GMS 401 Study Guide - Vantis, Flexible Manufacturing System, Railways Act 1921

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Global Management Studies
• Course: GMS 401
• Professor: Robert Meiklejohn

Document Summary

Process design: determining the form and function of how goods or services are produced. Make or buy: decide whether to make a part or product in-house or buy it or a segment of production process from another company. Job shop: a process type used when low quantity of high-variety customized goods or services is needed. Batch process: a type of process used when a moderate volume/quantity and variety of goods or services is desired. Repetitive process: a type of process used when higher quantities of more standardized goods or services are needed. Production line: a sequence of machines/workstations that perform operations on a part/product. Assembly line: a production line where parts are added to a product sequentially. Continuous process: used when a high volume of highly standardized output is required. Characteristics of the four types of production process: |equipment flexibility |very high : | batch |