Spring 2013 Master of Business Administration- MBA Semester 1 MB0048 –Operations Research- 4 Credits (Book ID: B1631) Assignment Set - 1 (60 Marks) Note: Assignment Set -1 must be written within 6-8 pages. Answer all questions. Q1. Explain the scope of Operations Research. What are the features of Operations 10 marks (300 - 350 words each) Research? Q2. Six Operators are to be assigned to five jobs with the cost of assignment in Rs. given 10 marks in the matrix below. Determine the
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Operation Overlord was the code name used for the Allied attack on German-occupied Northern France in the summer of 1944. The organization responsible for planning this task was SHAEF‚ the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force‚ and the officer in command of Overlord was Major General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Command of ground forces was given to General Bernard Montgomery‚ while naval forces would be commanded by Admiral Bertram Ramsay. Air forces were under the control of Air Chief Marshal
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Background and introduction Balfour Beatty Construction is a commercial construction company that was formulated in 1933. The headquarter of the company is in Dallas‚ Texas and service office in U.S. the parent company of the Balfour Beatty Construction is Balfour Beatty which is a London based group. The group is a world class construction‚ services and engineering organization. The competitive and strategic position of the company can be assessed by the management tools including SWOT and PESTLE
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the rise of the Soviet Union. We could see the fear throughout the world as the Communist domino effect was in full swing. An event that truly started the rise of the Soviets and the fall of the Nazi was Adolf Hitler’s own Operation Barbarossa. Operation Barbarossa Operation Barbarossa could be one of the only events in history to be pinpointed as the beginning for two different eras: The collapse of the Nazi‚ and the rise of the Soviet Union. During World War Two‚ the Nazi
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1. Acting as an outside consultant‚ what would you recommend that Pepe do? Given the data in the case. Perform a financial analysis to evaluate the alternatives that you have identified. (Assume that the new inventory could be value at six weeks worth of the yearly cost of sales. Use 30 percent inventory carrying cost rate). Calculate a payback period for each alternative. Jawab: Berdasarkan data yang diperoleh dari kasus Pepe Jeans‚ masalah yang timbul adalah Pepe Jeans menetapkan waktu 6 bulan
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Fully Automated Highways Systems: Imagine a world where your car drives you and you don’t drive it! A world in which your car will take you any place‚ any time and all you have to do is sit there. This world is not so far away. The need for fully automated highway system development is in high demand due to the factors stated above. Fortunately‚ there is one such technology in the works‚ vehicle platooning; vehicle platooning is method used in AHS to increase the capacity of highways. The eight-vehicle
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Case Study Supporting Operations Management at Standard Bank A Case Study by Bloor Research Author : Simon Holloway Publish date : September 2010 Standard Bank‚ by using QPR software for their Six Sigma initiatives‚ were able not only to map the processes to a standard‚ but to produce measures aligned to higher level objectives‚ with targets that were realistic and achievable‚ resulting in hard savings Simon Holloway Supporting Operations Management at Standard Bank Introduction The
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insights into the UK construction industry‚ including: The UK construction industry’s growth prospects by market‚ project type and type of construction activity Analysis of equipment‚ material and service costs across each project type within the UK Critical insight into the impact of industry trends and issues‚ and the risks and opportunities they present to participants in the UK construction industry Analyzing the profiles of the leading operators in the UK construction industry Data highlights
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BLDG1260 Construction Management Principles LECTURE 3: SAFETY IN CONSTRUCTION Riza Yosia Sunindijo Outline and aims 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The basic of construction safety The importance of safety The evolution of construction safety Psychological aspect Behavioural aspect Situational aspect Investing in safety 1 Basic definitions What is safety? What is a hazard? What is a risk? Accident vs. incident vs. injury What are the causes of an accident? Anton‚ T.J. (1989). Occupational safety
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of Japan was announced on August 10. The atomic bomb ended the war swiftly and quickly‚ and resulted in no Allied casualties. Others supported Operation Downfall‚ an invasion of Japan. However‚ this may not have resulted in an unconditional surrender. U.S. President Truman was advised that 250‚000 to one million U.S. soldiers could have died in Operation Downfall‚ the planned invasion of mainland Japan. In a study done by the Joint Chiefs of Staff in April 1945‚ the figures of 7.45 casualties per
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