In finite loading, no consideration is given directly to whether there is sufficient
capacity at the resources required to complete the work, nor is the actual sequence of
the work as done by each resource in the work center considered.
Group technology cells help to eliminate movement and queue (waiting) time between
operations.
Random errors in forecasting occur when an undetected secular trend is not included in
a forecasting model.
Automobiles and appliances are classified as “pure goods.”
Systematic layout planning is used to design products.
The term “assembly line” refers to progressive assembly linked by some material
handling device.
In 1997, the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Improvement Act established the U.S.
annual award for total quality management.
Health care operations management may be defined as the recruitment, organization,
and scheduling of the professionals that deliver health care services.
Efficiency means doing the right things to create the most value for the company.
A worker can be efficient without being effective.
Make-to-order production processes are well suited for high-volume production of a
standardized product.
If you want to reduce process flow time, it has been suggested that you can reduce
interruptions in the production process.
Central to the concept of operations strategy are the notions of operations focus and
trade-offs.
Best customer last is a queue discipline discussed in the textbook.