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Chapter 3 - Product Design &

Process Selection

Operations Management
by
R. Dan Reid & Nada R. Sanders

4th Edition © Wiley 2010

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Product Design & Process
Selection - defined
Product design – the process of defining all of the companies
product characteristics
 Product design must support product manufacturability (the
ease with which a product can be made)
 Product design defines a product’s characteristics of:
•appearance, •tolerances, and
•materials, •performance
standards.
•dimensions,

Process Selection – the development of the process necessary to


produce the designed product.

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The Product Design Process
Idea development: all products begin
with an idea whether from:
 customers,
 competitors or
 suppliers

Reverse engineering: buying a


competitor’s product

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Product Design Process
 Idea developments selection affects
 Product quality
 Product cost
 Customer satisfaction
 Overall manufacturability – the ease
with which the product can be made

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The Product Design Process
Step 1 - Idea Development - Someone thinks of a need and a
product/service design to satisfy it: customers, marketing,
engineering, competitors, benchmarking, reverse engineering
Step 2 - Product Screening - Every business needs a
formal/structured evaluation process: fit with facility and labor
skills, size of market, contribution margin, break-even analysis,
return on sales
Step 3 – Preliminary Design and Testing - Technical specifications
are developed, prototypes built, testing starts
Step 4 – Final Design - Final design based on test results, facility,
equipment, material, & labor skills defined, suppliers identified

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Process Selection
 Product design considerations must include the
process
 Intermittent processes:
 Processes used to produce a variety of products
with different processing requirements in lower
volumes. (such as healthcare facility)
 Repetitive processes:
 Processes used to produce one or a few
standardized products in high volume. (such as a
cafeteria, or car wash)

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Product-Process Grid

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Process Types
 Process types can be:
 Project process – make a one-at-a-time product
exactly to customer specifications
 Batch process – small quantities of product in
groups or batches based on customer orders or
specifications
 Line process – large quantities of a standard
product
 Continuous process – very high volumes of a fully
standard product
 Process types exist on a continuum

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Intermittent VS. Repetitive Facility
Layouts

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Linking Product Design &
Process Selection
 Product design and process selection are
directly linked
 Type of product selected defines type of
operation required
 Type of operation available defines broader
organizational aspects such as
 Equipment required
 Facility arrangement
 Organizational structure

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Linking Product Design &
Process Selection con’t
Impact of Product Life Cycle:
Intermittent and repetitive operations
typically focus on producing products in
different stages of the product life cycle.
Intermittent is best for early in product
life; repetitive is better for later when
demand is more predicable.

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Linking Product Design &
Process Selection, con’t
 Impact of Competitive Priorities:
Intermittent operations are typically
less competitive on cost than
repetitive operations. (Think “off the
rack” vs. custom tailored clothing.)

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Linking Design & Process Selection: Summary

 Organizational Decisions appropriate for different types of operations

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Product and Service Strategy
 Type of operation is directly related to
product and service strategy
 Three basic strategies include
 Make-to-stock; in anticipation of demand
 Assemble-to-order; built from standard
components on order
 Make-to-order; produce to customer
specification at time of order
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Product and Service Strategy Options

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