Winter 2013 Master of Business Administration- MBA Semester 2 MB0048 – Operations Research - 4 Credits (Book ID: B1631) (Roll no: 1305009661) Q.1: Discuss the various stages involved in the methodology of Operations Research. Briefly explain the techniques and tools of Operations Research. Ans: The basic dominant characteristic feature of operations research is that it employs mathematical representations or models to analyse problems. This distinct approach represents an adaptation of the
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1) Introduction This is an introduction to the case study of Somerset Furniture. The main talk of the event would be about global supply chain and its impact towards Somerset furniture. In this case study we reverse the history‚ background‚ and anatomy of Somerset Furniture. From the introduction of the company we learn about the journey needed in developing and manufacturing the product lines. The journey of Somerset Furniture will dictate on why the company started to outsource and also
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Reasons for Initiating Operation Torch - - The Allies planned to occupy Vichy France to prevent the land from being occupied by Axis; the invasion would eventually force Axis powers to fight a two-front war; also helped to diminish transportation of supplies to Axis forces; Key Personalities (Involvements) - - General Dwight D. Eisenhower - - Jean Francois Darlan - - Andrew Cunningham - Objective(s) of Operation Torch - - Allies planned to team up with Vichy
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Module: Operations management Title: -Operations management and Ethics! - Student: Katerina Zafirovska Lecture: Prof. D-r Aleksandra Shumar Contents: Introduction……………………………………………………………………..….3 1. Operations management…………………………………………..5 2. History of operations management……………………………….6 3. Ethics ……………………………………………………………15 4. Operations management
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Chapter 1 Operations and productivity 1. Why should one study operations management? We study OM for four reasons. We study how people organize themselves for productive enterprise. We study OM because we want to know how goods and services are produced. We study OM to understand what operations managers do. We study OM because it is such a costly part of an organization. Productivity can be measured in a variety of ways‚ such as by labor‚ capital‚ energy‚ material usage‚ and so on. At Modern
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Analysis Report | Online Gaming – CanGo Operations | The X-treme Team – Team C May 30‚ 2011 BUSN 460 Professor: Dr Michael Mcgivern | Manufacturing and Service Processes (Annie Hogan) CanGo is considering making investments in the technology in order to improve process flow. In order to better understand the investments they are considering‚ it is important to fully understand the process choices and the differences between them. The process choices can
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OPERATIONS AT WHIRPOOL INTRODUCTION: This project explains the various initiatives on operations management taken up by Whirlpool.. As Whirlpool grew in size it had restructured its supply chain ‚the project gives a detailed description of the procurement initiatives taken by it ‚ a move towards global platform‚ It also explains the reasons behind the company changing its manufacturing strategy from a ’push’ system to a ’pull’ system and further to a ’hybrid push/pull’ system‚ and use of third
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BOILER OPERATION. Description of boiler operation SOFTENER: Function of softener is softening the hard water. This is because water supplied is hard water since it contains a lot of calcium‚ magnesium or other minerals. Water hardness Mg/L Soft water ≤ 17.1 mg/L Grey zone between soft and slightly hard water 17.1-60 mg/L Moderately hard 60-120 mg/L hard water 120 - 180 mg/L Very hard water ≥180 mg/L Hard water causes two problems such as 1. Dissolved calcium and magnesium
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170 countries worldwide under such brand names as Whirlpool‚ KitchenAid‚ Roper‚ Estate‚ Bauknecht‚ Ignis‚ Laden‚ Polar‚ Brastemp‚ Consul‚ and Eslabon de Lujo. Whirlpool launched several initiatives in operations management in the 1990s and early 2000s‚ the company began restructuring its operations in the early -1990s to orient itself to changing market conditions. As a part of its operational restructuring‚ the company set up several cross-functional teams for key product areas‚ entered into several
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would occur‚ as they always seemed to be moving from one operation to another. Additionally‚ there had been recent quality assurance issues as two orders were returned because of the number of defective parts. A company’s overall performance depends on how well its core and supporting processes function within the firm. Increased coordination and effort by every area to understand the needs of the clients combined with a proper operations strategy will yield desirable outcomes for the external
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