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SBAD 475 ADV OM5
Managing Operations Chapter 5
Question | Answer |
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Cellular manufacturing | The production of products with similar process characteristics on small assembly lines called cells |
Takt time | The maximum allowable cycle time at each work station |
Economics of scale | As production volumes increase with additions of capacity, the unit cost to produce a product decreases to an optimal level |
Diseconomies of scale | Occur when the cost per unit increases as an operation's size increases |
Line balancing | Used to assign tasks so that idle time and the number of workstations are minimized |
Job shop | A flexible process structure for products that require different inputs and have different flows through the process |
Assemble to order | Products that are produced from standard components and modules |
Make to order | Products that have similar designs but are customized during production |
Make to stock | Finished goods that are held in inventory in advance of customer orders |
Mass customization | Uses advanced technologies to customize products quickly and at a low cost |
Precedence relationships | Presents the order in which tasks must be completed |
Process layout | A layout that groups together similar resources |
Product layout | A layout where resources are arranged according to a regularly occurring sequence of activities |
Project | A one-time or infrequently occurring set of activities that create outputs within pre-specified time and cost schedules |
Repetitive process | A process in which discrete products flow through the same sequence of activities |