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Assemble to Order (ATO) - ANSWERSCombine several preassembled modules to
meet a customer's specifications.
Assembly line - ANSWERSA setup in which an item is produced through a fixed
sequence of workstations, designed to achieve a specific production rate. This is when
work processes are arranged according to the progressive steps by which the product is
made.
Break-Even Analysis - ANSWERSDefined as standard approach to choosing among
alternative processes or equipment.
Considerations in Changing Capacity - ANSWERS•Maintaining System Balance,
•Frequency of Capacity Additions, External Sources of Capacity, Decreasing Capacity.
Continuous process - ANSWERSAn assembly line, where the flow is continuous, such
as with liquids. Examples include oil refining, steel production, and paper production,
etc.
Contract Manufacturer - ANSWERSAn organization that performs manufacturing
and/or purchasing needed to produce a product or device not for itself, but as a service
to another firm.
Decision Tree - ANSWERSIt is a schematic model of the sequence of steps in a
problem, including the conditions and consequences of each step.
Diseconomy of scale - ANSWERSIt happens when, at some point, the plant becomes
too large and the average cost per unit begins to increase.
Economic Analysis of Project Development - ANSWERSConsists of estimating the
timing and magnitude of future cash flows is used to understand the financial
implications of a product development.
, Focused Factory Concept - ANSWERSA facility designed around a limited set of
production objectives. Typically, the focus would relate to a specific product or product
group.
House of Quality - ANSWERSA matrix that helps a product design team translate
customer requirements into operating and engineering goals.
Initiatives - ANSWERSThey are the major steps that need to be taken to drive success
in the firm.
Layout decisions, what they involve? - ANSWERSEntail the process of determining the
placement of departments, workgroups within departments, workstations, machines,
and stock-holding points within a facility.
Learning Curve - ANSWERSA line displaying the relationship between unit production
time and the cumulative number of units produced. The line represents the relationship
between the time required to produce a unit and the cumulative number of units
produced.
Make to Order (MTO) - ANSWERSThose that make the customer's product from raw
materials, parts, and components
Make to Stock (MTS) - ANSWERSServe customers from finished goods inventory.
Manufacturing Cell - ANSWERSA dedicated area where products that are similar in
processing requirements are produced.
Manufacturing Processes - ANSWERSThose are used to make tangible goods.
Measures of Product Development Success - ANSWERStime to market, productivity,
quality.
Mention some queue management suggestions: - ANSWERS•Segment the customers;
train your servers to be friendly; Inform your customers of what to expect; •Try to divert
the customer's attention when waiting; •Encourage customers to come during slack
periods.
Mixed virtual customer contact, examples - ANSWERSYouTube, food delivery apps,
banking, and car rental, where customers interact with one another in a server-
moderated environment
Operations and supply chain strategy - ANSWERSThe setting of broad policies and
plans that will guide the use of the resources needed by the firm to implement its
corporate strategy.