Deck 10: Facility Layout

Question 1

A company with a pure continuous processing system is most likely to use which layout type?

A) inverted
B) product
C) process
D) fixed position
E) hybrid

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Intermittent operations are seen in organizations that produce:

A) a small variety of different products
B) high volumes of a few standard products
C) a large variety of different products
D) a large volume of many standardized products
E) assembly line manufacturing

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which of the following is not one of the four basic layout types?

A) product
B) hybrid
C) process
D) fixed position
E) inverted

Answer 3

E

Question 4

A university is an example of which layout type?

A) inverted
B) hybrid
C) process
D) fixed position
E) product

Question 5

Which of the following may not be a result of a poor layout?

A) wasted time
B) wasted energy
C) confusion
D) increased flow of information
D) poor communication

Question 6

Which of the following is more like a product layout as compared to a process layout?

A) Resources used are general purpose.
B) Facilities are less capital intensive.
C) Less skilled workers can be used.
D) Space requirements for inventory storage are higher.
E) Scheduling resources is less challenging.

Question 7

Process layouts have

A) less automation
B) more automation
C) fewer employees
D) more cycle time
E) less cycle time

Question 8

Which of the following is least like a process layout?

A) job shop
B) automobile plant
C) hospital
D) university
E) grocery store

Question 9

Which of the following is more like a product layout as compared to a process layout?

A) Resources used are general purpose.
B) Facilities are less capital intensive.
C) Processing rates are slower.
D) Space requirements for inventory storage are higher.
E) Scheduling resources is less challenging.

Question 10

The challenge in process layouts is to arrange resources to maximize __________ and minimize ___________.

A) movement, effectiveness
B) effectiveness, efficiency
C) efficiency, waste of movement
D) efficiency, effectiveness
E) efficiency, labor cost

Question 11

Which of the following is more like a product layout as compared to a process layout?

A) Resources used are specialized.
B) Facilities are less capital intensive.
C) Processing rates are slower.
D) Space requirements for inventory storage are higher.
E) Scheduling resources is more challenging.

Question 12

Which of the following is more like a product layout as compared to a process layout?

A) Resources used are general purpose.
B) Facilities are more capital intensive.
C) Processing rates are slower.
D) Space requirements for inventory storage are higher.
E) Scheduling resources is more challenging.

Question 13

A grocery store is most like which of the following layout types?

A) inverted
B) circular
C) process
D) fixed position
E) product

Question 14

Which of the following is more like a product layout as compared to a process layout?

A) Resources used are general purpose.
B) Facilities are less capital intensive.
C) Products cannot be easily added or deleted from the existing product line.
D) Space requirements for inventory storage are higher.
E) Scheduling resources is less challenging.

Question 15

Which of the following is more like a product layout as compared to a process layout?

A) Resources used are general purpose.
B) Facilities are less capital intensive.
C) Processing rates are faster.
D) Space requirements for inventory storage are higher.
E) Scheduling resources is more challenging.

Question 16

Which of the following is more like a product layout as compared to a process layout?

A) Resources used are general purpose.
B) Facilities are less capital intensive.
C) Processing rates are slower.
D) Space requirements for inventory storage are lower.
E) Scheduling resources is more challenging.

Question 17

Which of the following is not a resource that might not be included in deciding a facility layout?

A) desk
B) work center
C) telephone switch
D) work center
E) person

Question 18

A hospital is an example of which layout type?

A) inverted
B) hybrid
C) process
D) fixed position
E) product

Question 19

Which of the following is more like a product layout as compared to a process layout?

A) Resources used are general purpose.
B) Facilities are less capital intensive.
C) Material handling costs are lower.
D) Space requirements for inventory storage are higher.
E) Scheduling resources is less challenging.

Question 20

A job shop is most likely to use which layout type?

A) inverted
B) hybrid
C) process
D) fixed position
E) product

Question 21

A hybrid layout combines

A) fixed and product
B) fixed and process
C) inverted and product
D) services and manufacturing
E) process and product

Question 22

What is the shortest distance between two locations using north-south and east-west movements called?

A) Euclidean distance
B) triangulated distance
C) rectilinear distance
D) Socratic distance
E) latitude-longitude (LL) distance

Question 23

A high-volume paper mill is an example of which layout type?

A) inverted
B) circular
C) process
D) fixed position
E) product

Question 24

Which of the following is least like a product layout?

A) high-volume paper mill
B) automobile plant
C) hospital
D) single-line cafeteria
E) car wash

Question 25

In a product layout facility the manager must decide

A) employees' salary
B) exactly what tasks will not be performed by every workstation
C) exactly what tasks will be performed by every workstation
D) exactly what vacation schedule must be followed
E) general sequence the work must be performed in

Question 26

According to the textbook, the available space of a facility is best seen by using a

A) photograph
B) detailed floor plan
C) architecture software package
D) block plan
E) overview plan

Question 27

Which layout design tool is primarily based on managers' opinions?

A) x-bar chart
B) REL chart
C) MRP chart
D) from-to matrix
E) Gantt chart

Question 28

A company with a pure intermittent processing system is most likely to use which layout type?

A) inverted
B) hybrid
C) process
D) fixed position
E) product

Question 29

Building construction is an example of which layout type?

A) inverted
B) hybrid
C) process
D) fixed position
E) product

Question 30

What are the two primary tools used to identify closeness measures during the layout design process?

A) REL chart and from-to matrix
B) MRP chart and from-to matrix
C) x-bar chart and from-to matrix
D) MRP chart and x-bar chart
E) x-bar chart and REL chart

Question 31

Using a relationship chart to develop acceptable layouts is part of a classic layout technique called

A) Real layout planning
B) CHART
C) systematic from-to planning
D) systematic layout planning
E) SRP

Question 32

Which company is widely considered to be the leader of just-in-time production?

A) Ford
B) Timex
C) Gateway
D) Toyota
E) Sony

Question 33

Which of the following is least like a fixed-position layout?

A) farm
B) shipbuilding
C) bridge construction
D) building construction
E) car wash

Question 34

A single-line cafeteria is an example of which layout type?

A) inverted
B) disjointed
C) process
D) fixed position
E) product

Question 35

A car wash is an example of which layout type?

A) inverted
B) hybrid
C) process
D) fixed position
E) product

Question 36

Bridge construction is an example of which layout type?

A) inverted
B) hybrid
C) process
D) fixed position
E) product

Question 37

What is typically used to quantitatively compare the effectiveness of layouts?

A) trial and error
B) process control charts
C) load-distance model
D) mean absolute deviation (MAD)
E) exponential smoothing

Question 38

The first step in designing a layout is

A) identifying the facility
B) gathering information
C) selecting the correct layout software package
D) developing a REL chart
E) developing a from-to matrix

Question 39

A wheat farm is an example of which layout type?

A) inverted
B) hybrid
C) process
D) fixed position
E) product

Question 40

Shipbuilding is an example of which layout type?

A) inverted
B) hybrid
C) process
D) fixed position
E) product

Question 41

Which popular facility layout software package works from an REL chart?

A) CONWIP
B) MRP
C) ALDEP
D) LAYOUT
E) CRAFT

Question 42

The bottleneck determines ________________.

A) which station has the minimum cycle time
B) the minimum cycle time of the whole process
C) the maximum cycle time of the whole process
D) the point at which a product layout converts to a process layout
E) which station has the maximum output rate

Question 43

What is the term for the maximum amount of time each workstation has to complete its assigned task?

A) output rate
B) task time
C) station time
D) cycle time
E) output time

Question 44

Assigning tasks to workstations is known as __________________.

A) offsetting the line
B) harmonizing the line
C) stabilizing the line
D) balancing the line
E) counterbalancing the line

Question 45

What are two of the most popular facility layout software packages?

A) CONWIP and CRAFT
B) ALDEP and CRAFT
C) CONWIP and MRP
D) ALDEP and MRP
E) ALDEP and CONWIP

Question 46

Which of the following statements is not true?

A) The bottleneck determines the lowest possible cycle time.
B) It might be possible to split a bottleneck task into two smaller non-bottleneck tasks.
C) A production process always has at least one bottleneck.
D) A bottleneck task is the longest task in a process.
E) A perfectly balanced line has no bottlenecks.

Question 47

On which key trade-off does the textbook focus concerning office layouts?

A) cost vs. comfort
B) pictures vs. windows
C) cubes vs. doors
D) network printers vs. individual printers
E) proximity vs. privacy

Question 48

How many different layout solutions are possible with 7 departments?

A) 7!
B) 6!
C) 7! - 1
D) (1!)(2!)(3!)(4!)(5!)(6!)(7!)
E) 8!

Question 49

What is the term for the number of units we wish to produce over a specific period of time?

A) job flow
B) output rate
C) cycle time
D) output flow
E) flow time

Question 50

What is the longest task in a process called?

A) obstruction
B) bottleneck
C) blockade
D) hindrance
E) constrainer

Question 51

Which type of movement is most like rectilinear?

A) driving cross-country on an interstate highway
B) flying an airplane
C) climbing a mountain
D) driving in New York City
E) riding a roller coaster

Question 52

For the general warehouse layout problem, which department should be located furthest from the dock?

A) least trips needed
B) most area needed
C) highest ratio of trips needed to area needed
D) smallest ratio of area needed to trips needed
E) smallest ratio of trips needed to area needed

Question 53

When developing a detailed layout, what tools would be used?

A) MS Excel
B) MULTISTORY
C) CRAFT++
D) 3-D models and CAD software
E) Architecture Software

Question 54

What term tells us how frequently a product is completed?

A) output rate
B) task time
C) station time
D) cycle time
E) output time

Question 55

Warehouse layouts have the key characteristics of process layouts except

A) number of loads is not a design consideration
B) location isn't a major consideration
C) there is movement between the storage areas
D) from trips are the only consideration
E) there is no movement between the storage areas

Question 56

How many different layout solutions are possible with 7 departments?

A) 7
B) 720
C) 28
D) 7000
E) 5040

Question 57

Which popular facility layout software package uses a from-to matrix?

A) CONWIP
B) MRP
C) ALDEP
D) LAYOUT
E) CRAFT

Question 58

One important consideration in designing any layout is

A) consistency
B) flexibility
C) equitability
D) uniformity
E) tenure

Question 59

Studies mentioned in the textbook have shown that workers that are in close proximity to each other are more likely to ______________________.

A) catch a cold
B) date each other
C) get on each other's nerves
D) have greater understanding, tolerance, and trust for one another
E) play practical jokes on each other

Question 60

Approximately how much of the U.S. workforce works in an office environment?

A) 10%
B) 25%
C) 50%
D) 75%
E) 90%

Question 61

The company's __________ dictates type of layout the company will have.

A) location
B) process
C) union agreements
D) HR policies
E) market share

Question 62

In product layouts, the material moves continuously and uniformly through a series of workstations until the product is completed.

Question 63

Maximizing worker proximity minimizes privacy issues.

Question 64

Load-distance calculations are very concerned with the direction of the move.

Question 65

At Wal-Mart, to maximize customer comfort and enjoyment, layouts are designed with a limited number of aisles, each of which is very wide, rather than with multiple but narrow aisles.

Question 66

As compared to a process layout, a product layout generally requires less skilled workers.

Question 67

Which production line shapes are particularly useful for the sharing of resources?

A) S and U
B) L and O
C) O and S
D) L and S
E) O and U

Question 68

Consider a production line that has a station with two machines, and each unit produced at the station needs to be processed by both of the machines. (A unit cannot be worked on by both machines simultaneously.) Each machine has a production capacity of 4 units per hour. What is the lowest possible cycle time of the station?

A) 4 minutes per unit
B) 8 minutes per unit
C) 7.5 minutes per unit
D) 30 minutes per unit
E) 15 minutes per unit

Question 69

In general, scheduling resources is less challenging under a process layout than it would be under a product layout.

Question 70

An assembly line is an example of an intermittent processing system.

Question 71

Which of the following is true?

A) A line with a lower cycle time has greater output than one with a higher cycle time.
B) A line with a higher cycle time has greater output than one with a lower cycle time.
C) Cycle time is unrelated to output rate.
D) A line must be arranged such that capacity grows with each successive station.
E) Cycle time cannot be greater than the task time of the bottleneck.

Question 72

Group technology creates groupings of products primarily based on what?

A) product cost
B) raw materials requirements
C) similar processing requirements
D) operating characteristics
E) market segmentation

Question 73

The step, when Designing a Product Layout, whose goal is to design a product layout that can produce the desired number of units with the least amount of work centers and a balance of workload.

A) Compute efficiency, idle time & balance delay
B) Determine cycle time
C) Determine output rate
D) Assign tasks to workstations
E) Identify tasks & immediate predecessors

Question 74

The theoretical minimum number of stations is the number of workstations that would be needed if:

A) all stations were balanced.
B) all task times were the same.
C) the line was 100% efficient.
D) every task had a separate station.
E) the company had no absenteeism.

Question 75

A process layout is seen in companies with continuous processing systems.

Question 76

What is Wal-Mart's primary consideration for its store layout decision regarding the number and size of aisles in its stores?

A) predictability
B) comfort
C) ease of navigation through the store
D) customer exposure to merchandise
E) inventory control

Question 77

A hospital is an example of process layout.

Question 78

What is the amount by which the efficiency of a production line falls short of 100%?

A) balance delay
B) efficiency deficiency
C) efficiency delay
D) balance shortfall
E) percentage deficiency

Question 79

What is the term for a system in which the product being worked on is physically attached to the line and automatically moved to the next station when the cycle time has elapsed?

A) cyclical line
B) paced line
C) autoline
D) continuous line
E) constrained line

Question 80

When line balancing, which rule does the textbook suggest for assigning tasks to workstations?

A) shortest task time
B) first come first served
C) fewest predecessors
D) longest task time
E) most successors