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Chapter 6

DESIGNING MANUFACTURING PROCESSES


Terry Hill

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OVERVIEW

FACTORS involved in making products Types of manufacturing PROCESSES PRODUCT CATEGORIES and production processes IMPLICATIONS of alternative processes HYBRID processes Product PROFILING

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FACTORS INVOLVED IN MAKING PRODUCTS

CATEGORIES of product Product COMPLEXITY VOLUMES

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FACTORS INVOLVED IN MAKING PRODUCTS

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TYPES OF MANUFACTURING PROCESSES

Project Jobbing Batch Line Continuous processing

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TYPES OF MANUFACTURING PROCESSES

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TYPES OF MANUFACTURING PROCESSES

Exhibit 6.5 from page 184

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TYPES OF MANUFACTURING PROCESSES

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PRODUCT CATEGORIES AND PRODUCTION PROCESSES


(Reflections)
PROJECT for special and standard products Project and continuous processing are SPECIFIC PRODUCT types Companies often use COMBINATIONS of processes TASKS undertaken by jobbing, batch and line VOLUME = (order quantity) x (unit time) WIDENING range to increase volumes Dimensions of FLEXIBILITY Most companies use BATCH process
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PRODUCT CATEGORIES AND PRODUCTION PROCESSES


(Project for special and standard products)

Exhibit 6.11 from page 188

T. Hill, Operations Management 2e. Palgrave Macmillan ISBN: 1403934665/ 140399112X

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PRODUCT CATEGORIES AND PRODUCTION PROCESSES


(Tasks undertaken by jobbing batch and line)

Exhibit 6.12 from page 189

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PRODUCT CATEGORIES AND PRODUCTION PROCESSES


(Dimensions of flexibility)
Introduction of NEW products Handling a range of PRODUCTS Handling a range of VOLUMES Meeting DEMAND peaks

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IMPLICATIONS OF ALTERNATIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES

LARGE and FIXED investment EXPENSIVE to change TRADE-OFFS

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IMPLICATIONS OF ALTERNATIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES


(Limited flexibility)

Exhibit 6.15 from page 194

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IMPLICATIONS OF ALTERNATIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES


(Trade-offs)

Exhibit 6.16 from page 195

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HYBRID PROCESSES
CELLS LINKED batch NAGARE production system TRANSFER lines

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HYBRID PROCESSES
(Cellular layout)

Exhibit 6.18 from page 197

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HYBRID PROCESSES
(Linked batch)

Exhibit 6.19 from page 198

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HYBRID PROCESSES
(Nagare production system)

Exhibit 6.20 from page 199

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PRODUCT PROFILING
(Profile analysis for two plants)

Exhibit 6.21 from page 201

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