Tour C is a Batch Flow Process and the example company is Jos A. Banks (soon to be part of Men's Warehouse). They make clothing so I am guessing there are lots of other examples on the web and I have included one:American Apparel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5jzGOpOzk4&feature=youtube

Tour D is a Machine-Paced Line Flow and the example company is a Carrier Heating manufacturer. Again, lots of examples - auto plants are among them, think traditional assembly line. I have included a video of such a factory:

Broan HVAC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMlfIUz9lvA&feature=youtube (Links to an external site.)

And here's an alternative machine-paced line flow:

Candy Factory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm1VEO9C4VQ Links to an external site.)

Discuss your findings concerning Tours C and D, according to the topics listed below:

Identify key production planning considerations (which, when and how much of each to produce, methods of dealing with short/long term changes in capacity demand).

Identify potential bottlenecks (use process flow diagram in text) and discuss possible methods of breaking them. The process flow diagram is located in the text book on page 90, it is a simplified process flow diagram that lays out the flow of the jos site.

Point out any special considerations, which should be accorded to managing the workforce.

Identify significant issues pertaining to materials management within the process (i.e. inventory management, supplier selection, etc.)

Discuss the significant aspects of quality control as they relate to this process.

How is this industry likely to be affected by technological change?

To what degree does vertical integration exist?

The links provide a look at the operations of the type of flow talked about in the tours in C it is a batch flow and tour d it is machine paced line flow if you copy and pace the links into your browser it will open up and play on YouTube.

You do not have to use the external link you can simply go on to youtube and watch the same videos without using the links.

I am running out of time with this back and forth about updating this same question all week, if you cannot answer the question please let me know so that I can do it myself.

I have included the links to the videos to help answer the question, the class I am taking is PROC 5820 Operations Management the text book is Custom Business Resources complied by Plant & Service Tours in Operations Management, Roger Schmenner ISBN-13 978-0-536-64677-4, ISBN-10 0-536-64677-5