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The goal of line balancing is to assign tasks to workstations in such a way that the workstations have approximately equal time requirements.

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Question 62

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In which type of operation are you likely to see, at most, only minor variations in the product or service being produced using the same process and the same equipment?

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

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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?

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 theoretical minimum number of workstations needed?

Which phrase most closely describes flexible manufacturing systems?

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

There are three basic process types: input, processing, and output.

The advantages of automation include: (I) reduced output variability. (II) reduced variable costs. (III) machines don't strike or file grievances. (IV) machines are always less expensive than human labor.

Repetitive processing systems repetitively rotate production through small batches of a variety of products.

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

Information technology refers to competitive data.

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 will be the efficiency of the assembly line that uses the minimum number of workstations?

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

The term "computer-aided manufacturing" refers primarily to the use of robotics in process control.

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?

Which one of the following is not considered an important factor in retail layout design?

Computer-aided manufacturing refers to the use of computers in:

Key aspects of the process selection challenge include _________ and __________.

The maximum allowable cycle time is computed as:

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 per meter moved. An analyst has prepared the following distances and flow matrices: What is the distance (in meters) from area III to area I in this new facility?