SCM 311 EXAM 2 CONCEPTUAL
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
\.2 strategies for timing and size of expansion - ANSWERS✔-Expansionist Strategy,
Wait and see strategy
\.Expansionist Strategy - ANSWERS✔-staying ahead of demand with large, less
frequent jumps in capacity
\.Wait and see strategy - ANSWERS✔-lagging demand with more frequent jumps
in capacity
\.Optimal size and operating level avoid these things: - ANSWERS✔-too few units,
too little cushion space, too much overtime
\.4 kinds of process selections - ANSWERS✔-project production, job shop/batch
production, line production, continuous flow
\.Project production - ANSWERS✔-The product doesn't move; everything moves
around it
, \.Job shop/batch production - ANSWERS✔-specific tasks performed in specific
areas; product moves from area to area
\.Line production - ANSWERS✔-production organized around a product, product
flows through line with different actions performed at each point
\.Continuous flow - ANSWERS✔-product moves through the line without stopping,
doesn't stop until the entire batch is done
\.4 Process layouts - ANSWERS✔-Pallet pick, case pick, cross dock, each pick
\.Pallet pick - ANSWERS✔-Selecting and moving an entire pallet to fill order vs
individual goods
\.Case pick - ANSWERS✔-moving full boxes and cartons
\.Cross dock - ANSWERS✔-unloaded from inbound trucks and directly loaded onto
outbound truck, with little to no storage time
\.Each pick - ANSWERS✔-selecting and moving individual items
\.What should the direction of flow be when laying out a warehouse -
ANSWERS✔-one direction of flow from inbound to outbound doors on opposite
sides of the building
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
\.2 strategies for timing and size of expansion - ANSWERS✔-Expansionist Strategy,
Wait and see strategy
\.Expansionist Strategy - ANSWERS✔-staying ahead of demand with large, less
frequent jumps in capacity
\.Wait and see strategy - ANSWERS✔-lagging demand with more frequent jumps
in capacity
\.Optimal size and operating level avoid these things: - ANSWERS✔-too few units,
too little cushion space, too much overtime
\.4 kinds of process selections - ANSWERS✔-project production, job shop/batch
production, line production, continuous flow
\.Project production - ANSWERS✔-The product doesn't move; everything moves
around it
, \.Job shop/batch production - ANSWERS✔-specific tasks performed in specific
areas; product moves from area to area
\.Line production - ANSWERS✔-production organized around a product, product
flows through line with different actions performed at each point
\.Continuous flow - ANSWERS✔-product moves through the line without stopping,
doesn't stop until the entire batch is done
\.4 Process layouts - ANSWERS✔-Pallet pick, case pick, cross dock, each pick
\.Pallet pick - ANSWERS✔-Selecting and moving an entire pallet to fill order vs
individual goods
\.Case pick - ANSWERS✔-moving full boxes and cartons
\.Cross dock - ANSWERS✔-unloaded from inbound trucks and directly loaded onto
outbound truck, with little to no storage time
\.Each pick - ANSWERS✔-selecting and moving individual items
\.What should the direction of flow be when laying out a warehouse -
ANSWERS✔-one direction of flow from inbound to outbound doors on opposite
sides of the building
