Manag., July-2018 – Q41 Multiple Choice Questions

Option : A
Explanation : rame Work for Process Design The design of transformation process required answers to several questions given below:
1. What are the characteristics of the product or service being supplied or offered to customers?
2. What is the expected volume of output?
3. What kinds of equipment or machinery is available?
4. Must the equipment or machinery be custom-built?
5. What is the cost of equipment and machinery needed?
6. What types of labor skills are available, in what quantities and at what wage rates?
7. How much money can be spent on the manufacturing process?
8. Should the process be capital intensive or labor-intensive?
9. Should the components or parts be made or purchased?
10. How best to handle materials?
Systems Approach Process Planning and Design
A. Inputs (a) Product/Service Information: It includes product/service demand, prices/volumes, competitive environment, customer needs/wants and desired product characteristics.
(b) Production System Information: It includes resource availability, production economics, available technologies and technologies that can be acquired and predominant strengths and weaknesses of the firm.
(c) Operation Strategy: Includes positioning strategy, competitive strategy, the focus of factory/organization and service facilities and allocation of resources.
B. Conversion Process
(a) Selection of the type of process coordinated with open actions strategies.
(b) Vertical integration studies consist of the study of vendor capabilities, acquisitions decision, make or by decisions.
(c) Process/Product Studies: It consists of major/minor technological steps, product simplification, standardization and product design for producibility.
(d) Equipment Studies: Regarding the level of automation, linkage of machines, equipment selection and tooling.
(e) Production Procedure Studies: Includes production sequence, material specifications and personnel requirements.
(f) Facilities Studies: Regarding building designs and layout of facilities etc.
C. Output
(a) Technological Processes: Design of specific processes and linkage among processes.
(b) Facilities: Building design, the layout of facilities and selection of equipment.
(c) Personnel Estimates: Skill level requirements, number of employees, training and retaining requirements, and supervisions requirements.

List-I	List-II
(a) Technological Processes	(i) Building Design, Facility Layout
(b) Facilities	(ii) Vendor Capabilities, Acquisition Decision
(c) Personnel Estimates	(iii) Process Design, Process Linkage
(d) Vertical Integration Studies	(iv) Skill Requirements, Supervision Requirements