CHAPTER 3 Flashcards
- Continuous processing is the best way to produce customized output.
FALSE
Continuous processing is best for standardized output while a job shop is generally best for customized output.
- As a general rule, continuous processing systems produce products with very little variety.
TRUE
Continuous processing systems tend to be used when a very high volume of non-discrete, highly standardized output is desired.
- A job-shop processing system generally requires less-skilled workers than a continuous processing system.
FALSE
Job shops require greater skill on the part of their workers
- Avoiding bottlenecks is the primary goal of product design.
FALSE
Avoiding bottlenecks is a primary consideration in facilities layout.
- In general, job-shop systems have a lower unit cost than continuous systems do because continuous systems use costly specialized equipment.
FALSE
Specialized equipment can lead to lower unit cost.
- Continuous production systems are typically very rigid and costly to change.
TRUE
Continuous production systems are very efficient for high volumes of nondiscrete, standardized output, but they are not very flexible.
- Product layouts typically achieve high utilization of labor and equipment.
TRUE
They’re used in high volume, standardized operations.
- Key aspects of the process selection challenge include and .
A. information technology; marketing strategy
B. process flexibility; marketing strategy
C. capital intensity; process flexibility
D. marketing strategy; operations strategy
E. capacity planning; marketing strategy
Key aspects of the process selection challenge include capital intensity and process flexibility.
- Process choice is driven.
A. demand
B. operations
C. marketing
D. process
E. capacity
Process choice is demand driven.
- Job shops tend to be while continuous processes tend to be .
A. in services; in manufacturing
B. short-term and capital intensive; long-term and labor intensive
C. small scale and flexible; large-scale and inflexible
D. standardized; customized
E. low cost-per-unit; high cost-per-unit
Job shops tend to be much smaller and more flexible than continuous processes.
- The estimation of costs is generally most difficult when the process has been chosen.
A. project
B. repetitive
C. continuous
D. batch
E. job shop
Cost estimation is very difficult in job shops.
- In an environment in which demand is both substantial and stable, technology tends to be the best choice.
A. batch production
B. fixed automation
C. project production
D. programmable automation
E. flexible automation
Fixed automation is the least flexible, but low cost and high volume are its primary advantages.
- Computer-integrated manufacturing integrates all of the following except with manufacturing.
A. consumer satisfaction surveys
B. engineering design
C. purchasing
D. production planning and control
E. order processing
A CIM system links a broad range of manufacturing activities including engineering design, purchasing, order processing, and production planning and control.
- The type of processing system which is used for highly standardized products is:
A. continuous.
B. intermittent.
C. project.
D. batch.
E. unit.
Continuous processing is for highly standardized products.
- The substitution of machinery that has sensing and control devices for human labor is best described by the term:
A. automation.
B. feedback control.
C. computer-aided manufacturing.
D. computer-integrated manufacturing.
E. flexible manufacturing system.
Automation involves the substitution of machinery that has sensing and control devices for human labor.
