Operations Management Study Set 5

Information technology refers to competitive data.

A cafeteria line would be an example of a process-focused layout.

Intermittent processing can take the form of batch processing or a job shop.

Process layouts feature departments or other functional groupings of personnel or equipment.

Morale problems can be a reason for redesign of a facility layout.

In general, job-shop systems have a lower unit cost than continuous systems do because continuous systems use costly specialized equipment.

As a general rule, continuous processing systems produce products with very little variety.

Continuous processing is the best way to produce customized output.

Product layouts typically achieve high utilization of labor and equipment.

Right-sized equipment tends to be larger than equipment used in traditional process layouts.

Repetitive processing systems repetitively rotate production through small batches of a variety of products.

There are three basic process types: input, processing, and output.

Avoiding bottlenecks is the primary goal of product design.

Continuous production systems are typically very rigid and costly to change.

A possible disadvantage of a product layout is an inflexible system.

The term "computer-aided manufacturing" refers primarily to the use of robotics in process control.

A job-shop processing system generally requires less-skilled workers than a continuous processing system.

Flexible manufacturing systems bring the benefits of automation to continuous processes.

A manufacturing cell allows the production of a wide range of very different products.

Product layouts can more easily adapt to variations in product requirements than process layouts can.