BADM 202- ON-T3-23-01 Assignment 1 5. Which statement below is True, and which one is False? (5 points) Statement True or False? 5-1. Highly specialized resources which allow for a high precision and speed are best to utilize for mass production of standard products 5-2. For a high degree of product variety a low degree of process flexibility is needed. 5-3. Marketing, Finance, and Operations are the 3 core functions of each organization. 5-4. Occupying a differentiated position in the competitive product space requires producing and delivering different product attributes. 5-5. Functional strategies configure and develop business processes that best enable a firm to produce and deliver the products Start 6. In the process below, as shown, after step 1, 60% of the flow units go through step 2 and 4, and the rest of the original flow units go to step 3. Determine the value of T, 12, and T3. Do not forget to first convert the units if needed before using any value in the formula (6 points). R1=1,000 applications per month Step 1 11= 200 60% Step 2 T2-2 days Why? (For the ones you chose as False only) Due Date: July 31, 2023- 6:00 PM Step 3 13-100 Step 4 14=120 End SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT VANCOUVER BADM 202-ON-T3-23-01 Assignment 1 Due Date: July 31, 2023- 6:00 PM 1. Choose a process that you have experienced recently, and very briefly explain the 4-5 steps from its beginning to completion. Then for one step of your choice, identify one instance of the each of 6 process components for that step only. The process can be any process, but it must be something you personally have recently experienced (6 points). (5 points) 2. Three firms below have bought expensive manufacturing systems that allow the flexible production and changeover time between products to take place within seconds. Based on the annual report below, which firm is of a better strategic fit, meaning a better match between its process structure and its product output? Explain what makes that company a better performer? (3 points) Firm A Firm B 25 7,000 5 Number of product types sold Average sales volume per product Number of new products introduced in past year Hint: This problem only needs concept from Chapter 2 and no numerical calculation is needed. 60 3,500 15 Firm C 10 100,000 3 3. Use the "Process Flexibility vs. Product Variety" graph, and mark the 3 companies above along the diagonal path of the graph, based on where each company approximately fits (3 points) Process Flexibility High Jumbled Flow. Process segments loosely linked Disconnected Line Flow Jumbled Flow but a dominant flow exists. Connected Line Flow (assembly line) Continuous, automated, rigid line flow. Process segments tightly linked. Low CONTINUOUS FLOW (Oil Refinery) Low High Standardization Commodity Products High volume LINE FLOWS (Auto Assembly, Car lubrication shop) Few Major Products BATCH (Heavy Equipment, Auto Repair) Many Products JOB SHOP (Commercial Printer, Architecture firm) High Low Standardization One of a kind Low Volume Product Variety 4. Based on historic data, every month, 4,440 people attempt to buy tickets to watch various movies at a specific cinema in Downtown. The cinema theatre operates 30 days a month, and currently has 40 seats. Based on the average demand for each show time, is this cinema able to accommodate the people hoping to get a ticket? Consider days to be 10 hours, and there are 4 show times a day (3 points). Hint: Find the flow rate per show and take it from there. |