BUSI 2301 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6-10: Job Shop, Strike Action, Traffic Flow
14 Feb 2018
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Decide whether to make or buy, depending on: available capacity, expertise, quality consideration, nature of demand, technology secrecy, cost. Process design: determining the form and function of how goods or services are produced based on variety, flexibility, and volume: job shop. Low volume, high variety, high flexibility of equipment, high vc per unit, To schedule the jobs so the due dates are met and the resources are used as low fixed cost much as possible: batch, repetitive, continuous: utilizing resources at a high level workers than in job shop environment. Moderate volume, moderate variety, less flexible equipment, less skillful. Scheduling batches in order to meet planned production and demand while. Capacity and technology management are more important. Semi continuous, slight flexibility, low skill of workers. Capacity balance, technology management, quality and materials management. High volume, highly standardized equipment, high fixed cost, low variable. Automated control of the flow, start and stop of production.
