Why is pipelining often compared to an assembly line in manufacturing?

Gordon Miller's job shop has four work areas, A, B, C, and D. Distances in feet between centers of the work areas are: A BU A с D Workpieces moved per week between work areas are: A A B с D B 4 B 900 с 10 5 800 400 D 8 D 600 300 700 It costs Gordon $1 to move 1 work piece 1 foot. The weekly total material handling cost of the layout = $ (enter your response as a whole number).

Design and document with a system flowchart a computer-based manufacturing process that possesses the information flow of the manual systems depicted in Figures 7-9 and 7-13. Assume that the manufacturing process is triggered by a monthly sales forecast, which is received periodically from the marketing department in digital form. Further assume that all functional areas (work centers, storekeeping, inventory control, etc.) employ terminals that are networked to a centralized data processing function. Your system design should minimize hard-copy documents.