Operational efficiency

BMIS – L1 – QE11 – Operations strategy

Explain total quality management.

Question

(a). Total quality management has gained attention in both manufacturing and service firms as a way of improving the firm’s operations, yet its implementation has met a lot of resistance from employees. You are required to:

(i) Explain total quality management.

(ii) Suggest FOUR guidelines that can be adopted to reduce such resistance.

(b) (i) Explain just-in-time inventory control.

(ii) State FOUR advantages of its use in a manufacturing company.

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BMIS – L1 – QE10 – Operations strategy

Explain fixed-position layout with an example.

Question

The layout of an operation is concerned with the physical location of its transforming resources. It concerns the decision to put all the facilities, machines, equipment, and staff into the operation. After the process type has been selected, the basic layout type needs to be selected.

Required:

Explain the following, giving an example each:

(a) Fixed-position layout.

Explain the following, giving an example each:

(b) Process layout.

Explain the following, giving an example each:

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