Question 1:
Describe the impact of product or service life cycle on operation strategy
- Impact of each Stage (Introduction, development, growth, maturity, decline)
- Describe the sources of competitive advantage
A Diagram of Sources of Competitive Advantage
Major competitive dimensions
Question 2:
What are the different kinds of benchmarking?
• External benchmarking
• Internal benchmarking
• Non-competitive benchmarking
• Performance benchmarking:
• Competitive benchmarking
• Practice benchmarking
Question 3:
Describe the several automated systems for transfer of materials in the production plant?
- Machine attachments,
- Numerically Controlled (NC) machines,
- Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC)machines, Robots, Automated Guide Vehicles (AGV's)