Exam 14: Products and Processes

Intermittent processes are not flexible.

Job ________ expands a worker's job by clustering similar or related tasks into one job.

Flow systems product a wide range of varied products.

A process flow diagram shows graphically and sequentially the various steps and operations that make up a process.

A manufacturer has a choice of purchasing and installing a heat- treating oven or having the heat treating done by an outside supplier. For the in- house treatment the fixed costs are $28,000 with a variable cost of $10. To purchase outside, the variable costs are $17 per unit. What is the cost equalization point. Should the company have the heat treating done outside if the annual volume is 3,000 units? 5,000 units?

Starting and ending points form the________of the process.

A principle of motion economy is:

Discuss CPI.

A process costs $200 to set up. The run time is 5 minutes per piece and the run cost is $30 per hour. Determine the fixed cost, the variable cost and the total cost and unit cost for a lot of 500.

________record in sequence only the main operation and inspections.