Question

Instruction: Review the following questions in detail

1. Explain Operation Design
1.1. Modular design
1.2. Design for Disassembly
1.3. Robust design
2. Agile manufacturing? Compare with lean manufacturing and their strategic orientation
3. Why are services typically more difficult to standardize, automate, and make efficient?
4. Sara has a part-time "cottage industry" producing seasonal plywood yard ornaments for resale at local craft fairs and bazaars. She currently works 8 hours per day to produce 16 ornaments.
A. What is her productivity?
B. She thinks that by redesigning the ornaments and switching from use of a wood glue to a hot-glue gun she can increase her total production to 20 ornaments per day. What is her new productivity?
C. What is her percentage increase in productivity?
5. Explain the difference between value analysis and value engineering
6. Six Sigma Quality
A. Six Sigma Methodology
B. Analytical Tools of Six Sigma and Continuous Improvement
C. Six Sigma Roles and Responsibilities
7. How is break-even analysis useful in the study of the capacity decision? What limitations does this analytical tool have in this application?
8. An executive conference center has the physical ability to handle 1,100 participants. However, conference management personnel believe that only 1,000 participants can be handled effectively for most events. The last event, although forecasted to have 1,000 participants, resulted in the attendance of only 950 participants. What are the utilization and efficiency of the conference facility?
9. Environmental Glass Products, Inc. wants to build a new centralized facility to receive household, commercial, and industrial glass for recycling. This center will be supplied by trucks coming from four "collection points," where recyclable glass is dropped off by individuals and businesses. The volume and the map coordinates for the four collection centers are shown below. Where should the collection center be located?

Collection point Load (X,Y) Coordinates
A 9,000 (4,8)
B 4,000 (7,2)
C 2,000 (4,1)
D 5,000 (7,3)


Ansewer The center should be built near coordinates (5.35, 4.85).
Data
Collection Point Weight X coord Y coord
A 9000 4 8
B 4000 7 2
C 2000 4 1
D 5000 7 3

Results
Sum 20000 22 14
Average 5.5 3.5
Weighted Average 5.35 4.85
(Methods of evaluating location alternatives, moderate)


10. What design guidelines help retail layouts to maximize customer exposure to products?
11. What is cross-docking? Why is it appropriate for some forms of warehouse layout?

Answer 1

10. • Design guidelines includes :-,

1. locating the high-draw items around the periphery of the store

2. using prominent locations for high-impulse and high-margin items

3. distributing what are known in the trade as "power items" to both sides of an aisle, and dispersing them to increase the viewing of other items

4. using end aisle locations because they have a very high exposure rate

5. conveying the image of the store by careful selection in the positioning of the lead-off department (Retail layout, moderate)