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Unit 4: Process Selection and Facility Layout

4. In India, most of the stores fully involve customers in their production and service process. Notes
5. Manufacturing of a personal computer involves a synthetic process.
6. The words CIM and CAM can be used interchangeably.
7. A process layout supports flexibility but can limit expansion.

8. The entire layout is designed to achieve one single motive maximum capacity utilisation.
9. Out of all the layout design, process carried out on a fixed layout consumed least time.
10. Our nearby retail stores like Reliance Fresh and More are designed as per straight floor
plan.
Fill in the blanks:
11. TAMS means……………….and Manufacturing Systems.
12. Generally most of the FMCG products follow…………………process.

13. The ability of a component of a manufacturing system to switch over to an alternate path
is known as……………….flexibility.
14. If maximum cycle time of a layout is 8 minutes and the desired production is 4500 units,
then the time available with the unit is………………..
15. The interactions between the activities within a process is defined by the…………………….

4.15 Review Questions

1. "Location and co-ordination have become the critical issues for corporations facing the
challenge of globalization". Discuss.
2. "The objective of the process is to provide the maximum overall value to the customer in
the product". Substantiate.
3. Processes seldom stand alone. What is the rationale behind the statement?
4. Compare the various types of categorizations of the processes.
5. What is the basic difference between 'make to order' and 'engineer to order'? Explain with
examples
6. Do you appreciate the increasing involvement of customers in the production and service
process? Why or why not?

7. "Flexibility relates to the ability of the system to create products capable of meeting a
customer's need". Elucidate
8. Write short notes on TAMS, CRAFT, CIM and Closeness rating.

9. Compare and contrast the process and product layouts. Give figures and tables to explain
the points.
10. Explain the rationale behind assembly line and balancing.

11. Define link capacity and layout. How important it is to consider the capacity of the firm
while designing a layout?
12. Under what conditions does fixed layout work well? Why it is not advisable to have fixed
layout for firms producing small size products?
13. Critically analyse U shaped assembly lines vis-à-vis traditional assembly lines.

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