Management and Organizational Studies 3330A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Computer-Aided Design, Flexible Manufacturing System, Zero Waste

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 3330A/B
• Professor: Ben Marcus

Document Summary

Process and product design: process types, facility layout types, manufacturing technology, product design basics, introduction. Process how to transform input into output. Jumbled flow like patients moving through the hospital as they all have different needs. Are you making to order or do you have stock. Our focus demand volume vs. product standardization (product variety; the level of customization. What technology is required to make this happen: classification by volume and standardization: Low volume, low standardization is a project (build a hospital built for specific needs and customized) Intermittent operations different things happening at different times. High volume and high standardization (ford, toyota they are running continuous operations) Continuous operations all happening at the same time. Project one at a time product exactly to customer specifications (wedding cake) Batch small quantity of products in batches based on actual or expected customer orders (bakery) Mass large volume of standardized product, assembly line format (auto assembly)