GMS 401 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Industrial Engineering, Functional Requirement, Pizza Hut
Document Summary
Production is usually separate from consumption (tim"s doughnuts are not made at locations, made in factory) are not made at locations, made in factory) Produced and consumed at the same time (subway making a sandwich) Reasons for change: recognition of the employees total contribution, knowledge society. Ethics and regulations not at the forefront (traditional approach challenge) Reasons for change: public concern for pollution, corruption, child labour. Current challenge: high ethical and social responsibility, increased legal and professional standards. Division of labour (smith - 1776, babbage - 1852) Motion study (frank + lillian gilbreth - 1922) Quality control (shewhart - 1924, deming - 1950) Reasonable expectations for employees in terms of production. Reasons for change: rapid technological change, increasing competitive forces. Determining how much inventory we should have at the moment. The amounts at which we should re-order stock at. Reasons for change: shorter life cycles, growth of global communication, cad, internet. Reasons for change: growth of reliable, lower cost communication.