there is an absence of variety in a product‚ service or process. Advantages of Standardization * Fewer parts to deal with in inventory & manufacturing * Less costly to fill orders from inventory * Reduced training costs and time * More routine purchasing‚ handling‚ and inspection procedures * Opportunities for long production runs‚ automation * Need for fewer parts justify increased expenditures on perfecting designs and improving quality control procedures. Disadvantages
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Running Header: PROCESS DESIGN Process Design University of Phoenix OPS/571 January 11‚ 2010 Process Design Corporations are moving forward with almost any move directed at removing the man in the middle. An important factor stems from companies gaining a competitive by integrating processes through an effective operations information system. Maintaining an efficient flow of services and materials from suppliers and managing internal activities relating to materials and other resources
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4.1 Chapter 4 Process design 4.1 Slack‚ Chambers and Johnston‚ Operations Management‚ 6th Edition‚ © Nigel Slack‚ Stuart Chambers‚ and Robert Johnston 2010 4.2 Key operations questions In Chapter 4 – Process design – Slack et al. identify the following key questions: • What is process design? • What objectives should process design have? • How does volume and variety affect process design? • How are processes designed in detail? 4.2 Slack‚ Chambers and Johnston‚ Operations
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Two DESIGN Process design Process design Supply network design Layout and flow Process technology Job design Operations strategy Operations management Design Improvement Product/service design Planning and control Nature and purpose of the design activity Products‚ services and the processes which produce them all have to be designed Decisions taken during the design of a product or service will have an impact on the decisions taken during the design of the process which
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of the design process? When would you use a prescriptive model? Descriptive model of the design process is a linear model‚ feedback isn’ t discussed and it is more simple than the model known as prescriptive which is an extended model in comparison with the descriptive one. In descriptive model‚ according to client’ s objectives‚ alternative concepts are introduced through different concept schemes‚ without a problem definition and the process improves‚ depending on feasibility of the design. In this
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Ch. 5 summary - The Design Process There are five parts to the design process. They include defining the design dilemma‚ gathering information about the problem‚ generating design ideas‚ find solutions to those problems‚ and employing those solutions. Not all of these steps need to be followed in a precise manner; they can be mixed up to a certain extent. The first step‚ defining the problem‚ and the second‚ gathering information‚ can be combined. Since the steps both involve consulting a client
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Boeing brings its customers on board What problems do you think might be associated with bringing customers together in the way that Boeing did? * * Even though there advantages in talking to customers in the formal way‚ well I think there will be a lot of problem that might associated with bringing customers together in the way that Boeing did. * As they maintained close involvement with its customers‚ they will face lots of problems. Detailed customer knowledge and focus that
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Reaction mechanism of tert-butylation of phenol with tert-butyl alcohol over H-beta zeolite: An ONIOM study | 作者: Nie‚ XW (Nie‚ Xiaowa)1‚3‚4; Janik‚ MJ (Janik‚ Michael J.)2; Guo‚ XW (Guo‚ Xinwen)1; Liu‚ X (Liu‚ Xin)1; Song‚ CS (Song‚ Chunshan)1‚2‚3‚4 | 来源出版物: CATALYSIS TODAY 卷: 165 期: 1 页: 120-128 DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2010.11.070 出版年: MAY 16 2011 | 被引频次: 2 (来自 Web of Science) | 引用的参考文献: 50 [ 查看 Related Records ] 引证关系图 | 摘要: Tert-butylation of phenol with tert-butyl alcohol
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Design of Production Systems W H AT D O E S P R O D U C T A N D S E R V I C E D E S I G N D O ? 1. Translate customer wants and needs into product and service requirements. (marketing) 2. Refine existing products and services. (marketing) 3. Develop new products and/or services. (marketing‚ operations) 4. Formulate quality goals. (quality assurance‚ operations) 5. Formulate cost target. (accounting) 6. Construct and test prototypes. (marketing‚ operations) 7. Document specifications
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Design Influences 1920s The economic glory days of the 1920s is renowned for its luxury items and art movements but was this just for an elitist sect to the decade known as the golden era? The ’roaring twenties ’ was a period of striking change and social upheaval. The period was of dramatic technological advancements as the 1920s witnessed new discoveries and inventions that became the foundation of prosperous businesses in virtually every field. The Great War had hastened development
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