Exam 7: Process Strategy

Additive manufacturing is often referred to as 3D printing.

How are modules useful in manufacturing processes?

Describe Value-stream mapping.Explain how it is different from process mapping.

A special form of time-function mapping,which goes beyond the organization into its supply chain,is ________.

Big John's Manufacturing currently produces its lead product on a machine that has a variable cost of $0.32 per unit,and fixed costs of $75,000.Big John is considering purchasing a new machine that would drop the variable cost to $.28 per unit,but has fixed costs of $150,000.What is the cross-over point between the two machines?

Activity times should not be included in a service blueprint.

Identify nine areas of technology that enhance production and productivity.

Which of the following industries is most likely to have low equipment utilization?

________ is a process strategy based on a product-oriented production process that uses modules.

An organization's approach to transforming resources into goods and services is called its ________.

A firm's process strategy is its approach to transforming resources into goods and services.

________ is the fundamental rethinking of business processes to bring about dramatic improvements in performance.

A non-profit organization is planning a raffle to raise money.It has two options for tickets.The first option is to do the tickets by hand,with fixed costs of $50 and variable costs of $.05 per ticket.The second option is to outsource production.This would result in fixed costs of $500 and variable costs of $.01.If the organization plans to sell 10,000 tickets which option should it choose?

Time-function mapping is a flowchart with time added to the horizontal axis.

A firm is about to undertake the manufacture of a product,and it is weighing the process configuration options.There are two intermittent processes under consideration,as well as a repetitive focus.The smaller intermittent process has fixed costs of $3,000 per month and variable costs of $10 per unit.The larger intermittent process has fixed costs of $12,000 per month and variable costs of $2 per unit.A repetitive focus plant has fixed costs of $50,000 per month and variable costs of $1 per unit. a.At what output does the large intermittent process become cheaper than the small one? b.At what output does the repetitive process become cheaper than the larger intermittent process?

One use of camera-and-computer-based vision systems is to replace humans doing tedious and error-prone visual inspection activities.

A product is currently made in a process-focused shop,where fixed costs are $8,000 per year and variable cost is $40 per unit.The firm currently sells 200 units of the product at $200 per unit.A manager is considering a repetitive focus to lower costs (and lower prices,thus raising demand).The costs of this proposed shop are fixed costs = $24,000 per year and variable cost = $10 per unit.If a price of $80 will allow 400 units to be sold,what profit (or loss)can this proposed new process expect? Do you anticipate that the manager will want to change the process? Explain.

What is mass customization?

Flowcharts use distance,but not time,to show the movement of material,product,or people through a process.

Which of the following is TRUE regarding vision systems?