SMG OM 323 Chapter Notes - Chapter ch.6 and 7: Piece Work, Cervix, Gien
14 Feb 2017
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Process selection refers to deciding on the way production of goods or services will be organized. Process strategy includes: be used by the organization. Capital intensity: the mix of equipment and labot that will. Process flexibility: the degree to which the system canbe adjusted to changes in processing requirements due to such factors as changes in product or service design changes in volume processed and changes in technology. Inversely related, higher level of one means lower level of other. Variety also means either having separate operations for each product or service, with steady demand for each, or being willing to live with some idle time. Job shop: operates on a relatively small scale with a high variety. Process is intermittent; work includes small jobs, each with some different processing requirements. Continuous: high volume of nondiscrete, highly standardized output is desired.
