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A possible disadvantage of a product layout is an inflexible system.

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B) False

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The type of processing system which is used for highly standardized products is

A) continuous.
B) intermittent.
C) project.
D) batch.
E) unit.

F) All of the above
G) C) and E)

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of layout decisions in system design?

QRS Corp. is designing a product layout for a new product. They plan to use this production line 10 hours a day in order to meet forecasted demand of 900 units per day. The following table describes the tasks necessary to produce this product: For output to equal forecasted demand, what will be the efficiency of the production line that uses the least number of workstations?

What is it about job shops that make them appropriate for products in the introductory phase of their life cycle?

A job-shop processing system generally requires less-skilled workers than a continuous processing system.

Continuous processing is the best way to produce customized output.

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

"Balance delay" is another name for the percentage of idle time in a process layout.

QRS Corp. is designing a product layout for a new product. They plan to use this production line 10 hours a day in order to meet forecasted demand of 900 units per day. The following table describes the tasks necessary to produce this product: For output to equal forecasted demand, what is the theoretical minimum number of workstations needed?

Morale problems can be a reason for redesign of a facility layout.

Which of the following is not a process type commonly considered in making products or delivering services?

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

Which of the following is not an information requirement for the design of a process layout?

Among the benefits claimed for cellular manufacturing are less material handling and reduced setup time.

Heuristic rules are usually applied when

A production line is to be designed for a job with three tasks. The task times are 0.4 minutes, 1.2 minutes, and 0.5 minutes. The maximum cycle time in minutes is

Which of these items would be most likely to be made with a fixed-position layout?

In which type of processing system would gasoline be produced from crude oil?

Process choice is _____ driven.