5. (i) Explain the concept of manufacturing cell. (ii) What are the benefits of integrating manufacturing...

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5. (i) Explain the concept of manufacturing cell. (ii) What are the benefits of integrating manufacturing cell with Just-in-Time (JIT), Total Quality Management (TQM) and Total Employee Involvement (TEI) concepts? (iii) What is your understanding of: (a) logistics system and (b) flow patterns? 6. (i) State the steps that are followed in designing a material handling system. (ii) What are the desirable attributes of shipping and receiving facilities plans? (iii) State the characteristics of: (a) powered roller conveyors, (b) bridge cranes, and (c) industrial robots. 7. (i) What are the advantages of centralizing tool and gauge cribs in a production plant? (ii) State under what circumstances it would be desirable to decentralize tool and gauge cribs. (iii) As an industrial engineer you are asked to conduct a feasibility study to justify the consolidation of tool and gauge cribs and providing a dispatching system in a manufacturing plant so that tools and gauges can be delivered directly to the production operators and manufacturing inspectors. (a) Explain clearly the specific advantages of such a system. (b) How would you conduct the study with particular reference to the collection of the relevant data and information to justify the project? 5. (i) Explain the concept of manufacturing cell. (ii) What are the benefits of integrating manufacturing cell with Just-in-Time (JIT), Total Quality Management (TQM) and Total Employee Involvement (TEI) concepts? (iii) What is your understanding of: (a) logistics system and (b) flow patterns? 6. (i) State the steps that are followed in designing a material handling system. (ii) What are the desirable attributes of shipping and receiving facilities plans? (iii) State the characteristics of: (a) powered roller conveyors, (b) bridge cranes, and (c) industrial robots. 7. (i) What are the advantages of centralizing tool and gauge cribs in a production plant? (ii) State under what circumstances it would be desirable to decentralize tool and gauge cribs. (iii) As an industrial engineer you are asked to conduct a feasibility study to justify the consolidation of tool and gauge cribs and providing a dispatching system in a manufacturing plant so that tools and gauges can be delivered directly to the production operators and manufacturing inspectors. (a) Explain clearly the specific advantages of such a system. (b) How would you conduct the study with particular reference to the collection of the relevant data and information to justify the project?