OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT (MIDTERM)

Principles of Facility Layout includes; (choose 3)

• Productivity

• Flexibility

• Space utilization

• Capital

Facility layout designing and implementation is influenced by various factors. These factors include (choose 4)

• The design of the facility layout should consider overall objectives set by the organization.

• The organizational environment

• Optimum space needs to be allocated for process and technology.

• A proper safety measure as to avoid mishaps.

• Overall management policies and future direction of the organization

This kind of design layout technique is used for assembly line.

• line balancing

• sequence analysis

• two dimensional template

• line sequencing

The following are all important criteria in determining a facility location EXCEPT:

• natural resource abundance

• financial incentives

• environmental regulations

• expansion potential

The _____________________ arranges workflow around the production process. All workers performing similar tasks are grouped together. Products pass from one workstation to another (but not necessarily to every workstation).

• product layout

• process layout

• hybrid layout

• fixed position layout

Products that require a continuous or repetitive production process use the ________________________

• hybrid layout

• process layout

• product layout

• fixed position layout

Automobile and appliance manufacturers, as well as food-processing plants, usually use a ______________

• hybrid layout

• fixed position layout

• process layout

• product layout

A _________________________ lets the product stay in one place while workers and machinery move to it as needed.

• product layout

• fixed position layout

• hybrid layout

• process layout

You are the Operations Manager for a high-end furniture manufacturer. Your marketing department has introduced a line of custom, made-to-order products that vary in style and will be sold in small quantities due to the high cost of the products. You decide to use this type of facility layout for the production:

• fixed position layout

• process layout

• modular layout

• assembly line layout

_______________________ is deciding the best physical arrangement of all resources within a facility

• layout design

• organizational design

• product design

• plant design