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Process Design and Layout Planning MCQ

Process Design and Layout Planning MCQ

1. A ______ is used when the processing requirements are intermittent and different for each product because it is unique and produced in low volumes or sporadically.

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Correct Answer: Job-shop process

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2. When very large volumes of a highly standardized product are to be produced, a ______ is appropriate.

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Correct Answer: Continuous flow process

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3. ______ is a way to evaluate the alignment of the needs of a company’s markets with its processes.

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Correct Answer: Product profiling

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4. ______ are machines programmed with a specific set of instructions that tell the machines the details of the operations to be performed.

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Correct Answer: Numerically controlled machines

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5. When a high volume of standardized products need to be produced, a ______ should be used.

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Correct Answer: Repetitive process

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6. ______ is the process of utilizing high-cost, general-purpose machines to produce a variety of products in low volumes or in small batches.

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Correct Answer: Flexible automation

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7. ______ processes are required for mass customization.

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Correct Answer: Flexible

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8. ______ is a manufacturing method used for products that typically require little or no customization, are produced in large volumes, and are stored as inventory for future use.

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Correct Answer: Make-to-stock

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9. ______ is a popular hybrid layout in which a self-contained production unit (within the larger plant) is completely responsible for producing a product or process.

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Correct Answer: Cellular manufacturing layout

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10. A ______ is used when the product is unique and typically produced one at a time to the customer’s specifications.

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Correct Answer: Project process

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11. ______ is a layout type that is used when a firm produces low volumes of products using job-shop or batch production processes.

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Correct Answer: Process layout

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12. A ______ is a collection of interrelated tasks that convert specific inputs into specific outputs.

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Correct Answer: Process

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13. ______ is a process that combines lean and agile manufacturing with flexible manufacturing systems to adapt production in response to changing market conditions.

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Correct Answer: Adaptive manufacturing

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14. ______ is a manufacturing method in which products are manufactured only after receiving a customer’s order.

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Correct Answer: Make-to-order

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15. _____ layout that allows workers to handle jobs in multiple workstations, gives workers an unobstructed view of the entire line,

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Correct Answer: U-shaped layout

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16. Synchronous manufacturing is a manufacturing strategy that adds process flexibility by synchronizing customers’ orders with the tasks performed at the various workstations

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Correct Answer: True

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17. ______ is the physical surroundings in which a service is assembled and delivered and the seller and customer interact

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Correct Answer: Servicescape

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18. Repetitive process is used only when _____ products needs to be produced

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Correct Answer: High volume

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19. Which of the correct statement about Product profiling

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Correct Answer: Process that is selected when the product is unique and typically produced

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20. Which layout referred to as a straight-line layout

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Correct Answer: Product layout

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21. The strategy a firm opts to take in producing goods and services determined by the availability and mixture of labor, equipment, and automation is known as

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Correct Answer: Process strategy

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22. Which of the process that can give us a firm a competitive advantage in terms of speed to market.

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Correct Answer: Process selection

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23. Process layout used when a firm produces _____ of products

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Correct Answer: Low volumes

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24. Process is a collection of interrelated tasks that convert

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Correct Answer: Specific inputs into specific outputs

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25. The point that divides the supply chain into the supplier side and the customer side is known as

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Correct Answer: Both a & b

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26. A layout type that opens up the traditional workplace by lowering or eliminating cubicle walls is known as

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Correct Answer: Open office layout

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27. NC Stands for (in Operations Management)

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Correct Answer: Numerically controlled

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28. Which process allows a firm to produce customized products at the speed, volume, cost, and quality of repetitive or continuous flow process configurations ?

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Correct Answer: Mass customization process

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29. A manufacturing method used for products that typically require little or no customization, are produced in large volumes, and are stored as inventory for future use

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Correct Answer: Make-to-stock

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30. Make-to-order a manufacturing method in which products are manufactured only after ______ order

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Correct Answer: Receiving a customer’s

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31. Layout is a the ______ arrangement of work and storage areas,

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Correct Answer: Both a & b

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32. Which statement is correct about Job-shop process

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Correct Answer: A process that is selected when the processing requirements are intermittent and different

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33. Industrial Robot is a versatile machine that can perform routine tasks such as cutting and boring ?

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Correct Answer: True

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34. A layout type that combine the advantages of the three basic layout types, also known as a

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Correct Answer: Both a & C

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35. _______ is a parts coding and classification system in which parts or products with similar characteristics are grouped into families

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Correct Answer: Group technology

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36. A processing method that can produce parts, allow changes to be made to products being manufactured, and handle varying levels of production is known as

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Correct Answer: Flexible manufacturing system

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37. Flexible automation the process of using high-cost, ______ machines to produce a variety of products in low volumes or in small batches

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Correct Answer: General-purpose

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38. Fixed-position layout is a layout type in which the product remains stationary in the plant

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Correct Answer: True

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39. Fixed automation is the process of producing a product or component in a fixed sequence of operations

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Correct Answer: True

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40. A method in which products are designed, manufactured, and assembled to the customer’s specifications from start to finish

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Correct Answer: Engineer-to-order

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41. Cross docking is a process in which materials from incoming transportation carriers are unloaded and directly loaded on outbound carriers intended for different destinations

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Correct Answer: True

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42. A process that is selected when very large volumes of a highly standardized product are to be produced is known as

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Correct Answer: Continuous flow process

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43. Computer-integrated manufacturing uses computers to control all processes

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Correct Answer: True

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44. _______ involves the use of computer technology to assist in planning the processes required to manufacture a part or product

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Correct Answer: Computer-aided process planning

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45. _____ processes that uses computer software and hardware to control machine tools and other related machinery

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Correct Answer: Computer-aided manufacturing

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46. A popular hybrid layout in which a self-contained production unit (within the larger plant) is completely responsible for producing a product or process is Known as

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Correct Answer: Cellular manufacturing layout

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47. Batch process that is selected to produce a moderate variety of products in moderate volumes in groups or batches

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Correct Answer: True

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48. ATO stands for _____

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Correct Answer: Assemble To Order

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49. _______ a process that combines lean and agile manufacturing with flexible manufacturing systems

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Correct Answer: Adaptive manufacturing

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