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Engineer-to-order firms will work with the customer to design the product,and then make it from purchased materials,parts,and components.

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B) False

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Using the assembly-line balancing procedure,which of the following is the theoretical minimum number of workstations if the task times for the eight tasks that make up the job are 7,4,7,8,9,4,3 and 6 minutes,and the cycle time is 8 minutes?

A) 3
B) 5
C) 6
D) 8
E) None of the above

F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

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Assembling-to-order means moving the customer order decoupling point from finished goods to components.

Describe the implications of the product-process matrix for process design in a competitive situation.

Which of the following basic types of process structures is one which similar equipment or functions are grouped together?

Assume a fixed cost for a process of $15,000.The variable cost to produce each unit of product is $10 and the selling price for the finished product is $25.Which of the following is the number of units that has to be produced and sold to break-even?

The efficiency of an assembly-line is found by a ratio of the sum of all task times divided by the cycle time.

In designing a production line mixed-model line balancing might be used by JIT manufacturers.

A high-level map or diagram of a supply chain process can be useful to understand how material flows and where inventory is held.

In a workcenter,machine A has a ten minute set-up time per batch and a two minute per unit run time.Machine B performs the identical function but has a set-up time of thirty minutes and a one minute run time per unit.The workcenter makes products in batches ranging from one unit to one hundred units.Assuming capacity is not a limitation on either machine,on which batches should machine B be used?

Assume a fixed cost for a process of $120,000.The variable cost to produce each unit of product is $35,and the selling price for the finished product is $50.Which of the following is the number of units that has to be produced and sold to break-even?

Which of the following basic types of process structures is one which equipment or work processes are arranged according to the progressive steps by which the product is made?

Which of the following is not a step in developing a manufacturing cell layout?

You have just determined the actual number of workstations that will be used on an assembly line to be 6 using the assembly-line balancing procedure.The cycle time of the line is 5 minutes and the sum of all that tasks required on the line is 25 minutes.Which of the following is the correct value for the resulting line's efficiency?

A process map shows the physical location of the various processes within a supply chain.

The objective of mixed-model line balancing is to meet the demand for a variety of products and avoid building high inventories.

The formula (Inventory = Throughput rate × Flow time. )is known as what? ___________________

Using the assembly-line balancing procedure,which of the following is the required cycle time in minutes per unit if the daily production time is 480 minutes and the required daily output is 50 units?

Assume a fixed cost for a process of $100,000.The variable cost to produce each unit of product is $10,and the selling price for the finished product is $50.Ignoring inventory,how many units must the firm sell to break-even? ______________________

An example of an assemble-to-order firm is Dell Computer.