A location analysis has been narrowed down to two locations, Akron and Boston. The main factors in the decision will be the supply of raw materials, which has a weight of .50, transportation cost, which has a weight of .40, and labor cost, which has a weight of .10. The scores for raw materials, transportation, and labor are for Akron 60, 80, and 70, respectively; for Boston 70, 50, and 90, respectively. Given this information and a minimum acceptable composite score of 75, we can say that the manager should:
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Job-shop
Process Types
1] Project -unique set of objective, limited time frame [e.g., plays, movies, product launch, building a bridge]
2] Job Shop-Small scale, low volume, high-variety, high flexibility, intermittent processing, use general purpose equipment and skilled workers [e.g., doctor, tailor, tool shop]
3. Batch-Moderate volume and variety,intermittent processing, does not need complex equipment and
skills, [e.g., bakery, airline, movie theater]
4. Repetitive/assembly line -high volumes of standardized goods or services [e.g., automobiles, pencils, cafeteria lines, ticket collector]
5. Continuous-Very high volumes of non-discrete standardized goods, no variety, not need equipment flexibility [e.g., petroleum, flour, steel products]