Chapter 1 Operations Strategy and Global Competitiveness Multiple Choice 1. A purposeful collection of people‚ objects‚ and procedures for operating within an environment is known as a(n): a) Operation b) Sub -system c) System d) Sub-operation Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Response: See page 7 Reference: Operations 2. Which of the following is among the six major elements of a production system? a) Inputs b) Output c) Monitoring and legislative compliance d) Only A and B Answer:
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Manufacturing Technology – I MI 231 Instructor – Dr. Akshay Dvivedi Autumn 2011-2012 Manufacturing Technology – I MI 231 Relative Weightage of Marks Class Work Sessional (CWS): Practical Sessional (PRS): Mid Term Examination (MTE): End Term Examination (ETE): 15% 15% 30% 40% Objective: To impart knowledge about the process principles‚ equipment‚ and applications of different forming processes‚ machining operations‚ and grinding processes. 1 COURSE CONTENT S. No 1 Contents Introduction:
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Riordan IT Business System The following is a description of the IT business system of Riordan Manufacturing. It identifies the inter-relationship of IT with other Riordan business systems as well as existing and needed IT systems and/or sub-systems. Overview The purpose of this report is to provide a more comprehensive view of the existing and needed IT systems at Riordan Manufacturing and how the IT Division interrelates to other business divisions within the company. When complied
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| | | |Course Schedule | |Dates |Topics | | |Note: The following schedule is approximate‚ reading and home work assignments are routinely posted on the | | |course website
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A Continuous Improvement process is an incremental and ongoing approach to improve products‚ processes or services. These efforts generally seek to achieve incremental improvement over time or try to achieve breakthough improvement as an immediate result. Delivery processes are constantly evaluated and improved to increase their efficiency and effectiveness. W.Edwards Deming‚ a poineer in the field of quality saw it as part of the system whereby feedback from the customer is taken and evaluated against
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idea of conducting a Kaizen event anytime a significant process issue was identified. Kaizen is based on a Japanese philosophy which means continuous change or improvement. Many manufacturers that embrace a lean methodology use a kaizen approach to continually tweak their processes. (Lean Thinking and Methods‚ 2011) It seemed like every time we had some supplier complaint or a supply disruption‚ we conducted some team inspired problem solving. Some of the kaizens worked well‚ others did not.
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Assignment 4 Dissertation Review By Gary Evan Mair An assignment submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for DISS-725 course as part of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Information Systems Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences Nova Southeastern University DISS-725- The System Development Process Fall 2013 Professor: Dr. Yair Levy Due: December 10‚ 2013 2013 Title of the Dissertation: Responsibility Factors of Reducing Inefficiencies
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Good Manufacturing Practice Every field needs to define certain standards and procedures that need to be followed for outstanding results and outcomes. Every industry‚ area and domain has a pre-defined set of rules and standards that define some of the best practices. Similarly‚ engineering also has defined practices for different areas to help the areas improve and give better outcomes. Some practices that engineers have defined are for the manufacturing domain. These areas are known as the good
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Case: Quadrant Homes Applies Lean Concepts in a Project Environment 1. Consider the three value disciplines described by Treacy and Wiersema. Create a two-by-three table in which you name and describe the three value disciplines in the left column. In the right column‚ describe what Quadrant does to support each one. Below the table‚ write a few sentences in which you take a position regarding which value discipline best describes Quadrant’s highest priority. Defend your reasoning. Value Disciplines
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What are the problems in this case? The problem is financial mismanagement whereby there is higher consumption. This is very an understandable because there have been 30% more consumed in office supplies‚ a 25% increase in staff and 23% of the purchased medical supplies discarded for their expiration. What are the possible causes and contributing factors of each problem? The cause of the problem is the increase in the staff expenses‚ pharmacy management and office supplies. I think the factors include
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