Chapter 1: Introduction to Operations Management Overview This chapter provides a definition of operations management. The role and importance of operations in an organization are described‚ along with operations decisions that are made. The differences between manufacturing and services are described. The history and current trends of operations management are discussed‚ including the impact of information systems. Finally‚ the interaction between operations and other business functions
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Police Department Organization Paper “What if the structure of police organizations is shaped by factors beyond easy human contrivance‚ such as the size and age of the force‚ the degree of stability in the political environment‚ the complexity of governmental regulation‚ the geographical dispersion of the population‚ or the nature of police work itself” (Maguire 2003)? * In this paper I will describe in detail various types of police agencies at the local‚ state‚ and federal level and how
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Let us prepare an inventory system for EG151 exhaust gasket: First we sum up the gasket sales/demand for the 21 weeks that is given to us. This gives us a total of 2142 gaskets for 21 week period if we divide it by 21 we get average weekly sales of 102 gaskets. As the lead time for gaskets is two weeks we multiply this quantity by 2 and we get a figure of 204. We take a safety stock level of one week as this is the half of the lead time and we add this to the figure of 204 and we get a
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9. Linear programming models are used by many Wall Street firms to select a desirable bond portfolio. The following is a simplified version of such model. Solodrex is considering investing in four bonds: $1‚000‚000 is available for investment. The expected annual return‚ the worst-case annual return on each bond‚ and the duration of each bond are given in Table 15. The duration of a bond is measure of the bond’s sensitivity to interest rates. Solodex wants to maximize the expected return from its
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1. ------------------------------------------------- Consider a firm with a daily demand of 100 units‚ a production rate per day of 500 units‚ a setup cost of $200‚ and an annual holding cost per unit of $10. Suppose that the firm operates 300 days per year. How many units of inventory must their storage area be able to hold? ------------------------------------------------- Answer | | close to 975 | | | close to 980 | | | close to 1095 | | | close to 1224 | | | close to 1225 | 5 points
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Debt funds invest in fixed income instruments‚ such as bonds‚ commercial papers‚ certificates of deposit and treasury bills. These instruments are safer than equities‚ but are not completely free from risks. The main factors that impact the value of debt instruments are interest rates‚ exchange rates‚ inflation and policies of the central bank. Apart from these‚ a weakening of credit rating of the issuer is also a source of risk for non-government debt papers. Let us look at some of the strategies
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PROBLEMS 1. Lead time for one of Montegut Manufacturing’s fastest moving products is 4 days. Demand during this period averages 100 units per day. What would be an appropriate re-order point? Re-order point = demand during lead time = 100 units/day * 4 days = 400 units. 2. Montegut Manufacturing produces a product for which the annual demand is 10‚000 units. Production averages 100 per day‚ while demand is 40 per day. Holding costs are $1.00 per unit per year; set-up costs $200.00
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Project Management‚ 2e (Pinto) Chapter 3 Project Selection and Portfolio Management 3.1 True/False 1) Numeric project selection models‚ by their very nature‚ employ objective values. Answer: FALSE Diff: 2 Section: 3.1 Project Selection Skill: Definition AACSB Tag: Reflective 2) Every decision model contains both objective and subjective factors. Answer: TRUE Diff: 3 Section: 3.1 Project Selection Skill: Factual AACSB Tag: Reflective 3) A simplified scoring model
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GKM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES BA 9221 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT TWO MARK QUESTIONS Unit I 1.Define Production Management It is the process by which raw material and other inputs are converted into finishedgoods. 2.What are the needs or Objectives of Production Management. To manufacture the products as per the specification To effectively manage the available resources and facilities To produce products as per the market requirement . 3
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