MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PLANT LAYOUT AND MATERIAL HANDLING UNIT I

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PLANT LAYOUT AND MATERIAL HANDLING UNIT I 1. Which of the following is a strategic decision? [ B ] A. Facilitates location B. Plant location C. Plant layout D. Resources location 2. Which is an advantage for product layout? [ D ] A. Huge capital outlay B. Little flexibility. C. Discontinuity in production D. Lower cost of material handling 3. What is an advantage for process layout? [ C] A. Larger production cycle B. Higher material handling costs C. Interesting to workers D. Higher wage bill 4. Objective of plant layout is [ ] A) minimum material handling B) minimum equipment utilization C) minimum manpower utilization D) minimum utilization of floor area 5. O type flow pattern used in industry. [ D ] A) bottling plant B) steel plant C) cement plant D) paper plant 6) Which of the following processes most likely uses batch production? [ D ] A) Sugar Refinery B) Plastic Part Manufacturer C) Consumer Electronics D) Oil Refinery 7) Which of the following processes most likely uses repetitive or mass assembly lines production? [ B ] A) Commercial Printer B) Plastic Part Manufacturer C) Consumer Electronics D) Sugar Refinery 8) All of the following will increase the capacity of process except: [ C ] A) The purchase of additional equipment B) scheduled machine maintenance

C) Larger production lot sizes D) increasing the backlog before each machine 9. The pattern of plant layout is basically divided by the relationship between the ---------- and --- A) Commercial Printer B) Plastic Part Manufacturer [ D ] C) Consumer Electronics D) Number of products, Production quantity 10. The location of plant should be in such a place where the ----------- are available A) Larger production cycle B) Higher material handling costs [ D ] C) Interesting to workers D) Large scale economics 11. Flexibility cannot be achieved with [ D ] A) Moveable equipment B) Inexpensive equipment C) Sophisticated electronic equipment D) Immovable equipment 12 The most important objective behind plant layout is [ A ] A) Overall simplification and ease in integration of various functions B) Economy in machines C) Maximum travel time in plant D) Minimum work-in-progress 13. A low unit cost can be achieved by following [ B ] A) Process layout B) Product layout C) Fixed position layout D) Functional layout 14. A production line is to be designed for a job with three tasks. The task times are 0.3 minutes, 1.4 minutes, and 0.7 minutes. The maximum cycle time in minutes is: [ D ] A) 0.3 B) 0.7 C) 1.4 D) 2.4 E) none of these 15. If a line is balanced with 90 percent efficiency, the balance delay would be: [ A ] A) 10 percent B) 90 percent C) 100 percent D) unknown, since balance delay isn't related to efficiency E)none of the above 16. A common goal in process layouts is to [ A ] A) Minimize transportation distance B) Maximize distance between departments C) Standardize processes D) Convert to cellular layout as often as possible 17. are generally used for the transportation of powders, liquids and gases [ A ] A) Pipes B) 0.7 C) 1.4 D) 2.4 18. Conveyors are suitable for production in routes [ D ] A) Standardize processes B) Convert to cellular layout as often as possible C) Share personnel D) Mass, fixed 19. For lifting heavy jobs in a shop, are made use of [ A ]

A) Overhead cranes B) bridge crane C) monorail D) True 20.A common goal in process layouts is to [ A ] A) Minimize transportation distance B) Maximize distance between departments C) Standardize processes D) Convert to cellular layout as often as possible UNIT II 1. Which layout facilitates high degree of automation to minimize fatigue and error? [ A] A) Product layout B) Process layout C) Flexible layout D) Fixed layout 2. For ship vessel industry the following layout is best suited: [ C ] A. Process layout B. Product layout C. Fixed position layout D. Plant layout 3. is concerned with the orderly storage and issuing of finished goods. [ C ] A) tool room B) receiving area C) shipping area D) warehousing area 4. Bin cards are used in keeping the records of [ B ] A) Man power B) machine utilization C) entry & exit of workers D) material storage 5. is a traction type conveyor. [ A ] A) Chute conveyor B) screw conveyor C) arm conveyor D) roller conveyor 6. The layout, wherein a breakdown in one machine leads to a breakdown of the entire production facility, is called [ D ] A) Chute conveyor B) screw conveyor C) arm conveyor D) Plant layout 7. Plant layout has three systems. They are ----and ----- [ A ] A) Product layout, process layout, fixed layout B) trolls C) belt conveyor D) all of the above 8. In ------------ layout, the lines need to be balanced. [ D ] A) trolles B)belt conveyor C)all of the above D) Product layout 9. material handling in automobile industry is done by [ A ] A) overhead crane B) trolles C)belt conveyor D)all of the above 10. String diagram is used when [ D ] A) Team of workers is working at plate B) material handling is to be done C) overhead crane D) trolleys 11. Material handling and plant location is analyzed by [ D ] A) Gnatt chart B) Bin chart C) Emerson chart D) Travel chart

12. Which of the following statements regarding a pull system is true? [ D ] A) Large lots are pulled from upstream stations. B) Work is pulled to the downstream work stations before it is actually needed. C) Manufacturing cycle time is increased. D) Problems become more obvious 13. Fork lift trucks are used for horizontal path [ B ] A) Movement in fixed path B) Movement in non-fixed path C) Vertical movement in non-fixed path D) Horizontal movement in fixed path 14. is used for handling loads over long rectangular area in shipyard. [ C ] A) Jib crane B) gantry crane C) bridge crane D) monorail 15. for narrow aisles, long loads (like pipes, angles) truck is used. [ A ] A) Crane truck B) platform truck C) side load truck D) hand lift truck 16. are extensively used as material handling equipment in the case of product layout [ A ] A) Conveyors B) gantry crane C) bridge crane D) monorail 17. are used for person moving up and down [ A ] A) Elevators B) Inexpensive equipment C) Sophisticated electronic equipment D) Immovable equipment 18. Cycle time establishes the output rate for a line. [ A ] A) True B) False C) Manufacturing cycle time is increased. D) Problems become more obvious 19. The maximum cycle time in an assembly line is equal to the time for the longest task. [ B ] A)True B)False C) bridge crane D) monorail 20. One drawback of process layouts is that equipment utilization rates are lower than in a product layout. [ D ] A) gantry crane B) bridge crane C) monorail D) True UNIT III 1. Process layout is employed for ---------- [ A ]

A) Batch production B) Continuous type of product C) Effective utilization of machines D) Effective utilization of labor and machines 2. Which of the following is a determinant of productivity and profitability? [ B ] A) Resources layout B) Plant layout C) Plant location D) Facilities layout 3. ---------------------- layout is generally has the best machine utilization [ A ] A) Product-oriented layout B) process layout C) flexible layout D) Fixed layout 4. ----- layout would be most appropriate in a fast food restaurant [ D ] A) Process layout B) flexible layout C) Fixed layout D) Product layout 5. ------------- layout is most suitable for processing sugar from sugar cane [ A ] A) Product-oriented layout B) continuous type of product C) Effective utilization of machine D) all of the above 6. Work study is done with the help of [ C ] A) Process chart B) material handling C) stop watch D) all of the above 7. Process layout is employed for [ D ] A) Batch production B) continuous type of product C) Effective utilization of machine D) all of the above 8. For a product layout the material handling equipment must [ D ] A) Batch production B) continuous type of product C) Effective utilization of machine D) be designee as special purpose for aparticular application 9. Product layout is employed for [ A ] A) Batch production B) continuous type of product C) Effective utilization of machine D) all of the above 10. the most important objective behind plant layout is [ A ] A) Overall simplification safety of integration B) economy in space C) Maximum travel time in plant D) all of the above 11. Which of the following is considered more a corporate decision? [ D ] A) Plant layout B) Facilitates layout C) Resources layout D) Plant location 12. Which of the following is not a goal of plant layout? [ C ] A) Minimize the unit cost B) Optimize quality C) Last in first out inventory D) Lifting no more than one part at a time

13. Which layout has relatively high degree of flexibility? [ C ] A. Product layout B. process layout C. flexible layout D. Fixed layout 14. Material handling and plant location is analyzed by [ A ] A) gantt chart B) bin chart C) emersion chart D) travel chart 15. Respirators used for [ B ] A) Lung protection B) eye protection C) hand protection D) liver protection 16. Which of the following layouts is suited for mass production? [ B ] A) Process layout B) Product layout C) Fixed position layout D) Functional layout 17. In which of the following layouts, the lines need to be balanced? [ B ] A) Process layout B) Product layout C) Fixed position layout D) Functional layout 18. The process layout is best suited where [ A ] A) Specialization exists B) Machines are arranged according to sequence of operation C) Few numbers of non-standardized units are to be produced D) Mass production is envisaged 19. Templates are used for [ A ] a) a planning layout b)flow of material c)copying complicated profiles d) all of the above 20. In steel plant the most important system for material handling is [ D ] A) conveyors B) cranes and noists C) trucks D) locos

UNIT IV 1. Which of the following is considered more a corporate decision? [ D ] A) Plant layout B) Facilitates layout C) Resources layout D) Plant location 2. Which of the following is not a goal of plant layout? [ C ] A) Minimize the unit cost B) Optimize quality C) Last in first out inventory D) Lifting no more than one part at a time 3. Which layout has relatively high degree of flexibility? [ C ] A. Product layout B. process layout C. flexible layout D. Fixed layout 4. Material handling and plant location is analyzed by [ A ] A) gantt chart B) bin chart C) emersion chart D) travel chart 5. Respirators used for [ B ] A) Lung protection B) eye protection C) hand protection D) liver protection 6) Which of the following layouts is suited for mass production? [ B ] A) Process layout B) Product layout C) Fixed position layout D) Functional layout 7) In which of the following layouts, the lines need to be balanced? [ B ] A) Process layout B) Product layout C) Fixed position layout D) Functional layout 8) The process layout is best suited where [ A ] A) Specialization exists B) Machines are arranged according to sequence of operation C) Few numbers of non-standardized units are to be produced D) Mass production is envisaged 9. Templates are used for [ A ] a) a planning layout b)flow of material c)copying complicated profiles d) all of the above 10. In steel plant the most important system for material handling is [ D ] A) conveyors B) cranes and noists C) trucks D) locos 11. A production line is to be designed for a job with 4 tasks. The task times are 2.4 minutes, 1.4 minutes, 0.9 minutes, and 1.7 minutes. The maximum cycle time is and the minimum cycle time is minutes. [ A ] A) 6.4, 2.4 B) 0.7 C) 1.4 D) 2.4 12. Four hundred and eighty minutes of production time are available per day. The demand for the product is 80 units per day. Each unit of the product requires 30 minutes of work. What is the theoretical maximum number of workstation? [ A ] A) 0.7 B) 1.4 C) 2.4 D) 5

13. Process layout is employed for ---------- [ A ] A) Batch production B) Continuous type of product C) Effective utilization of machines D) Effective utilization of labor and machines 14. Which of the following is a determinant of productivity and profitability? [ B ] A) Resources layout B) Plant layout C) Plant location D) Facilities layout 15. ---------------------- layout is generally has the best machine utilization [ A ] A) Product-oriented layout B) process layout C) flexible layout D) Fixed layout 16. ----- layout would be most appropriate in a fast food restaurant [ D ] A) Process layout B) flexible layout C) Fixed layout D) Product layout 17. ------------- layout is most suitable for processing sugar from sugar cane [ A ] A) Product-oriented layout B) continuous type of product C) Effective utilization of machine D) all of the above 18. Work study is done with the help of [ C ] A) Process chart B) material handling C) stop watch D) all of the above 19. Process layout is employed for [ D ] A) Batch production B) continuous type of product C) Effective utilization of machine D) all of the above 20. For a product layout the material handling equipment must [ D ] A) Batch production B) continuous type of product C) Effective utilization of machine D) be designee as special purpose for aparticular application UNIT V 1. Which of the following industries is likely to have low equipment utilization? [ D ] A) Auto manufacturing B) Beer making C) Television manufacturing D) Hospitals 2. Which one of the following technologies is used only for material handling, not for actual production or assembly? [ D ] A) Robots B) CNC C) CAD D) AGVs 3. A drawing of the movement of material, or people is a [ A ] A) Flow diagram B) process chart C) service blueprint D) process map

4. A helps to avoid crowding of jobs at a particular machine by change of route of some of the jobs or by diverting work to other machine. [ A ] A) Control chart B) Beer making C) Television manufacturing D) Hospitals 5. A compact estimate of the handling which must be done between various work stations is obtained from [ A ] A) TRVELING CHART B) CNC C) CAD D) AGVs 6. Material handling and plant location is analyzed by [ D ] A) gnat chart B)bin chart C) Emerson chart D) travel chart 7. In witch of the following layouts the lines need to the balanced [ B ] A) Process layout B) product layout C) fixed position layout D)plant layout 8. Witch of the following layout is suited to mass production [ B ] A) Process layout B) product layout C)fixed position layout D)plant layout 9. Witch of the following layout is suited to job production [ A ] A) Process layout B) product layout C)fixed position layout D)plant layout 10. Queing theory is used for [ D ] A)inventory problems B)traffic congestion studies C)job shop scheduling D)all of the above 11. Queing theory is associated with [ C ] A) Sales B) inspection time C) waiting time D) production time 12. The performance of a specific task in cpm is known as [ C ] A) Dummy B) event C) activity D) contract 13) The most important objective behind plant layout is [ A ] A) Overall simplification and ease in integration of various functions B) Economy in machines C) Maximum travel time in plant D) Minimum work-in-progress 14) A low unit cost can be achieved by following [ B ] A) Process layout B) Product layout C) Fixed position layout D) Functional layout 15. A production line is to be designed for a job with three tasks. The task times are 0.3 minutes, 1.4 minutes, and 0.7 minutes. The maximum cycle time in minutes is: [ D ] A) 0.3 B) 0.7 C) 1.4 D) 2.4 E) none of these

16. If a line is balanced with 90 percent efficiency, the balance delay would be: [ A ] A) 10 percent B) 90 percent C) 100 percent D) unknown, since balance delay isn't related to efficiency E)none of the above 17. A common goal in process layouts is to [ A ] A) Minimize transportation distance B) Maximize distance between departments C) Standardize processes D) Convert to cellular layout as often as possible 18. are generally used for the transportation of powders, liquids and gases [ A ] A) Pipes B) 0.7 C) 1.4 D) 2.4 19. Conveyors are suitable for production in routes [ D ] A) Standardize processes B) Convert to cellular layout as often as possible C) Share personnel D) Mass, fixed 20. For lifting heavy jobs in a shop, are made use of [ A ] A) Overhead cranes B) bridge crane C) monorail D) True UNIT VI 1. In steel plant the most important system for material handling is [D ] A) Conveyors B) Cranes and hoists C) Trucks D) Locos 2. The wastage of material in the store is taken into account by the following method in the evaluation of the material issued from the store. [ A ] A) Inflated system B) Primary cost method C) Current value method D) Fixed price method 3) For a product layout, the material handling equipment must [ C ] A) Have full flexibility B) Be general purpose type C) Be designed as special purpose for a particular application D) Employ conveyor belts, trucks, tractors etc. 4. In thermal stations, the coal from the coal handling plant is moved to the boiler bunker through [ D ] A) False B) Emerson chart C) Travel chart D) belt conveyoers 5. are used for horizontal movement of loads [ A ] A) hoists B) Primary cost method C) Current value method D) Fixed price method

6. The most important system adopted for material handling in steel plant is [ A ] A) Locomotive B) False C) have full flexibility D) Be general purpose type 7. Flexible manufacturing systems can handle a variety of dissimilar products. [ B ] A) True B) False C) Have full flexibility D) Be general purpose type 8. A job shop is similar to a batch production plant in that both may produce products or services to meet the customers' specifications. [ A ] A) True B) False C) have full flexibility D) Be general purpose type 9. Product layouts usually require less-skilled workers than process layouts. [ A ] A)True B) False C) Emerson chart D) Travel chart 10. The term group technology relates to the term part families. [ A ] A)True B) False C) Emerson chart D) Travel chart 11. Which of the following is a strategic decision? [ B ] A. Facilitates location B. Plant location C. Plant layout D. Resources location 12. Which is an advantage for product layout? [ D ] A. Huge capital outlay B. Little flexibility. C. Discontinuity in production D. Lower cost of material handling 13. What is an advantage for process layout? [ C] A. Larger production cycle B. Higher material handling costs C. Interesting to workers D. Higher wage bill 14. Objective of plant layout is [ ] A) minimum material handling B) minimum equipment utilization C) minimum manpower utilization D) minimum utilization of floor area 15. O type flow pattern used in industry. [ D ] A) bottling plant B) steel plant C) cement plant D) paper plant 16. Which of the following processes most likely uses batch production? [ D ] A) Sugar Refinery B) Plastic Part Manufacturer C) Consumer Electronics D) Oil Refinery 17. Which of the following processes most likely uses repetitive or mass assembly lines production? [ B ] A) Commercial Printer B) Plastic Part Manufacturer C) Consumer Electronics D) Sugar Refinery

18) All of the following will increase the capacity of process except: [ C ] A) The purchase of additional equipment B) scheduled machine maintenance C) Larger production lot sizes D) increasing the backlog before each machine 19. The pattern of plant layout is basically divided by the relationship between the ---------- and - -- A) Commercial Printer B) Plastic Part Manufacturer [ D ] C) Consumer Electronics D) Number of products, Production quantity 20. The location of plant should be in such a place where the ----------- are available A) Larger production cycle B) Higher material handling costs [ D ] C) Interesting to workers D) Large scale economics UNIT VII 1. Material handling and plant location is analyzed by [ D ] A) Gnatt chart B) Bin chart C) Emerson chart D) Travel chart 2. Which of the following statements regarding a pull system is true? [ D ] A) Large lots are pulled from upstream stations. B) Work is pulled to the downstream work stations before it is actually needed. C) Manufacturing cycle time is increased. D) Problems become more obvious 3. Fork lift trucks are used for horizontal path [ B ] A) Movement in fixed path B) Movement in non-fixed path C) Vertical movement in non-fixed path D) Horizontal movement in fixed path 4. is used for handling loads over long rectangular area in shipyard. [ C ] A) Jib crane B) gantry crane C) bridge crane D) monorail 5. for narrow aisles, long loads (like pipes, angles) truck is used. [ A ] A) Crane truck B) platform truck C) side load truck D) hand lift truck 6. are extensively used as material handling equipment in the case of product layout [ A ] A) Conveyors B) gantry crane C) bridge crane D) monorail

7. are used for person moving up and down [ A ] A) Elevators B) Inexpensive equipment C) Sophisticated electronic equipment D) Immovable equipment 8. Cycle time establishes the output rate for a line. [ A ] A) True B) False C) Manufacturing cycle time is increased. D) Problems become more obvious 9. The maximum cycle time in an assembly line is equal to the time for the longest task. [ B ] A)True B)False C) bridge crane D) monorail 10. One drawback of process layouts is that equipment utilization rates are lower than in a product layout. [ D ] A) gantry crane B) bridge crane C) monorail D) True 11. Which layout facilitates high degree of automation to minimize fatigue and error? [ A] A) Product layout B) Process layout C) Flexible layout D) Fixed layout 12. For ship vessel industry the following layout is best suited: [ C ] A. Process layout B. Product layout C. Fixed position layout D. Plant layout 13. is concerned with the orderly storage and issuing of finished goods. [ C ] A) tool room B) receiving area C) shipping area D) warehousing area 14. Bin cards are used in keeping the records of [ B ] A) Man power B) machine utilization C) entry & exit of workers D) material storage 15. is a traction type conveyor. [ A ] A) Chute conveyor B) screw conveyor C) arm conveyor D) roller conveyor 16. The layout, wherein a breakdown in one machine leads to a breakdown of the entire production facility, is called [ D ] A) Chute conveyor B) screw conveyor C) arm conveyor D) Plant layout 17. Plant layout has three systems. They are ----and ----- [ A ] A) Product layout, process layout, fixed layout B) trolls C) belt conveyor D) all of the above 18. In ------------ layout, the lines need to be balanced. [ D ] A) trolles B)belt conveyor C)all of the above D) Product layout 19. material handling in automobile industry is done by [ A ] A) overhead crane B) trolles C)belt conveyor D)all of the above 20. String diagram is used when [ D ] A) Team of workers is working at plate B) material handling is to be done C) overhead crane D) trolleys

UNIT VIII 1. phase of equipment life is subjected to reliability study [ C ] A) Burn in B) Wear out C) Chance failure D) Burn in and wear out 2. Flexibility cannot be achieved with [ D ] A) Moveable equipment B) Inexpensive equipment C) Sophisticated electronic equipment D) Immovable equipment 3) The most important objective behind plant layout is [ A ] A) Overall simplification and ease in integration of various functions B) Economy in machines C) Maximum travel time in plant D) Minimum work-in-progress 4) A low unit cost can be achieved by following [ B ] A) Process layout B) Product layout C) Fixed position layout D) Functional layout 5. A production line is to be designed for a job with three tasks. The task times are 0.3 minutes, 1.4 minutes, and 0.7 minutes. The maximum cycle time in minutes is: [ D ] A) 0.3 B) 0.7 C) 1.4 D) 2.4 E) none of these 6. If a line is balanced with 90 percent efficiency, the balance delay would be: [ A ] A) 10 percent B) 90 percent C) 100 percent D) unknown, since balance delay isn't related to efficiency E)none of the above 7. A common goal in process layouts is to [ A ] A) Minimize transportation distance B) Maximize distance between departments C) Standardize processes D) Convert to cellular layout as often as possible 8. are generally used for the transportation of powders, liquids and gases [ A ] A) Pipes B) 0.7 C) 1.4 D) 2.4 9. Conveyors are suitable for production in routes [ D ] A) Standardize processes B) Convert to cellular layout as often as possible C) Share personnel D) Mass, fixed 10. For lifting heavy jobs in a shop, are made use of [ A ]

A) Overhead cranes B) bridge crane C) monorail D) True 11. In steel plant the most important system for material handling is [D ] A) Conveyors B) Cranes and hoists C) Trucks D) Locos 12. The wastage of material in the store is taken into account by the following method in the evaluation of the material issued from the store. [ A ] A) Inflated system B) Primary cost method C) Current value method D) Fixed price method 13. For a product layout, the material handling equipment must [ C ] A) Have full flexibility B) Be general purpose type C) Be designed as special purpose for a particular application D) Employ conveyor belts, trucks, tractors etc. 14. In thermal stations, the coal from the coal handling plant is moved to the boiler bunker through [ D ] A) False B) Emerson chart C) Travel chart D) belt conveyoers 15. are used for horizontal movement of loads [ A ] A) hoists B) Primary cost method C) Current value method D) Fixed price method 16. The most important system adopted for material handling in steel plant is [ A ] A) Locomotive B) False C) have full flexibility D) Be general purpose type 17. Flexible manufacturing systems can handle a variety of dissimilar products. [ B ] A) True B) False C) Have full flexibility D) Be general purpose type 18. A job shop is similar to a batch production plant in that both may produce products or services to meet the customers' specifications. [ A ] A) True B) False C) have full flexibility D) Be general purpose type 19. Product layouts usually require less-skilled workers than process layouts. [ A ] A)True B) False C) Emerson chart D) Travel chart 20. A common goal in process layouts is to [ A ] A) Minimize transportation distance B) Maximize distance between departments C) Standardize processes D) Convert to cellular layout as often as possible