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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CHAPTER 1 Multiple Choice Questions- Theoretical 1. a 6. b 11. d 16. a 21. b 26. c 2. c 7. c 12. a 17. b 22. c 27. a 3. a 8. d 13. b 18. d 23. c 28. c 4. c 9. a 14. d 19. b 24. d 29. c 5. d 10. b 15. a 20. a 25. c 30. d Multiple Choice Questions - Computational 1. (b) Direct Materials P47‚000 Direct Labor 28‚000 Factory Overhead: Depreciation – Factory equipment P1‚000 Factory rent 2‚000 Factory
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http://fp05-527.web.dircon.net/ikea_company_profile.html Profile: ikea IKEA is the world’s most successful mass-market retailer‚ selling Scandinavian-style home furnishings and other house goods in 230 stores in 33 countries and hosting 410 million shoppers per year. An acronym for founder Ingvar Kamprad and his boyhood home of Elmtaryd‚ Agunnaryd‚ IKEA began operating in Sweden in 1943 and continues its original ethos based upon cost obsession fused with design culture. No design‚ no matter
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Operations management and operations strategy are two very important undertakings for any company that is involved in the production of products and services. This is because operations management ensures that raw materials are successfully converted to finished goods‚ while operations strategy makes sure that whichever goods or services produced have a competitive advantage over similar products offered by rival companies. It is from the business strategy that the operations strategy is derived
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roads‚ and 56‚000 employees. Forecasting attendance and guest behavior helps plan for more than 1 billion customer interactions per year‚ and the purchase of 9 million hamburgers‚ 50 million Cokes‚ and tons of “tangible memories.” Planning begins with a 5 year forecast of attendance based on a combination of econometric models‚ experience-based models‚ extensive research‚ and a magic mirror. 1. Econometric models examines the international economies of seven key countries‚ their GDP growth
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Operations strategy defines how an organisation could manage their resources for its production. People within the operations management play the most important role in a company. They need to be able to manage how to keep or attract customers to their products or services and have a major competitive advantage against their competitors. Lack of competence and skill within this segment can easily lead to failure and loss. To avoid so‚ a manager needs to comply with a certain strategy to stay on
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has the slowest flow rate per hour. STEP Average time to perform (seconds) Number of employees assigned Capacity per hour 1 Review renewal application for correctness 15 1 240 2 Process and record payment 30 1 120 3 Check file for violations and restrictions 60 1 60 4 Conduct eye test 40 1 90 5 Photograph applicant 20 1 180 6 Issue temporary license 30 1 120 In Out Where‚ 2. How many applications can be processed per hour if a second clerk is added to check for violations
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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‚ based on the detailed analysis of both the qualitative and quantitative data available for each of the locations‚ the ratings of the locations against each factor have also been arrived at (on a scale of 0 to
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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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Submission Date : 15th April 2013 Word Count: 3654 (Excl. Title page‚ contents‚ Exec Summary‚ Figures‚ references‚ bibliography) 1) Executive Summary 2 2) Introduction 3 a) XXXXXXXXXXXXX Ltd 3 b) Scope Of The Review 4 c) Current Cash Collection Process 6 d) Objectives 7 3) Business Process Review 7 1) Step 1 : Schedule planning and programme development 9 2) Step 2 : Review the current process 10 3) Step 3 : Speak to job holders about the current process 11
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