MULTIPLE CHOICE
v
WhichvofvthevfollowingvisvnotvonevofvMcDonald'sv"sevenvmajorvinnovations"?va.v thevHappyvMeal
Thevlayoutvstrategyvthatvdealsvwithvlow-volume,vhigh-varietyvproductionvis
e. nonevofvthevabove
"Avspecialvarrangementvofvmachineryvandvequipmentvtovfocusvonvproductionvofvavsinglevproductvorvgr
oupvofvrelatedvproducts"vdescribesvwhatvlayoutvtype?
d. workvcell
Avgoodvlayoutvrequiresvdetermining
e. allvofvthevabove
Thevfixed-positionvlayoutvwouldvbevmostvappropriatevinvwhichvofvthevfollowingvsettings?
d. avcruisevshipvassemblyvfacilit
,34. Forvwhichvofvthevfollowingvoperationsvwouldvavfixed-positionvlayoutvbevmostvappropriate?
a. assemblingvautomobiles
b. producingvTVvsets
c. constructingvavhighwayvtunnelvorvbridge
d. refiningvofvcrudevoil
e. runningvanvinsurancevagency
cv(Fixed-positionvlayout,vdifficult)
35. Becausevthevfixed-positionvlayoutvproblemvisvsovdifficultvtovsolvevon-site,voperationsvmanagers
a. virtuallyvnevervemployvthisvlayoutvstrategy
b. utilizevthisvapproachvonlyvforvconstructionvprojectsvsuchvasvbridgesvandvofficevtowers
c. increasevthevsizevofvthevsite
d. oftenvcompletevasvmuchvofvthevprojectvasvpossiblevoff-site
e. utilizevthisvlayoutvonlyvforvdefensevcontractors
dv(Fixed-positionvlayout,vmoderate)
36. Onevfactorvimpactingvthevfixed-positionvlayoutvstrategyvis
a. minimizingvdifficultiesvcausedvbyvmaterialvflowvvaryingvwithveachvproduct
b. requiringvfrequentvcontactvclosevtovonevanother
c. thevprovisionvofvlow-costvstoragevwithvlow-costvmaterialvhandling
d. thevmovementvofvmaterialvtovthevlimitedvstoragevareasvaroundvthevsite
e. balancingvproductvflowvfromvonevworkvstationvtovthevnext
dv(Fixed-positionvlayout,vmoderate)
37. Thevtypevofvlayoutvwhichvfeaturesvdepartmentsvorvothervfunctionalvgroupingsvinvwhichvsimilarv
activitiesvarevperformedvis
a. process-oriented
b. product-oriented
c. fixed-position
d. massvproduction
e. unitvproduction
av(Process-orientedvlayout,vmoderate)
38. Onevofvthevmajorvadvantagesvofvprocess-orientedvlayoutsvis
a. highvequipmentvutilization
b. largevwork-in-processvinventories
c. flexibilityvinvequipmentvandvlaborvassignment
d. smoothvandvcontinuousvflowvofvwork
e. nonevofvthevabove
cv(Process-orientedvlayout,vmoderate)
39. Thevmainvissuevinvdesigningvprocessvlayoutsvconcernsvthevrelativevpositioningvof
a. safetyvdevices
b. departments
c. rawvmaterials
d. entrances,vloadingvdocks,vetc.
e. supervisorsvtovtheirvemployees
bv(Process-orientedvlayout,vmoderate)
,40. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvnotvanvinformationvrequirementvforvsolvingvavload-distancevproblem?
a. avlistvofvdepartmentsvorvworkvcenters
b. avprojectionvofvworkvflowsvbetweenvthevworkvcenters
c. thevdistancevbetweenvlocations
d. avlistvofvproductvcyclevtimes
e. thevcostvpervunitvofvdistancevtovmovevloads
dv(Process-orientedvlayout,vmoderate)
41. Thevmajorvproblemvaddressedvbyvthevprocess-orientedvlayoutvstrategyvis
a. thevmovementvofvmaterialvtovthevlimitedvstoragevareasvaroundvthevsite
b. requiringvfrequentvcontactvclosevtovonevanother
c. thevprovisionvofvlow-costvstoragevwithvlow-costvmaterialvhandling
d. minimizingvdifficultiesvcausedvbyvmaterialvflowvvaryingvwithveachvproduct
e. balancingvproductvflowvfromvonevworkvstationvtovthevnext
dv(Process-orientedvlayout,vmoderate)
42. Thevmostvcommonvtacticvfollowedvinvprocess-
layoutvplanningvisvtovarrangevdepartmentsvorvworkvcentersvsovthey
a. minimizevthevcostvofvskilledvlabor
b. maximizevthevmachinevutilization
c. allocatevthevavailablevspacevequallyvtovallvthevdepartments
d. minimizevthevcostsvofvmaterialvhandling
e. nonevofvthevabove
dv(Process-orientedvlayout,vmoderate)
43. Whichvtypevofvlayoutvisvspecificallyvdesignedvtovencouragevemployeesvtovinteract?
a. warehouse
b. jobvshop
c. openvoffice
d. retail
e. repetitive/continuous
cv(Typesvofvlayout,veasy)v{AACSB:vCommunication}
44. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvtruevforvprocessvlayouts,vbutvfalsevforvproduct-orientedvlayouts?
a. lowvin-processvinventories
b. flexibilityvinvequipmentvandvlaborvassignments
c. lowvvarietyvofvproducts
d. highvvolumevofvoutput
e. oftenvsolvedvbyvassemblyvlinevbalancing
bv(Process-orientedvlayout,vmoderate)
45. Avbigvadvantagevofvavprocess-orientedvlayoutvis
a. itsvflexibilityvinvequipmentvandvlaborvassignments
b. itsvlowvcost
c. thevsimplifiedvschedulingvproblemvpresentedvbyvthisvlayoutvstrategy
d. thevabilityvtovemployvlow-skilledvlabor
e. itsvhighvequipmentvutilization
av(Process-orientedvlayout,vmoderate)
, 46. Onevdisadvantagevofvprocess-orientedvlayoutsvarisesvfrom
a. thevusevofvspecialvpurposevequipment
b. machinevmaintenance,vwhichvtendsvtovseriouslyvdegradevthevcapacityvofvtheventirevsystem
c. thevusevofvspecializedvmaterialvhandlingvequipment
d. thevneedvforvstablevdemand
e. thevusevofvthevgeneralvpurposevmachinesvandvequipment
ev(Process-orientedvlayout,vmoderate)
47. Thevtypicalvgoalvusedvwhenvdevelopingvavprocess-orientedvlayoutvstrategyvisvto
a. minimizevthevdistancevbetweenvadjacentvdepartments
b. minimizevthevmaterialvhandlingvcosts
c. maximizevthevnumbervofvdifferentvtasksvwhichvcanvbevperformedvbyvanvindividualvmachine
d. minimizevthevlevelvofvoperatorvskillvnecessary
e. maximizevjobvspecialization
bv(Process-orientedvlayout,vmoderate)
48. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvtruevofvavfocusedvfactory?
a. Itvmayvbevfocusedvinvwaysvothervthanvbyvproductvorvlayout.
b. Itvmayvbevfocusedvonlyvbyvprocessingvrequirements.
c. Itvisvmuchvlikevavproductvfacilityvwithinvanvotherwisevprocessvfacility.
d. Allvofvthevabovevarevtrue.
e. Nonevofvthevabovevisvtrue.
av(Process-orientedvlayout,vmoderate)
49. InvthevOfficevRelationshipvChart,vwhichvratingvreflectsvthevhighestvimportancevforvtwovdepartments'v
closenessvtoveachvother?
a. A
b. E
c. I
d. O
e. X
av(Officevlayout,vmoderate)
50. Whichvofvthevstatementsvbelowvbestvdescribesvofficevlayout?
a. groupsvworkers,vtheirvequipment,vandvspaces/officesvtovprovidevforvmovementvofvinformation
b. addressesvthevlayoutvrequirementsvofvlarge,vbulkyvprojectsvsuchvasvshipsvandvbuildings
c. seeksvthevbestvpersonnelvandvmachinevutilizationvinvrepetitivevorvcontinuousvproduction
d. allocatesvshelfvspacevandvrespondsvtovcustomervbehavior
e. dealsvwithvlow-volume,vhigh-varietyvproduction
av(Officevlayout,vmoderate)
51. Whichvofvthevfollowingvconstitutesvavmajorvtrendvinfluencingvofficevlayouts?
a. downsizing
b. globalization
c. environmentalvissues
d. off-sitevemployees
e. healthvissues
dv(Officevlayout,vmoderate)
v
WhichvofvthevfollowingvisvnotvonevofvMcDonald'sv"sevenvmajorvinnovations"?va.v thevHappyvMeal
Thevlayoutvstrategyvthatvdealsvwithvlow-volume,vhigh-varietyvproductionvis
e. nonevofvthevabove
"Avspecialvarrangementvofvmachineryvandvequipmentvtovfocusvonvproductionvofvavsinglevproductvorvgr
oupvofvrelatedvproducts"vdescribesvwhatvlayoutvtype?
d. workvcell
Avgoodvlayoutvrequiresvdetermining
e. allvofvthevabove
Thevfixed-positionvlayoutvwouldvbevmostvappropriatevinvwhichvofvthevfollowingvsettings?
d. avcruisevshipvassemblyvfacilit
,34. Forvwhichvofvthevfollowingvoperationsvwouldvavfixed-positionvlayoutvbevmostvappropriate?
a. assemblingvautomobiles
b. producingvTVvsets
c. constructingvavhighwayvtunnelvorvbridge
d. refiningvofvcrudevoil
e. runningvanvinsurancevagency
cv(Fixed-positionvlayout,vdifficult)
35. Becausevthevfixed-positionvlayoutvproblemvisvsovdifficultvtovsolvevon-site,voperationsvmanagers
a. virtuallyvnevervemployvthisvlayoutvstrategy
b. utilizevthisvapproachvonlyvforvconstructionvprojectsvsuchvasvbridgesvandvofficevtowers
c. increasevthevsizevofvthevsite
d. oftenvcompletevasvmuchvofvthevprojectvasvpossiblevoff-site
e. utilizevthisvlayoutvonlyvforvdefensevcontractors
dv(Fixed-positionvlayout,vmoderate)
36. Onevfactorvimpactingvthevfixed-positionvlayoutvstrategyvis
a. minimizingvdifficultiesvcausedvbyvmaterialvflowvvaryingvwithveachvproduct
b. requiringvfrequentvcontactvclosevtovonevanother
c. thevprovisionvofvlow-costvstoragevwithvlow-costvmaterialvhandling
d. thevmovementvofvmaterialvtovthevlimitedvstoragevareasvaroundvthevsite
e. balancingvproductvflowvfromvonevworkvstationvtovthevnext
dv(Fixed-positionvlayout,vmoderate)
37. Thevtypevofvlayoutvwhichvfeaturesvdepartmentsvorvothervfunctionalvgroupingsvinvwhichvsimilarv
activitiesvarevperformedvis
a. process-oriented
b. product-oriented
c. fixed-position
d. massvproduction
e. unitvproduction
av(Process-orientedvlayout,vmoderate)
38. Onevofvthevmajorvadvantagesvofvprocess-orientedvlayoutsvis
a. highvequipmentvutilization
b. largevwork-in-processvinventories
c. flexibilityvinvequipmentvandvlaborvassignment
d. smoothvandvcontinuousvflowvofvwork
e. nonevofvthevabove
cv(Process-orientedvlayout,vmoderate)
39. Thevmainvissuevinvdesigningvprocessvlayoutsvconcernsvthevrelativevpositioningvof
a. safetyvdevices
b. departments
c. rawvmaterials
d. entrances,vloadingvdocks,vetc.
e. supervisorsvtovtheirvemployees
bv(Process-orientedvlayout,vmoderate)
,40. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvnotvanvinformationvrequirementvforvsolvingvavload-distancevproblem?
a. avlistvofvdepartmentsvorvworkvcenters
b. avprojectionvofvworkvflowsvbetweenvthevworkvcenters
c. thevdistancevbetweenvlocations
d. avlistvofvproductvcyclevtimes
e. thevcostvpervunitvofvdistancevtovmovevloads
dv(Process-orientedvlayout,vmoderate)
41. Thevmajorvproblemvaddressedvbyvthevprocess-orientedvlayoutvstrategyvis
a. thevmovementvofvmaterialvtovthevlimitedvstoragevareasvaroundvthevsite
b. requiringvfrequentvcontactvclosevtovonevanother
c. thevprovisionvofvlow-costvstoragevwithvlow-costvmaterialvhandling
d. minimizingvdifficultiesvcausedvbyvmaterialvflowvvaryingvwithveachvproduct
e. balancingvproductvflowvfromvonevworkvstationvtovthevnext
dv(Process-orientedvlayout,vmoderate)
42. Thevmostvcommonvtacticvfollowedvinvprocess-
layoutvplanningvisvtovarrangevdepartmentsvorvworkvcentersvsovthey
a. minimizevthevcostvofvskilledvlabor
b. maximizevthevmachinevutilization
c. allocatevthevavailablevspacevequallyvtovallvthevdepartments
d. minimizevthevcostsvofvmaterialvhandling
e. nonevofvthevabove
dv(Process-orientedvlayout,vmoderate)
43. Whichvtypevofvlayoutvisvspecificallyvdesignedvtovencouragevemployeesvtovinteract?
a. warehouse
b. jobvshop
c. openvoffice
d. retail
e. repetitive/continuous
cv(Typesvofvlayout,veasy)v{AACSB:vCommunication}
44. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvtruevforvprocessvlayouts,vbutvfalsevforvproduct-orientedvlayouts?
a. lowvin-processvinventories
b. flexibilityvinvequipmentvandvlaborvassignments
c. lowvvarietyvofvproducts
d. highvvolumevofvoutput
e. oftenvsolvedvbyvassemblyvlinevbalancing
bv(Process-orientedvlayout,vmoderate)
45. Avbigvadvantagevofvavprocess-orientedvlayoutvis
a. itsvflexibilityvinvequipmentvandvlaborvassignments
b. itsvlowvcost
c. thevsimplifiedvschedulingvproblemvpresentedvbyvthisvlayoutvstrategy
d. thevabilityvtovemployvlow-skilledvlabor
e. itsvhighvequipmentvutilization
av(Process-orientedvlayout,vmoderate)
, 46. Onevdisadvantagevofvprocess-orientedvlayoutsvarisesvfrom
a. thevusevofvspecialvpurposevequipment
b. machinevmaintenance,vwhichvtendsvtovseriouslyvdegradevthevcapacityvofvtheventirevsystem
c. thevusevofvspecializedvmaterialvhandlingvequipment
d. thevneedvforvstablevdemand
e. thevusevofvthevgeneralvpurposevmachinesvandvequipment
ev(Process-orientedvlayout,vmoderate)
47. Thevtypicalvgoalvusedvwhenvdevelopingvavprocess-orientedvlayoutvstrategyvisvto
a. minimizevthevdistancevbetweenvadjacentvdepartments
b. minimizevthevmaterialvhandlingvcosts
c. maximizevthevnumbervofvdifferentvtasksvwhichvcanvbevperformedvbyvanvindividualvmachine
d. minimizevthevlevelvofvoperatorvskillvnecessary
e. maximizevjobvspecialization
bv(Process-orientedvlayout,vmoderate)
48. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvtruevofvavfocusedvfactory?
a. Itvmayvbevfocusedvinvwaysvothervthanvbyvproductvorvlayout.
b. Itvmayvbevfocusedvonlyvbyvprocessingvrequirements.
c. Itvisvmuchvlikevavproductvfacilityvwithinvanvotherwisevprocessvfacility.
d. Allvofvthevabovevarevtrue.
e. Nonevofvthevabovevisvtrue.
av(Process-orientedvlayout,vmoderate)
49. InvthevOfficevRelationshipvChart,vwhichvratingvreflectsvthevhighestvimportancevforvtwovdepartments'v
closenessvtoveachvother?
a. A
b. E
c. I
d. O
e. X
av(Officevlayout,vmoderate)
50. Whichvofvthevstatementsvbelowvbestvdescribesvofficevlayout?
a. groupsvworkers,vtheirvequipment,vandvspaces/officesvtovprovidevforvmovementvofvinformation
b. addressesvthevlayoutvrequirementsvofvlarge,vbulkyvprojectsvsuchvasvshipsvandvbuildings
c. seeksvthevbestvpersonnelvandvmachinevutilizationvinvrepetitivevorvcontinuousvproduction
d. allocatesvshelfvspacevandvrespondsvtovcustomervbehavior
e. dealsvwithvlow-volume,vhigh-varietyvproduction
av(Officevlayout,vmoderate)
51. Whichvofvthevfollowingvconstitutesvavmajorvtrendvinfluencingvofficevlayouts?
a. downsizing
b. globalization
c. environmentalvissues
d. off-sitevemployees
e. healthvissues
dv(Officevlayout,vmoderate)
