introduction stage - Answers product design and development are critical
frequent product and process design changes
quick elimination of market revealed design defects
utmost attention to quality
operations capacity, process, supplier capable
skilled labor training
information systems capability in place
differentiation, low cost, rapid response - Answers what 3 things make a product/service competitive
introduction, growth, maturity, decline - Answers what are the four stages of product life cycle
introduction, growth (most of it) - Answers in what product life cycle stages does the product loss
money
maturity, decline (most of it) - Answers in what product life cycle stages does the product make money
introduction - Answers process capability and quality of manufacturing and suppliers
growth - Answers forecasted level for focus on production and supplier capactiies and product and
process reliability
growth - Answers forecasting is very critical
focus on expanding capacity
, product and process reliability
product focused layouts
ensure supplier capacities
enhance logistics and distribution
maturity - Answers optimize for costs, quality, and delivery
maturity - Answers optimize capacity
focus on efficiency and low cost
product focused
increasing stability of operations processes
lower labor skills
forecasting is more stable
beat competitor's cost, quality, deliver
decline - Answers focus on cost reduction, capacity reduction and minimize inventory obsolescene
decline - Answers little product differentiation from competition
focus on cost reduction