PALGAN, EMERISSA M.

MRS. BAWALAN

BSA-31A1

July 28, 2016

CHAPTER 6
PROCESS SELECTION AND FACILITY LAYOUT

PROCESS SELECTION refers to deciding on the way production of goods or services will be
organized.
PROCESS STRATEGY

CAPITAL INTENSITY the mix of equipment and labor that will be used by the
organization.
PROCESS FLEXIBILITY the degree to which the system can be adjusted to changes
in processing requirements.

TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION the discovery and development of new or improved products,

services or processes for producing or providing them.
TECHNOLOGY the application of scientific discoveries to the development and improvement of
products or services and operations processes.
KINDS OF TECHNOLOGY

PRODUCT AND SERVICE TECHNOLOGY the discovery and development of new

products and services.
PROCESS TECHNOLOGY includes methods, procedures and equipment used to
produce goods and provide services.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY is the science and use of computers and other
electronic equipment to store, process, and send information.

PROCESS TYPES

JOB SHOP used when a low volume of high-variety goods or services will be needed.
BATCH used when a moderate volume of goods or services is desired, and it can
handle a moderate variety in products or services.
REPETITIVE when higher volumes of more standardized goods or services are
needed.
CONTINUOUS when a very high volume of non-discrete, highly standardized output
is desired.

PROJECT a non-repetitive set of activities directed toward a unique goal within a limited time frame.
PRODUCT OR SERVICE PROFILING linking key product or service requirements to process
capabilities.
AUTOMATION machinery that has sensing and control devices that enable it to operate automatically.

KINDS OF AUTOMATION

FIXED AUTOMATION most rigid of the three (3) types. It uses high-cost, specialized
equipment for a fixed sequence of operations.
PROGRAMMABLE AUTOMATION opposite end of spectrum. It involves the use
of high cost, general purpose equipment controlled by a computer program that provides
both the sequence of operations and specific details about each operation.
FLEXIBLE AUTOMATION evolved from programmable automation. It uses
equipment that is more customized than that programmable automation. Flexible
automation requires significantly less changeover time.

COMPUTER-AIDED MANUFACTURING (CAM) the use of computers in process control.

NUMERICALLY CONTROLLED (N/C) MACHINES machines that perform operations by
following mathematical processing instructions.
ROBOT a machine consisting of mechanical arm, a power supply, and a controller.