SCM 3O1 Exam 3 – Tom Mulherin PSU
questions with correct answers graded
A+
Objectives of workspace layouts - correct answer ✔✔- Reduce congestion
- Minimize material handling
- Provide for flexibility in operation
- Devoting as much space as possible to value adding activities
Different types of layouts - correct answer ✔✔- Production Line
- Continuous Flow
- Job Shops
- Batch manufacturing
- Fixed-Position Layout
Production line - correct answer ✔✔standardized layout arranged according to a fixed sequence of
production tasks
- used for narrow range of pro.ducts
- Follows product based layout
Drawbacks of production line - correct answer ✔✔- Lines are inflexible with regard to products that do
not fit the design characteristics
- When production volumes are low or product variety is high, one should look for a different layout
solution.
Continuous Flow - correct answer ✔✔A production method used to manufacture, produce or process
materials without interruption.
, Difference of Continuous flow from the production line - correct answer ✔✔The form of the product,
which usually cannot be broken into discrete units until the end of the process.
Examples:
- Food Processing
- Chemicals
- Fiber Formation
Drawbacks of continuous flow - correct answer ✔✔- Shutdowns and start-ups are expensive
- Discourages flexibility and encourages product standardization
- Specialists needed to control operations
- Highly capital-intensive and very inflexible in regard to change in output level.
Job Shops - correct answer ✔✔Used to make a wide variety of highly customized products in quantities
as small as one
Drawbacks of Job Shops - correct answer ✔✔- Estimating time, cost, and specific production
requirements for such products does not prove easy
- This leads to Job Shops often times getting backed up
Batch Manufacturing - correct answer ✔✔- Items moved through different manufacturing steps in
groups, or batches.
- Production volumes are higher in a batch process than in a job shop.
- Strikes a balance between the flexibility of a job shop and the efficiency of a line
Engineer to Order (ETO) - correct answer ✔✔Products are designed and produced from the start to
meet unusual customer needs or requirements. Completely Customized.
Make to Order (MTO) - correct answer ✔✔Products that have similar designs but are customized during
production
questions with correct answers graded
A+
Objectives of workspace layouts - correct answer ✔✔- Reduce congestion
- Minimize material handling
- Provide for flexibility in operation
- Devoting as much space as possible to value adding activities
Different types of layouts - correct answer ✔✔- Production Line
- Continuous Flow
- Job Shops
- Batch manufacturing
- Fixed-Position Layout
Production line - correct answer ✔✔standardized layout arranged according to a fixed sequence of
production tasks
- used for narrow range of pro.ducts
- Follows product based layout
Drawbacks of production line - correct answer ✔✔- Lines are inflexible with regard to products that do
not fit the design characteristics
- When production volumes are low or product variety is high, one should look for a different layout
solution.
Continuous Flow - correct answer ✔✔A production method used to manufacture, produce or process
materials without interruption.
, Difference of Continuous flow from the production line - correct answer ✔✔The form of the product,
which usually cannot be broken into discrete units until the end of the process.
Examples:
- Food Processing
- Chemicals
- Fiber Formation
Drawbacks of continuous flow - correct answer ✔✔- Shutdowns and start-ups are expensive
- Discourages flexibility and encourages product standardization
- Specialists needed to control operations
- Highly capital-intensive and very inflexible in regard to change in output level.
Job Shops - correct answer ✔✔Used to make a wide variety of highly customized products in quantities
as small as one
Drawbacks of Job Shops - correct answer ✔✔- Estimating time, cost, and specific production
requirements for such products does not prove easy
- This leads to Job Shops often times getting backed up
Batch Manufacturing - correct answer ✔✔- Items moved through different manufacturing steps in
groups, or batches.
- Production volumes are higher in a batch process than in a job shop.
- Strikes a balance between the flexibility of a job shop and the efficiency of a line
Engineer to Order (ETO) - correct answer ✔✔Products are designed and produced from the start to
meet unusual customer needs or requirements. Completely Customized.
Make to Order (MTO) - correct answer ✔✔Products that have similar designs but are customized during
production
