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SCM 300 DAVILA ASU FINAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS 100% ACCURATE What is a process? mini supply chain within an organization. tiny cells in the bones Any activity or group of activities that takes an input, adds value to it, and provides an output to an internal or external customer. recipe...

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What is a process? mini supply chain within an organization.
tiny cells in the bones
Any activity or group of activities that takes an input, adds value to it, and provides an output to
an internal or external customer.

recipe for pizza example Recipe = business process
manage from afar
guiding someone to success

Process Maps (Flowcharts) A diagram made up of a series of symbols that maps a process.
Each symbol represents a different step or activity in the process. The chart aids in building a
quality process and identifying points of concern in terms of managing and delivering quality.

Critical Paths longest path out of all options

Crashing when you lower the length of your critical path

Process Maps symbols Rectangle: task or operation (what size pizza)
Diamond: decision point (pickup or delivery) answer takes us in one direction or the other
skinny Arrow: which direction things go
Oval: Terminator, entry or exit point
Rectangle within rectangle: process within it's own (hand order to people making pizza, and then
have to wait until its done to be boxed up.)
Box Arrow: transportation
Circle: inspection
Box D: delay
Connector: move parts to different pages.

Series vs. Parallel Use Series for pizza example, there's only one way to go. Parallel there's
lots of ways to go

Why do we measure? can motivate good behavior
help us manage from afar
help us manage large numbers of resources, outcomes
makes decisions
help identify/establish standards - design and performance

,Whats a good metric? metrics that motivate companies to work toward outcomes that favor both
sides of a supply chain relationship is vital.
measurable
easily understood
attainable

types of metrics descriptive - what happened?
predictive - what could happen?
prescriptive - what should we do?
discovery - things we don't know, weren't looking for. questions and answers we didn't know
existed.

bad metric GPA - plague on education
can cause poor outcomes
lower morale
processes not being manageable
high costs and low efficiency when employees push for perfection

Process Velocity A measure of how long a unit sits in a process versus the amount of work
time that is expended on the unit. optimal time is when it doesn't sit in inventory. 1.0 process
velocity

Capacity Utilization A ratio of the amount of product produced by a manufacturing process
versus the maximum capacity of that facility.
what they're producing/what they can produce

Cash to Cash Cycle A measure of the number days between the time a company pays their
supplier for inventory and the time that same company is paid for the same inventory by their
customer.

QualityThe ability of a product or service to meet a consumer's expectations.
products vs services

Dimensions of Quality (cars, phones, clothing, tv) performance
reliability
durability
features
aesthetics
reputation/brand
serviceability
service response

Dimensions of quality: service time
timely
complete

, accurate
responsive
courtesy
consistent
accessible
convenient

Awards and Certifications Some organizations utilize certifications and awards to self-assess
and also to motivate employees to focus on quality within the organization


ISO N9000 N- Ninternational Nquality Ncertification Nthat Nhelps Norgs Nto Nunderstand Nthe Nbasics Nof
Nquality Nmanagement.




TQM Total NQuality NManagement
one Nof Nthe Noldest
As Nthe Nname Nwould Nsuggest, NTotal NQuality NManagement Nseeks Nto Naddress Nthe Nmanagement Nof
Nquality Nat Nall Nlevels Nof Nan Norganization Nand/ Nor Nsupply Nchain.




Benchmarking Benchmarking Nis Na Nprocess Nwhereby Ncompanies Ncompare Ntheir Npractices Nand
Nperformance Nmeasurements Nto Nthose Nof Nother Ncompanies.

Has N4 Nsteps:
Identify Narea Nto Nbenchmark
Identify NLeaders
Contact NLeaders, NGather NData
Analyze, NAct, NFollow-up

Six NSigma Six NSigma Nis Na Nquality Nprogram Nthat Nwas Ndeveloped Nby NMotorola Nin Nthe N1980'
Ns Nand Nhas Nbeen Nused Nwidely Naround Nthe Nworld Nsince Nthe N1990' Ns. NThis Nprogram Nstrives Nfor

Nthe Ncomplete Nelimination Nof Ndefects. NThe Nprogram Nuses Ndifferent Ntechniques Nand Nquality

Ntools Nto Nassess Nand Nimprove Nbusiness Nprocesses. NThe NSix NSigma Nprogram Nrequires Nintegrated

Nefforts Nwhere Nteams Nfrom Ndifferent Nparts Nof Na Ncompany Nwork Nto Nidentify Nroot Ncauses Nand

Nthen Ndevelop Nsolutions. NOne Nof Nthe Nkeys Nto Nmaintaining Nsuch Nstrict Nquality Nstandards Nis Nthat

NSix NSigma Ndemands Nprocesses Nthat Nare Nextremely Nconsistent, Nthus Nthey Nhave Nvery Nlittle

Nvariation.




Reliability Nand NReliability Nwith NBackups Reliability Nis Na Nmeasure Nof Nthe Npercentage Nof Ntime
Na Nsystem Nor Nproduct Noperates Nsuccessfully.

Reliability Nwith Na Nback-up NSometimes Na Nproduct Ncan Nutilize Na Nback-up Ncomponent Nwhen Nthe
Nprimary Ncomponent Nis Nin Nan Nunreliable Nstate.




Condom NReliability NExample 50 Ncondoms, Nwhat's Nthe Nprobability Nthat None Nwill Nbe
Nunreliable? N(0.98)^50 N= N36.4% Nall N50 Nare Nreliable. Nso Nthat Nmeans Nthat N63.6% Nof Nthe Ntime

None Nof Nthe N50 Nwill Nbe Nunreliable

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