VIDEO QUESTIONS - PRODUCT-PROCESS MATRIX
1. Give an example of a company or product that is well matched to two of the typical processes in a Product-process matrix. Explain why.
2. Discuss how the level of product demand volume and product standardization relates to the selection of a suitable manufacturing process.
3. What are the vertical and horizontal axes in the Product-process matrix?
4. What are the most efficient production and/or manufacturing processes? Where are they found?
5. Give at least three of the characteristics of each of the typical processes on the product-process matrix.
6. What is the main reason for the customization of certain products? Give an example of a product that must be customized.
7. High quality with more flexibility is the goal of most industries. Give an example and discuss how this is achieved in:
a. Job shops
b. Batch processes
c. Assembly lines
8. Why do assembly line workers sometimes rotate jobs (duties) on the assembly line? What are the effects of such rotation? In terms of worker training, what does that call for?