Chapter 8: True/False

Question 1

Four major layout patterns commonly used in configuring facilities are product, process, cellular, and fixed-position

Answer 1

True

Question 2

A process layout is an arrangement based on the sequence of operations that is performed during the manufacturing of a good or delivery of a service

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Product layouts are less flexible than process layouts

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Cellular layouts facilitate the processing of families of parts with similar processing requirements

Answer 4

True

Question 5

In cellular layouts, equipment with similar functional characteristics is grouped together

Answer 5

False

Question 6

The basic tradeoff in selecting among the major layout types is flexibility versus productivity

Answer 6

True

Question 7

An assembly line is an example of a product layout

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Assembly line balancing is a technique to group tasks among workstations so that each workstation has the same number of tasks.

Answer 8

False

Question 9

Balance delay is the complement of assembly-line efficiency

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Some process-layout software programs try to optimize the total closeness rating of a layout

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Safety is a function of the job, the person performing the job, and the surrounding environment

Answer 11

True