Question

Galaxy Manufacturing Inc. Sofia works for a Galaxy Manufacturing Inc., where her team shares a machine and materials with another team that works a different shift. Each team is responsible for ensuring that the machine is in working order and the work area is fully stocked before handing it over to the other team at shift change. While working, Sofia begins the manufacturing process, and then passes her work along to her teammate, Amanda, to complete the next step of the process. After this, Amanda passes it along to Nick to complete the process. The way Sofia's team functions is known as:

Answer 1

Answer: Sequential Interdependence

Explanation: Sequential Interdependence may be explained as a manufacturing sequence, organization or coordination whereby a work or production process or routine between subunits or subdivisions is largely reliant on the output or completion of the preceeding unit.

Here, the preceeding step lays the foundation and determines what is done what in the nest process as they have to rely on the information, output, specification and recommendation of the preceeeding process. Hence, the next subdivision's process depends on the resources associated with the current subdivision. Therefore, each subdivision has to complete its process before the start of the next phase.