Lean and Six Sigma Quality control and improvement in industry Student Internet exercises Solved problems Discussion questions Problems Selected bibliography 9.10 Key points I In the last chapter‚ we reviewed the long history of quality management. In the early 1900s‚ inspection shifted from the workers to a formal quality control department. This created tension between the workers and the inspectors‚ which is still evident in some companies today. But those who use the modern ideas of quality
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service vs management perception of service have developed. This starts with the initial experience at the register when the customer places their order. The average American expects quality service from food service establishments. This means that they expect to be treated with value and with respect. However‚ a common complaint made by McDonald’s customers is that the employees seem to never have the customer’s interest in mind. This may result from a misperception from the location’s management. The
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Administration European Master in Project Management Operational Risks in Global Supply Chain Project Thesis Submitted by Kashif Shabab Submitted to Professor Dr. Jan-Philipp Büchler Summer Semester 2011 / 2012 Table of contents 1 Introduction 6 2 Global Supply Chain 7 2.1 Supply chain management: schools of thought..............................
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MANAGEMENT IN THE NEW GLOBAL ECONOMY: THE CASE STUDY OF NATION MEDIA GROUP (NMG) INTRODUCTION This research paper is in response to your request for a case study of management in the new global economy‚ where global means beyond country borders. Taking the case of Nation Media Group (NMG) which is the largest media house in East and Central Africa‚ this paper outlines the steps that management of NMG has taken to expand its territorial operations and even stay strong in the rapidly changing
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Problems Week 4 Betsy Whitfield ITT Tech Online MG518 – Operations and Process Management Professor Eloise Thomas August 24‚ 2013 * Chapter 9: Problems 2a‚ 2b‚ 5a‚ and 5b on page 346 * Chapter 10: Problems 2 and 5 on pages 381-382 * Chapter 11: Problems 2 and 3 on pages 407-408 * Chapter 12: Problems 2‚ 3a‚ 3b‚ 10a‚ 10b‚ 22a‚ and 22b on pages 440-443 Chapter 9 Problem 2 Prince Electronics‚ a manufacturer of consumer electronic goods
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Product and Service design plays a strategic role in helping an organization achieve its goals. A good product or service design can ensure customer satisfaction‚ quality and production costs. On the other hand‚ if an organization is offering poor product or service‚ customer’s feedback in the form of lack of interest will result in poor sales. Also quality and production costs are affected by poor design of the product or service. Some key reasons to design or redesign a product are simply. They
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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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OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT 1. Supplier Us Customer Raw materials Transforming Work in progress inventory Transformation Finished goods inventory Customer Codex 25000D1‚ 18 dollars (Notes and Problems). Assignment 1‚ 2 make for 15%. Midterm make for 35% and the Assignment 3 for 10%. Finals make up for 40%. Assignments handed in at the beginning of sessions 5‚ 7 and 12. Value added: Inputs Transformation process Outputs. How do we increase value to the product. A lot of things
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Strategic Management in A Global Context Instructor: Mark Louis Ulrich Team Project By: Amer Nasser Hanh Nguyen Lars Boelke Wila Yu Airline Industry History: The first ever scheduled airline was launched in St. Petersburg‚ Florida‚ a city not generally considered that can boast of an aviation. But on January 1‚ 1914‚ the St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line was born there--the world ’s first scheduled airline using winged aircraft. A plaque on the entrance to St. Petersburg International
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