ISDS 3115 REVIEW TIPS ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS
SET A+
✔✔Which of the following statements regarding the center-of-gravity method is FALSE?
- ✔✔It is designed to minimize the maximum possible travel distance to any of the
locations
✔✔The center-of-gravity method is used primarily to determine what type of locations? -
✔✔Distribution center locations
✔✔Geographic information systems can assist the location decision by - ✔✔Combining
geography with demographic analysis
✔✔A good layout requires determining: - ✔✔Environment and aesthetics.
Material handling equipment.
Cost of moving between various work areas.
Capacity and space requirements.
✔✔Which of the following does NOT support the retail layout objective of maximizing
customer exposure to products? - ✔✔maximize exposer to expensive items
✔✔The fixed-position layout would be MOST appropriate in which of the following
settings? - ✔✔A cruise ship assembly facility
✔✔A big advantage of a process-oriented layout is - ✔✔It's flexibility in equipment and
labor assignments
✔✔A product-oriented layout would be MOST appropriate for which one of the following
businesses? - ✔✔Steel making
✔✔Which of the following is NOT one of the phases of project management? -
✔✔Budgeting
SET A+
✔✔Which of the following statements regarding the center-of-gravity method is FALSE?
- ✔✔It is designed to minimize the maximum possible travel distance to any of the
locations
✔✔The center-of-gravity method is used primarily to determine what type of locations? -
✔✔Distribution center locations
✔✔Geographic information systems can assist the location decision by - ✔✔Combining
geography with demographic analysis
✔✔A good layout requires determining: - ✔✔Environment and aesthetics.
Material handling equipment.
Cost of moving between various work areas.
Capacity and space requirements.
✔✔Which of the following does NOT support the retail layout objective of maximizing
customer exposure to products? - ✔✔maximize exposer to expensive items
✔✔The fixed-position layout would be MOST appropriate in which of the following
settings? - ✔✔A cruise ship assembly facility
✔✔A big advantage of a process-oriented layout is - ✔✔It's flexibility in equipment and
labor assignments
✔✔A product-oriented layout would be MOST appropriate for which one of the following
businesses? - ✔✔Steel making
✔✔Which of the following is NOT one of the phases of project management? -
✔✔Budgeting