1. The R&D department is planning to bid on a large project for the development of a new communication system for commercial planes. The accompanying table shows the activities‚ times‚ and sequences required: |Activity |Immediate Predecessor |Time (weeks) | |A |- |3 | |B |A |2
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Factor Rating (Facility Location) Example-01 A manufacturer of garments is actively considering five alternative locations for setting up its factory. The locations vary in terms of their advantages to the firm. Hence‚ the firm requires a method of identifying the most appropriate location. Based on a survey of its senior executives‚ the firm has arrived at six factors to be considered for final site selection. The rating of each factor on a scale of 1 to 100 provides this information. Further
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What is the maximum number of applications per hour that can be handled by the present configuration of the process? Based upon the present configuration‚ the license renewal department can process 60 applications per hour. As seen in the process map in the attached excel document as well as the flow diagram below‚ the cycle time for the renewal process is driven by the time it takes to complete the bottleneck activity. In this configuration‚ the bottleneck activity is step three as it has the
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Exercise 1 page 224 a. Using Maximax‚ the worst payoffs for the alternatives are as follws: Do nothing: $60 thousands Expand: $80 thousands Subcontract: $70 thousands Hence‚ since $80 thousands is the best‚ choose to expand the firms using the maximax strategy b. Using Maximin Do nothing: $50 thousands Expand: $20 thousands Subcontract: $40 thousands Hence‚ since $50 thousands is the best‚ choose to do nothing using the maximin strategy c. Using Laplace For the Laplace criterion
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1. A manufacturer’s average work-in-process inventory for a certain part is 1‚000 units. The workstation produces this part at the rate of 200 units per day. What is the average time a unit spends at this workstation? 2. The Wilcox Student Health Center has just implemented a new computer system and service process to \improve e±ciency." As pharmacy manager‚ you are con- cerned about waiting time and its potential impact on college students who \get no respect." All prescriptions (Rxs) go
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Manual Operations Management Fifth edition Nigel Slack Stuart ChambersRobert Johnston For further instructor materialplease visit: www.pearsoned.co.uk/slack ISBN-13: 978-0-273-70850-6 / ISBN-10: 0-273-70850-3 Pearson Education Limited 2007 Lecturers adopting the main text are permitted to download the manual as required. 2© Nigel Slack‚ Stuart Chambers & Robert Johnston 2007 Pearson Education Limited Edinburgh GateHarlowEssex CM20 2JEEnglandandAssociated Companies around the world. Visit
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Instructor ’s Manual Operations Management Fifth edition Nigel Slack Stuart Chambers Robert Johnston For further instructor material please visit: www.pearsoned.co.uk/slack ISBN-13: 978-0-273-70850-6 / ISBN-10: 0-273-70850-3 Pearson Education Limited 2007 Lecturers adopting the main text are permitted to download the manual as required. 1 © Nigel Slack‚ Stuart Chambers & Robert Johnston 2007 Pearson Education Limited Edinburgh Gate Harlow Essex CM20 2JE England and
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SWOT analysis Strengths Cadbury has a strong manufacturing competence‚ established brand name and a leader in innovation. People trust the company and support the brand. Cadbury’s is fully focused on chocolate‚ candy‚ and chewing gum‚ with a unique understanding of consumer in the segments. This allow Cadburys to be able to put all efforts and resources into just this area‚ concentrating all R&D and marketing here and not using money in other areas. Ability to respond to the market needs
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Company Description Cadbury Beverages‚ Inc. is the beverage division of Cadbury Schweppes PLC‚ a major global soft drink and confectionery marketer. In 1989‚ Cadbury Schweppes PLC had worldwide sales of $4.6 billion‚ which were produced by product sales in more than 110 countries. Cadbury Schweppes PLC headquarters are located in London‚ England; Cadbury Beverages‚ Inc. worldwide headquarters are in Stamford‚ Connecticut. Cadbury Schweppes PLC has the distinction of being the world’s
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instead. Suppositions? NEWS: Cadbury VS Kraft Foods What happened to Cadbury and who was it taken over by??? After months of negotiations‚ Kraft (KFT) announced in 2010 that it would acquire U.K. сonfection giant Cadbury. The takeover bid was $19.5 billion. Background of Cadbury… Now a little bit about the history of Cadbury‚ you’ll know who founded the company and why! Let’s begin. Cadbury was found in 1824 when a young Quaker named John Cadbury opened up a shop in Birmingham. Do you
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