Capacity & Centralization in Manufacturing Strategy: Optimization Techniques
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Explore capacity management strategies like aggregate level and deployment in manufacturing operations for improved efficiency. Learn about centralization benefits, vertical integration, and focusing on bottlenecks for competitive advantage.
Capacity & Centralization in Manufacturing Strategy: Optimization Techniques
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Manufacturing Strategy & Operations Saad Ahmed Javed National College of Business Administration & Economics
Manufacturing Strategy & Competativeness Ch 3 (Part-II)
Manufacturing Strategy • Capacity • Level • Deployment • Centralization • Vertical integration • Scope / focus
Capacity • Aggregate level • Deployment • By product & part • By process • By geography
Capacity Utilization • Target 85-90% utilization • Long-run : • Prudently add anticipatory capacity : within existing facitliies, then new • Avoid adding costly “last chunk” • Short-run : • Use excess capacity to build inventory for high demand periods • Add overtiime to boost capacity when req’d Can run > 100% for brief periods • Focus on bottlenecks (CCRs)
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Manufacturing Strategy • Centralized • Leverages fixed costs & investment • Consistent quality contol • Simplified supply chain • Decentralized • Closer to market • More manageable Scale determines range of affordable options
Where on The Continuum ? Assembly Only Vertically Integrated Vertical Integration
Raw Material Parts Components Sub-assemblies Modules Final Assemblies
Vertical Integration Drivers • Availablity • Scale economies • Learning curve • Control
Factory Orientation • Broad line factories • Scale & scope economies • Flexible capacity • Focused factories • Narrow product scope • Common parts & processes • Often “full products” • “Plants within plants”
Focused Factories PRODUCTS A B C D E F X 1 P L A N T S X X 2 X X 3 X X 4
Manufacturing Strategy • Capacity • Centralization • Vertical integration • Scope / focus