ISyE Exam 1 Ch 7 & 8 Exam Question Fully Solved.

Process layout / Job shop / Functional layout - correct answer Similar machines grouped together - High WIP (tend to move in batches) - Low throughput (high throughput time) - High material handling - Long machine setups Product layout - correct answer Machine layout for production of a single product - High throughput rate - Low WIP - Low setup/run time - Not flexible at all Cellular layout - correct answer Products with similar processing route through cells (groups of dissimilar machines) "Mini job shops" - Less WIP - Less material handling - Faster setup - Improved HR (?) - Improved operator expertise Why line balance - correct answer - Reduce labor - Reduce inventory (only make what's needed) - Increase efficiency