Ch. - Process Strategy

What is process strategy?

• The company is able to respond rapidly to changes in a product or process design in future.

• The company's major function in the company.

• The company's approach to transform resources into goods and services.

• The company could use by using high technology machine during the operations.

There are four (4) types of process strategies.

• YES

• NO

Which one is TRUE about the characteristics of product focus strategy?

• 1) High product variety but low volume

  2) General purpose equipment

  3) Customized product

  4) Skilled labour

• 1) Combined modules

  2) Less flexible but more efficient

  3) Semi-customized outputs

  4) Less skilled labour

• 1) Large quantities and variety of products

  2) Efficient production flow

  3) Customized products

  4) Complex planning and scheduling

• 1) High volume but low product variety

  2) More specialized equipment

  3) Hight fixed cost but low variable cost

  4) Less skilled labour

Which one is NOT TRUE about the characteristics of process focus strategy? (More than one answer)

• 1) High product variety but low volume

  2) General purpose equipment

  3) Customized product

  4) Skilled labour

• 1) Combined modules

  2) Less flexible but more efficient

  3) Semi-customized outputs

  4) Less skilled labour

• 1) Large quantities and variety of products

  2) Efficient production flow

  3) Customized products

  4) Complex planning and scheduling

• 1) High volume but low product variety

  2) More specialized equipment

  3) Hight fixed cost but low variable cost

  4) Less skilled labour

What type of process strategy is appropriate for the given image?

• Process Focus Strategy

• Product Focus Strategy

• Repetitive Focus Strategy

• Mass-customization

The production process of _______ focus strategy is more efficient and smoother because it's using assembly lines.

• Repetitive Focus

• Mass customization

• Product Focus

• Process Focus

Which type of process strategy that suitable to produce the product as in the picture?

• Product Focus Strategy

• Process Focus Strategy

• Repetitive Focus Strategy

• Mass-customization

What type of process design based on the picture?

• Process Flow Diagram

• Process Chart Diagram

• Time Function Mapping

• Decision Flow Diagram

• To improve the service process especially for high degree of labour intensity such as lawyer and doctors. They need to focus more on ______ (more than one answer)

• Focus more on human resource

• Focus more on right personnel selection

• Focus more on high capital for purchase the machine

• Focus more on high skill worker

Which type of technique that allow customer to shop, examine and decide on purchase at their own pace?

• Focus

• Automation

• Self service

• Training