MGMT 320 Chapter 6 Test 1

Operations Management

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The discovery and development of new or improved products, services, or processes for producing or providing them
Technological Innovation
The application of scientific discoveries to the development and improvement of products and services and operations processes
Technology
A nonrepetitive set of activities directed toward a unique goal within a limited time
Project
Linking key product or service requirements to process capabilities
Product or service profiling
Machinery that has sensing and control devices that enable it to operate automatically
Automation
The use of computers in process control
Computer-Aided manufacturing
Machines that perform operations by following mathematical processing instructions
Numerically controlled (N/C) machines
A machine consisting of a mechanical arm, a power supply, and a controller
Robot
Layout that uses standardized processing operations to achieve smooth, rapid, high-volume flow
Product Layout
Standardized layout arranged according to a fixe sequence of production tasks
Production Line
Standardized layout arranged according to a fixed sequence of assemby tasks
Assembly Line
Layouts that can handle varied processing rquirements
Process layout
Nonrepetitive processing
Intermittent processing
Layout in which the product or project remains stationary, and workers, materials, and equipment are moved as needed.
Fixed- Position Layout
Layout in which workstations are grouped into a cell that can process items that have similar processing requirements
Cellular production