MASS CUSTOMIZATION : JUST AN OXYMORON Customization means manufacturing a product or delivering a service in response to a particular customer’s needs‚ and mass customization means doing it in a cost- effective way. The concept can be customized either very broadly as a business strategy for profitably providing customers with anything they want‚ anytime‚ anywhere‚ in any way; or narrowly as the use of flexible processes and organizational structures to produce varied and often individually
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QUESTION 2: BRIEFLY DESCRIBE THE PHASES IN PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT Product development is the process of creating a new product to be sold by a business or enterprise to its customers. Design refers to those activities involved in creating the styling‚ look and feel of the product‚ deciding on the product’s mechanical architecture‚ selecting materials and processes‚ and engineering the various components necessary to make the product work. Development This is refers collectively to the entire
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Study unit 8.2 Global manufacturing and materials management 8.2.1 Importance of strategy‚ management and logistics a. Production: * Activities involved in creating a product * Applies to service and manufacturing activities b. Logistics: * Activity that controls the transmission of physical materials through the value chain (procurement -> production -> distribution) * Linked to production – firm’s ability to perform production
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ABSTRACT Topic: Quality of work life in a Manufacturing Industry Quality of Life is the extent of relationships between individuals and organizational factors that exists in the working environment. Quality of work life is the extent to which workers can satisfy important personal needs through their experiences in the organization. It is focusing strongly on providing a work environment conducive to satisfy individual needs. It is assumed that if employees have more positive attitudes about the
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industrial world was developing at the time TQM was evolving. Until the industrial revolution in the mid 18th century‚ most goods were custom made. Industrialisation brought about a fundamental shift from cottage industry production to large scale manufacturing. Simultaneously‚ industrial activity underwent extensive mechanisation. As explained by Ho‚ ‘craftsmen were diminishing and being replaced by mass production and repetitive work practices.’ The aim with the new industrial era was to produce large
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distribute products and services to its users. A great deal of focus is on efficiency and effectiveness of processes. Therefore‚ operations management often includes substantial measurement and analysis of internal processes‚ for example‚ retail‚ manufacturing‚ & whole sale.etc. Background One may generally consider that there are three distinct areas inherent in any business: marketing‚ finance‚ and operations; all other business disciplines fit somewhere under one or more of these areas. For example
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103 3 Introduction 105 4 An Incoming Quality Control Example of the Semiconductor Manufacturing Industry 107 5 Adding an Ideal Supplier 111 6 Discussion 112 Executive summary Raw Material Supplier Ratings in the Semiconductor Manufacturing Industry through Fuzzy Multiple Objectives Programming to DEA Supplier rating definitely impacts supplier management policies of semiconductor manufacturing companies like MaayasSecutronics Ltd. This paper talks about how fuzzy multipleobjective
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in a place called Morbi‚ exported their products to over 60 countries. Both Ajanta and Orpat received awards by the GOI for superior export performance throughout the 1990s. Ajanta‚ an ISO 9002 certified company‚ received the Best Electronics Industry award many times. Ellora’s products were popular in both Indian as well as export markets because of its manufacturing efficiencies. Around 20% of Ellora’s output was exported. From 1998‚ Ellora started to import its spare parts‚ raw materials
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Paper – BoldFlash BoldFlash Inc. was founded in 1982 in Waltham Massachusetts and was involved in manufacturing of computer storage media like floppy disks as well as various other product mixes. Presently the company is facing turbulent times because of the inability to keep up with highly dynamic market and customer demands. There have been various reasons for breakdown in communication and teamwork. Bad management and autocratic style of leadership led to a decline of the company in regards to
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Jawad ‚ lachoclate‚ bread talk and Almarai Differentiated Product The dissonance of a fragmented industry makes it difficult for manufacturers to make their presence felt. The differentiation of a brand rests primarily on creating a perception of superior quality and freshness in the minds of consumers through its innovative packaging strategy Technological Imperatives From the customers’ perspective‚ quality of bread could be more of a perceptual matter rather than having any firm technical basis
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