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Functional vs. cellular layout

1)Cellular layout is a term associated with:

A.            wireless telecommunication.

B.            part families.

C.            functional (or process) layouts.

D.            assembly lines.

E.            job shops.

 

2. The grouping of equipment by the operations needed to perform similar work for part families is:

A.            product layout.

B.            cellular manufacturing layout.

C.            functional layout.

D.            fixed-position layout.

E.            process layout.

 

3. Which term is most closely associated with cellular manufacturing?

A.            part families

B.            assembly line

C.            robotics

D.            CAD

E.            CAM

 

4. Which phrase most closely describes flexible manufacturing systems?

A.            a variation of CAD

B.            a more fully automated version of cellular manufacturing

C.            manufacturing resource planning

D.            a process layout with a manufacturing overlay

E.            an approach that allows workers to begin work at a time of their choosing

5. A product-focused, single-piece flow, pull production system would be called a:

A.            cellular layout.

B.            job shop.

C.            assembly line.

D.            nonrepetitive process.

E.            continuous flow.

 

6. Layout planning is required because of:

(I)           efficient operations.

(II)          accidents or safety hazards.

(III)         new products or services.

(IV)        morale problems.

 

A.            I and II

B.            II and IV

C.            I and III

D.            II, III, and IV

E.            I, II, III, and IV

 

7. Which one of the following is not common to product layouts?

A.            a high rate of output

B.            specialization of labor

C.            low unit costs

D.            ability to adjust to changes in demand

E.            special-purpose technology

 

8. Which one of the following is not considered an important factor in service layout design?

 

A.            cost minimization and product flow

B.            frequency of orders

C.            customer attitude and image

D.            intensity of contact with the customer

E.            customer preferences with regard to variety

 

9. The type of layout which features departments or other functional groupings in which similar activities are performed is:

A.            process.

B.            product.

C.            fixed-position.

D.            mass.

E.            unit.

 

10. Which of the following is not true about process layouts when they are compared to product layouts?

A.            higher in-process inventories

B.            lower span of supervision

C.            lower rates of output

D.            more involved cost accounting

E.            lower unit costs

 

11. The type of layout in which workers, materials, and equipment are moved to the product as needed is:

A.            process.

B.            product.

C.            fixed-position.

D.            batch.

E.            mass.

 

12. Layout design has many objectives, one of which is:

A.            reduce bottlenecks.

B.            move materials and workers simultaneously.

C.            use workers and space efficiently.

D.            hold material handling costs to 27 percent or less.

E.            install computer terminals every 500 feet.

 

13. A service organization (for example, a hospital) is likely to use a(n)    layout because of variability in customer processing requirements.

A.            project

B.            process

C.            flow

D.            assembly

E.            nonrepetitive

 

14. In a product layout, the task of deciding how to assign work to specific stations is referred to as:

A.            process balancing.

B.            task allocation.

C.            line balancing.

D.            work allocation.

E.            station balancing.

 

15. The minimum possible cycle time in a product layout is determined by the:

A.            longest task time.

B.            shortest task time.

C.            average task time.

D.            total task time.

E.            per-unit setup time.

 

16. Daily capacity of a product layout is determined by:

A.            cycle time divided by operating time.

 

B.            operating time divided by cycle time.

C.            operating time divided by total task time.

D.            total task time divided by cycle time.

E.            cycle time divided by total task time.

 

17. The main issue in the design of process layouts for service operations concerns the relative positioning of:

A.            workstations.

B.            processing components.

C.            departments.

D.            entrances, loading docks, etc.

E.            manufacturing cells.

 

18. Which of the following is not an information requirement for the design of a process layout?

A.            a list of departments or work centers

B.            a projection of work flows between the work centers

C.            the distance between locations

D.            the cost per unit of distance to move loads

E.            a list of product cycle times for every product manufactured

19. A common goal in designing process layouts is:

A.            minimizing the number of workers.

B.            minimizing idle time.

C.            minimizing transportation costs.

D.            maximizing workstation productive time.

E.            maximizing transportation distances.

 

20. In the use of closeness ratings for process layouts, the code U means the closeness between two departments is:

A.            (U)nknown.

B.            (U)nusually important.

C.            of (U)sual importance.

D.            (U)nimportant.

E.            (U)ndesirable.

 

21. An advantage of a U-shaped production line is that:

A.            it is less compact.

B.            communication is reduced among employees.

C.            workers are specialists.

D.            work assignments are more rigid.

E.            it is more efficient than a traditional product layout.

22. Which of these items would be most likely to be made with a fixed-position layout?

A.            a Boeing 777 jet aircraft

B.            applesauce

C.            a computer chip

D.            toothpaste

E.            all of these

 

Lean Process Design

23. The process of dismantling and inspecting a competitor's new or revised product for the purpose of leaning design ideas is called:

A.            design by imitation.

B.            product analysis.

C.            reverse engineering.

D.            benchmarking.

E.            disassembly.

 

24. One form of long-term team that is increasingly being used, especially in lean production settings, is:

A.            quality circle.

 

B.            product design.

C.            self-directed.

D.            self-improvement.

E.            mandatory.

 

Cost volume analysis

25. Efficiency is defined as the ratio of:

A.            actual output to effective capacity.

B.            actual output to design capacity.

C.            design capacity to effective capacity.

D.            effective capacity to actual output.

E.            design capacity to actual output.

 

26. Utilization is defined as the ratio of:

A.            actual output to effective capacity.

B.            actual output to design capacity.

C.            design capacity to effective capacity.

D.            effective capacity to actual output.

E.            design capacity to actual output.

27. Given the following information, what would efficiency be? Effective capacity = 80 units per day

Design capacity = 100 units per day

Utilization = 48 percent

A.            20 percent

B.            35 percent

C.            48 percent

D.            60 percent

E.            80 percent

28. Effective capacity = 50 units per day Design capacity = 100 units per day Actual output = 30 units per day

A.            40 percent

B.            50 percent

C.            60 percent

D.            80 percent

E.            90 percent

29. Effective capacity = 20 units per day Design capacity = 60 units per day Actual output = 15 units per day

A.            1/4

B.            1/3

C.            1/2

D.            3/4

E.            none of these

 

30. Which of the following is not a strategy to manage service capacity?

A.            hiring extra workers

B.            backordering

C.            pricing and promotion

D.            part-time workers

E.            subcontracting

 

 

31. Which of the following is not a determinant of effective capacity?

A.            facilities

B.            product mix

C.            actual output

D.            human factors

E.            external factors

 

32. Production units have an optimal rate of output where:

A.            total costs are minimum.

B.            average unit costs are minimum.

C.            marginal costs are minimum.

D.            rate of output is maximum.

E.            total revenue is maximum.

 

 

33. What is the break-even quantity for the following situation?

FC = $1,200 per week VC = $2 per unit

Rev = $6 per unit A.         100

B.            200

C.            600

D.            1,200

E.            300

 

34. The owner of Firewood To Go is considering buying a hydraulic wood splitter which sells for $50,000. He figures it will cost an additional $100 per cord to purchase and split wood with this machine, while he can sell each cord of split wood for $125. What would the potential profit be if he were to split 4,000 cords of wood with this machine?

A.            $0

B.            $200,000

C.            $100,000

D.            $75,000

E.            $50,000

 

35. The owner of Firewood To Go is considering buying a hydraulic wood splitter which sells for $50,000. He figures it will cost an additional $100 per cord to purchase and split wood with this machine, while he can sell each cord of split wood for $125. How many cords of wood would he have to split with this machine to break even?

A.            5,000

B.            3,000

C.            2,000

D.            1,000

E.            0

 

36. The owner of Firewood To Go is considering buying a hydraulic wood splitter which sells for $50,000. He figures it will cost an additional $100 per cord to purchase and split wood with this machine, while he can sell each cord of split wood for $125. How many cords of wood would he have to split with this machine to make a profit of $30,000?

A.            3,200

B.            1,500

C.            2,000

D.            1,000

E.            500

 

37. The owner of Firewood To Go is considering buying a hydraulic wood splitter which sells for $50,000. He figures it will cost an additional $100 per cord to purchase and split wood with this machine, while he can sell each cord of split wood for $125. If, for this machine, design capacity is 50 cords per day, effective capacity is 40 cords per day, and actual output is anticipated to be 35 cords per day, what would be its utilization?

A.            100 percent

B.            80 percent

 

C.            75 percent

D.            70 percent

E.            0 percent

 

38. The owner of Firewood To Go is considering buying a hydraulic wood splitter which sells for $50,000. He figures it will cost an additional $100 per cord to purchase and split wood with this machine, while he can sell each cord of split wood for $125. If, for this machine, design capacity is 50 cords per day, effective capacity is 40 cords per day, and actual output is expected to be 32 cords per day, what would be its efficiency?

A.            100 percent

B.            80 percent

C.            75 percent

D.            70 percent

E.            0 percent