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Sunshine Ltd is a global manufacturer of confectionary with sales of products in over 30 different countries bringing in a revenue of over £5m. Due to different cultures and tastes, they produce similar products for each country market, but tweak the recipe slightly for each customer base. Which type of manufacturing process is used at Sunshine Ltd?

Managing the supply chain, inventory and the implementation of Lean processes fall under which category of activity of the Operational Process?

Penny is the Operations Manager at a small furniture manufacturing company that makes tables and chairs, among other wooden household items. In the manufacturing site there is a small warehouse which stores inventory which is used in unforeseen circumstances such as a late delivery. What is the name given to this type of inventory?

The functional objectives of each business department must be set prior to the organisation setting the corporate objectives. Is this True?

Which of the following situations would use a fixed-position layout?

What is the end purpose of introducing a Total Quality Management process to the operations department of an organisation?

There are four manufacturing companies located on Seashell Industrial Estate. Each company creates a different product and employs a different maintenance approach to its operations. For each company, select the corresponding maintenance approach and the key operating process characteristic.
Company 1: This company creates craft beer and offers customers a tour of the brewery for a small charge. The brewing equipment is serviced monthly and the brewery is kept extremely clean. All equipment is labelled with the last service date.
Company 2: This company produces seasonal items such as Easter Eggs and Christmas Cake. The equipment has a control panel where lights will flash red advising staff to check oil levels and components. Staff can then report issues to the maintenance team if remedial work is required. Product demand fluctuates throughout the year.
Company 3: This equipment does not often break down and is only fixed when it is reported by staff as no longer working. Company 3 creates toys, providing a large range of product sizes and colours based on different customer requirements.
Company 4: Parts of the machine are serviced quarterly but in general, the machine is left to run its course and is then replaced when it is no longer financially viable to fix. The company produces cereal and the operating process is focused on the quantity produced and therefore uses standardised processes.
Complete the table below by listing the maintenance approach and operating process characteristic for each company. Each response should only be used once: preventative maintenance, run to breakdown maintenance, condition-based maintenance, mixed maintenance, volume, visibility, variation, variety

Which of the following will you put into box 7?

In which stage of development does the operations department contribute competitive advantage to an organisation?

Companies that have high-visibility processes require higher levels of customer management skills than companies with low-visibility processes. Is this TRUE?

Doug's Doughnuts Ltd is a large manufacturer of doughnuts. They produce in excess of 100,000 doughnuts per day which are boxed and sent to supermarkets and other retail outlets for sale. Large pieces of machinery are used to make the doughnuts. Which form of maintenance would be the most appropriate to use at Doug's Doughnuts?