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Mid-Semester Test
(EC-2 Regular)
Q.1. (a) What techniques can be used to overcome the inherent problems of fixed-position layouts? [3]
(b) What are the advantages and disadvantages of product layouts? [2]
Q.2. (a) In what specific areas does the layout decision establish a firm's competitive priorities? [3]
(b) To develop a good facility layout, what must be determined? [2]
Q.3. For each of the following products or operations indicate the most appropriate type of layout. [4]
Q.4. The new Health-care facility is targeted to serve seven census tracts in Delhi. The table given below
shows the coordinates for the centre of each census tract, along with the projected populations,
measured in thousands. Customers will travel from the seven census tract centres to the new facility
when they need health-care. Two locations being considered for the new facility are at (5.5 , 4.5) and
(7, 2), which are the centres of census tracts C and F. Details of seven census tract centres, co-
ordinate distances along with the population for each centre are given below. If we use the population
as the loads and use rectilinear distance, which location is better in terms of its total load distance
score? [5]
Q.5. Define the following terms that occur in assembly line balancing: cycle time, minimum number of
workstations, and efficiency. [4]
Q.6. What is cross-docking? Why is it appropriate for some forms of warehouse layout? [4]
Q.7. Explain how a load-distance model helps solve problems in process layout. [4]
Q 8. Machine A has a fixed cost of $40000 per year and a variable cost of $60 per unit. Machine B
has an unknown fixed cost, but with this process 200 units can be produced each month at a
total variable cost of $2000. If the total costs of the two machines break even at a production rate of
2000 units per year, what is the fixed cost of machine B? [4]
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