PREPARATION FOR: "MACPHERSON REFRIGERATION LIMITED" CASE Read the case‚ and answer the following questions: 1. Search in the library (books on Operations Management or Production Management)‚ to find the main components of the “Aggregate Production Planning” problem and briefly describe which are “pure strategies” and “mixed strategies” to solve this problem. The aggregate demand is the total demand for all products/services produced by a production facility without considering size‚ models
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Case Analysis on Macpherson Refrigeration Limited Submitted by The role of the responder Linda Metzler the production planning manager is the main responder in this case‚ she has to come up with another optimal alternative that will have to be submitted to the plant’s General Manager. The plan has to be approved by the general manager for roll out starting next year. Key Issues In order to achieve excellent production capacity and reducing the overall costs the production
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22.11.12 Case Study Darling Chocolate (Group 7) 1. The population is very huge in St. Petersburg and therefore there is high sales potential. The population has experienced improvements in living conditions and material well-being; however the standard of living was not that high and incomes are still very low. The annual average growth of income was 23% and average annual inflation rate was only 12%. The average spending on food is about 56% of family budget. Only 2% of monthly expenditures
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Suppose that there is an announcement that chocolate causes cancer. What would happen to equilibrium price and quantity in the market for Godiva chocolate? b) Suppose that the price of Hershey’s chocolate increases. What would happen to equilibrium price and quantity in the market for Godiva chocolate? c) Suppose that the price of sugar increases. What would happen to equilibrium price and quantity in the market for Godiva chocolate? d) Suppose that a company invents a better machine for mixing the
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the implications of the bond rate declining and the rand becoming stronger against the US dollar? A MBO of Meter-matic Limited (Meter-matic) was considered by the CEO his management team for mainly strategic reasons. Meter-matic did not fit into SAFREN’s strategic vision (according to Piet Malan and his management team) and was not seen as a core activity by its parent company - Meter-matic was too small to warrant much attention within the SAFRAN group. - Its products required a high level of
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the hospitals and surgeons take benefit of the Shouldice method in their advertisement although they hardly perform it perfectly. This leads the hospital to become notorious. Shouldice is operating at its "best operating level" for a service company with limited flexibility in its plant‚ a specialized work force but are failing to meet all the demand for its chosen market niche. Adding additional capacity to meet the unmet market need may upset the existing work force and lower service quality. Failing
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Sustainability Report. (Sustainability Science‚ ENVS 195). Retrieved from University of Vermont‚ website: http://www.uvm.edu/~shali/Fiji.pdf Business ethics Chanthavong‚ S. (2002). Chocolate and Slavery: Child Labor in Cote d’Ivoire. (TED Case Studies #664). Retrieved from American University‚ website: http://www1.american.edu/ted/chocolate-slave.htm Children in cocoa production Ethics. (n.d.). In Wikipedia‚ The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 14:17‚ May 10‚ 2012‚ from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ethics&oldid=499831232
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Memo ------------------------------------------------- Background Polysar Limited is Canada’s largest chemical company. Its Rubber Group accounts for 46% of Polysar’s sales. The primary products for this group are butyl and halobutyl and the principal customers for these products are tire manufacturers. The rubber Group has two divisions: NASA (North America & South America) and EROW (Europe & elsewhere). There
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Place Sari-sari stores Convenience stores‚ Supermarkets‚ Hypermarkets‚ Grocery stores Drug stores. Do not have a store that only specializes in selling Jack n’ Jill products. Promotion Website that displays their products offerings Packaging of the products Net weight of each pack Web Portal www2.urc.com.ph. Only new products are heavily endorsed‚ this includes TV commercials and printed ads like billboard advertisements. While older products are not endorsed the same way. Jack
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Kathmandu Holdings Limited Syndicate Case Study Report S2 2010 Executive Summary Kathmandu Holdings Limited (KMD) is a renowned specialist in quality clothing and equipment for travel and outdoor adventure in New Zealand and Australia‚ operating 97 stores across New Zealand‚ Australia and the United Kingdom. KMD commenced trading on the Australian and New Zealand Stock Exchanges in November 2009. This report will commence with an overview of the external and internal environments in
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