OM CHAPTER 9 LAYOUT

Which of the following is NOT the best idea for supermarket layout?

• Use end-aisle locations

• Minimize damage and spoilage

• Use prominent locations for high-impulse and high-margin items

• Distribute power items to both sides of an aisle and disperse them to increase viewing of other items.

The layout strategy involves arranging equipment and workstations in a predetermined sequence to optimize workflow and minimize movement.

• Flexible layout

• cellular layout

• Process layout

• fixed-position layout

Fabrication lines and assembly lines are examples of ___.

• fixed-position layout

• process-oriented layout

• product-oriented layout

• warehouse and storage layout

In a fixed-position layout, the product remains stationary while the production equipment and workers move around it.

• True

• False

An open office layout encourages collaboration and communication among employees by eliminating physical barriers such as walls and cubicles.

• True

• False

In warehouse and storage layout, prioritizing low handling costs over maximizing warehouse space usage is the main objective.

• True

• False

In a process-oriented layout, workstations are grouped based on the specific sequence of operations required to produce a particular product.

• True

• False

All of the following are ideas that help in determining the overall arrangement of the retail and store EXCEPT

• end-aisle locations have a low exposure rate.

• locate the high-draw items around the periphery of the store.

• use prominent locations for high-impulse and high-margin items.

• distribute power items to both sides of an aisle and disperse them.

What is the main advantage of a product-oriented layout?

• low raw material cost

• employability of highly skilled labor

• high flexibility

• low variable cost per unit

In a fixed-position layout, the workers and equipment remain in one place and the project or job comes to the work area.

• True

• False