What do you mean by ‘Production’? 2. What do you mean by production system? 3. Mention the different types of production systems. 4. What is job shop production? 5. What is batch production? 6. What is mass production? 7. What is continuous production? 8. Mention any four advantages of job shop production. 9. Mention any four limitations of job shop production. 10. Mention any four advantages of batch production. 11. Mention any four limitations of batch production. 12. Mention any four
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products. Simultaneously‚ Benetton decreased production costs. This combination of price and cost reductions resulted in an 8 percent increase in both items produced and sold in 1994. Benetton also has an extensive system of outlet stores in which to sell clothing at significant discounts‚ as a result of the price cuts. In the late 1990s Benetton restructured its distribution net-work in order to implement a new system that would integrate a logistics system in which the ware houses are the system’s
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or carpet wool production sub-sectors of livestock. It is pre-requisite to the sustainable economy of the country to increase the animal production. Most of the livestock production system is still orthodox and rural subsistence oriented. Some investment in this sector is appreciable but still there is a lot which needs to be done. T here are many issues in the animal production which should be addressed properly. Constraints and problems to increase livestock or animal production are almost similar
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PROCESS CHOICE Characteristics of project‚ jobbing‚ batch‚ flow‚ and process production systems‚ with examples for each. Project‚ jobbing‚ batch‚ flow and process production are the process types used in manufacturing. The figure below shows the trade off between volume and variety of outputs. In choosing one of these systems‚ high volume means low variety and high variety means low volume. (see figure 1) Project processes - The essence of project processes is that they are all different‚ so
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The opening of a new production facility in Chandler was an opportunity for them to make changes within the division. * New plant floor layout that was designed for a JIT philosophy. * Products were able to move from cell to cell instead across large distances on the production floor. * The fast turnaround time for new IC’s which allowed items to be shipped within 3 weeks from the time design was accepted. * The work flow was controlled through a pull system with designated areas
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solution in a logistics operation; the disadvantages of this system would also be explored. At the start of this assignment I will try to provide a simple definition of JIT‚ then demonstrate the benefits and/or problems in this areas; namely raw materials procurement‚ production control and planning‚ inbound logistics and lastly warehouse and storage. Following that will be a case study and recommendations for the implementation of this system. DEFINITION: JIT is a manufacturing philosophy that
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The philosophy of just-in-time (JIT) originated in Japan 50 years ago at Toyota Motor Co. The goal is to create a production environment driven by demand that holds only a small amount of inventory and products at any given time. Organizations in the manufacturing‚ service and public sectors are implementing a wide variety of innovative managerial tools and JIT philosophy to help them deal with the highly competitive‚ customer-driven environments in which they must operate. External
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Pull Production Systems Make-to-Order: You say yes. I say no. You say stop. and I say go‚ go‚ go! – The Beatles What Pull is Not! • MRP with firm orders on MPS is make-to-order. • But it does not limit WIP and is therefore a push system. Make-to-Stock: • Pull systems do replenish inventory voids. • But jobs can be associated with customer orders. Forecast Free: • Toyota’s classic system made cars to forecasts. • Use of takt times or production smoothing often involves production without
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Chapter 4 Production Capacity It is highly imperative that management must formulate a strategic plan for operations before any production is carried out. This is basically important in avoiding possible hindrances and excess in capacity. Under capacity may force the firm to cancel production schedules or excess can be fatal due to a broadened fixed cost. Both really would be a financial burden to the firm. Some procedural strategy can be adopted to minimize ill effects of capacity-related
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큰 노력을 가한다. FLEXIBLE PRODUCTION SYSTEM 유럽시장을 위해 포르투갈‚스페인에‚ 미국시장을 위해 멕시코에‚ 아시아시장을 위해 중국에 제조공장을 갖춘 자라는 재고와 주문량‚ 그리고 판매량에 따라 고객에게 최대한 빠르게 만족을 주기 위해 인근지역에 제조공장을 유치하여 유연한 생산시스템을 자랑한다. 이처럼 인근 지역에 제조공장을 유치하는 것은 정확한 배달 또한 중요한 요소이지만 고객들의 요구에 의하여 판매가격을 낮추기 위한 방법이기도 하다. 또한 자라는‚ 매 분기마다 미리 옷을 제작하여 배송하는 듯 항상 변화에 맞추기 위한 빠른 생산시스템을 가지고 있는 것도 특징이다. MODERATE PRICE AND QUALITY 자라는 적정가격의 질과 가격을 자랑한다. WORD-OF-MOUTH MARKETING 활동과 연계되어 합리적인 질과 가격으로 더 많은 고객유치를 기대한다. 또한 FLEXIBLE PRODUCTION SYSTEM 활동과 연계되어 인근지역에 유치된 제조공장으로
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