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One guideline for a retail layout is to locate high-draw items around the periphery of the store.

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McDonald's "Made for You" kitchen system represents a ________ use of layout decisions.

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An assembly line has been designed to make battery-powered beverage mixers.Task details are shown in the table below: a.What is the assigned cycle time (in minutes)? b.What is the maximum output rate of this line in mixers per hour? c.What is the total idle time per cycle? d.What is the assembly line's efficiency?

The minimum number of workstations depends upon the set of task times and the precedence chart,but not the number of units scheduled.

Which of the following requires an information system that provides inbound product identification,its destination,and routing of the product to the designated outbound vehicle?

A(n)________ groups workers,their equipment,and spaces/offices to provide for comfort,safety,and movement of information.

Which of the following is not an advantage of work cells?

The flow and distance data in the table below were input into a layout software program,and solved by "pairwise comparison." That solution called for assignments A-4,B-1,C-3,and D-2,with a total movement of 2430.Verify that result.Is that solution optimal? Can you offer an improved solution? What is the total movement of your alternate solution?

Why do work cells increase the use of equipment and machinery?

There are three work centers (A,B,and C)behind the financial aid counter at a nearby university.They can each fit into any of three office spaces (1,2,and 3)off the corridor behind the desk.There is no student contact in these areas,only workers.The distance 1-2 is 20 feet,2-3 is 30 feet,and 1-3 is 50 feet.The matrix of work (trips per day)at the three centers is in the following table.Remember that each trip must be a round-trip (from 1 to 2 and back,for example). a.How many possible assignments are there? List them. b.Calculate the total distance traveled in each of these assignments. c.Which assignment minimizes distance traveled?

A focused work center is well suited to the production of a large family of products requiring similar processing,even if their demands are not very stable.

A production line is to be designed for a product whose completion requires 21 minutes of work.The factory works 400 minutes per day.Can an assembly line with five workstations make 100 units per day?

Which of the following is true of random stocking?

The balancing of work cells uses the same procedures as the balancing of an assembly line.

If the schedule calls for the production of 120 units per day and 480 minutes of production time are available per day,the maximum cycle time would be 4 minutes.

A work cell is required to make 200 computerized diagnostic assemblies (for installation into hybrid automobiles)each day.The cell currently works an eight hour shift,of which seven hours is available for productive work.What is takt time for this cell?

A work cell is required to make 140 computerized diagnostic assemblies (for installation into hybrid automobiles)each day.The cell currently works an eight hour shift,of which seven hours is available for productive work.These assemblies require five operations.Standard times for these operations are: Operation A,3.0 minutes,B,1.8 minutes,C,2.4 minutes,D,2.5 minutes,and E,1.4 minutes.What is takt time for this cell? How many workers will be needed to achieve this schedule? Use the grid below to construct a work balance chart for this cell.

Which of the following layouts generally has the best machine utilization?

________ is the use of computer software to evaluate the profitability of merchandising plans in a retail layout.