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

A) True
B) False

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


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

F) C) and E)
G) B) 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 case of Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies. 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 case of Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies. Without considering projected demands, what is the minimum possible cycle time for this production line? A)  56 seconds B)  14 seconds C)  12 seconds D)  10 seconds E)  4 seconds Without considering projected demands, what is the minimum possible cycle time for this production line?


A)  56 seconds
B)  14 seconds
C)  12 seconds
D)  10 seconds
E)  4 seconds

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

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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: 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: If the company wants the output rate to be equal to demand, what is the desired cycle time (in seconds) ? A)  162 B)  72 C)  54 D)  12 E)  60 If the company wants the output rate to be equal to demand, what is the desired cycle time (in seconds) ?


A)  162
B)  72
C)  54
D)  12
E)  60

F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

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Which type of processing system tends to produce the most product variety?


A)  assembly
B)  job shop
C)  batch
D)  continuous
E)  mass customization

F) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

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A company needs to locate three departments (X, Y, and Z) in the three areas (I, II, and III) of a new facility. They want to minimize interdepartmental transportation costs, which are expected to be $.50 per load meter moved. An analyst has prepared the following flow and distance matrices: A company needs to locate three departments (X, Y, and Z) in the three areas (I, II, and III) of a new facility. They want to minimize interdepartmental transportation costs, which are expected to be $.50 per load meter moved. An analyst has prepared the following flow and distance matrices: What are total weekly costs for an optimum layout? A)  $2,600 B)  $3,600 C)  $6,200 D)  $7,200 E)  $8,200 What are total weekly costs for an optimum layout?


A)  $2,600
B)  $3,600
C)  $6,200
D)  $7,200
E)  $8,200

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

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Which closeness rating reflects indifference on the nearness or lack of nearness of two departments?


A)  A
B)  E
C)  I
D)  U
E)  X

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

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Which closeness rating reflects the highest importance for two departments being close to each other?


A)  A
B)  E
C)  I
D)  U
E)  X

F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

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Intermittent processing can take the form of batch processing or a job shop.

A) True
B) False

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If a line is balanced with 80 percent efficiency, the "balance delay" will be:


A)  20 percent.
B)  80 percent.
C)  100 percent.
D)  unknown, since balance delay is not related to efficiency.
E)  depends on the next operation.

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

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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 case of Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies. 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 case of Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies. For output to equal projected demand, what should be the actual cycle time for this production line? A)  56 seconds B)  27 seconds C)  20 seconds D)  18 seconds E)  14 seconds For output to equal projected demand, what should be the actual cycle time for this production line?


A)  56 seconds
B)  27 seconds
C)  20 seconds
D)  18 seconds
E)  14 seconds

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

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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: 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: For output to equal projected demand, what should be the actual cycle time for this assembly line? A)  0 seconds B)  3 seconds C)  9 seconds D)  10 seconds E)  28 seconds For output to equal projected demand, what should be the actual cycle time for this assembly line?


A)  0 seconds
B)  3 seconds
C)  9 seconds
D)  10 seconds
E)  28 seconds

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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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: 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: If the company wants the output rate to be equal to demand, what would be the efficiency of this line with the theoretical minimum number of workstations? A)  100 percent B)  92.5 percent C)  75 percent D)  87.5 percent E)  90 percent If the company wants the output rate to be equal to demand, what would be the efficiency of this line with the theoretical minimum number of workstations?


A)  100 percent
B)  92.5 percent
C)  75 percent
D)  87.5 percent
E)  90 percent

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

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

A) True
B) False

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An optimal set of assignments for a production line cannot be obtained by assigning tasks to workstations in order of either: (1) the most following tasks;or (2) the sum of the task's time and the times of all following tasks.

A) True
B) False

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Flexible manufacturing systems bring the benefits of automation to continuous processes.

A) True
B) False

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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.

F) D) and E)
G) None of the above

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Which one of these drive a machine tool by communicating the details of the operations to be performed?


A)  CNC
B)  CIM
C)  CAD
D)  CAM
E)  automation

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

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The minimum possible cycle time in a typical product layout with no parallel activities 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.

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

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Process choice is _________ driven.


A)  demand
B)  operations
C)  marketing
D)  process
E)  capacity

F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

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