When marketing, engineering, and operations simultaneously develop a process (cross -functional integration), this approach is known as __________ ________________. A) sequential process B) traditional approach C) concurrent engineering D) both A and B E) none of the above Feedback: C is the correct answer. Unlike the traditional serial or sequential approach, concurrent engineering uses cross-functional integration for concurrent development of a product.
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Quality Function Deployment ______________ A) is a tool for translating customer requirements into concrete operating and engineering goals. B) facilitates inter-functional cooperation between marketing, engineering,
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When looking at capacity, operations managers need to look at both resource input and product outputs. B)
An operations management view also emphasizes the time dimension of capacity. C)
Capacity planning itself has a different meaning to individuals at different levels within the operations management hierarchy. D)
The definition of capacity, in an operations management context, makes a clear distinction between efficient and inefficient use of capacity. Feedback: A, B, and C are correct statements. D is the correct answer. The definition of capacity, in an operations management context, makes no distinction between efficient and inefficient use of capacity.
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Capacity utilization rate can be computed as: A)
Capacity used – best operating level B)
Capacity used × best operating level C)
Capacity used / best operating level D)
Capacity used + best operating level E)
None of the above Feedback: C is the correct answer. Capacity utilization rate = Capacity used/ best operating level
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Capacity flexibility can be achieved through: A)
Flexible plants B)
Flexible processes C)
Flexible workers D)
Strategies that use the capacity of other organizations E)
All of the above Feedback: A, B, C, and D are ways to achieve capacity flexibility.
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Considerations in
The objective of strategic capacity planning is to provide an approach for determining the overall capacity level of labor-intensive resources.
c. Based on your analysis, do you believe peak period pricing, by reducing arrival rates during period of heavy demand, might represent and effective means of reducing the costs of over scheduling?
Being the Operations Executive new on board, I am commissioned by the top management to perform a detail scan on the nature of operations management within the organization
Answer: Capacity is the maximum rate of output of a process or a system. And utilization is measured as the ratio of average output rate to maximum capacity. In Southwest, capacity can be measured in available seat-miles (AMS) pre month. Therefore, utilization can be measured as the ratio of average seat-mile rate to maximum
* Capacity can be created when the organization leads others to believe that a person has certain authority.
Operations management refers to all levels of an organisation and how best to efficiently convene, fund, maintain and maximise its services and/or operations, both internal and external. The core goal/objective of operations management it to maximise outputs while reducing and minimising the inputs required to achieve the desired results.
Reorders are placed at the time of review (T), and the safety stock that must be reordered is:
The power of this function is somewhat limited by the fact that they are measured in terms of efficiency and capacity utilization, and the function as a whole is treated as a cost center (Ancona et al., 2009, p. M2, 29).
1.Operations managers are responsible for assessing consumer wants and needs and selling and promoting the organizations goods or services.TrueFalse 2.Often, the collective success or failure of companies operations functions will impact the ability of a nation to compete with other nations.TrueFalse 3. An example of a strategic operations management decision is the choice of where to locate.TrueFalse 4. An example of an operational operations management decision is inventory level management.TrueFalse 5. Global teams provide diversity while eliminating conflicts and miscommunication.TrueFalse 6. A House of Quality is achieved when no department in a single location has more than 15 rejects.TrueFalse 7. The term capacity refers to the
3. How does demand variability impact capacity issues at LAA? What can the company do to control variability in demand?
Since the capacity is being expanded to increase production of Product C, it could be assumed that this increase should be allocated to this product. Production of Product A is to be scaled down, but its level of
Capacity is a factories ability to produce items explained as follows, consider a factory that has a capacity of 10,000 " machine hours" in each 40 hour week. This factory should be capable of producing 10,000 "standard hours of work" during a 40-hour week. The actual volume of product that the factory can produce will depend on:
It is a common desire to have a balanced plant, but this cannot be reached if there are problems with the levels of capacity in the plant. If there is not enough capacity in the plant, it almost seems as if the possibility of having throughput is being lost and if there is an excessive amount of capacity there is money that is being wasted, which would be a problem when trying to reduce the operating expenses. However, in reality the closer that a plant comes to being balanced, the closer they get to losing money. “ Look at this obsession with trimming capacity in terms of the goal,
Capacity planning is a necessary function of an organization to ensure that the highest rate of output is reached through the current processes taking place within an organization. These strategically defined processes must have the ability to provide flexibility to meet future capacity demand, whether due to opportunity growth or adjustments to make decreases to maximize profits. “Capacity decisions related to a process need to be made in light of the role the process plays within the organization and the supply chain as a whole, because changing the capacity of a
In these strategies we develop the capabilities, distinct competitive advantage and resources in each unit. IN ATL use of common machinery and team integration can save lot of time and waste.