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SBAD 475 ADV OM3
Managing Operations Chapter 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bottleneck | anyplace demand ≥ capacity; this limits the ability of the process to generate output |
| Capacity | The limit on the amount of output per period of time that a process can generate or store given a level of inputs and resources available |
| Cycle time | time it takes to process one unit at an operation in the overall process |
| Effective capacity | The level of capacity or output that the process can be expected to produce under normal conditions; what managements plans for under normal conditions |
| Flow time | The time it takes one unit to get through a process |
| Kaizen Event | A short-term (i.e., lasting one week or less) approach to enhancing efficiency that focuses on improving an existing process or an activity within a process |
| Parallel structure | A process where there are two or more resources doing the same task simultaneously |
| Sequential structure | A process structure where the activities occur one after the other in sequence |
| Theory of Constraints | The overall management system that strives to improve system performance by identifying, focusing on, and managing constraints |
| Utilization | The percent of process capacity that is actually used |
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