Checkup 3 Flashcards
(20 cards)
A cost-oriented factor that affects production site selection is accessibility to _________________________________.
transportation facilities
Time and motion studies are concerned with the required movement time of automated machinery. (True or false?)
False
Industrial parks are recreational areas for manufacturing employees. (True or false?)
False
An employee morale factor that affects production site selection is the __________________________.
quantity of housing
An assembly line is a process-oriented production boost. (True or false?)
False
Because time studies lead to greater productivity, the worker’s physical strain is usually increased. (True or false?)
False
___________________ may be thought of as moving materials through a plant.
Manufacturing
_______________________________ often focus on the most time-consuming and expensive operations.
Time and motion studies
The public’s attitude towards business is not a concern in plant location. (True or false?)
False
Present pollution laws have eliminated the need for firms to locate production facilities near water. (True or false?)
False
The primary determinant of production facility location is ____________ of operations.
cost
Ideal production locations can _________________ be found.
seldom
A manufacturer often locates near a large body of water for the purpose of using water in ____________________________, _______________________, or ________________________.
production process, waste disposal, transportation
Firms that are forced to locate production facilities near the source of the raw materials are likely engaged in ___________________ production.
extractive
A production location decision may be affected by the weight or ______________ of the product produced.
bulk
The size of production facilities is largely determined by projected _______________.
sales
A production facility composed of scraping, cutting, shaping, and painting has a _______________-oriented ________________.
process; layout
The production facility size is affected by whether ______________ is housed there.
inventory
Three employee morale factors considered in production facility size selection are _________________________________, __________________________, and __________________________.
housing availability, educational opportunities, climate
Three cost-oriented factors considered in production facility size selection are _____________________, _________________________________, and ______________________________.
access to raw materials, availability of workers with necessary skills, availability and cost of fuel
