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Discuss how Deming's 14 Points can be applied to an academic environment. How can learning and classroom performance be improved by applying Deming's philosophy?
It costs Sally $8 to make a specialty T-shirt. Using Sally's estimate of demand that follows, how many T-shirts should she produce for the upcoming event?
He has estimated that each order costs $25 to place. Based on the EOQ model, how many units should Ray order each time he places an order?
Averages 250 boxes with a standard deviation of 34 boxes. How many boxes of lettuce should the supermarket purchase tomorrow?
Jean and Jill's Bakery bake fresh pies every morning. What is the expected profit if Jean and Jill decides to order the profit maximizing (newsvendor) quantity?
As VP for operations at Brian Normoyle Engineering, you must decide which product design, A or B, has the higher reliability. The overall reliability of the system provided in Design A?
The four integrated circuits have reliabilities of .82, .84, .86, and .88. The four backup circuits all have a reliability of .82. What is the overall reliability of the new temperature controller?
The company operates 300 days per year, and the lead-time to receive an order from the supplier is 2 working days. Find the economic order quantity.
Jerry Wei, the hospital administrator at St. Charles General, must appoint head nurses to four newly established departments. Determine the assignment of nurses. the total cost is?
Sketch the operation of a pull system for running Quality Parts Company's current system. Outline a plan for introducing lean at Quality Parts Company.
Holding costs are $2 per item per year and ordering costs are $30 per order. What percentage of time will the facility be producing components?
Lead time for resupply is three days. Given the typical usage over the last 10 days, what service level is achieved with the hospital's reorder policy?
What is the break-even quantity for this product? Use both graphic and algebraic approaches to get your answer.
The second process has fixed costs of $150,000 and adds $90 of variable cost per casting. What is the break-even quantity beyond which the first process is more attractive?
Draw a decision tree for this problem. What should management do to achieve the highest expected payoff?
The army contract was for 5500 devices that were produced by 35 workers in three weeks. On which contract were the workers more productive?
You identified why is strategic operations management so important to the organisation's overall strategy? A thesis statement or controlling idea which clearly identifies a debatable position.
Based on this plan, what will Ramon's total compensation be if his performance results are a. 30,000 room-nights, 5 percent saved, $3.00 rate increase?
Calculate the 2σ (sigma) control limits. The centerline should be based on the data from these 15 days. All calculations should be to three decimal places (x.xxx).
You are not using any overtime or subcontracting. What will be the production rate per period in the level aggregate production plan?
Suppose chase policy is being used, that is, the number of workers is changed every month to match demand with capacity. How many workers will you fire in March?
Calculate the exponential smoothing with trend component forecast for periods 2-12 using an initial trend forecast (T1) of 1.8, an initial exponential smoothing forecast.
What happens when there are problems with communications in the workplace (re-work, low morale, product delays, dissatisfied customers, etc.)?
Identify what techniques you can implement to improve the likelihood that your communications will be received and understood as you intended.
Can you identify and reduce the likelihood of barriers interfering with the communication? Give examples. Use at least one resource to support your key points.