Assembly lines are a special case of a project layout.
An operations strategy must resist change because of the long-term nature of equipment
and personnel investments.
Effectiveness means doing the right things to create the most value for the company.
An improvement-driven reason for outsourcing is that it can increase product and
service value, customer satisfaction, and shareholder value.
A shop-floor control system is a system that uses data from the shop floor as well as
data processing files to maintain and communicate status information on shop orders
and work centers.
In a hospital, a nursing station is a place where admitted patients go to receive nursing
care.