Title: Operations Management Questions from Chapter 10

Contents

1. Explain the importance of layout planning for a business.  What are the consequences of a poor layout? 

3. Identify the four types of layouts and their characteristics.

8. Explain the concept of cycle time and how it affects output.  Give an example.

Problem 2: Pg.384

Use trial and error to find a better layout for each Fresh Foods Grocery in Problem 1. Compute the ld score, and compare it to the ld for Fresh Foods’ current and proposed layouts. Which is best?

Problem 1: Table 10-10 From-To Matrix for Fresh Foods

The questions and answers are from the text below:

Reid, D., & Sanders, R. (2009). Operations management. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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