How much floor space $($square feet$)$ inside the assembly plant would be occupied by returnable containers filled with parts if the plant stored all of the containers it receives in one day inside the plant? Assume standard $53\text{'}$ trailers hauling full truckloads. Also assume that containers are stacked in the plant to the same height as in the trailer.

When installing parts on a car, how many seconds does the average assembly line worker have to complete his or her job before the next car comes by$?$ Use the statistics given in Chapter $1$ for a high volume assembly plant.

Is a supplier of car batteries considered a tier $1,$ tier $2$ or tier $3$ supplier?

About how much time should it take for an assembly line worker to empty a standard pack?

The majority of the trucks delivering parts to assembly plants are carrying these parts in which type of returnable container: racks, bulk bins, modified standard containers, trays, unit loads of totes, CCC$\text{'}$s or ULD's?

Can you use a nestable pallet in open racks? Why or why not?

In the context of automotive packaging, what is a "monument"?

In the context of automotive packaging, what is "bulk storage"?

True or False and Why? OEM's allow parts suppliers to ship only one PN per tote.

Go to the website and view the video of the Rouge River assembly plant. For every $1000$ finished trucks that come off the line, how many have defects?