Location and Layout Startegies

Industrial location analysis typically attempts to

• reduce costs
  

• maximize sales
  

• focus more on human resources
  

• be environmentally friendly
  

Globalization of the location decision is the result of all of the following except

• market economics
  

• higher quality of labor overseas
  

• ease of capital flow between countries
  

• high differences in labor costs
  

In location planning, environmental regulations, cost and availability of utilities, and taxes are

• global factors
  

• country factors
  

• regional/community factors
  

• site-related factors
  

Which of the following is usually not one of the top considerations in choosing a country for a facility location?

• availability of labor and labor productivity
  

• exchange rates
  

• attitude of governmental units
  

• zoning regulations
  

Which of these factors would be considered when making a location decision at the site level?

• government rules, attitudes, stability, incentives
  

• cultural and economic issues
  

• zoning regulations
  

• cost and availability of utilities
  

The fixed-position layout would be most appropriate in which of the following settings?

• a fast-food restaurant
  

• a doctor's office
  

• a casual dining restaurant
  

• a cruise ship assembly facility
  

The type of layout which features departments or other functional groupings in which similar activities are performed is

• process-oriented
  

• product-oriented
  

• fixed-position
  

• mass production
  

One of the major advantages of process-oriented layouts is

• high equipment utilization
  

• large work-in-process inventories
  

• flexibility in equipment and labor assignment
  

• smooth and continuous flow of work
  

Which type of layout is specifically designed to encourage employees to interact?

• warehouse
  

• job shop
  

• open office
  

• retail
  

In the Office Relationship Chart, which rating reflects the highest importance for two departments' closeness to each other?

• A

• E

• I

• O