Layout and Building Management

What is the main goal of layout according to the text?

• To ensure that work, materials, and information flow smoothly through a system

• To make the building look more attractive

• To reduce the cost of construction

• To increase the number of employees

How does the setup of space affect work according to the text?

• It has no significant impact on work

• It affects the aesthetics of the workplace

• It significantly affects how work is done and how things like work, supplies, and information move through the system

• It only affects the comfort of the employees

What is the key to a well-managed building as mentioned in the text?

• Having a large number of windows

• Combining the needs of people, materials, and equipment into a single, efficient system

• Using the most expensive materials

• Focusing solely on the needs of the people

How should facilities be built according to the text?

• In a way that they can be expanded or changed to meet changing production needs

• To be as small as possible to save space

• Without considering future changes

• Based solely on current production needs

When designing a floor plan for a manufacturing space, what is the main goal according to the text?

• To ensure that the space looks aesthetically pleasing

• To get the maximum out of the space provided and limit travel distance to reduce wasted time

• To place the most expensive machines in the center

• To have separate rooms for each type of machine

Where should tooling for machines that share tools be located?

• In separate locations for each type of tool

• In a central location for each group of machines

• Outside the manufacturing area

• In the administrative offices

What type of tooling should be kept in one location?

• Tooling that is rarely used

• Office supplies

• Turning style cutting tools and collects or chuck jaws

• Cleaning equipment

Where should milling tools like collet chucks heat shrink tooling and vice components be kept?

• In the same location as the turning style cutting tools

• In a central location for each group of machines

• In another location

• At each individual machine

Which tools should be kept on the bench on the machine?

• Tools that are used occasionally

• Tools used every day on every job like spanners for the vices and micrometres

• Specialized measurement tools

• Spare parts for machines