Multiple Choice Questions

Cross-docking processes items as they are received, rather than placing them in storage.
  • True
  • False
Utilization of the total "cube" is the dominant consideration in office layout.
  • True
  • False
A process-oriented layout is the traditional way to support a product differentiation strategy.
  • True
  • False
A fabrication line and an assembly line are both types of repetitive and product-focused layout, but only the fabrication line utilizes workstations.
  • True
  • False
One guideline for a retail layout is to locate high-draw items around the periphery of the store.
  • True
  • False
The work cell layout, a special arrangement of machinery and personnel to focus on the production of a single product or group of related products, is for manufacturing applications and has no relevance to services.
  • True
  • False
A focused work center is well suited to the production of a large family of products requiring similar processing, even if their demands are not very stable.
  • True
  • False
Category management is the use of computer software to evaluate the profitability of various merchandising plans for hundreds of categories.
  • True
  • False
The objective of layout strategy is to develop an effective and efficient layout that will meet the firm's competitive requirements.
  • True
  • False
One guideline for determining the arrangement and space allocation of a retail store is to place high-impulse and high-margin items in prominent locations.
  • True
  • False
The biggest advantage of a product layout is its flexibility to handle a varied product mix.
  • True
  • False
One drawback of a product-oriented layout is that work stoppage at any one point ties up the whole operation.
  • True
  • False
A product requires 24 separate tasks, and the sum of those task times is 14 minutes. If the cycle time is 2 minutes, then at least 12 workstations will be needed.
  • True
  • False
Heuristics are problem-solving procedures that mathematically optimize the solution.
  • True
  • False
Job lots are groups or batches of parts processed together.
  • True
  • False
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