DECS-310 Study Guide - Final Guide: Organizational Culture, Service Design, Problem Solving
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Lo 6. 5- list some reasons for redesign of layouts. Changes in output volume or product mix. Changes in environmental or other legal requirements. Facilitate a smooth flow of work, material, and information through the system. Eliminate unnecessary movement of workers or materials. Minimize production time or customer service time. Lo 6. 6- describe product layouts and their main advantages and disadvantages. Layouts that uses standardized processing operations to achieve smooth, rapid, high- volume flow. Poorly skilled workers may not maintain equipment or quality of output. Fairly inflexible to changes in volume or product or process design. Preventive maintenance, capacity for quick repair and spare parts inventories are necessary expensive. Lo 6. 7- describe process layouts and their main advantage and disadvantages. Can handle a variety of processing requirements. General-purpose equipment is often less costly and easier and less costly to maintain. It is possible to use individual incentive systems. Special attention necessary for each product or customer.
