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WorksheetsPOM - Unit 3
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Below are the characteristics of location decisions, except...
require input from the customers
strategic in nature
difficult to reverse
decided at the highest level of management
Which one is the feature of a store's location?
Difficult to employ good quality labor
Located on an accessible street
The land size is huge but not as expensive as the land on the center of the city
The location is not too crowded with potential customers
Define optimal location.
Optimal location is a business that operates from more than one location
Optimal location is a business location that give more emphasize on quantitative factors
Optimal location is a business location that gives
the best combination of
quantitative and qualitative
factors
Optimal location is a business location that give more emphasize on qualitative factors
Which one is not the disadvantage of non-optimal location?
Expensive fixed site cost
High variable cost
Low employment rate
Appropriate transport infrastructure
Which one is the problem of operating on multi site location?
Good educational standards
Reducing operational cost
Business want to avoid import and export taxes
Supply chain concerns
Which of the following are the general factors required for location of plant in all cases of organizations? (Multiple answers)
Proximity to markets
Supply of materials
Transportation facilities
Labor and wages
Quality of life
Which of the following are uncontrollable factors which can be considered in selecting location for an organization? (Multiple answers)
External economies
Capital
Community Infrastructure
Government Policy
Community and labor attitudes
This factor becomes very important if the materials are perishable and cost of transportation is very high.
Proximity to markets
Labor and wages
Transportation facilities
Capital
External economies
With this factor, every company is expected to serve its customers by providing goods and services at the time needed and at a reasonable price.
Supply of material
Proximity to market
Climate conditions
Transportation facilities
Labor and wages
Which of these is a challenge a business faces when setting up a business overseas?
Greater control of your business activities overseas
Cultural and language barriers
Can provide a more personalised service to customers based locally
For which of the following industry humid climate is helpful
Cotton
Steel
Light Bulb
Automobile
“Space available in vertical and horizontal directions is most effectively utilized” is known as principle of
Space utilization
Flexibility
Flow
Minimum distance
If all the processing equipment and machines are arranged according to the sequence of operations of a product the layout is known as
Product Layout
Process Layout
Fixed Position Layout
Combination Layout
The following type of layout is preferred to manufacture a standard product in large quantity
Process layout
Fixed position layout
Product layout
Combination layout
In ship manufacturing, the type of layout preferred is
Product layout
Fixed position layout
Process layout
Combination layout
This chart is a graphic representation of all the production activities occurring on the shop floor
Operation process chart
Flow process chart
Templates
All of the above
Which of the following explain the need for facility location selection?
When the existing business unit has outgrown its original facilities and expansion is not possible.
When a business is newly started.
When the lease expires and the landlord does not renew the lease.
All of these
Which of the following is the first step in making a correct location choice?
Develop location alternatives
Decide the criteria for evaluating location alternatives
Evaluate the alternatives
Make a decision and select the location
Process layout is also known as ________.
Functional layout
Process Layout
Straight line layout
Both (a) and (b)
Which of the following facility layout is best suited for the intermittent type of production, which is a method of manufacturing several different products using the same production line?
Product layout
Process layout
Fixed position layout
Cellular manufacturing layout
