Compared to Product Layouts, Process Layouts

question 9

Multiple Choice

Compared to product layouts, process layouts:

• A) require a lower investment in equipment.
• B) provide less flexibility.
• C) have high equipment utilization.
• D) have less materials-handling costs.

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Definitions:

Fixed-Action Pattern

A sequence of innate behaviors that is both unchangeable and, once initiated, carried to completion.

Learning

The process of acquiring new, or modifying existing, knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, or preferences through experience or education.

Nervous System

Organ system of humans that includes the brain, spinal cord, sense organs (eyes, ears, etc.), and associated nerves. Receives, integrates, and stores sensory input; coordinates activity of other organ systems.

Endocrine System

Organ system involved in the coordination of body activities; uses hormones as chemical signals secreted into the bloodstream.