Hewlett Packard Case
University of British Columbia Sauder School of Business COMM 399: Logistics and Operations Management
ASSIGNMENTS Assignment 1 (do not hand in)
Read the Harvard Business School case Benihana of Tokyo, and answer the following. 1. What are the differences between the Benihana production process and that of a typical restaurant? Special Instruction: Do not hand in this assignment, but please be prepared to discuss this case in class.
Assignment 2
Read the Kristen’s Cookie Company (A) case, and answer Key Questions to Answer before you Launch the Business. You may need to make assumptions to answer some of the questions. Make appropriate assumptions as needed, and state them clearly. Also, think about questions under Problems for further thought as they will be discussed in class – however, do not hand in answers to these questions. Suggested length: 1 page.
Assignment 3
Read the Shouldice Hospital – A Cut Above case, and answer the following questions. Ignore questions in the book. Assumptions. The purpose of our analysis is to determine the capacity, throughput, and resource utilization of the current and the future Shouldice Hospital. Make the following assumptions about current operations at Shouldice: (a) There are no weekend (Saturday and Sunday) operations. (b) The hospital admits patients 30 patients per day on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. (c) Each surgeon can operate on four patients per day, and there are 12 surgeons who work at Shouldice hospital.
(d) Each operation takes one hour in the operating room, and each of the five operating rooms can be used from 7:30 am till 3:30 pm. (e) The Shouldice Hospital has 90 beds, and is committed to a three-day process. (f) All the other resources have sufficient capacity. Questions: 1. Consider the linear flow chart consisting the following three steps: (i) Pre-surgery examination, orientation, etc., (ii) Surgery, and
ASSIGNMENTS Assignment 1 (do not hand in)
Read the Harvard Business School case Benihana of Tokyo, and answer the following. 1. What are the differences between the Benihana production process and that of a typical restaurant? Special Instruction: Do not hand in this assignment, but please be prepared to discuss this case in class.
Assignment 2
Read the Kristen’s Cookie Company (A) case, and answer Key Questions to Answer before you Launch the Business. You may need to make assumptions to answer some of the questions. Make appropriate assumptions as needed, and state them clearly. Also, think about questions under Problems for further thought as they will be discussed in class – however, do not hand in answers to these questions. Suggested length: 1 page.
Assignment 3
Read the Shouldice Hospital – A Cut Above case, and answer the following questions. Ignore questions in the book. Assumptions. The purpose of our analysis is to determine the capacity, throughput, and resource utilization of the current and the future Shouldice Hospital. Make the following assumptions about current operations at Shouldice: (a) There are no weekend (Saturday and Sunday) operations. (b) The hospital admits patients 30 patients per day on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. (c) Each surgeon can operate on four patients per day, and there are 12 surgeons who work at Shouldice hospital.
(d) Each operation takes one hour in the operating room, and each of the five operating rooms can be used from 7:30 am till 3:30 pm. (e) The Shouldice Hospital has 90 beds, and is committed to a three-day process. (f) All the other resources have sufficient capacity. Questions: 1. Consider the linear flow chart consisting the following three steps: (i) Pre-surgery examination, orientation, etc., (ii) Surgery, and