product moves continuously through the process. In an assembly line, a product goes through a progressive set of steps.

Workcenters are often structured to _______ the movement of material.

Optimize

The ______ relationship identifies the restrictions imposed by product design and process technologies.

Precedence

On an assembly-line, the order in which tasks must be performed is called the

Precedence Relationship

In which production system does the product remain in one place while resources (such as workers or equipment) travel to the product when needed?

Project Layout

______ techniques are typically used to manage production processes that follow a project layout structure.

Project Management

Which of the following is not a step in the process to balance an assembly line?

Randomly assign tasks to workstations.

Place the steps associated with the production process into order (from first to last). Making Delivering Sourcing

Sourcing Making Delivering

True or false: The longest required task time often defines the shortest possible workstation cycle time for production.

True

Which of the following is not a way to reduce the required time for a task?

Use a less skilled worker

Firms invest in lean manufacturing programs in order to

achieve high customer service with minimum levels of inventory investment.

In an organizational context, the main purpose of break-even analysis is to

ascertain the quantity at which the initial investment starts to make a profit

Firms that combine a number of preassembled modules to meet customers' specifications are called

assemble-to-order

Lead time can vary based on Blank______.

customization of the product being produced. location of the manufacturing facility.

The required workstation cycle time is determined by

dividing the production time per day by the required output per day.

The time required to respond to a customer order is known as

lead time

The practice of achieving high levels of customer service with a minimal inventory investment is known as ___ manufacturing

lean

Lead time can vary based on

location of the manufacturing facility. customization of the product being produced.

Lead time can vary based on ____

location of the manufacturing facility. customization of the product being produced.

A map showing the flow of materials through a manufacturing system is known as a ___ to _____ process map.

make stop

When attempting to balance an assembly-line, the amount of idle time across workstations should be

minimized

If inventory turn is known, days-of-supply is calculated by

multiplying the inverse of inventory turn by 365 days.

The ______-______ matrix shows when different production process types are used in relation to product volume and standardization.

product - process

A production process map is built by

tracking the flow of material through the system.

In a ______ layout, machines are grouped according to type or function and parts travel to the appropriate location for processing.

workcenter

Which work flow structure is appropriate for a process with great flexibility to produce a variety of products?

workcenter