Ch 8: Facility Layout

Question 1

facility layout

Answer 1

what is the best way to design a workplace to get the best functionality; process of determining placement of departments, workstations, machines, etc.

Question 1

designing a facility layout requires following inputs (5)

Answer 1

Specification of objectives (space and design)
Estimates of demand
Processing requirements (# of operations
Space requirements for the elements
Space availability

Question 2

______ ________ will enable the best utilization of space; improve flow of info; improve employee morale; safe working conditions

Answer 2

property layout

Question 3

an economical layout will meet the following requirements (4)

Answer 3

Product design/volume (product strategy)
Process equipment/capacity (process strategy)
Quality of work-life (human resource strategy)
Building and site constraints (locations strategy)

Question 4

product design/volume

Answer 4

product strategy

Question 5

process equipment/capacity

Answer 5

process strategy

Question 6

quality of work-life

Answer 6

human resource strategy

Question 7

building and site constraints

Answer 7

locations strategy

Question 8

service layout strategy

Answer 8

expose customers to high value items (ex. Grocery store)

Question 9

storage layout strategy

Answer 9

minimize handling costs (ex. Warehouse)

Question 10

strategy of product oriented layout

Answer 10

minimize line imbalance (ex. TV assembly line)

Question 11

4 basic product layout formulas

Answer 11

work-center/process layout;
assembly line/product layout;
manufacturing cell/group tech.;
project layout/fixed position

Question 12

work center/process layout

Answer 12

job-shop/functional layout; focused on completion of a task (ex. Hospital, machine shop)

Question 13

assembly line/product layout

Answer 13

flow-shop layout; uses standardized processing operations to achieve smooth, rapid, high volume flow

Question 14

manufacturing cell/group tech.

Answer 14

combines process and product layouts; machines are grouped in a cell that can process items with similar processing requirements (ex. Computers, laptops, phones)

Question 15

project layout/fixed position

Answer 15

low volume, high variation; we customize to a degree where it cannot be highly standardized. Layout remains stationary and equipment is moved to jobsite

Question 16

important diff of assembly lines vs other layouts (6)

Answer 16

Material handling devices
Line configuration
Pacing
Product mix
Workstation characteristics
Length

Question 17

cycle time

Answer 17

amount of time it takes to complete a task ; uniform time interval in which a product comes off the line

Question 18

assembly line balancing

Answer 18

no station is doing more than what can be done in the cycle time

Question 19

precedence relationship

Answer 19

the order tasks are completed in the process

Question 20

cycle time formula

Answer 20

(production time per day)/(req. output/day in units)

Question 21

efficiency =

Answer 21

(sum of task times)/(actual # of work-stations * cycle time(

Question 22

theoretical minimum =

Answer 22

(sum of tasks)/(cycle times)

Question 23

Cellular Layout Benefits (4)

Answer 23

better human relations
improved operator expertise
less in-process inventory/material-handling
faster production setup

Question 24

The influence of ______ factors makes the development of hard-and-fast rules for servicescape layout rather difficult

Answer 24

behavioral

Question 25

Objective of a retail service layout?

Answer 25

To maximize net profit per square foot of store space

Question 26

True or false: The shortest required task time often defines the shortest possible workstation cycle time for production.

Answer 26

False