Question

A product-focused process is commonly used to produce:

a. high-volume, high-variety products.
b. low-volume, high-variety products.
c. high-volume, low-variety products.
d. low-variety products at either high- or low-volume.
e. high-volume products of either high- or low-variety.

Answer 1

Answer: c. high-volume, low-variety products.

Explanation: A firm's process strategy is the approach it uses in transforming resources into goods and services. Product focus or continuous processes, are high volume, low variety processes used in the production of goods such as light bulbs, rolls of paper, beer, etc in facilities that require a high fixed cost, but low costs. The results in high facility utilization. The product focused processes apply only to service firms, not to manufacturers.

Answer 2

c. high-volume, low-variety products.

Step-by-step explanation:

Product focused prodction is one that focuses on improving the product by arranging sets of people into production lines to increase efficiency of production.

Equipment and people are grouped based on products being produced. For example in a manufacturing plant assembly lines are formed that focuses on one product.

This tends to be used for products that have low differentiation and are to be produced on high volume.

Example automobile plants, clothing factories, and food factories.