What type of processproject, job shop, flow shop, and continuous flowwould most likely be used to produce the following? Explain your reasoning.
a. Personal computers
b. Weddings
c. Paper
d. Paper books
e. Tax preparation
List some common processes that you perform as a student. How can you use the knowledge from this chapter, such as identifying bottlenecks, to improve them?
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1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each of the major types of layout patterns? Provide one example of each type of layout for goods-producing and service-providing firms. 2. Discuss the type of facility layout that would be most appropriate for:
printing books performing hospital laboratory tests
manufacturing home furniture
a hospital a photography studio
a library
3. Describe the layout of a typical fast-food franchise such as McDonalds. What type of layout is it? How does it support productivity? Do different franchises (e.g., Burger King or Wendys) have different types of layouts? Why?
