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15 True/False questions

Definition Term 1 of 31
*Material transport: Vehicles (e.g., forklift trucks, AFVs, Material Handling
monorails), conveyors, hoists and crane
*Storage systems
*Unitizing equipment
*Automatic identification and data capture: Bar codes,
RDFID, Other AIDC

True

False

Definition Term 2 of 31
Product Layout

True

False

Definition Term 3 of 31
*Joining processes: welding, brazing and soldering, Coordination and Control
adhesive bonding
*Mechanical assembly: Threaded fasteners (e.g., bolts
and nuts, screws), Rivets, Interference fits (e.g., press
fitting, shrink fits), Other

True

False

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Definition Term 4 of 31
Fixed-Position Layout

True

False

Definition Term 5 of 31
Basic activities convert raw materials into finished Manufacturing (Economic)
products

True

False

Definition Term 6 of 31
*Just-in-time delivery of parts Programs Associated with Lean Production
*Worker involvement
*Continuous improvement
*Reduced setup times
*Stop the process when something is wrong
*Error prevention
*Total productive maintenance

True

False

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Definition Term 7 of 31
1. Primary Industries- cultivate and exploit natural Classification of Industries
resources
Example: agriculture, mining
2. Secondary industries- convert output of primary
industries into products
Example: manufacturing, power generation,
construction
3. Tertiary industries- service sector
Example: banking, education, government, legal
services, retail trade, transportation

True

False

Definition Term 8 of 31
*Regulation of the individual processing and assembly Coordination and Control
operations: Process control, Quality control
*Management of plant level activities: Production
planing and control, Quality control

True

False

Definition Term 9 of 31
1. Quantity production - equipment is dedicated to the High Production
manufacture of one product: standard machines
tooled for high production (e.g., stamping presses,
molding machines), typical layout
2. Flow line production - multiple workstations
arranged in sequence: Product requires multiple
processing or assembly steps, product layout is most
common

True

False

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Definition Term 10 of 31
Application of physical and chemical Manufacturing (Technological)
processes to alter the geometry, properties,
and/or appearance of a given starting
material to make parts or products

True

False

Definition Term 11 of 31
Manufacturing capability - technically and physical Production Facilities
limitations of a manufacturing capability. Three
dimensions of manufacturing capability: 1.
Technological processing capability - the available set
of manufacturing processes, 2. Physical size and
weight of product, 3. Production capacity (plant
capacity) - production quantity that can be made in a
given time

True

False

Definition Term 12 of 31
*A manufacturing company attempts to organize its Production Quantity
facilities in the most efficient way to serve the
particular mission of the plant
*Certain types of plants are recognized as the most
appropriate way to organize for a given type of
manufacturing
*The most appropriate type depends on: Types of
products made, Production Quality, Product variety

True

False

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Definition Term 13 of 31
Classification of Manufacturing Processes

True

False

Definition Term 14 of 31
*Shaping operations Processing Operations
1. Solidification processes
2. Particulate processing
3. Deformation processes
4. Material removal processes
*Property-enhancing operations (Heat Treatments)
*Surface processing operations: Cleaning and surface
treatments, cloating and thin-film deposition

True

False

Definition Term 15 of 31
Total number of products units Q(f) = PQ, Total number Product/Production Relationships
of parts produced n(pf) PQn(p), Total number of
operations n(of)=PQn(p)n(o)

True

False

16 Multiple choice questions

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Definition 16 of 31
Job shop- makes low quantities of specialized and customized products
*Plant layouts: fixed position, process layout
*Equipment on general purpose
*Products are typically complex (e.g., specialized machinery, prototypes, space capsules)

High Production

Low Production Quantity

Product Variety

Medium Production Quantities

Definition 17 of 31
Refers to the number of different product or part designs or types produced in the plant
*Inverse relationship between production quantity and product variety in factory operation
*Product variety is more complication than a number: Hard product variety- products differ greatly, Soft
product variety- small differences between products

Perfect Competition

Product Acceptance

Regional Popularity

Product Variety

Definition 18 of 31
Number of units of a given part or product produced annually by the plant
*Three quanity ranges: 1. Low-production - 1 to 100 units, 2. Medium production - 100 to 10,000 units, 3. High
production - 10,000 to millions of units

Production Quantity

Low Production Quantity

Processing Operations

Production Facilities

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Definition 19 of 31

Classification of Manufacturing Processes

Plant Layout and Type of Production Facility

Time Spent in Material Handling

Fixed-Position Layout

Definition 20 of 31
1. Processing and assembly operations
2. Material handling
3. Inspection and testing
4. Coordination and control

Product Variety vs. Production Quantity

Coordination and Control

Manufacturing Operations (Discrete Products)

Assembly Operations

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Definition 21 of 31

Time Spent in Material Handling

Fixed-Position Layout

Classification of Manufacturing Processes

Plant Layout and Type of Production Facility

Definition 22 of 31
Examination of the product and its components to determine whether they conform to design specifications
*Inspection for variables - measuring
*Inspection of attributes - gaging

Adaptation

Checklist

Inspection

Testing

Definition 23 of 31

Fixed-Position Layout

Product Layout

Process Layout

Cellular layout

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Definition 24 of 31
*Total number of product units Q=
*Product variety: Hard product variety = differences between products, Soft product variety = differences
between models of products
*Product and part complexity: Product complexity n(p) = number of parts in product, Part complexity n(o)
number of operations per part

Factory Operations Model

Production Facilities

Product/Production Relationships

Medium Production Quantities

Definition 25 of 31
1. Batch production - batch of a given product is produced, and then the facility is changed over to produce
another product: Changeover takes time, typical layout, hard product variety
2. Cellular manufacturing - mixture of products is made without significant changeover time between products:
Typical layout, Soft product variety

Medium Production Quantities

Lean Production

Low Production Quantity

High Production

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Definition 26 of 31
Transformation of materials into items of greater value by means of one or more processing and/or assembly
operations
Examples: converting iron ore to steel adds value, transforming sand into glass adds value, refining petroleum
into plastic adds value

Manufacturing (Technological)

High production

Manufacturing (Economic)

Inspection

Definition 27 of 31
Operating the factory with the minimum possible resources and yet maximizing the amount of work
accomplished
*Resources include workers, equipment, time, space, materials
*Also implies completing products in the minimum possible time and achieving a very high quality level to
completely satisfy the customer
*In short, lean production means doing more with less, and doing it better

Mass Production

High Production

Lean Production

Mass Customization

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Definition 28 of 31
Observing the product (or part, material, subassembly) during actual operation or under conditions that might
occur during operation

Inspection

Testing

Planning

Coding

Definition 29 of 31

Plant Layout and Type of Production Facility

Process Layout

Cellular layout

Product Layout

Definition 30 of 31
1. Value-adding activities -contribute value to the work unit
2. Auxiliary activities- support the value-adding activities
3. Wasteful activities- do not add value nor do they support the value adding activities: if not performed, there
would be no adverse effect on the product

Lean Production and Manufacturing Activities (3 Categories)

Lean Production

Medium Production Quantities

Low Production Quantity

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Definition 31 of 31

Product Variety vs. Production Quantity

Manufacturing Operations (Discrete Products)

Assembly Operations

Coordination and Control

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