Exam 3: Process Strategy

Use the following to answer the questions below. You currently purchase a part used in your production process from an outside supplier,and have decided to begin making this part in-house.You have two equipment options for moving production in-house: special-purpose equipment and general-purpose equipment.Cost information for these two options is as follows: -Refer to the instruction above.What is the break even quantity between the two options?

In a service process,capital intensity varies with volume in both front office and back office operations.

The ________ method is a mathematical model used to evaluate layouts based on proximity factors.

Sketch and discuss the product-process matrix for manufacturing.

Figure 3.1 The information systems and operations management department of a small college is now designing its layout for newly built office space.An overhead view of the available office space reveals the following (note: assume all locations are measured from center point to center point): -Use the information in Figure 3.1.What is the Euclidean distance between offices B and D?

________ automation produces one type of product or part in a sequence of simple operations.

A(n)________ process has high customer contact where the service provider interacts directly with the internal or external customer.

Economies of scope reflect the ability to produce multiple products more cheaply in combination than separately.

A block plan allocates space and indicates the placement of each department within the framework of a new or existing facility.