Checkup 3

Question 1

A cost-oriented factor that affects production site selection is accessibility to _________________________________.

Answer 1

transportation facilities

Question 2

Time and motion studies are concerned with the required movement time of automated machinery. (True or false?)

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Industrial parks are recreational areas for manufacturing employees. (True or false?)

Answer 3

False

Question 4

An employee morale factor that affects production site selection is the __________________________.

Answer 4

quantity of housing

Question 5

An assembly line is a process-oriented production boost. (True or false?)

Answer 5

False

Question 6

Because time studies lead to greater productivity, the worker’s physical strain is usually increased. (True or false?)

Answer 6

False

Question 7

___________________ may be thought of as moving materials through a plant.

Answer 7

Manufacturing

Question 8

_______________________________ often focus on the most time-consuming and expensive operations.

Answer 8

Time and motion studies

Question 9

The public’s attitude towards business is not a concern in plant location. (True or false?)

Answer 9

False

Question 10

Present pollution laws have eliminated the need for firms to locate production facilities near water. (True or false?)

Answer 10

False

Question 11

The primary determinant of production facility location is ____________ of operations.

Answer 11

cost

Question 12

Ideal production locations can _________________ be found.

Answer 12

seldom

Question 13

A manufacturer often locates near a large body of water for the purpose of using water in ____________________________, _______________________, or ________________________.

Answer 13

production process, waste disposal, transportation

Question 14

Firms that are forced to locate production facilities near the source of the raw materials are likely engaged in ___________________ production.

Answer 14

extractive

Question 15

A production location decision may be affected by the weight or ______________ of the product produced.

Answer 15

bulk

Question 16

The size of production facilities is largely determined by projected _______________.

Answer 16

sales

Question 17

A production facility composed of scraping, cutting, shaping, and painting has a _______________-oriented ________________.

Answer 17

process; layout

Question 18

The production facility size is affected by whether ______________ is housed there.

Answer 18

inventory

Question 19

Three employee morale factors considered in production facility size selection are _________________________________, __________________________, and __________________________.

Answer 19

housing availability, educational opportunities, climate

Question 20

Three cost-oriented factors considered in production facility size selection are _____________________, _________________________________, and ______________________________.

Answer 20

access to raw materials, availability of workers with necessary skills, availability and cost of fuel