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Exam 1 Flashcards

1
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5 Production System Design - Project Layout

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based on type of product being made:
- large heave products
-remain in fixed location

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5 Production System Design - Continuous Layout

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Based on product being made:
- for liquid products

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5 Production System Design - Assembly line

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-standard items are produced through a fixed sequence of workstations
- designed to achieve high volume

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5 Production System Design - Manufacturing Cell Layout

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A dedicated area where products that are similar in process requirements are produced

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5 Production System Design - Work-center or Job Shop

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  • each department is focused on particular operation
    useful when each product is unique
  • high flexibility
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6
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Make to stock

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product environment where customer is served “on demand” from finished goods inventory

least customization, short lead time

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Assemble to Order

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Preassembled components are put together in response to a specific
customer order

-little customizations, short lead time

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Make-to-Order

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The product is built directly from raw materials and components in response
to a specific customer order

lead time will be longer, more costly

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Engineer to Order

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Firm works with the customer to design and then make the product

lead time will be longer, more costly

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What is Assembly line balancing

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process of assigning tasks to workstations

goal: minimize idle time along the line

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what does workstation cycle time represent

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represents the upper limit for processing time at any workstation

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12
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what does N(a) symbolize

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theoretical minimum workstations

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13
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What are the three steps for assigning tasks

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1.) consider only tasks that have all predecessors assigned
2.) from the tasks with all their predecessors assigned, consider only tasks that won’t exceed the required cycle time
3.) if more than one task meets use rule

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14
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what does littles law describe

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the flow of items through a production process

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15
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Spot Purchase

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a one time purchase

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16
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electronic catalog

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provides information on services and/or products offered by a vendor or service provider

  • used for repetitive purchasing
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Request for Bid

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a company interested in procurement of a product or service request the price from multiple providors

-used for well defined products

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Request for proposal

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a company interested in procurement of a product or service request

-used when there are many product/service options available

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19
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Vendor managed inventory

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supplier is responsible for all inventory devisions
-used when the supplier is better positioned than the buyer to decide where inventory should be held

-ex: hallmark cards in Walgreens

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20
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Strategic alliance

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an agreement between two or more parties to pursue a set of agreed upon objectives while remaining undefended organizations

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21
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Specificity

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how common items are

22
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high specificity

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very specific, not common

23
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low specificity

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common items not very specific

24
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What is the bullwhip affect

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a slight change in consumer sales ripples backwards and magnifies as it gets back to supplier

25
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The bullwhip effect - forward buying

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a customer buys far in advance when the item will be used

-makes bullwhip effect worse

26
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The bullwhip effect - continuous replensihment

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inventory is replaced frequently
- will lessen the impact of the bullwhip effect

27
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If a supply chain is stable it will have…

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few breakdowns
high process yield
few quality problems
many supply sources
few process changes
dependable lead time

28
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What are functional products

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staple products people buy that are predictable

29
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what are innovative products

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products that are unpredictable and have new innovations that incentivize customers to buy

30
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what does it mean if a supply chain evolving

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higher breakdowns and harder to predict

31
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if a supply chain is stable and functional what type of supply chain is it

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Efficient supply chain

32
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if a supply chain is innovative and stable what type is it

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responsive supply chain

33
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if a supply chain is evolving and functional what type is it

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risk hedging supply chain

34
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if a supply chain is innovative and evolving

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agile supply chain

35
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what are reasons to outsource

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  • financial
    -improvement
    -organizational
36
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What are the green sourcing six step process

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1.)Access the opportunity
2.) Engage sourcing agents
3.) Assess the supply base
4.) Institutionalize the sourcing strategy
5.) Implement sourcing strategy
6.) Develop the sourcing strategy

37
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what is the whole idea of lean manufacturing

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nothing will be produced until it is needed

38
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Toyota Production System objective

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eliminate waste

39
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what are the 8 things that generate waste

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DOWNTIME

1.) defects
2.) overproduction
3.)waiting
4.) non utilized talent
5.) transportation
6.) inventory
7.) motion
8.) extra processing

40
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Just in Time Production

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producing just what is needed

41
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Quality at the source

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do it right the first time

42
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Group Technology

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A philosophy in which similar parts are grouped into families, and the
processes required to make the parts are arranged in a specialized
workcell

43
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Balanced Workflow

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plant layout should be designed to ensure a balanced workflow with a minimum of WIP inventory

44
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Preventative maintenance

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periodic inspection and repair designed to keep equipment reliable

45
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Kanban Production control

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a signaling device used to control production or inventory

46
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Minimized setup time

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lean facilities have more frequent hangovers from one product to another

47
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Lean service - upgrade housekeeping

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service processes work better when cleaned up

48
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Lean service - upgrade quality

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consistently providing service that gives customer their moneys worth

49
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Lean service - level the facility load

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encourage customers to arrive during non-peak times

50
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Lean service - eliminate unnecessary activities

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a step that does not add value is a candidate for elimination

51
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Lean service - reorganize physical configurations

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provide a smoother flow to deliver the service

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