Transcript PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

PRODUCTION AND
OPERATIONS
MANAGEMENT
Ch. 7: Process Strategy
SUMMARY
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BASIC POINTS
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TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS/SETUPS FOR MANUFACTURING
PRODUCTS OR PROVIDING SERVICES
• Process structures in services
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Front, back and hybrid office
• Product process matrix in manufacturing
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Job shop
Small batch
Large batch
Line process
Continuous process
• Tools for process design
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Flow diagrams
Process charts
Simulations
• The road to automation
• The breakeven analysis in process design – Should we invest
in a new machine/process?
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QUESTIONS (I)
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What are the advantages of standardization? How do we
obtain variety while maintaining standardization?
In an affluent society, how do we produce a wide number of
options for products at low cost?
Why has the utilization of robotics proven to be a popular
production process?
Where does the manager obtain data for beak-even
analysis?
What keeps plotted variable and fixed-cost data from failing
on a straight line?
What keeps plotted revenue data from falling on a straight
line?
What are the assumptions of break-even analysis?
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QUESTIONS (II)
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How might we isolate the production/operations process from the
customer?
What are the features of batch production? Taking a hypothetical
example, explain how is the economic batch size determined?
Discuss the impact of technology on product process design with
suitable examples.
The system that has the highest equipment flexibility is
• Job shop
• Batch
• Repetitive production
• Continuous processing
Benefits of design for manufacturability and value engineering
include all of the following except
• Reduced complexity of the product
• Additional standardization of the components
• Improved job design and safety
• Compromise quality
QUESTIONS (III)
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The type of processing structure that is used to
produce gasoline, chemicals, and steel is known
as.
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Job Shop
Batch
Assembly Line
Continuous Flow
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Process
Process
Process
Process
Which of the following refers the way an
organization chooses to produce its good or
services?
selection
reengineering
redesign
design
WHAT IF THE PROCESS DOES
NOT WORK?
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THINK ABOUT PROCESSES
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