• Q : Calculation of productivity....
    Operation Management :

    Lori thinks that by redesigning the package, she can increase her total productivity to 133 care packages per day. What will be her new productivity? What will be the percentage increase in producti

  • Q : Number of interpersonal and environmental factors....
    Operation Management :

    Team dynamics are based on a number of interpersonal and environmental factors that influence a team's behavior. What are the team leader's responsibilities in assisting the team in maximizing team

  • Q : What is the optimal stocking level....
    Operation Management :

    The cost of baking a cake is $6, and demand is estimated to be normally distributed, with a mean of 25 and a standard deviation of 4. What is the optimal stocking level?

  • Q : Impact of aggregating customers and products....
    Operation Management :

    Does the model developed truly represent BIS's logistics network? How can the BIS Corporation validate the model? What is the impact of aggregating customers and products on the model accuracy?

  • Q : Rate of customers and processing times of customers....
    Operation Management :

    In a process there are two servers, who are utilized 80% of the time. It takes two minutes to process each customer. The arrival rate of customers and processing times of customers each have a coeff

  • Q : Objective function in a linear programming model....
    Operation Management :

    Under what circumstances is the objective function more important than the constraints in a linear programming model? Under what circumstances are the constraints more important than the objective

  • Q : Upper and lower control limits for the x-bar and r-chart....
    Operation Management :

    Inspection samples contain five bars each. The average range of these samples is 0.01 inches. What are the upper and lower control limits for the X-bar and R-chart for this process, using 3-sigma li

  • Q : Labor and multifactor productivity ratios....
    Operation Management :

    Calculate the labor and multifactor productivity ratiosb. After some study, the operations manager Darren Funk recommends three options, to improve the company's multifactor productivity. 1. Increas

  • Q : Build core competencies and competitive capabilities....
    Operation Management :

    How do the programs discussed help L'Oréal to hire good people and build core competencies and competitive capabilities? Please use the chapter's discussions of recruiting, training, and reta

  • Q : Salvage value for the new equipment....
    Operation Management :

    The plant expects to hire 13 people, including some engineers for the expansion. If the average loaded cost (i.e., including benefits) of each employee is $100,000 per year, determine the annual wor

  • Q : Expected length in the queue....
    Operation Management :

    Consider a gas station that satisfies the assumption of an M/M/1 queuing model. It is seen that the mean time to serve a customer is 4 minutes and the arrival rate is 6 customers per hour. Based on

  • Q : Elements required for successful implementation....
    Operation Management :

    The elements required for successful implementation of the JIT/Lean philosophy include reducing setup times, performing preventive maintenance, and achieving high quality (zero defects). Discuss the

  • Q : Minimum total annual cost....
    Operation Management :

    What quantity should be ordered each time? (Assume that the EOQ assumptions apply.) What is the minimum total annual cost (ordering + holding + purchase) for managing this inventory item?

  • Q : Processing sequence....
    Operation Management :

    What processing sequence will minimize the makespan for these jobs? What is the minimum makespan for this set of five jobs?

  • Q : Sampling study to estimate time percentage....
    Operation Management :

    The office manager estimates that about half of the employee's time is spent on the telephone. How many observations are needed in a work sampling study to estimate that time percentage to within 6

  • Q : Cause employees to seek representation....
    Operation Management :

    Why do most union demands seem to revolve around pay and benefits when we know there are a variety of reasons that can cause employees to seek representation

  • Q : Draw a map for the process....
    Operation Management :

    Using MS Office, draw a map for the process (purchasing, accounting, design, manufacturing, customer service, call center, etc.) that you are a part of at your workplace. Use the help of your collea

  • Q : Decision-making process for established companies....
    Operation Management :

    A key change in the decision-making process for new-ventures as contrasted with the decision-making process for established companies is the addition of

  • Q : Complete the process design matrix....
    Operation Management :

    Write an executive summary identifying appropriate design approaches for a selected product and service. Pick one service with which you are familiar. Complete three to five line items such as produc

  • Q : Sales force composite method....
    Operation Management :

    Mr. Brown, to forecast the data for the same past six years using the sales force composite method. The following data provide the details for Mr. Brown's forecast:

  • Q : Process flow chart using an appropriate tool....
    Operation Management :

    Create a high-level AS IS process flow chart using an appropriate tool. Identify at least one metric to measure the process and its application (how, what, when, and who).

  • Q : Results of five different samples of walk-in coolers....
    Operation Management :

    The manager of Champion Cooling Company has recently implemented a statistical process control method. The accompanying table shows the results of five different samples of walk-in coolers that were

  • Q : Producing square watermelons commercially....
    Operation Management :

    What market-related question would you ask before producing square watermelons commercially? What finance-related question would you ask before producing square watermelons commercially?

  • Q : Ford automotive supply chain initiative....
    Operation Management :

    Please explain the Ford Automotive supply chain Initiative regarding the improved safety and fuel efficiencies? Also explain Ford Automotive supply chain initiative supplier of the environmental per

  • Q : Cost of disagreeing....
    Operation Management :

    "Bargaining power is determined by assessing whether the costs of agreeing are greater or lesser than the cost of disagreeing." Explain this statement.

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