CHAPTER 6 QUIZ example #19579

In a product layout, the task of deciding how to assign work to specific stations is referred to as: Select one: 1. process balancing 2. work allocation 3. line balancing 4. station balancing 5. task allocation

The type of layout in which workers, materials, and equipment are moved to the product as needed is: Select one: 1. fixed-position 2. process 3. product 4. mass 5. batch

An example of automated services is Select one: 1. haircuts 2. on-line banking 3. build your own pizza 4. all are examples of automated services 5. massage parlors

The type of processing system which is used for highly standardized products is: Select one: 1. continuous 2. batch 3. unit 4. intermittent 5. project

The type of layout which features departments or other functional groupings in which similar activities are performed is: Select one: 1. mass 2. unit 3. fixed-position 4. process 5. product

In which type of processing system would gasoline be produced from crude oil? 1. Assembly 2. Project 3. Batch 4. Continuous 5. Job Shop

Which of these items would be most likely to be made with a fixed position layout? 1. a computer chip 2. toothpaste 3. all of these 4. a Boeing 777 jet aircraft 5. applesauce

Which type of processing system tends to produce the most product variety? Select one: 1. Continuous 2. Project 3. Batch 4. Assembly 5. Job-Shop

The grouping of equipment by the operations needed to perform similar work for part families is: Select one: 1. functional layout 2. product layout 3. cellular manufacturing layout 4. process layout 5. fixed-position layout

Heuristic rules are usually applied when: Select one: 1. an optimum is necessary 2. a computer program isn't available 3. a problem has a large number of alternatives 4. other approaches have failed 5. a problem has a small number of alternatives