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Management
Chapter 9 –
Layout Strategies
Objective is to maximize
profitability per square foot of
floor space
Sales and profitability vary
directly with customer exposure
Disadvantages
1. High volume is required
2. Work stoppage at any point ties up the
whole operation
3. Lack of flexibility in product or production
rates
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Assembly-Line Balancing
Objective is to minimize the imbalance
between machines or personnel while
meeting required output
Starts with the precedence
relationships
1. Determine cycle time
2. Calculate theoretical
minimum number of
workstations
3. Balance the line by
assigning specific
tasks to workstations
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Operations
Management
Chapter 10 –
Human Resources
and Job Design
PowerPoint presentation to accompany
Heizer/Render
Principles of Operations Management, 7e
Operations Management, 9e
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Learning Objectives
When you complete this chapter you
should be able to:
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W • Machinery and
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• Materials used ha
ed
equipment used
t
oc
• Safety • Safety
Pr
Schedules Individual differences
• Time of day When Who • Strength and
• Time of year HUMAN fatigue
(seasonal) RESOURCE • Information
• Stability of STRATEGY processing and
schedules response
H
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ow
• Temperature • Process
W
Feedback to operators
The work environment
Illumination
Noise
Temperature
Humidity