In a Process Layout

question 186

Multiple Choice

In a process layout

• A) a single factory uses automation to produce a wide variety of products.
• B) equipment and people are grouped according to function.
• C) a service is analyzed by showing the flow of processes that constitute it.
• D) production activities are designed to make one type of product in a fixed sequence.
• E) production facilities are designed to move families of products through similar flow paths.

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Definitions:

Gradual

Referring to something happening or changing by small degrees over time, often imperceptibly at first.

Continuous Process

An ongoing operation, activity, or sequence of operations that has no clear beginning or end, often used in the context of manufacturing or learning.

Discontinuity

Represents breaks or interruptions in development or processes, suggesting non-linear or stage-like progressions in growth or change.

Atherosclerosis

A progressive disease in which lipid deposits accumulate in the inner lining of arteries, leading eventually to impaired circulation and heart disease.