Operations management

Table of Contents

1. Topic pack - Operations management - introduction
2. Operations Management (OM) - Introduction
3. 5.1 Production methods notes
4. 5.1 Production methods - questions
   1. Methods of production - short answer questions
   2. Cell production and teamwork - short answer questions
   3. Toyota redefines auto assembly line
5. 5.2 Costs and revenues - notes
6. 5.2 Costs and revenues - questions
7. 5.3 Break-even analysis - notes
8. 5.3 Break-even analysis - questions
9. 5.3 Break-even analysis - simulations and activities
10. 5.4 Quality assurance - notes
11. 5.4 Quality assurance - questions and activities
12. 5.5 Location - notes
13. Innovation - notes (HL only)
14. 5.6 Innovation - questions
15. 5.7 Production planning - notes
16. 5.7 Production planning - questions
17. 5.8 Project management - notes (HL only)
18. 5.8 Project management - questions (HL only)
19. Print View

Toyota redefines auto assembly line

Read the article Toyota redefines auto assembly line (you can do this in the window below or follow the previous link to read the article in a separate window) and then consider answers to the questions below.

Question 1

Define the terms:

• assembly line
• innovation.

Question 2

Explain the implications for Toyota of 'increasing demand for low-price vehicles in emerging economies, while sales in industrialized nations remain sluggish'.

Question 3

Analyse the implications for marketing, human resource management and finance that arise from changing to Toyota's new assembly line system.

Question 4

Evaluate the impact on Toyota of the world recession and the Yen's steep appreciation.