Management 333, Exam 01

Your selection of a layout format for your facility depends on:

1) available space 2) production volume 3) the design of the process 4) the inventory flow

What is the best manufacturing choice for a very standardized large volume product?

Continuous

Which of the following is an example of a made to order product? A. Motor Oil B. Gasoline C. Oil Refining D. Eye Glasses E. Crude Oil F. Automobiles

D. Eye Glasses

Why is it expensive to shut down a continuous process?

Due to the large volume of output of the operation.

Why do assembly lines have little need for flexible equipment?

Each workstation is designed for a specific task.

Based on the characteristics of your product, you might adopt a make-to-stock strategy or a make-to-order strategy.

False

The workers employed in a continuous process such as oil refining:

Have a wide range of specialized skills without much overlap

Which statement best describes an assembly line?

High volume with some variety

The equipment used in a continuous process is:

Highly specialized, almost completely automated with very little flexibility

A product that depends on several processes for its creation would utilize which manufacturing process?

Hybrid

What determines the appropriate manufacturing process?

Product

The graph of volume and variety is referred to as:

Product-Process Matrix

Where on the Product Process Matrix is the most efficient manufacturing process located?

The diagonal points

Which of the following statements describes the batch process used by Caterpillar?

The process is intermittent with a disconnected work flow and the workers coming to the machines.

What considerations determine the flexibility of the equipment used to create the product?

The product itself the product variety and the volume of the demand

When workers perform a variety of tasks and rotate workstations regularly:

This practice avoids fatigue and maintains quality

Most manufacturers seek which of the following goals?

To achieve the efficiency of a continuous process

Based on the characteristics of your market, you might adopt a make-to-stock strategy or a make-to-order strategy.

True

The assembly line layout is sometimes called a product layout because the focus here is on the product itself as it moves through the factory.

True

Which statement best describes the tools used in a Job Shop?

A small set of general purpose tools used in a variety of ways

Which statement best characterizes a batch process?

A variety of products produced at relatively low volume with flexible equipment

A type of process that creates one-of-a-kind products is: (Choose all that apply) A. Repetitive Processing B. Job Shop C. Project D. Continuous Processing

B. Job Shop C. Project

How can assembly lines create variety?

By combining individual modules

How are process capabilities best matched to product or service requirements?

By understanding the Product-Process Matrix

A highly specialized product needed in a very low volume, based on an individual order, would utilize which manufacturing process?

Job Shop

A low-volume process that produces customized products is called a:

Job Shop

The key to running an efficient assembly line is:

Line Balancing

What are the two consideration for process selection?

Variety and Volume of Demand