Operations Management Exam 2: Chapter 8 (True or False)

The efficiency of an assembly-line is found by a ratio of the sum of all task times divided by the cycle time

False

A manufacturing cell groups identical machines together to work on products having similar shapes and processing requirements.

False

A manufacturing cell groups the same or similar machines into cells to work on products that have dissimilar shapes and dissimilar processing requirements

False

. In assembly-line balancing the theoretical minimum number of workstations is found by a ratio of the sum of all task times divided by the cycle time.

True

If the sum of the task times required to produce a product is 80 minutes and the cycle time for the same product is 15 minutes, the theoretical minimum number of workstations is 8 using the assembly-line balancing procedure

False

In a good layout design for a manufacturing facility it is acceptable to have backtracking by personnel in the delivery of a customer's product.

False

Systematic layout planning is used to design products.

False

The assembly-line balancing procedure determines the precedence relationships of manufacturing tasks

False

A project layout is characterized by a relatively low number of production units in comparison with workcenter and assembly-line formats

True

A workcenter is a basic production layout format in which similar equipment or functions are grouped together.

True

For the purposes of assembly-line balancing, cycle time is found by dividing production time per day by the required units of output per day

True

If the sum of the task times required to produce a product is 45 minutes and the cycle time for the same product is 10 minutes. Thus, the theoretical minimum number of workstations is 5 using the assembly-line balancing procedure.

True

The objective of a retail service layout is to maximize net profit per square foot of store space.

True