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\.The U.S. economy is dominated by the - ANSWERS✔-Service Sector
\.production management - ANSWERS✔-how to use resources to produce goods
(manufacturing)
\.Operations Management - ANSWERS✔-how to use resources to produce goods
and provide services
GOAL: satisfy customers
\.Form Utility - ANSWERS✔-the value producers add to materials in the creation of
finished goods and services
\.Process Manufacturing - ANSWERS✔-that part of the production process that
physically or chemically changes materials
\.Assembly Process - ANSWERS✔-that part of the production process that puts
together components
,\.continuous process - ANSWERS✔-a production process in which long production
runs turn out finished goods over time
\.intermittent process - ANSWERS✔-a production process in which the production
run is short and the machines are changed frequently to make different products
\.computer-aided design (CAD) - ANSWERS✔-the use of computers in the design
of products
\.computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) - ANSWERS✔-the use of computers in the
manufacturing of products
\.computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) - ANSWERS✔-The uniting of
computer-aided design with computer-aided manufacturing.
\.flexible manufacturing - ANSWERS✔-designing machines to do multiple tasks so
that they can produce a variety of products
\.lean manufacturing - ANSWERS✔-the production of goods using less of
everything compared to mass production.
- Less workers
- less resources
- decrease in defects
- lower inventory
, \.mass production - ANSWERS✔-Process of making large quantities of a limited
number of products quickly and cheaply
\.mass customization - ANSWERS✔-The ability of an organization to tailor its
products or services to the customers' specifications
\.Advantages of Robots in Manufacturing - ANSWERS✔-- Ideal for repetitive tasks
that require precision. - Can perform hazardous tasks.
- Do not tire or suffer from lack of concentration. - - Cost effective as can operate
24/7.
\.Important factors for location - ANSWERS✔-- availability of qualified labor force
- transportation
- quality of life
- infrastructure
\.Technological impacts on location - ANSWERS✔-- workforce can telecommute
- lessens significance of facility location
- internet makes it possible for companies to collaborate easier
\.facility layout - ANSWERS✔-the physical arrangement of resources (including
people) in the production process