CHP Flashcards
Multinational Enterprise
Sources, markets, and produces goods and services in several countries as part of a global supply chain
Operational Structure
configuration of resources: suppliers, factories, warehouses, distributers, tech support centers
Efficient Supply Chains
designed for efficiency and low cost by minimizing inventory and maximizing efficiencies in process flow
Responsive supply chains
focus on flexibility and responsive service and are able to react quickly to changing market demand and requirements
Push System
produces goods in advance of customer demand using a forecast of sales
Pull system
goods are produced in upstream stages in the supply chain in response to customer demand signals from downstream
Push-pull boundary
point in the supply chain that separates the push system from the pull system
Postponement
delaying product customization
Vertical Integrations
acquiring and consolidating elements of a value chain to achieve more control
Backward Integration
acquiring capabilities toward suppliers
Forward Integration
acquiring capabilities toward distribution or customers
Outsourcing
suppliers providing goods, instead of internally
Contract Manufacturer
specializes in product customized design, manufacturing, assembly, and packaging
Third Party logistics (3PL) providers
provide integrated services:packaging, warehousing, inventory management, inbound or outbound transportation
multisite mngt
process of managing geographically dispersed service -providing facilities
center-of-gravity method
takes into account locations, demand, and transportation costs to arrive at the best location
supply chain opt.
process of ensuring that supply chain operates at the highest levels of efficiency and effectiveness
transportation problem
model that helps plan the distribution of goods and services from supple points to demand locations
facility layout
specific arrangement of phy. facilities
product layout
arranged based on the sequence performed during the manufacture of goods or delivery of service
process layout
functional grouping of equipment of activities that do similar work
cellular layout
based on self contained groups of equipment needed for producing a particular set of goods or services
fixed-position layout
consolidates the necessary resources to manufacture a good or deliver a service in one phy. location
flow-blocking delay
occurs when a work center completes a unit but cannot release it because the in in-process storage at the next stage is full
lack-of-work delay
occurs when one stage completes work and no units from the previous stage are awaiting processing
assembly line
combines the components of a good or service that has been created previously
assembly-line balancing
technique that helps distribute the same amount of tasks among workstations
cycle time
interval between successive outputs coming off the assembly line
job enlargement
horizontal expansion of job duties to give a worker a more variety
job enrichment
vertical expansion of job duties to give workers more responsibility
ergonomics
takes into account the physical cababilites of people of while designing jobs to improve the productivity and safety
