What is the maximum time allowed at each workstation to complete its set of tasks on a unit?

Refers to deciding on the way production of goods or services will be organized.

The mix of equipment and labor that will be used by the organization.

The degree to which the system can be adjusted to changes in processing requirements due to various factors.

Methods, procedures, and equipment used to produce goods and provide services.

The science and use of computers and other electronic equipment to store, process, and send information.

Machinery that has sensing and control devices that enable it to operate automatically.

Involves the use of high-cost, general-purpose equipment controlled by a computer program that provides both the sequence of operations and specific details about each operation.

The use of computers in process control, ranging from robots to automated quality control.

Computer-Aided Manufacturing

Machines that perform operations by following mathematical processing instructions.

Numerically Controlled Machines

A machine consisting of a mechanical arm, a power supply, and a controller.

Evolved from programmable automation. It uses equipment that is more customized than that of programmable automation.

A group of machines designed to handle intermittent processing requirements and produce a variety of similar products.

Flexible Manufacturing System

A system for linking a broad range of manufacturing activities through an integrated computer system.

Computer Integrated Manufacturing

The configuration of departments, work centers, and equipment, with particular emphasis on movement of work (customers or materials) through the system.

Layout that uses standardized processing operations to achieve smooth, rapid, high-volume flow.

Layout that can handle varied processing requirements.

Layout in which the product or project remains stationary, and workers, materials, and equipment are moved as needed.

An operational environment that uses a combination of the three basic layout types.

Layout in which workstations are grouped into a cell that can process items that have similar processing requirements.

The grouping into part families of items with similar design or manufacturing characteristics.

The process of assigning tasks to workstations in such a way that the workstations have approximately equal time requirements.

The maximum time allowed at each workstation to complete its set of tasks on a unit.

Operating Time per Day/Desired Output Rate

Operating Time per day/Cycle Time

Theoretical Minimum number of Stations Formula

Sum of Task Times/Cycle Time

A diagram that shows elemental tasks and their precedence requirements.

Percentage of idle time of a line

((Idle Time per cycle)/(actual number of stations * cycle time)) * 100

Percentage of busy time of a line

Used when a moderate volume of goods or services is desired, and it can handle a moderate variety in products or services.

System used when a very high volume of nondiscrete, highly standardized output is desired.

A nonrepetitive set of activities directed toward a unique goal within a limited time frame.

Linking key product or service requirements to process capabilities.

Product or Service Profiling

The discovery and development of new or improved products, services, or processes for producing or providing them.

The application of scientific discoveries to the development and improvement of products and services and operations processes.

The most advanced and developed equipment and/or methods.

Includes methods, procedures, and equipment used to produce goods and provide services.

The science and use of computers and other electronic equipment to store, process, and send information.

Machinery that has sensing and control devices that enable it to operate automatically.

Has very little or no variety.

The least flexible type of automation. It uses high-cost, specialized equipment for a fixed sequence of operations.

Automation that involves the use of high-cost, general-purpose equipment controlled by a computer program that provides both the sequence of operations and specific details about each operation.

The use of computers in process control.

Computer-Aided-Manufacturing

Machines that perform operations by following mathematical processing instructions.

Numerically Controlled Machines

A group of machines designed to handle intermittent processing requirements and produce a variety of similar products.

Flexible Manufacturing System

A system for linking a broad range of manufacturing activities through an integrating computer system.

Computer-Integrated Manufacturing

A process that creates a three-dimensional object by adding successive layers of material.

Standardized layout arranged according to a fixed sequence of production tasks.

Periodic inspection and replacement of worn parts or those with high failure rates.

Nonrepetitive processing.

Process type used when a low volume of high-variety goods are produced with a relatively high degree of flexibility in operation.

The first of four steps of line balancing.

Determine tasks by checking precedence diagram.

The second of four steps of line balancing.

Seeing which eligible tasks will fit in the remaining workstation time.

The third of four steps of line balancing.

Applying rules like "most following tasks" to narrow the choices.

The final of four steps of line balancing.

Narrowing choices further to final decision.