Facility and Work Design

Name  : Clas  s: Dat  e: Facility and Work Design 1.Processlayoutsrequiresimpleplanningandcontrolsystems.  a. True  b. False ANSWER: False 2.Inacellularlayout,additionalfloorspaceisrequiredbecausemachinesarenotverycloselylinkedwithinacell.  a. True  b. False ANSWER: False 3.Thedesignofservicefacilitiesrequiresthecleverintegrationoflayoutwiththeservicescapeandprocessdesignto supportserviceencounters.  a. True  b. False ANSWER: True 4.Facilitylayoutdoesnotenhancesustainabilityinservice-producingorganizations.  a. True  b. False ANSWER: False 5.Researchhasshownthatbringingtheoutdoorenvironmentintotheworkplacelowersstress.  a. True  b. False ANSWER: True 6.AGallupstudyshowedthatthereisnosignificantdifferencefoundintheproductivitiesamongworkerswhoare allowedtopersonalizetheirworkplacesandthosewhoarenot.  a. True  b. False ANSWER: False 7.AccordingtoastudyconductedbySoftwareAdvice,thelikelihoodofconsumersbuyingaparticularproductremains unaffectedevenwhentheproductionofthatproductcausesreducedenvironmentalimpact.  a. True  b. False ANSWER: False 8.Oneofthedisadvantagesofaproductlayoutisthatithas:  a. highmaterialshandling.  b. highwork-in-progressinventory.  c. lowflexibility.  d. lowlaborutilization. ANSWER: c Name  : Clas  s: Dat  e: 9.A_____isanarrangementbasedonthesequenceofoperationsthatisperformedduringthemanufacturingofagood ordeliveryofaservice.  a. productlayout  b. processlayout  c. cellularlayout  d. fixed-positionlayout ANSWER: a 10.__________isatechniquetogrouptasksamongworkstationssothateachworkstationhas—intheidealcase—the sameamountofwork.  a. Jobenlargement  b. Assembly-linebalancing  c. Cellularmanufacturing  d. Jobenrichment ANSWER: b 11.Oneofthedifferencesbetweenproductlayoutsandprocesslayoutsisthatunlikeproductlayouts,processlayouts:  a. requirehighlyspecializedequipment.  b. providemoreflexibility.  c. havehigherautomationpotential.  d. havelessmaterials-handlingcosts. ANSWER: b 12.Anassemblylinewith30activitiesistobebalanced.Thetotalamountoftimerequiredforall30activitiesis45 minutes.Thelinewilloperatefor420minutesperday.Whichofthefollowingmustbethecycletimetoachievean outputrateof300units/day?  a. 0.80minutes  b. 1.4minutes  c. 2.4minutes  d. 3.0minutes ANSWER: b 13.Theobjectiveofassembly-linebalancingisto:  a. minimizetheimbalanceamongworkstationswhiletryingtoachieveadesiredoutputrate.  b. maximizethecostofoperationswhiletryingtoreducethecycletime.  c. maximizethecycletimewhiletryingtominimizethecostofoperations.  d. minimizetheimbalanceamongworkstationswhiletryingtomaximizethecycletime. ANSWER: 14.Theproductionoflargegoodssuchasshipsisbestaccomplishedusinga_____.  a. productlayout  b. processlayout  c. cellularlayout  d. fixed-positionlayout a Name  : Clas  s: Dat  e: ANSWER: d 15.Whichofthefollowingistrueoffixed-positionlayouts?  a. Thechangeoverrequirementsarelow.  b. Theautomationpotentialismoderate.  c. Thevolumeofproductdemandishigh.  d. Theequipmentutilizationishigh. ANSWER: b 16.Inacellularlayout,theprocedureofclassifyingpartswithsimilarprocessingrequirementsintofamiliesiscalled _____.  a. grouptechnology  b. traitsanalysis  c. batchprocessing  d. commonalityidentification ANSWER: a 17.Whichofthefollowingisalimitationofaprocesslayout?  a. Itaffectstheentiresystemifanyequipmentinthelayoutfails.  b. Ithashigherworkerskillrequirements.  c. Ithashighlyspecializedequipmentrequirements.  d. Itgenerallyrequiresalowinvestmentfortheproductionofmachines. ANSWER: b 18.__________isconcernedwithimprovingproductivityandsafetybydesigningworkplaces,equipment,instruments, computers,workstations,andsoonthattakeintoaccountthephysicalcapabilitiesofpeople.  a. Ergonomics  b. Employeemotivation  c. Jobdesign  d. Jobenrichment ANSWER: a 19.Organizationsthatneedtheabilitytoprovideawidevarietyofservicestocustomerswithdifferingrequirements usuallyusea_____.  a. cellularlayout  b. processlayout  c. fixed-positionlayout  d. productlayout ANSWER: b 20.__________isverticalexpansionofjobdutiestogivetheworkermoreresponsibility.  a. Employeeempowerment  b. Jobenlargement  c. Employeerecognition Name  :  Clas  s: d. Dat  e: Jobenrichment ANSWER: d 21.Comparedtoproductlayouts,processlayouts:  a. requirealowerinvestmentinequipment.  b. providelessflexibility.  c. havehighequipmentutilization.  d. havelessmaterials-handlingcosts. ANSWER: a 22.__________istheintervalbetweensuccessiveoutputscomingofftheassemblyline.  a. Idletime  b. Cycletime  c. Lack-of-workdelay  d. Blockingdelay ANSWER: b 23.Whichofthefollowingisanobjectiveofergonomics?  a. Toincreasethecostofdoingajobwhilereducingfatigue  b. Toreduceenergyrequirementswhileincreasingaccuracy  c. Toincreasethepossibilityofhumanerrorswhiledecreasingthecostoftraining  d. Toreducetheflexibilityinanoperationwhileincreasingspeed ANSWER: b 24.Inthecontextofassembly-linebalancing,_____isthedifferencebetweentotaltimeavailableandthesumofthe actualtimesforproductivetasks.  a. Blockingdelay  b. Lack-of-workdelay  c. Idletime  d. Cycletime ANSWER: c 25.Meganplansthefacilitylayoutofhernewshopthatwouldsellavarietyofhealthcareindustrymachines.She arrangesthemachinesinawaythatthemachinesaregroupedaccordingtotheirfunctions.Whichofthefollowingtypes offacilitylayoutshasMeganusedinhershop?  a. Aprocesslayout  b. Aproductlayout  c. Acellularlayout  d. Afixed-positionlayout ANSWER: a 26.__________usuallyrequireahighlevelofplanningandcontrolcomparedwithothertypesoffacilitylayouts.  a. Productlayouts  b. Processlayouts Name  :   Clas  s: c. d. Dat  e: Cellularlayouts Fixed-positionlayouts ANSWER: d 27.Identifythemostsuitablelayoutforafacilitythathandlesawidevarietyofcustomizedorders.  a. Afixed-positionlayout  b. Acellularlayout  c. Aproductlayout  d. Aprocesslayout ANSWER: d 28.Oneoftheadvantagesofaproductlayoutisthatit:  a. caneasilyaccommodateachangeinproductdesign.  b. haslowwork-in-processinventories.  c. doesnotusuallyrequirehighlyspecializedequipment.  d. caneasilyaccommodatenewproducts. ANSWER: b 29.FancyTrendsInc.,ahandbagmanufacturingcompany,assembleshandbagsinanassemblylineusing10workstations. Thetargetoutputforan8hourworkdayis120bags.Thesumofthetasktimesis30minutes/bag.Thecycletimeis4 minutes/bag.Theassembly-lineefficiencyis_____.  a. 65%  b. 70%  c. 75%  d. 80% ANSWER: c 30.Whichofthefollowingistrueofacellularlayout?  a. Itremainsstationaryratherthanmovingwork-in-processfromoneworkcentertoanother.  b. Itsworkflowisnotstandardized.  c. Itisnotdesignedaccordingtothefunctionalcharacteristicsofequipment.  d. Itsqualityproblemsarenotaddressedtimely. ANSWER: 31.Whichofthefollowingtypesoffacilitylayoutsisbestsuitedforaheavymachinetoolsfactory?  a. Aproductlayout  b. Aprocesslayout  c. Acellularlayout  d. Afixed-positionlayout ANSWER: c d