Flexible Manufacturing Systems Mid - I, September - 2014

1.The type in which the range or universe of part styles that can be produced on the system
  • Mix flexibility
  • Production flexibility
  • Volume flexibility
  • Product flexibility
Answer: B
2.FMS can be classified basing on
  • Kinds of operation they perform
  • Number of machines
  • Level of flexibility
  • All of the above
Answer: D
3.One of the classification of FMS based on number of machines in the system
  • Flexible manufacturing cell
  • Random-order FMS
  • Dedicated FMS
  • None of the above
Answer: A
4.Manufacturing philosophy in which similar parts are identified and group together to take advantage of their similarities in design and production
  • Group production
  • Batch technology
  • Group technology
  • All of the above
Answer: C
5.Grouping the production equipment into machine cells, where each cell specializes in the production of a part family, is
  • Cellular manufacturing
  • Batch manufacturing
  • Machine cell manufacturing
  • None of the above
Answer: A
6.The efficient and easy to use algorithm for grouping machines into cells is
  • Bottleneck method
  • Rank order clustering
  • Hollier method
  • B and C
Answer: B
7.The appropriate layout, when the application consists exclusively of in-sequence moves is
  • Rectangular layout
  • Loop layout
  • In-line layout
  • U-shape layout
Answer: C
8.Multiclass is a classification and coding system developed by the
  • RIO
  • ORIC
  • CIR
  • OIR
Answer: D
9.The PFA chart is referred to as
  • Part-Machine incidence matrix
  • Part-Part incidence matrix
  • Machine-Machine incidence matrix
  • None of the above.
Answer: A
10.In the in-line layout the machines and handling system are arranged in a
  • Inclined line
  • Straight line
  • Curve form
  • Vertical
Answer: B
11._________________ cell consists of one machine plus supporting fixtures and tooling.
Answer: Single machine
12._________________ is a machine that is more expensive to operate than the other machines or that performs certain critical operations in the plant.
Answer: Key machine
13.A ______________________ is a collection of parts that are similar either in geometric shape and size or in the processing steps required in their manufacture.
Answer: Part family
14.__________________________ is a manufacturing philosophy in which similar parts are identified and grouped together to take advantage of their similarities in design and production.
Answer: Group Technology
15.The first five digits in Opitz parts classification and coding system are known as ______________.
Answer: Form code
16.The FMS require a significantly greater capital investment because __________ is being installed rather than exiting equipment being arranged.
Answer: New equipment
17.A_________________ consists of one CNC machining center combined with a parts storage system for unattended operation.
Answer: Single machine cell (SMC)
18.The initials FMS sometimes used to denote the term ___________.
Answer: Flexible machining system
19.The major tasks represent significant ___________ to the application of group technology (GT).
Answer: Obstacle
20._______________, also known as poly code in which the interpretation of each symbol in the sequence is always the same, it does not depend on the value of preceding symbol.
Answer: Chain-type structure