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If departments X,Y,and Z were to be located in areas I,II,and III,respectively,what would be the total distance (in metres) loads would be moved each week?

A) 4,000
B) 4,500
C) 7,000
D) 8,000
E) 9,000.

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

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The advantages of automation include: I.Reduced output variability II.Reduced variable costs III.Machines don't strike or file grievances. IV.Machines are much more flexible than human labour.

A) I and IV only
B) II and III only
C) I, II, and III only
D) I and III only
E) II and IV only

F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

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Question 83

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What is the total flow (patients per week) between department W and department L?

For output to equal forecasted demand,what is the minimum number of workstations needed?

If the company were to locate departments X,Y,and Z in areas 1,2,and 3,respectively,what would be the total distance (in metres) loads would be moved each week?

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

Cycle time is the maximum time allowed at each workstation to complete its assigned tasks on each unit of production before it moves on.

In cellular layouts,machines and equipment are grouped according to their function,for instance,all drills in a machine shop would be grouped into a cell.

Product layouts can more easily adapt to variations in product requirements than process layouts can.

Process (functional)layouts allow greater flexibility in processing than product (line)layouts.

Management wants to design an assembly line that will turn out 800 adult games per day.There will be eight working hours in each day.The industrial engineering staff has assembled the information below: Determine the maximum and minimum cycle times. (i)Determine the optimum cycle time. (ii)What is the minimum number of stations needed? (iii)Draw the precedence network. (iv)Assign tasks to stations in order of most following tasks first.

Which of the following is not a benefit of cellular layouts?

The overall efficiency of a production line is equal to the percentage idle time times the number of workstations.

Which of the following is not a type of layout?

A group of machining centres including supervisory computer control,automatic material handling,and possibly robots is called:

The benefits of flexible manufacturing systems (FMS) include all of the following EXCEPT:

If the company desires that output rate equal demand,what is the desired cycle time (in seconds) ?