NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Operations Research Prof. Gupta OR 6205 Fall 2014 Class Handout No. 1 Problem No. 1. A manufacturing firm has discontinued the production of a certain unprofitable product line. This act created considerable excess production capacity. Management is considering devoting this excess capacity to one or more of three products; call them products 1‚ 2‚ and 3. The available capacity on the machines that might limit output is summarized
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Barilla Case ____________________________________________________________ ______________ Overview of Barilla Barilla appears to be in a commodity industry‚ suggesting flat demand. Barilla positions themselves as the branded‚ premium‚ dry pasta. Their order qualifiers are consistency and quality‚ and their order winners are brand recognition and variety in shapes. In fact their product line is extensive – 800 products. However‚ Barilla faces demand fluctuations that strain their
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The John Deere Crawler Loader combines a tracked chassis with state-of-the-art hydrostatic transmission and electro-hydraulic systems to be the gold standard in tracker loader equipment. This combination of features‚ spearheaded by John Deere’s unparalleled engineering and history‚ makes the JD Crawler capable of nearly every heavy construction task but the master of very few. Its primary uses are for uploading materials into trucks‚ clearing rubble or snow‚ and digging shallow depths. Wide bucket
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Jessica Garrett Case Study 1 1) What is your vote? * As President of Dalton Co.‚ I would hire Joyce McGregor for the position of administrative manager. 2) How would you justify your position to each of the three vice presidents if you were asked to do so? * If I were asked to justify my position to each of the three vice presidents‚ it would be as follows: First‚ Mr. McGregor; I agree with Mr. McGregor about his daughter being well-qualified for the position. However
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Case Study Analysis Discussion Questions 1. E+Co chose to target and nurture local entrepreneurs for their expertise in the local needs. The locals are in the best position to find the most desirable combination of need and the most appropriate clean energy solutions. So by providing investment capital and business development solutions to local entrepreneurs and businesses rather than starting and managing the businesses themselves‚ E+Co is demonstrating that while they have some of the answers
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Luck Companies Case Study Mngt 393 1. Physical Environment Segment. I would have to say neutral effect on industry because even though the resources this industry excavates is positive for the industry‚ scouting locations‚ availability of resources and diminished resources offset those positives. Also important but NOT the most important would be Economic (Neutral) and Demographic (positive). 2. Most influential of 5 forces would be Rivalry among competing firms (High) and Threat of Substitute
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Classic Pen Co. Case In the past Classic Pen Company had been the low-cost producer of black and blue pens and had profit margins over 20% of sales. Over the last five years Pen Co. decided to start producing red and purple pens. They require the same basic production technology but can be sold at 3% and 10% premium selling prices. Sales Manager Dennis Selmor is just seeing the financial results and is not happy with the numbers. The first issue that Pen Co. is facing is their decline in
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result for that main business opportunities are create from that field. That producing sports equipments and sportswear is main opportunity that we are selected. And we think produced sports equipments and sports wears and we are distributing that products for the local market as well as a foreign market. And we are create web site and show all the information’s about us. To producing sports equipments and sportswear we are consider about three main group. There are‚ Young parents with
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Preparation for all specimens was as follow: Firstly‚ the surface was mechanically polished using different grade emery paper up 600 (to simulate industrial conditions) and then manual and anodically degreased in sodium hydroxide (5% w/v)‚ after having been activated in sulfuric acid (5% w/v) for 2
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Merck & Co.‚ Inc. Case If one hold a key to resolve a very serious problem‚ one has a responsibility to put an effort to make it happen‚ at least try one’s best. In this case‚ river blindness disease was a very serious problem‚ and Dr. Vagelos was the one who could make a decision as to whether the research and development of a human version of ivermectin should be carried on‚ then it was his responsibility to pursue it. Caused by a parasitic worm carried by a tiny black fly‚ the disease
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