a customer who demands a different mix of features and attributes. It is often best not to be fastest to the market‚ but to be the best firm in the market as judged by the ultimate customer. 3. What are the major priorities associated with operations strategy? How has their relationship to each other changed over the years? The four major imperatives are cost‚ quality‚ delivery‚ and flexibility. In the sixties‚ these four imperatives were viewed from a tradeoff’s perspective. For example
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Department of Decision Sciences San Francisco State University FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS The sample problems below are organized by topic. Where possible‚ answers are given. Disclaimers: • These questions are questions that have appeared on previous years’ (final) examinations. They are for practice only. There is no guarantee that the questions on your finals will be the same‚ or that different professors will give the same types of questions. • Not all 412/786 sections cover the same material
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QM 300 Midterm Part I 1. Project management: a) Is the planning‚ scheduling and controlling of project tasks to meet objectives. b) Is used primarily in construction and public works. c) Requires less communication than ongoing process management. d) Focuses on well-understood‚ unambiguous tasks and relationships. Using the following project‚ with activity times estimate in days and a critical path of CH-J-K‚ to answer the next 3 questions: Activity A B C D E F G H I J K Immediate Predecessor
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100 (18/101) = 17.82% | | April | 96 | 101 | 5 | 100 (5/96) = 5.21% | | May | 89 | 96 | 7 | 100 (7/89) = 7.87% | | June | 108 | 89 | 19 | 100 (19/108) = 17.59% | | | | | | 49 | | | 48.49% | | Naive outperforms management. 4.27 | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall | 2004 | 1‚400 | 1‚500 | 1‚000 | 600 | 2005 | 1‚200 | 1‚400 | 2‚100 | 750 | 2006 | 1‚000 | 1‚600 | 2‚000 | 650 | 2007 | 900 | 1‚500 | 1‚900 | 500 | | 4‚500 | 6‚000 | 7‚000 | 2
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In order for Peter to achieve his objectives for purchasing and inventory management we must closely study the issues of inventory level review‚ holding costs and safety stock. Holding cost is money spent to keep and maintain a stock of goods in storage. It is largely recognised that a healthy holding stock figure is between 25% and 33.33% of material costs. Peter has holding costs of 21% which is just touching on a fifth of Danker’s materials cost. Now we could take this to mean that Peter therefore
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the health and safety of ourselves and others. The law then forces the employer to provide a safe work place for you and other workers. He must ensure that the health and safety of his staff and customers is not placed at risk and by how business operations are conducted. He must than encourage employees to work for a healthier and safer environment. This is achieved by 1. Open communication between both parties. 2. Attending team meetings 3. Training and induction sessions 4. Reading
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Shaw‚ Stepehn. Airline Marketing and Management (7th Edition). : Ashgate Publishing Group‚ . p 16 http://site.ebrary.com/id/10470883?ppg=16 Copyright © Ashgate Publishing Group. . All rights reserved. May not be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher‚ except fair uses permitted under U.S. or applicable copyright law. Shaw‚ Stepehn. Airline Marketing and Management (7th Edition). : Ashgate Publishing Group‚ . p 17 http://site.ebrary.com/id/10470883?ppg=17 Copyright
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predictable flow‚ highest volume‚ and lowest variety. Example: water processing‚ petrochemical refineries Professional Services High contact processes‚ high customer contact and involvement‚ high level of customization‚ often people based. Example: Management consultants‚ doctors‚ lawyers Services Shops Mix of front and back-office services‚ differing levels of volume and variety. Example: Banks‚ hotels‚ schools‚ restaurants Mass Services High amount of throughput‚ limited customer contact‚ little
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ARTICLE CRITIQUE The influence of work-cells and facility layout on the manufacturing efficiency‚ Journal of Facilities Management. 1. Introduction This purpose of this paper is to critique the article ‘The influence of work-cells and facility layout on the manufacturing efficiency’ written by SeyedMahmoud Aghazadeh‚ Saeedreza Hafeznezami‚ Lotfollah Najjar and Ziaul Huq. This paper will first summaries the article. Secondly‚ it will briefly critique the article. Thirdly is the conclusion
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COST DEFINITIONS Fixed Cost – expenses that remain constant over a wide range of output volumes Variable Costs – expenses that vary proportionately with changes in output. Sunk Costs – expenses already incurred that have no salvage value Opportunity Costs – profits lost when one alternative is chosen over another that would have provided greater financial benefits. Avoidable Costs – expenses resulting from poor productivity incurred if an investment is not made. Out-of-Pocket Costs – actual
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