BU352 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Taylormade-Adidas, Print Job, Mass Customization
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Production process: way in which a good is made. 3 types of production: mass production, mass customization, and customization. Operation managers classify production processes in 2 ways: how inputs are converted into output, timing of process. Ability to manufacture many identical goods at once. Keeps manufacturing costs low by producing highly uniform products by using repetitive and standardized processes relies heavily on standardization, mechanization, and specialization. Canned goods, over the counter drugs, household appliances, breakfast cereals, soft drinks, ipads. Producing one g/s at a time according to specific needs or wants of individual customers. Print shop handles variety of projects (newsletters, brochures, reports) each print job varies in quantity, printing process, binding, ink colour, and paper type, custom homes, legal services, Job shop: manufacturing company that produces goods in response to customer orders. Goods are mass produced up to a point, then custom tailored to needs/wants of individual customers. 2 basic processes for converting inputs into outputs:
