Lesson 6

Lesson 6

• 1.
  PROCESS FLOW 6
• 2.
  PROCESS in manufacturing 5 types can be identified  Project – one of a kind  Job shop – small batches at a time  Batch – different products produced in large amounts  Assemble line – Large volumes of narrow products  Continuous flow – large volume runs endlessly
• 3.
  Capacity  Production managersmust make sure t hat they balance up the output from the production line with demand from customers.  Aim is to find a balance with production and consumer demand.  Question???  What is happening now in mining with the economic slow down.
• 4.
  Questions - Individual Pg 251  Q1 and Q3
• 5.
  Facilities Choice  Thisis the plant and equipment needed to carry out the operations.  Plant being where the goods are produced and the equipment being the machinery used  The design of the plant must meet the needs of the organisation – WHY DO YOU THINK THIS IS THE CASE????
• 6.
  LOCATION CHOICE  Thisneeds to be re – defined at e-commerce needs to be considered now.  These types of businesses the location is known as cyberspace  Physical location is also important  Factories need to be close to transport and also suppliers  Also the region is important. For example the desert would be inadequate for producers of ice cream  Look at the pictures at the bottom of page 252. Comment on the location of each now???  DO THE STOP AND THINK PAGE 253
• 7.
  DECISIONS ABOUT LOCATION AREA PROFILE  COST TO SITE  ACCESS TO SITE  LOCATION TO COMPETITION  AGE AND SUITABILITY OF BUILDINGS