Kellogg Graduate School of Management Northwestern University Operations MORE SAMPLE MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS: SOLUTIONS [1] Consider the life cycle of a product from introduction to maturity to decline. What kind of process (job shop‚ batch process‚ or line flow) would be appropriate at each stage and why? At the introduction phase‚ product volumes are small and design changes frequent. Thus production in a job shop setup is likely to most appropriate. At maturity volumes will be large
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based on the throughput accounting principle of maximising the throughput return per production hour of the bottleneck resource. Given that the variable overhead cost‚ based on the value (in $) which applies to the original estimated production/sales mix‚ is now considered to be fixed for the short/intermediate term: (i) Calculate the mix (of units) of products A and B which will maximise net profit and the value of that net profit. (8 marks) (ii) Calculate the throughput accounting
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clock frequency of 250 MHz‚ maximal data rate is limited to 250 Mbits/s is the best case. Higher data rates can only be obtained through parallelisation. Some parallel architectures have been proposed in the past to address the need for high data throughput [ 1][2]. The main problem is usually to limit the rapidly increasing area overhead while improving the speed performance. In this paper‚ we present a parallel approach for
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actualize their major aims and effectively run as an organisation ought to. When explaining resourcing strategies‚ Price (2001) looks at it as involving three different situations which are in terms of its input. In other words‚ what the resourcing strategy adds into the organisation. The output which means the gains that the organisation has achieved. And thirdly the
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systems theory (Goldsmith‚ 2005). The present research used family resource management theory (Deacon and Firebaugh‚ 1981)‚ based in systems theory‚ to understand the financial management practices of college students. The four stages (inputs‚ throughputs‚ outputs‚ and feedback loop) in the family resource management model explain how people make financial decisions and develop financial behaviors. This study combined social learning theory and family resource management theory in a way that considers
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energy efficient light bulbs that operate at a lower wattage‚ improving lighting controls‚ adjusting light to appropriate task levels and performing regular‚ basic maintenance on light fixtures to keep them running longer. Dimming controls reduce the output and energy consumption of light sources. Compared to on-off controls‚ they can increase energy savings‚
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of 65Mbps. MIMO Techniques: 802.11n introduces smart radio technology to dramatically increase the quality and data rates by combining multiple antenna strategy with multiple simultaneous data streams. 802.11n systems uses MIMO (multiple input‚ multiple output) Fig. 1‚ techniques which can multiple transmit and multiple receive radio using its own antenna that also combine multiple streams of data of the same channel. 802.11n stations can multiply data rates using this spatial streams. Fig 1:
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Operations Management: Process Analysis and Applications Module Changing Sources of Competitive Advantage Targeting Improvement: Operational Measures - Time T‚ Inventory I‚ Throughput rate R » Link through Little’s Law » Link to Financial Measures » Targeting improvement: CRU Computer Rentals Capacity and Flow Time Analysis » Pizza Pazza » Levers for Improvement Multi-product Capacity Management and Investment » Joint Marketing & Production Decisions » Optimal Capacity
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VIRTUAL CLASS ROOM ABSTRACT Education over the Internet is the latest concept in spreading education to every one. The conveniences of learning on line are numerous. Students and those interested in learning over the computer and can choose their own timing that is convenient to them and the classes can be taken at their own place. This Virtual Classroom System is designed in such a way that the student i.e. client can communicate with the server
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TRUE/FALSE 1. Capacity is the maximum rate of output of a process. Answer: True Reference: Introduction Difficulty: Easy Keywords: capacity‚ maximum‚ output 2. Capacity can be expressed by output or input measures. Answer: True Reference: The Theory of Constraints Difficulty: Moderate Keywords: capacity‚ input‚ output 3. Input measures of capacity are inherently more accurate than output measures of capacity. Answer: False
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