WORKSHEET PRODUCT PROCESS MATRIX

ACTIVITY
Considering suitable processes for the volume /
variety mix of the industy / business

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Practice Exercise

1. The production system with the highest production flexibility (from these options) is:
A. Job shop B. Batching C. Mass production D. Continuous production

2. Which of the following are characteristics of Mass Production? (Choose 2)

A. Products or services are similar and are produced in a large volume
B. The product or service is usually made to a specific customer order
C. Operations and equipment are largely dedicated to that particular product.
D. Work typically is varied with no fixed sequence of operation.

3. Which of these processes is best suited for making huge quantities of a single product?
A. Jobbing B. Continuous Production C. Project D. Batch

4. What type of process would a Cement plant be most likely to use?

A. Continuous Production B. Project Production C. Job Shop Production

5. “Job Shop / Jobbing Production is better suited to making a higher variety of products than Batching….. “
A. True B. False

6. Which is the correct sequence in order of process flexibility (high to low)?

A. Project / jobbing / batch / continuous / mass
B. Continuous / mass / batch / jobbing / project
C. Jobbing / batch / project / mass / continuous
D. Project / jobbing / batch / mass / continuous

7. Groups of similar machines are typically found together in______ process layouts.
A. Project B. Jobbing / Job Shop C. Batch D. Mass
Q8.
Match the following examples to its corresponding Operations Processing Type. Draw lines to join correct
answer from the right column with the industry example in the left column.

Examples Operations Processing Types

1. Big Commercial Bakery

2. Pasta Factory

3. Flour Mill A. PROJECTS

4. Steakhouse Restaurant

5. Wedding Catering
B. JOBBING / JOB SHOP
6. Cruise ship Manufacturer

7. Clothing/ Garment Factory

8. Household Appliances C. BATCHING

9. Machine Shop Business

10. IT Software Implementation

D. MASS
11. Commercial Printers

12. Jam/ Sauce Manufacturing

13. Economy Cars E. CONTINUOUS