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57. An operations strategy for process selection should recognize that:
58. Layout planning is required because of:
(I) Efficient operations
(II) Accidents or safety hazards
(III) New products or services
(IV) Morale problems
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59. The advantages of automation include:
(I) Reduced output variability.
(II) Reduced variable costs.
(III) Machines don’t strike or file grievances.
(IV) Machines are always less expensive than human labor.
60. The benefits of flexible manufacturing systems (FMS) include:
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61. Which type of processing system tends to produce the most product variety?
62. In which type of processing system would gasoline be produced from crude oil?
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63. Which of the following is not a characteristic of layout decisions in system design?
64. An example of automated services is
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65. Which one of the following is not common to product layouts?
66. Which one of the following is not considered an important factor in service layout
design?
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67. The type of layout which features departments or other functional groupings in which
similar activities are performed is:
68. Which of the following is not true about process layouts when they are compared to
product layouts?
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69. The type of layout in which workers, materials, and equipment are moved to the product
as needed is:
70. The grouping of equipment by the operations needed to perform similar work for part
families is:
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71. Which term is most closely associated with cellular manufacturing?
72. Laser technology used in surgical procedures is an example of technological advances in:
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73. Product profiling links key product or service requirements to:
74. Layout design has many objectives, one of which is ______.
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75. Which phrase most closely describes flexible manufacturing systems?
76. A service organization (for example, a hospital) is likely to use a ________ layout because
of variability in customer processing requirements.
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77. In a product layout, the task of deciding how to assign work to specific stations is referred
to as:
78. The minimum possible cycle time in a product layout is determined by the:
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79. A production line is to be designed for a job with three tasks. The task times are 0.4
minutes, 1.2 minutes, and 0.5 minutes. The maximum cycle time in minutes is:
80. A production line is to be designed for a job with three tasks. The task times are 0.3
minutes, 1.4 minutes, and 0.7 minutes. The minimum cycle time in minutes is:
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81. Daily capacity of a product layout is determined by:
82. The maximum allowable cycle time is computed as:
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83. If a line is balanced with 80 percent efficiency, the “balance delay” would be:
84. The main issue in the design of process layouts for service operations concerns the
relative positioning of:
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85. Which of the following is not an information requirement for the design of a process
layout?
86. Which of the following is not an approach that companies use to achieve a smooth flow of
production?
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87. A common goal in designing process layouts is:
88. In the use of closeness ratings for process layouts, the code “U” means the closeness
between two departments is:
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89. Which closeness rating reflects the undesirability of having two departments located near
each other?
90. Which closeness rating reflects the highest importance for two departments being close to
each other?
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91. Which closeness rating reflects indifference on the nearness or lack of nearness of two
departments?
92. Heuristic rules are used primarily in which of these types of layouts?
(I) Product
(II) Process
(III) Fixed-position
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93. Heuristic rules are usually applied when:
94. An advantage of a U-shaped production line is that it:
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95. Which of these items would be most likely to be made with a fixed position layout?
96. A product focused, single piece flow, pull production system would be called a: