Layout Strategies

develop an effective and efficient system that meets competitive requirements

The objective of layout strategy is to __________.

C,D

Slotting fees are charged by retailers to promote a product.

All of the following are true of slotting fees except:

is a new trend in value-added activities in warehouses

The concept of customizing in a warehouse layout __________.

Cross-docking

Which of the following requires an information system that provides inbound product identification, its destination, and routing of the product to the designed outbound vehicle?

the use of general purpose machines and equipment

One disadvantage of process-oriented layouts arises from __________.

elements of successful servicescapes

Ambient conditions, spatial layout and functionality, and signs, symbols, and artifacts are all __________.

maximizing customer exposure rate maximizes sales and profit

Retail layouts thrive on the notion that __________.

A cruise ship assembly facility

The fixed-position layout would be most appropriate in which of the following settings?

A cruise ship assembly facility

The fixed-position layout would be most appropriate in which of the following settings?

focused work center

When similar products are of significant volume and stable demand, the cell may be organized as a __________.

1.5 minutes

A production line is to be designed to make 500 El-More dolls per day. Each doll requires 11 activities totaling 16 minutes of work. The factor operates 750 minutes per day. The required cycle time for this assembly line is __________.

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Four hundred and eighty minutes of production time are available per day. Scheduled production is 120 units per day. What is the required cycle time?

maximum time that a product is allowed at each workstation

In assembly line-balancing, cycle time (the ratio of available production time to scheduled production) is the __________.

1 minute

process-oriented

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

Constructing a highway tunnel or bridge

For which of the following operations would a fixed-position layout be most appropriate?

Flexibility in equipment and labor assignments

Which of the following is true for the process layouts, but false for the product-oriented layouts?

automated storage and retrieval system

ASRS stands for __________.

Decreased use of equipment and machinery

Which of the following is not an advantage of work cells?

maximizing profitability per square foot of floor space

The main goal of retail layout is __________.

Takt times at workstations are dynamic

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

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Four hundred and eighty minutes of production time are available per day. The schedule calls for the production of 80 units per day. Each unit of the product requires 30 minutes of work. What is the theoretical minimum number of workstations?

minimizing difficulties caused by material flow variability for each product

The major problem addressed by the process-oriented layout strategy is __________.

Which layout type assumes an adequate volume for high equipment utilization?

Product-oriented layout

Which layout type assumes an adequate volume for high equipment utilization?

Put all the tasks at one station.

What is one sure-fire way to achieve 100% efficiency when balancing a line?

Groups workers, their equipment, and spaces/offices to provide for movement of information

Which of the statements below BEST describes office layout?

low variable cost per unit

The main advantage of a product-oriented layout is typically __________.

warehouse layout

Balancing low-cost storage with low-cost material handling is important to a(n) __________.

This arrangement will help to maximize customer exposure to other items in the store.

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