ADM 1300 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Inventory Control, Six Sigma, Flexible Manufacturing System
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Production- use of resources to convert materials into finished goods. Operations management- a process of overseeing the people and machinery that convert materials and resources into finished services. Location decision: depends on transportation, human and physical factors. [1] planning the production process: choose what goods or services to offer customers, convert original product ideas into final specifications, design the most efficient facilities to produce those products. [2] selecting the facility layout: an efficient plant layout can reduce material handling, decrease costs, and improve product flow, there are general 4 types of facility layouts, process- groups machinery and equipment according to function (ex. Dry-cleaning services: product- sets up production equipment along a product-flow line, and the work in process moves along this line past workstations (ex. Car manufacturing: fixed position- places the product in one spot, and workers, materials and equipment come to it (ex. Building a house: customer orientated- arranges facilities to enhance interactions between customers and its services (ex.