1. Transparency Masters to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e 9-1 © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458 Work Cells, Focused Work Centers and the Focused Factory Work Cell A temporary assembly-line-oriented arrangement of machines and personnel in what is ordinarily a process- oriented facility Example: job shop with rearranged machinery and personnel to produce 30 unique control panels Focused Work Center A permanent assembly-line-oriented arrangement of machines and personnel in what is ordinarily a process- oriented facility Example: manufacturing of pipe brackets at a shipyard Focused Factory A permanent facility to produce a product or component in a product-oriented facility Example: a plant to produce window mechanisms for automobiles

2. Transparency Masters to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e 9-2 © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458 Number of Product Lines and Operating Performance -5 0 5 10 15 n D(6) n J(1) n I(2) n G(1) n H(2) n K(2) More focused plants n E(4) n A(6) n F(6) n C(5) n B(5) Less focused plants Sales ($M) 100

3. Transparency Masters to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e 9-3 © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458 Warehouse Layout Floor Plan Zones Conveyor Truck Order Picker

4. Transparency Masters to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e 9-4 © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458 Repetitive Layout