Operation management

Design a production process and physical layout/organization of resources that will allow JMC to meet the demand for Part No 5324-B2. (Is the new order a ‘strategy’ change for JMC?)Show/map the process and physical layout.What are the total costs in your system? (Fixed vs. Variable) What is the impact of total volume/time horizon on your operating System design and cost structure?Map the old and new processes.Are they a job shop or a production line? Why?Is it a ‘batch’ process or ‘continuous flow’?Why?Should Jones have accepted the order for Part No. 5324-B2?Why?Did they have choice? (Hint:How does the volume/variety of the new order affect the choice of process and layout?Why?)

: Summarize your analysis. Describe, and justify, your solution to the ‘problem’ at Jones.

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