After reading the material in this chapter, you should be able to: Demonstrate how production processes are organized, describe the product-process matrix, provide an overview of how the different types of production processes are designed, understand how to design and analyze an assembly line.

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The main goals of this chapter are to: Understand operations and supply chain processes and why it is important to study them, contrast the differences between services and goods producing processes, define efficient and effective operations, identify operations and supply chain management career opportunities, learn how the field has developed over time.

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After reading the material in this chapter, you should be able to: Understand the parameters of a sustainable operations and supply chain strategy, understand the competitive dimensions of operations and supply chain strategy, identify order winners and order qualifiers,...

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The main goals of this chapter are to: Understand what a production process is, understand the idea of production process mapping, define Little's law, demonstrate how production processes are organized, describe the product-process matrix, provide an overview of how the different types of production processes are designed, understand how to design and analyze an assembly line.

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After reading the material in this chapter, you should be able to: Describe what MRP is and where it is best applied, understand the source of the information used by the system, demonstrate how to do an MRP “explosion,” explain how order quantities are calculated in MRP systems.

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Lecture Operations and supply chain management - Chapter 10: Quality management and six sigma. The main goals of this chapter are to: Understand total quality management. discuss how quality is measured and the different dimensions of quality. explain the six sigma quality philosophy,...

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After reading the material in this chapter, you should be able to: Explain the different purposes for keeping inventory, understand that the type of inventory system logic that is appropriate for an item depends on the type of demand for that item, calculate the appropriate order size when a one-time purchase must be made,...

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The main goals of this chapter are to: Understand how important sourcing decisions go beyond simple material purchasing decisions, demonstrate the “bullwhip effect” and how it is important to synchronize the flow of material between supply chain partners, describe how characteristics of supply and demand have an impact on structuring supply chains,...

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After reading the material in this chapter, you should be able to: Describe the characteristics of service processes and how they differ from manufacturing processes, classify service processes, explain service blueprinting, understand waiting line (queuing) analysis,...

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The main goals of this chapter are to: Understand what sales and operations planning is and how it coordinates manufacturing, logistics, service, and marketing plans; construct aggregate plans that employ different strategies for meeting demand; describe what yield management is and why it is an important strategy for leveling demand.

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Lecture Operations and supply chain management - Chapter 12: Lean supply chains. After reading the material in this chapter, you should be able to: Explain what lean production is, describe how a pull production system works, understand toyota production system concepts, summarize important attributes of a lean supply chain,...

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Chapter 14 - Location, logistics, and distribution. The main goals of this chapter are to: Describe what a third-party logistics provider is, assess the major issues that need to be considered in locating a plant or warehouse facility, learn how a factor-rating system can be used to narrow potential location sites,...

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