Exam 1

Question 1

a place, amenity, or piece of equipment provided for a particular purpose

Answer 1

facility

Question 2

movement of materials, people, or information within a building or facility

Answer 2

materials handling

Question 3

identifying and understanding the activities, requirements, and characteristics of a job

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work analysis

Question 4

specification of activities, requirements, and characteristics of a job to improve worker satisfaction, productivity, and safety

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work design

Question 5

determines how an activity’s tangible fixed assets best support achieving the activity’s objectives

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facility planning

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objective is to support

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manufacturing

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the placement of a facility with respect to customers, suppliers, and other facilities

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facility location

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building and services

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facility system

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equipment, machinery, and furnishings

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layout

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mechanisms for all interactions

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handling system

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Define, Analyze, Generate, Evaluate, Select, and Implement

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Facility planning process

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specify end product in terms of dimensions, material composition

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product design

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determine how product will be produced

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process design

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specifies production quantities and schedules production equipment

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schedule design

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What is to be produced?

Answer 15

product design

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how are the products to be produced

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process design

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when are the products to be produced

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schedule design

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how much of each product will be produced

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schedule design

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for how long will the products be produced

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schedule design

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where are the products to be produced

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facility location

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Process identification + Process Selection + Process Sequencing

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Process Design

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Quantities to be produced + Machine Requirements

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Schedule Design

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discrete parts processes can be categorized according to the stages of the: Supply, Manufacture, Distribution Cycles

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Flow Systems

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MMS

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Materials Management System

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MFS

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Materials Flow System

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PDS

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Physical Distribution System

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In a flow system, the item to be processed

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subject of flow

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In a flow system, the processing and transporting facilities required to accomplish the required flow

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resources that bring flow

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In a flow system, the procedure that facilitates use is the management of the flow process

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communications that coordinate the resources

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The flow of materials into a a manufacturing facility

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MMS or Material Management System

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The flow of materials, parts and supplies within the facility

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MFS or Materials Flow System

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The flow of products from a manufacturing facility

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PDS or Physical Distribution System

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what are the 4 types of planning lines

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Production, fixed, product family, and process

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What planning line is high volume, no variety

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Production line (car manufacturing like toyota)

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What planning line is large objects like airplanes

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Fixed Materials location department

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What planning line is medium volume, often associated with JIT, TQM, and lean manufacturing, also used in cellular manufacturing, combine workstation by part family

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Product family department

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used in job shops, little movement within department, combine identical workstations together

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Process Planning department

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Important factors in flow within workstations

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time studies and human machine interactions and ergonomics

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This process is sequential with minimal or no backtracking

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Flow within a product department

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some product flow patterns

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end to end, back to back, front to front

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some process flow department patterns

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parallel, perpendicular, diagonal

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Principles that result in effective flow

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maximization of directed flow, minimization of total flow, minimization of the cost of flow

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Quantitative flow measurement

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From-To-Chart

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Qualitative Flow Measurement

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Relationship Chart

Question 45

Does increasing the area provided for parking decrease the amount of time required to park and depark

Answer 45

yes

Question 46

angular configurations allows for...

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quicker turnover

Question 47

as the angle of a parking space increases, so does the required spaces allocated to aisles

Answer 47

yes

Question 48

where should a restroom be allocated in a workstation

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with 200 feet

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what type of office space is floor to ceiling walls

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closed offices

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what type of office space is different types of office settings for different activities

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activity-based work design

Question 51

a physical object that impedes a disabled person's access to the use of a facility

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a barrier

Question 52

In a typical industrial facility, material handling accounts for what percent of employees

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25%

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In a typical industrial facility, material handling accounts for what percent of factory space

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55%

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In a typical industrial facility, material handling accounts for what percent of production time

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87

Question 55

the art and science associated with the movement, storage, control and protection of good and materials throughout the process of their manufacture, distribution, consumption, and disposal

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material handling

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How can material handling affect the product

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Providing right amount, material, condition, and sequence, orientation, place, time, cost, method

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material handling should be the result of a direct and intentional plan

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planning principle

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material handling should minimize variety and customization in the methods and equipment

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standardization principle

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one way to organize data and generate alternatives is to use...

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material handling planning chart

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mission of a warehouse

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critical in supporting a company's supply chain success

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types of warehouse, retail distribution center

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ships large order on regular basis (Wal-Mart)

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types of warehouse, service parts distribution center

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requires storage of many slow moving parts at irregular intervals, large plane parts

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types of warehouse, catalog fulfillment or e-commerce

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receives many small orders, amazon

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3rd party logistics

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companies may outsource warehousing

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2 objectives of storage functions

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maximize resource utilization and maximize customer satisfaction

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wasted space that results because a partial row or stack cannot be utilized because adding materials would result in blocked storage

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honeycombing

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volume requirement per unit load stored to include allocated space for aisles and honeycombing

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space standard

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storage layout planning principles

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similarity, size, and characteristics

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Flexible manufacturing systems are designed for ... conditions

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low volume, high variety

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what makes FMS flexible

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process different part styles in a non batch mode, accept changes in production schedule, respond gracefully to equipment malfunction and breakdowns in the system

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types of systems

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structural, atmospheric, enclosure, lighting and electrical systems, life systems