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The document contains a practice worksheet with multiple choice questions about different production processes and their characteristics, such as which process is best for high volume single products (continuous production) and which has the highest flexibility (job shop). It also includes a matching exercise pairing examples of industries to the most appropriate production process type.

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Product Process Matrix Questions With Answers

The document contains a practice worksheet with multiple choice questions about different production processes and their characteristics, such as which process is best for high volume single products (continuous production) and which has the highest flexibility (job shop). It also includes a matching exercise pairing examples of industries to the most appropriate production process type.

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WORKSHEET PRODUCT PROCESS MATRIX

ACTIVITY
Considering suitable processes for the volume /
variety mix of the industy / business

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Practice Exercise

1. The production system with the highest production flexibility (from these options) is:
A. Job shop B. Batching C. Mass production D. Continuous production

2. Which of the following are characteristics of Mass Production? (Choose 2)


A. Products or services are similar and are produced in a large volume
B. The product or service is usually made to a specific customer order
C. Operations and equipment are largely dedicated to that particular product.
D. Work typically is varied with no fixed sequence of operation.

3. Which of these processes is best suited for making huge quantities of a single product?
A. Jobbing B. Continuous Production C. Project D. Batch

4. What type of process would a Cement plant be most likely to use?


A. Continuous Production B. Project Production C. Job Shop Production

5. “Job Shop / Jobbing Production is better suited to making a higher variety of products than Batching….. “
A. True B. False

6. Which is the correct sequence in order of process flexibility (high to low)?


A. Project / jobbing / batch / continuous / mass
B. Continuous / mass / batch / jobbing / project
C. Jobbing / batch / project / mass / continuous
D. Project / jobbing / batch / mass / continuous

7. Groups of similar machines are typically found together in______ process layouts.
A. Project B. Jobbing / Job Shop C. Batch D. Mass
Q8.
Match the following examples to its corresponding Operations Processing Type. Draw lines to join correct
answer from the right column with the industry example in the left column.

Examples Operations Processing Types


C 1. Big Commercial Bakery

D 2. Pasta Factory

E 3. Flour Mill A. PROJECTS

B 4. Steakhouse Restaurant

A 5. Wedding Catering
B. JOBBING / JOB SHOP
A 6. Cruise ship Manufacturer

C 7. Clothing/ Garment Factory

D 8. Household Appliances C. BATCHING

B 9. Machine Shop

A 10. IT Software Implementation


D. MASS
B 11. Commercial Printers

C 12. Jam/ Sauce Manufacturing

D 13. Economy Cars E. CONTINUOUS

There isn’t a perfect answer for each of these industries in Q8. Businesses can choose to set
themselves up differently for strategic reasons trading high flexibility for higher operational cost etc.

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