In each of the following, name the term defined or answer the question. Answers are listed at the bottom.
1. Three terms commonly used to refer to a layout where similar equipment or functions are grouped together.
2. A layout where the work to make an item is arranged in progressive steps and work is moved between the steps at fixed intervals of time.
3. A measure used to evaluate a workcenter layout.
4. This is a way to shorten the cycle time for an assembly line that has a task time that is longer than the desired cycle time. Assume that it is not possible to speed up the task, split the task, use overtime, or redesign the task.
5. This involves scheduling several different models of a product to be produced over a given day or week on the same line in a cyclical fashion.
6. If you wanted to produce 20 percent of one product (A), 50 percent of another (B), and 30 percent of a third product (C) in a cyclic fashion, what schedule would you suggest? Assume there is no setup time when switching between products.
7. A term used to refer to the physical surroundings in which a service takes place and how these surroundings affect customers and employees.
8. A firm is using an assembly line and needs to produce 500 units during an eight-hour day. What is the required cycle time in seconds?
9. What is the efficiency of an assembly line that has 25 workers and a cycle time of 45 seconds? Each unit produced on the line has 16 minutes of work that needs to be completed based on a time study completed by engineers at the factory.