GM 564 Week 4 Assignment

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Module Four Homework

To receive full credit on this assignment, the outcome should be approximately 2-3 pages in length and provide a schematic model of the layout as well as a sophisticated discussion/description.

Note:  These assignments are not group assignments. Each student is expected to provide their own work.

 Problem

Arrange/rearrange your organization/department (or an organization you have worked with in the past).  This should be approximately 2-3 pages and illustrate how you would organize systems to make them more efficient.  The basic objective is to facilitate a smooth flow of work, information and materials. 

As part of your analysis, be sure to create a schematic model of the organization layout as described in the text (i.e. flow line for production, cafeteria line, process layout, U shaped production line, other)

As part of your layout, you may want to address the following:

Repetitive processing – product layouts

1.      Flow line for production or service

2.      Type of layout (e.g. fixed position)

3.      Process type (e.g. batch)

4.      Technology

5.      Bottlenecks

6.      Standardized tasks

7.      Specialization

8.      Division of labor

9.      Material handling

10. Utilization of Labor

11. Routing and scheduling

12. Preventive maintenance

13. Incentive plans

Non Repetitive Processing – process layouts

Fixed Position Layouts

Combination Layouts

Cellular Layouts

            Group Technology

Service Layouts

1.      Warehouse and storage layouts

2.      Retail layouts

3.      Office layouts

4.      Restaurant layouts

5.      Hospital layouts

6.      Automation services

Line Balancing

Standard formatting characteristics
* Single spaced, 12 pt font, times roman, APA style, section titles use lower case bold, title page, no headers or footers
* Avoid cut-and-paste items from another sources (your own creative work needed).
* Is well organized with section titles
* Avoid a conversational/first person tone in an analysis

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