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Given the following process layout data for locating four departments (A, B, C, and D) in four areas (1, 2, 3, and 4): $\begin{array}{l}\text { Distances (meters) } \quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad \text { Flows (loads per week }\\\begin{array}{rlll}\text { From/To } & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 \\\hline 1 & - & 50 & 100 & 150 \\2 & & - & 50 & 100 \\3 & & & - & 50 \\4 & & & & -\end{array}\quad\quad\begin{array}{rlll}\text { From/To } & \text { A } & \text { B } & \text { C } & \text { D } \\\hline \text { A } & - & 10 & 40 & 50 \\\text { B } & 30 & - & 10 & 70 \\\text { C } & 60 & 10 & - & 40 \\\text { D } & 30 & 50 & 20 & -\end{array}\end{array}$ If department C must be located in area 1, what layout will minimize the total distance loads will be moved each month?

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The estimation of costs is generally most difficult when the ___________ process has been chosen.

A) project
B) repetitive
C) continuous
D) batch
E) job shop

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

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The maker of the world-famous Chocolate Chip Cookies needs to design a product layout for a new product, Mint Chocolate Chip. The company plans to use this new production line eight hours a day in order to meet projected demand of 1,440 cases per day. The following table describes the tasks involved in the production of a Mint Chocolate Chip Cookie. $\begin{array} { l l l } \text { Task } & \text { Time } ( \text { secs } ) & \text { Immediate Predecessor } \\\hline \mathrm { u } & 4 & \text { none } \\\mathrm { v } & 14 & \mathrm { u } \\\mathrm { w } & 12 & \mathrm {~V} \\\mathrm { x } & 12 & \mathrm {~V} \\\mathrm { y } & 6 & \mathrm { w } \\\mathrm { z } & 8 & \mathrm { x } , \mathrm { y }\end{array}$ For output to equal projected demand, what should be the actual cycle time for this production line?

A company is designing a product layout for a new product. It plans to use this production line eight hours a day in order to meet projected demand of 480 units per day. The tasks necessary to produce this product are: $\begin{array} { l l l } \text { Task } & \text { Time (secs) } & \text { Immediate Predecessor } \\\hline \mathrm { u } & 30 & \text { none } \\\mathrm { v } & 30 & \mathrm { u } \\\mathrm { w } & 6 & \mathrm { u } \\\mathrm { x } & 12 & \mathrm { w } \\\mathrm { y } & 54 & \mathrm { x } \\\mathrm { z } & 30 & \mathrm { v } , \mathrm { y }\end{array}$ Without regard to demand, what is the minimum possible cycle time (in seconds) for this situation?

The type of processing system which is used for highly standardized products is:

A disadvantage of a product layout can be high in-process inventory costs.

A company needs to rebalance a product layout for producing new plastic license plates. They plan to use the assembly line six hours in order to meet projected demand of 2,160 license plates each day. The following table describes the tasks involved in the production of this product: $\begin{array} { l l l } \text { Task } & \text { Time (secs) } & \text { Immediate Predecessor } \\\hline \mathrm { a } & 3 & \text { none } \\\mathrm { b } & 4 & \text { none } \\\mathrm { c } & 5 & \mathrm { a } , \mathrm { b } \\\mathrm { d } & 7 & \text { none } \\\mathrm { e } & 9 & \mathrm { c } , \mathrm { d }\end{array}$ For output to equal projected demand, what will be the idle time at the second workstation of the assembly line that uses the minimum number of workstations?

Although they do not guarantee optimal solutions, ______________ are useful in finding reasonable solutions when the number of possible options is overwhelming.

Heuristic approaches to line balancing are the only approach that will guarantee an optimal solution.

Which phrase most closely describes flexible manufacturing systems?

Accounting, purchasing, and inventory control are fairly routine with process layouts.

Given the following process layout data for locating four departments (A, B, C, and D) in four areas (1, 2, 3, and 4): $\begin{array}{l}\text { Distances (meters) } \quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad \text { Flows (loads per week }\\\begin{array}{rlll}\text { From/To } & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 \\\hline 1 & - & 50 & 100 & 150 \\2 & & - & 50 & 100 \\3 & & & - & 50 \\4 & & & & -\end{array}\quad\quad\begin{array}{rlll}\text { From/To } & \text { A } & \text { B } & \text { C } & \text { D } \\\hline \text { A } & - & 10 & 40 & 50 \\\text { B } & 30 & - & 10 & 70 \\\text { C } & 60 & 10 & - & 40 \\\text { D } & 30 & 50 & 20 & -\end{array}\end{array}$ What is the distance from area 3 to area 1?

Which of the following process types would be most likely to be used in the introductory phase of a product's life cycle?

An idle percentage of zero means a line is perfectly balanced.

The maximum allowable cycle time is computed as:

The main issue in the design of process layouts concerns the relative positioning of the departments involved.

Morale problems can be a reason for redesign of a facility layout.

In which type of operation are you likely to see, at most, only minor variations in the product or service being produced using the same process and the same equipment?

Layout planning is required because of: (I) efficient operations. (II) accidents or safety hazards. (III) new products or services. (IV) morale problems.

A common goal in designing process layouts is: