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1

Flexible manufacturing systems can handle a variety of dissimilar products.
A)True
B)False
2

A job shop is similar to a batch production plant in that both may produce products or services to meet the customers' specifications.
A)True
B)False
3

Product layouts usually require less-skilled workers than process layouts.
A)True
B)False
4

The term group technology relates to the term part families.
A)True
B)False
5

Cycle time is the average amount of clock time required to produce a unit of output.
A)True
B)False
6

The maximum cycle time in an assembly line is equal to the time for the longest task.
A)True
B)False
7

One drawback of process layouts is that equipment utilization rates are lower than in a product layout.
A)True
B)False
8

The minimum cycle time in an assembly line is equal to the time for the longest task.
A)True
B)False
9

Product variety in a job shop tends to be:
A)high
B)moderate
C)low
D)very low
10

The system that has the highest equipment flexibility is:
A)Job shop.
B)Batch.
C)Repetitive production.
D)Continuous processing.
11

An operations strategy for process selection should recognize that:
A)process selection seldom requires technical expertise
B)engineering "white elephants" are uncommon
C)there is little need to manage technology
D)flexibility may not the best choice
E)managers need not have technical skills
12

Heuristic rules are usually used when:
A)an optimum is necessary.
B)a computer program isn't available,
C)a program has a small number of possibilities.
D)no optimizing routine is available.
E)all other approaches have failed.
13

Which one of the following is not generally regarded as an advantage of product layouts?
A)Material handling costs per unit are low.
B)Labor costs are low per unit.
C)The system is fairly flexible to changes in volume of output.
D)Accounting, purchasing, and inventory control are fairly routine.
E)There is high utilization of labor and equipment.
14

In a product layout, the process of deciding how to assign tasks to work stations is referred to as:
A)process balancing
B)task allocation
C)line balancing
D)station balancing
15

A production line is to be designed for a job with three tasks. The task times are 0.3 minutes, 1.4 minutes, and 0.7 minutes. The maximum cycle time in minutes is:
A)0.3
B)0.7
C)1.4
D)2.4
E)none of these
16

If a line is balanced with 90 percent efficiency, the "balance delay" would be:
A)10 percent
B)90 percent
C)100 percent
D)unknown, since balance delay isn't related to efficiency
E)none of the above
17

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





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