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Operations Management: Sustainability and Supply Chain Management, Twelfth Edition
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Operations Management: Sustainability and Supply Chain Management, Twelfth Edition

by Jay Heizer, Barry Render, Chuck Munson
February 2016
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
480 pages
219h 58m
English
Pearson
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Chapter  9 Rapid Review

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THE STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF LAYOUT DECISIONS (p. 370)

Layout has numerous strategic implications because it establishes an organization’s competitive priorities in regard to capacity, processes, flexibility, and cost, as well as quality of work life, customer contact, and image.

The objective of layout strategy is to develop an effective and efficient layout that will meet the firm’s competitive requirements.

Concept Questions: 1.1–1.4
TYPES OF LAYOUT (pp. 370371 359)

Types of layout and examples of their typical objectives include:

  1. Office layout: Locate workers requiring frequent contact close to one another.

  2. Retail layout: Expose customers to high-margin items.

  3. Warehouse ...

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Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9780134422404