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A(n) __________ addresses flow, allocates space, and responds to customer behavior.

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Identify the four requirements for cellular production.

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(1) identification of families of produc...

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The concept of customizing in a warehouse layout


A) is possible, but causes serious loss of oversight of the quality function
B) cannot be considered seriously in today's high efficiency factories
C) is theoretically sound, but several years away in practice
D) is a new trend in value-added activities in warehouses
E) none of the above

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Cyclone Appliances has developed a new European-style convection oven that will be made on an assembly line. The schedule requires 80 ovens in an 8-hour day. The assembly includes seven tasks. The table below indicates the performance time and the sequence requirements for each task. Cyclone Appliances has developed a new European-style convection oven that will be made on an assembly line. The schedule requires 80 ovens in an 8-hour day. The assembly includes seven tasks. The table below indicates the performance time and the sequence requirements for each task.    a. What is the cycle time for this assembly operation? b. What is the theoretical minimum number of workstations? c. Draw the precedence diagram. a. What is the cycle time for this assembly operation? b. What is the theoretical minimum number of workstations? c. Draw the precedence diagram.

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(a) The cycle time is 480 minutes per da...

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The minimum number of workstations depends upon the set of task times and the precedence chart, but not the number of units scheduled.

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__________ refers to the physical surroundings in which a service takes place, and how they affect customers and employees.

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Which of the following is not one of the factors complicating the techniques for addressing the fixed position layout?


A) The volume of materials is dynamic.
B) At different stages of a project, different materials are needed; therefore, different items become critical as the project develops.
C) Takt times at workstations are dynamic.
D) There is limited space at virtually all sites.
E) All of the above are complicating factors.

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Define the following terms that occur in assembly line balancing: cycle time, minimum number of workstations, and efficiency.

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Cycle time is the ratio of allowed work ...

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A company is trying to balance production between 3 workstations on an assembly line. Currently there are 5 tasks that need to be performed. These tasks, ABCDE, have required times of 2 minutes, 4 minutes, 1 minutes, 3 minutes, and 10 minutes respectively. The assembly line needs to produce 40 units per day to meet demand and can work for up to 8 hours each day. A. What is the required cycle time? B. What is the theoretical minimum # of workstations? C. Assign the tasks according to shortest task time. D. Is there a better way to divide the work than in Part C?

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Required cycle time = Production time av...

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"Having a focused work center is like having a factory within a factory." Discuss. Include in your discussion what conditions make focused work centers appropriate.

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A focused work center is a permanent pro...

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A firm is planning to set up an assembly line to assemble 40 units per hour, and 57 minutes per hour are productive. The time to perform each task and the tasks which precede each task are: A firm is planning to set up an assembly line to assemble 40 units per hour, and 57 minutes per hour are productive. The time to perform each task and the tasks which precede each task are:    a. Draw a network diagram of precedence relationships. b. Compute the required cycle time per unit in minutes. c. Compute the theoretical minimum number of workstations required to produce 40 units per hour. d. Balance this line using longest processing time. e. What is the efficiency of the line obtained in part d? a. Draw a network diagram of precedence relationships. b. Compute the required cycle time per unit in minutes. c. Compute the theoretical minimum number of workstations required to produce 40 units per hour. d. Balance this line using longest processing time. e. What is the efficiency of the line obtained in part d?

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(a) The appropriate diagram appears belo...

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A manufacturing work cell has a takt time of 7 minutes and is staffed by 10 workers. If the work cell delivers 68 units each day find A. The total operation time B. The amount of time worked during the day for all 10 workers combined C. If the plant is open for only 8 hours per day, can the staff meet demand?

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Total operation time = Workers required ...

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What is the primary reason why retailers tend to locate high-draw items around the periphery of the store?


A) More shelf space for those popular items is available around the periphery.
B) There will be less congestion of customers than there would be in the middle.
C) This arrangement will help to maximize customer exposure to other items in the store.
D) It is easier to put large advertisement signs on the outside walls right next to the items.
E) This arrangement allows customers to travel through the store as quickly as possible.

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You have been asked to balance a flow shop assembly operation to achieve an output rate of 80 units per eight-hour day. Task times and precedence relationships are shown in the table below. You have been asked to balance a flow shop assembly operation to achieve an output rate of 80 units per eight-hour day. Task times and precedence relationships are shown in the table below.    a. Draw the precedence diagram. b. Determine the desired cycle time. c. Determine the theoretical minimum number of stations needed. d. Balance this line using most following tasks. e. What is the efficiency of the line obtained in part d? a. Draw the precedence diagram. b. Determine the desired cycle time. c. Determine the theoretical minimum number of stations needed. d. Balance this line using most following tasks. e. What is the efficiency of the line obtained in part d?

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The precedence diagram appears...

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Identify the seven fundamental layout strategies. Describe the use of each one very briefly.

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1. Office layout: Positions workers, the...

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A work cell is required to make 200 computerized diagnostic assemblies (for installation into hybrid automobiles) each day. The cell currently works an eight hour shift, of which seven hours is available for productive work. What is takt time for this cell?

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Takt time = 420 minu...

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A product-oriented layout would be most appropriate for which one of the following businesses?


A) fast food
B) steel-making
C) insurance sales
D) clothing alterations
E) a grocery store

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One of the major advantages of process-oriented layouts is


A) high equipment utilization
B) large work-in-process inventories
C) flexibility in equipment and labor assignment
D) smooth and continuous flow of work
E) none of the above

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The type of layout which features departments or other functional groupings in which similar activities are performed is


A) process-oriented
B) product-oriented
C) fixed-position
D) mass production
E) unit production

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__________ are fees manufacturers pay to get their products displayed.

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