.When picking customers orders, the overall objective is to present a full range of stock in as small an area as possible without unnecessary replenishment and congestion. One of the key aims in order picking is:

to carry at least one of each of the items stocked in the warehouse in a separate picking area

to minimize movement

to use the least number of people in the warehouse

In zone picking:

customer orders are prioritized into zones

a team of employees, called the zone, pick customer orders

In a fixed location inventory storage approach:

shelves have recently returned from the repair shop

a company only has one distribution center

products have varying bins where they are housed

products have dedicated spaces where they are continually stored

the most difficult orders are picked first

Each picker looks after a small section of the store and orders flow from section to section, gradually being built up

Continuous flow manufacturing is appropriate for which of the following?

Highway construction

Aircraft assembly

Custom print shops

Soft drink manufacturing

Using a make-to-order strategy, when are products made?

As inventory quantities are consumed

Subsequent to labor union approval

According to orders received

In anticipation of a customer order

An organization running which type of production will have the closest contact with customers?

Job shop

Mass production

Continuous

Discrete

Which one is NOT a resource requirement for manufacturing operations?

People

Materials

Information

Large sales force

Which of the following is true about describing forecasts?

Longer forecast periods have more inaccuracies than shorter forecast periods.

More historical data always results in more accurate forecasts.

Detailed forecasts have more inaccuracies than general forecasts.

Demand forecasts always match actual customer demands.

The goods may be carried from the receiving area of a warehouse to the main storage area using the following piece of materials handling equipment:

Dock leveler

Pallet Jack

Storage Bin

Gravity flow rack