Production Engineering Introduction
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Which department is responsible for designing and ordering machine tools?

  • Production planning and control
  • Resource planning
  • Quality control
  • Manufacturing engineering (correct)

    • What type of production is characterized by continuous production processes?

  • Repetitive production
  • Discrete production
  • Process (continuous) (correct)
  • Job Shop production

    • Which of the following tasks does production planning and control NOT typically handle?

  • Material requirement planning (MRP)
  • Ordering materials
  • Quality assurance testing (correct)
  • Scheduling production

    • Which type of production would most likely be used when dealing with customized, one-off products?

    <p>Job Shop production</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of quality control in manufacturing?

    <p>Developing products that meet specifications</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes mass production?

    <p>The production of large quantities of standardized products.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the two ways to define manufacturing?

    <p>Technological and economic.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which production category would the production of 50 units per year fall?

    <p>Low production.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements about production and manufacturing is correct?

    <p>Production refers to the creation of value from raw materials.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key characteristic of high product variety?

    <p>A high number of different product designs produced.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the economic definition of manufacturing emphasize?

    <p>Adding value to materials by changing their properties.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following describes continuous production?

    <p>Production that is ongoing and typically for standardized products.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of production systems?

    <p>To combine materials and processes in manufacturing operations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What defines a job shop in the context of production facilities?

    <p>Low quantities of complex, specialized products</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What layout is primarily used in a job shop production system?

    <p>Fixed position layout</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes medium quantity production facilities?

    <p>Includes batch production with potential tooling changes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a disadvantage of batch production in the context of medium quantity production?

    <p>It incurs lost production time due to machinery setup change.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term is used to describe the arrangement of equipment according to function or type?

    <p>Process layout</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which production facility is suited for the production of specialized and customized products?

    <p>Job shop</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'hard product variety' refer to?

    <p>Wide range of products with complex specifications</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What best describes the relationship between production facilities and 'blue collar workers'?

    <p>Blue collar workers typically work with physical equipment in production facilities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is cellular manufacturing primarily designed to do?

    <p>Allow production of limited variety of similar products efficiently</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In high quantity production, which layout is commonly associated with quantity production?

    <p>Process layout</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Flow line production is characterized by what arrangement of equipment?

    <p>Multiple pieces arranged in sequence for a single product</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main goal of manufacturing support systems?

    <p>Manage material orders and production logistics efficiently</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a feature of flow line production?

    <p>Products have a fixed sequence through various workstations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which production method is illustrated by cars on an assembly line with slight variations?

    <p>Mixed model production line</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What describes the term 'cellular layout'?

    <p>A structured design that promotes efficiency through specialized cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'high quantity production' refer to in the context of manufacturing?

    <p>Producing more than 10,000 units yearly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Production Engineering Introduction

    • Production is the process of creating large quantities of standardized products, including food, fuel, chemicals, and automobiles. It often encompasses manufacturing.
    • Production systems involve workers, equipment, and procedures that combine materials and processes for manufacturing operations.
    • Manufacturing, technologically, is altering a material's geometry, properties, or appearance to make parts or products. Economically, it's adding value to materials through physical and chemical processes.

    Production Quantity and Variety

    • Production quantity is categorized into low (1-100 units/year), medium (100-10,000 units/year), and high (over 10,000 units/year).
    • Product variety is the number of different product designs or types made annually. High variety is classified as "hard" and low as "soft".

    Production Systems

    • Production systems are categorized as facilities (physical equipment and its arrangement) and support systems (managing materials, quality, and logistics).
    • Production facilities are categorized based on quantity ranges:
      • Job shops handle low quantities of complex, customized products. Equipment is general-purpose and labor is highly skilled.
      • Process layouts group equipment by function or type.
      • Cellular layouts specialize in limited part configurations/similar parts.
      • Flow lines organize equipment in a sequence to create one long product.
      • Fixed-position production keeps the product in one place and brings workers to it.

    Types of Production

    • Production processes fall into five categories: repetitive, discrete, job shop, process (batch), and process (continuous).
    • These categories differ based on the types of products produced, volume, and production quantity.

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    This quiz covers essential concepts in production engineering, focusing on the process of creating standardized products. It explores production quantity categories, product variety classifications, and the structure of production systems. Test your knowledge about the manufacturing processes and systems involved in production engineering.

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