EBK OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
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Author: Stevenson
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Chapter 6, Problem 5TS
Summary Introduction
To explain: The ways in which technology can impact process selection and layout design.
Introduction:
Process selection:
It is the tactical choices made by a firm in picking the kind of production procedure to be followed in the process of production. The process is selected after reviewing many numbers of criteria and constraints.
Layout:
The pictorial illustration of the work center depicting the organization of all equipment, machines and flow of materials with the work center. It gives a basic idea how everything operates within a work center.
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