Job design, MRP, MRPII, ERP

Job design may be defined as

• the function of specifying the work activities of an individual or group in an organizational selling

• the configuration of departments, work centers, and equipment, with particular emphasis on movement of work (customers or materials) through the system

• the physical location of business facilities

The objective of job design is

• to develop job structures that meet the requirements of the organization and its technology and that satisfy the job­holder’s personal and individual requirements

• to develop job structures that meet the requirements of the customers, suppliers and employees

• to develop job structures that meet the personal’s and individual requirements

What is a specialization`s disadvantage to management?

• Little or no education required to obtain work

• Close control over work flow and workloads

• Hidden costs from turnover, absenteeism, tardiness

A job is said to be enlarged horizontally

• if the worker performs a greater number or variety of tasks

• if the worker is involved in planning, organizing, and inspecting his or her own work

• If the worker is a part of a group or team

A job is said to be enlarged vertically

• if the worker performs a greater number or variety of tasks

• if the worker is involved in planning, organizing, and inspecting his or her own work

• if the worker is a part of a group or team

The objective in studying a production process is to

• identify delays, transport distances, processes, and processing time requirements to simplify the entire operation

• simplify the work method and make the required operator motions as few and as easy as possible

• use the person’s time and equipment time efficiently, to minimize idle time

The objective in studying a worker at a fixed workplace is to

• identify delays, transport distances, processes, and processing time requirements to simplify the entire operation

• simplify the work method and make the required operator motions as few and as easy as possible

• use the person’s time and equipment time efficiently, to minimize idle time

The objective in studying a worker’s interaction with equipment is to

• identify delays, transport distances, processes, and processing time requirements to simplify the entire operation

• simplify the work method and make the required operator motions as few and as easy as possible

• use the person’s time and equipment time efficiently, to minimize idle time

The fundamental purpose of work measurement is to

• set time standards for a job

• define the details of a job

Following demand exactly treats direct labor costs as a

• variable cost

• fixed cost