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level: Production System

Questions and Answers List

Question	Answer
Collection of people, equipment and procedures organised to accomplish the manufacturing operations of company. 1) Manufacturing support system (white collar) 2) Facilities: factory equipment (blue collar)	Production system
(Q) influences organisation of people, facilities and procedures. Can be separate into low, med and high	Product Quantity
(P) refers to different product types. Large no. of product types high product variety. Can be separated into soft and hard product variety.	Product Variety
Small differences between products e.g. models on same brand have a lot of common parts	Soft product variety
Products differ substantially e.g. small car vs large truck have practically no common parts	Hard product variety
Inverse correlation P is much less exact than Q - Differences in design details isn't the same as no. of different designs	Product Quantity and Variety Relationship