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Question 61

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Which of the following is true of a focused factory?

A) It may be focused in ways other than by product or layout.
B) It may be focused only by processing requirements.
C) It is much like a product facility within an otherwise process facility.
D) All of the above are true.
E) None of the above is true.

F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

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

A) process-oriented layout
B) fixed-position layout
C) warehouse layout
D) product-oriented layout
E) work cell layout

F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

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Daily capacity of a product layout is determined by

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

__________ avoids placing materials or supplies in storage by processing them as they are received for shipment.

Slotting fees

Cycle time is computed as

Departments A, B, C, and D need to be assigned to four rooms 1, 2, 3, and 4. These rooms are arranged in a row, in that order, with 20 meters between each. The departmental work flows are contained in the table below. a. What is the material handling total of assigning A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4? b. What is the material handling total of assigning A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2? $\begin{array}{l}\text { Flow Matrix }\\\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | c | } \hline & \text { Dept. A } & \text { Dept. B } & \text { Dept. C } & \text { Dept. D } \\\hline \text { Dept. A } & 0 & 30 & 5 & 20 \\\hline \text { Dept. B } & 5 & 0 & 40 & 20 \\\hline \text { Dept. C } & 0 & 10 & 0 & 40 \\\hline \text { Dept. D } & 10 & 5 & 0 & 0 \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$

McDonald's "Made for You" kitchen system represents a strategic layout decision even though an obvious benefit of the system is a dramatic reduction in the inventory of food prepared in advance.

The biggest advantage of a product layout is its flexibility to handle a varied product mix.

The flow and distance data in the table below were input into a layout software program, and solved by "pairwise comparison." That solution called for assignments A-4, B-1, C-3, and D-2, with a total movement of 2430. Verify that result. Is that solution optimal? Can you offer an improved solution? What is the total movement of your alternate solution? $\begin{array}{|l|r|r|r|r|r|}\hline&&&&& \text { Fixed } \\\text { Flow Table } & \text { A } & \text { B } & \text { C } & \text { D } &\text{room}\\\hline\mathrm{A} & 0 & 5 & 8 & 3 \\\hline \mathrm{B} & 0 & 0 & 7 & 6 \\\hline \mathrm{C} & 0 & 2 & 0 & 9 \\\hline \mathrm{D} & 5 & 12 & 4 & 0 \\\hline & & & & \\\hline \text { Distance } & & & & \\\text { Table } & \text { Room 1 } & \text { Room 2 } & \text { Room 3 } & \text { Room 4 } \\\hline \text { Room 1 } & 0 & 30 & 60 & 80 \\\hline \text { Room 2 } & 30 & 0 & 30 & 50 \\\hline \text { Room 3 } & 60 & 30 & 0 & 20 \\\hline \text { Room 4 } & 80 & 50 & 20 &0\\\hline\end{array}$

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

Explain how a load-distance model helps solve problems in process layout.

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

What design guidelines help retail layouts to maximize customer exposure to products?

A disadvantage of product-oriented layout is that

What is a servicescape? How is it related to the retail layout problem? What are the three elements of servicescape for dealing with these human issues?

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

A product requires 24 separate tasks, and the sum of those task times is 14 minutes; if the cycle time is 2 minutes, then at least 12 workstations will be needed.

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