EXAM 2 Flashcards
A balance sheet item that shows the amount a company paid for the inventory it has on hand at a particular point in time
Merchandise inventory
The ratio of earnings (profit) to sales (revenue) for a given time period
Profit margin
Decreasing the money spent on purchasing functions increases profit FASTER than increasing revenue as a result of marketing and sales. Every $1 saved in purchasing, lowers COGS by $1 and directly contributes $1 to bottom line profits.
Profit Leverage Effect
%COGS =
= COGS / Sales Revenue
Pretax Profit Margin =
=Pretax Profit / Sales Revenue
Profit Leverage Effect: Sales must increase by ___FORMULA___ to have the same effect
[COGS Savings] / [Pretax Profit Margin]
MAVERICK SPENDING DEFINITION
BUYING RAW MATERIALS AT RETAIL
CALCULATE DIRECT LABOR COST PER UNIT
6 STEPS OF Strategic Sourcing Process
5 Qualitative sourcing criteria from Bauer SCM Recruiting Companies: SSQDC
- Safety: Internal and External
- Sustainability: Green and Ethics
- Quality: Consistency, Conformance, Service
- Delivery: Reliability, Speed, Capacity
- Cost: Total Cost of Ownership
RFQ STANDS FOR
-Request for Quotation
Price of the good or service is tied to the cost of some other key input(s) or other economic factors
Cost-based contract
Terms and conditions for a purchased service that indicate, among other things, what services will be performed and how the service provider will be evaluated
Statement of work (or scope of work) –
(EFT) STANDS FOR
§Electric Funds Transfer
(SRM) STANDS FOR
Supplier Relationship Management
(RFI) STANDS FOR
request for information
2 Processes Designs
- §Product-based layout (continuous flow & production lines)
- §Functional layout (job shop & batch manufacturing)
§A type of layout where resources are arranged sequentially, according to the steps required to make a product
§Used for products with identical or highly similar designs
§Think about the process used to make sandwiches at Quiznos or Subway
§Product-based layout (continuous flow & production lines) CHARACTERISTICS
§A type of layout where resources are physically grouped by function
§Used for products with high degrees of customization or expertise required
§Think about the process you must go through to sign up for and pay for classes
§Functional layout (job shop & batch manufacturing) CHARACTERISTICS
5 Process Types
§Continuous Flow Processes
§Production Line
§Batch Manufacturing
§Job Shop
§Fixed Position Layout
§Continuous Flow Processes DEFINTION
A process that produces highly standardized products using a tightly-linked, paced sequence of steps.
§Example products: oil, gas, oils, beverages, fluids, yarn and fabric
A process used to produce a narrow range of standard items with identical or highly similar designs.
§Examples: high-volume standardized products such as automobiles, candy bars, paper, pens
§Production Line DEFINITION
A process used to make a wide variety of highly customized products in quantities as small as one
§Job Shops DEFINITION
§Batch Process DEFINITION
A process where items are moved through the different manufacturing steps in groups or batches.
§Examples: mass-market consumer products such as hand tools, computers, clothing, shoes, books, packaged food items, office furniture, etc.
Job Shop & Batch Processes
-Functional Layout- CHART
A type of manufacturing process in which the position of the product is fixed.
§Examples: shipbuilding, construction projects, and traditional home building.
Fixed-Position Layout
A group of processes that seeks to combine the characteristics, and hence advantages, of more than one of the classic processes.
§Machining centers – machines or series of machines that complete several manufacturing steps
§Group technology/Cellular Layout – Dedicating equipment and people to producing all the products within a product family
§Hybrid Manufacturing Process DEFINITION
A set of products that require similar processing
Product Family
4 LEVELS OF Product Customization
§Make-to-stock (MTS)
§Assemble-to-order (ATO)
§Make-to-order (MTO)
§Engineer-to-order (ETO)
Products that require no customization.
§Make-to-stock (MTS) –
Products that are customized only at the very end of the manufacturing process.
§Assemble-to-order (ATO) –
Products that use standard components but the final configuration of those components is customer-specific. Customized from a Standard “Menu” of options.
§Make-to-order (MTO) –
Products are designed and produced from the start to meet unusual customer needs or requirements. Completely Customized.
§Engineer-to-order (ETO) –
§Three dimensions on which services can differ and compete
§The nature of the Service Package
§The degree of customization
§The level of customer contact
5 Project Phases
§Concept Phase
§Project Definition Phase
§Planning Phase
§Performance Phase
§Postcompletion Phase
A sequence of tasks for which there is no extra time available.
§Critical Path:
Extra time that is available for task completion. Tasks with available slack may be delayed without delaying the entire project.
§Slack:
Efforts to shorten the duration of a project or to make up delays that have occurred.
§Crashing:
§A network-based technique in which there is a single time estimate for each activity.
CPM: Critical Path Method
CPM STANDS FOR
Critical Path Method
5 distinct forms of customer-introduced variability (Professor Frei)
- Arrival variability
- Request variability
- Capability variability
- Effort variability
- Subjective preference
Customers arrive when they desire service. In some cases, this can be controlled (e.g., a hotel reservation system). In other cases, it cannot (e.g., emergency medical services).
Arrival variability.
Customers demand and expect different services outcomes, even from the same service provider. One customer might want a restaurant to make a menu substitution, while another might want the restaurant to serve her after closing time.
Request variability.
Some customers are capable of performing many service tasks themselves, while others require substantial hand-holding.
Capability variability.
Even if they are capable of performing certain tasks, customers can differ from one another in willingness to apply to these tasks. For example, some customers at a grocery checkout will bag their own groceries; others will wait for the cashier or someone else to do it.
Effort variability.
Different customers can perceive the same service outcome differently. What one customer might interpret as a “quick and efficient” answer to a question might strike another customer as a “cold, unsympathetic” response.
Subjective preference.
a type of manufacturing process that completes several manufacturing steps without removing an item from the process
A machining center
a type of manufacturing process that seeks to achieve the efficiencies of a line process in a batch environment by dedicating equipment and personnel to the manufacture of products with similar manufacturing characteristics
Group technology/Cellular Layout
__________ is the actual time between completions of successive units on a production line.
cycle time
__________ is a technique that works by assigning tasks to a series of linked workstations in a manner that minimizes the number of workstations and minimizes the total amount of idle time at all stations for a given output level.
line balancing
The first of five phases of a project where project planners develop a broad definition of what the project is and what its scope will be.
§Concept Phase
The second of five phases of a project where project planners identify how to accomplish the work, how to organize for the project, the key personnel and resources required to support the project, tentative schedules, and tentative budget requirements. Budget estimates become more accurate.
§Project Definition Phase
The third of five phases of a project where project planners prepare detailed plans that identify activities, time and budgets targets, and the resources needed to complete each task, while also putting into place the organization that will carry out the project.
§Planning Phase
The fourth of five phases of a project where the organization actually starts to execute the plan.
§Performance Phase
The fifth of five phases of a project where the project manager or team confirms the final outcome, conducts a postimplementation meeting to critique the project and personnel, and reassigns project personnel.
§Postcompletion Phase
__________ is a network-based technique in which there are multiple time estimates for each activity.
The program evaluation and review technique (PERT)