1. IYW, describe why product / service design is /is not important:
2. Give at least one example of a good product design:
3. Give at least one example of a BAD product design:
4. IYW, what is meant by Strategic Capacity Planning:
5. Why are good Strategic Capacity decisions critical to a Company's success / problems:
6. What Strategic Capacity decisions have impacted YOUR Company success / problems:
7. IYW, will a selected process / facility layout need change, as volume changes significantly:
8. IYW, What "Quality of Work Life" items (3) are important for the production workers at YOUR Company:
9. You are starting a new company (making a new product); what factors (3) would you use to selectprocesses for your new production facility(ies):
10. IYW, who in YOUR Company's Supply Chains should be interested in Quality:
11. IYW, who in YOUR Company should be interested in Quality:
12. IYW, what processes (of YOUR OR any company) have a Quality Aspect / characteristic:
13. What advantages should a supplier who gets Certified expect:
14. What advantages should a buyer who gets a supplier Certified expect:
15. Describe how you would certify a supplier:
16. IYW, where are "Inspection Processes" of today are headed:
17. If a process is in control, and we can insure that it will not produce a "Burned Pancake" (Bob's term), is SPC needed:
18. What are 3 quality characteristics of potato chips (Jay's):
19. Why did Jay's under Borden do so poorly:
20. Do YOU feel that Jays is overdoing it with its concern for quality:
21. The book (9.4) shows 2 lists of for the dimensions of Quality: - Product &Service;IYW, discuss 2 dimensions related to Product:
22. The book (9.4) shows 2 lists of for the dimensions of Quality: - Product &Service; IYW, discuss 2 dimensions related to Service:
23. What is a good sequence for a insuring a quality product / service (P/S);
24. Who should be involved in S&OP:
25. Why is theS&OP processimportant:
26. IYWs, the output of Aggregate Planning / Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP):
27. IYWs, why do some companies still try to inspect to eliminate defective items:
28. IYW, what strategy does YOUR company use to deal with uneven demand:
29. IYW, the process of getting from An Aggregate Plan to A Master Schedule (MPS):
30. IYW, What is the importance of a doable, accurate MPS:
31. IYW,how do we verify that the MPS is doable:
32. IYW, how accurately can the "Costs of Quality" be determined:
33. Control Charts are a quality tool,can they insure no "Burned Pancakes":
34. Hospitals use bar codes, based on the Reading (textbook), what would you suggest to prevent nurses from circumventing the system.