Question

Describe the following characteristics of different process structures with proper reasons:
a) Number of products in a job shop
b) Capital investment required in an assembly line.
c) Labor required in a project
d) Labor skills required in a batch process
e) Flow in a continuous flow
​​​​​​​(Guidance: Refer to the topic Process Structures and Characteristics)

Answer 1

a) In a job shop process amount of volume is low but the customization is high. Products are customized one so they varies for customer to customer and products are of one off. This process need high skilled employees. Example: painting a shop.

b) Assembly line requires high capital investment. Thus process need standardized volume and customization.It deals in Car manufacturing kind of business where parts are assembled and added on different workstations.

c)Labor required in a project: Labor should be of high skill as this process needs high level of cutomization. The products are manufactured on the basis of customer's needs and wants.

d)Labor skills required in a batch process: This process needs moderate level of cutomization and the level of skill labor needed is comparatively lower than that of the project process.

e)Flow in continuous flow: This process needs high volume of product so the flow in this process and manufacturer in this process are willing to get maximum utilization so the flow is continuous. Example of this process is oil refinery, chemical manufacturing etc.