Ricerca operativa 8/ed Frederick S. Hillier‚ Gerald J. Lieberman Copyright © 2005 – The McGraw-Hill Companies srl Test Bank for Chapter 3 Problem 3-1: The Weigelt Corporation has three branch plants with excess production capacity. Fortunately‚ the corporation has a new product ready to begin production‚ and all three plants have this capability‚ so some of the excess capacity can be used in this way. This product can be made in three sizes--large‚ medium‚ and small--that yield a net unit
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Operational Management Chapter 1: Strategy and competitiveness OM (Operational Management) is use to create customer value through effective processes in both product and service-based organization. Core competence A bundle of skills that enable a firm to provide the greatest level of value to its customers in a way that is difficult for competitors to match and that provides for future growth. Core competences are embodied in the skills of the workers and in the organisation. They are developed
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APPLIED OPERATIONAL RESEARCH FOR MANAGEMENT NOTES 1 ANNA UNIVERSITY CHENNAI UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO LINEAR PROGRAMMING (LP) INTRODUCTION Operations Research (OR) (a term coined by McClosky and Trefthen in 1940) was a technique that evolved during World War II to effectively use the limited military resources and yet achieve the best possible results in military operations. In essence you can state that OR is a technique that helps achieve best (optimum) results under the given set of limited
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Operational Reorganization Program Our company is downsizing‚ facing major budget cuts‚ reorganizing departments and instituting a cross-training program for employees. It ’s imperative that we effectively manage these process changes and transition into a more productive organization. A goal setting‚ motivation and stress management program is required to assist employees and management during this transitional time. As we are all aware‚ we must make our company more responsive to an increasingly
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MARKET EFFICIENCY. Introduction. What is an "efficient" market? Can you say that the stock market in Zimbabwe is efficient?. Definitely our stock market is very small relative to others. For example‚ the ZSE carries only 75 counters‚ whereas the Johannesberg Stock Exchange (JSE) has more than five thousand firms‚ yet by world standards‚ even the JSE is still regarded as an "emerging market". So you can see that there are very few players on our ZSE‚ thus very little competition among the investors
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Course Title: Value Chain Management Course Institution: Course Tutor: Student Name: Student ID : 10005322 Greenwich ID: id805 Assignment title: Explain how operations strategy is influenced by customer and business prospective and where in a standard value chain you would expect to see your chosen topic addressed Contents Operations strategy 3 INTRODUCTION 3 OPERATIONS STRATEGY 6 OPERATIONS STRATEGY PROCESS 8 Easy Jet Case Study 11 OPERATIONS
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and co-ordinate the use of available material and human resources to achieve the organizations goals. Efficiency and effectiveness are both measures with which the performance of the organisation and in turn‚ the success of the manager can be determined. Although both factors are important for an organisation‚ focusing on one usually leads to a decline in the other. As mentioned by Chapman‚ Merritt and Norris (2000)‚ a manager must balance both the efficiency and effectiveness of their decisions
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Operational Planning I. Introduction Operational planning is setting up procedures and processes at the lower level of the company in order to meet the overall goal of the company. There are different factors for each company that affects the operational plan and how it is laid out. The operational plan can also greatly influence the success of a company. There is a direct correlation between the operational plan and a company’s strengths and weaknesses. The operational plan must also take into
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¬¬¬CHAPTER I OPERATIONAL FEASIBILITY This chapter discussed the factor that affects the overall operational study of the payroll system of AMA Computer College‚ Legazpi City. It shows the brief background and current situation of the institution. It also includes the discussion on project objectives‚ system responsibilities and the scope limitations of the proposed feasibility study. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY As computer technology changes at such fast phase‚ many business sectors try to cope
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