Homework 4- Chapters 13 and 14 Due October 21‚ 2014 You have to work in your group. Individual efforts will not be graded. Chapter 13- Statistical Quality Control Problems 2‚ 6‚ 7‚ and 9 pages 339-341 and of the 14th edition textbook ( If you do not have the 14th edition‚ you may use a copy of these two pages available in the pdf file on BB in the same location you found this document). 2. The cost of quality would increase in order for the supplier to do a quality check on the customer’s
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quality of a restaurant? Customers judge the quality of restaurants through a set of standards‚ its decore‚ design‚ layout ‚ food‚ menu‚ poesies and services. 2. Indicate how and why each of these factors is important to the successful operation of a restaurant: a. Customer satisfaction: As we all know that customers come first‚ so if we reached to satisfy our customers we will build a strong customer base an
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MGT 502 Final Review Questions 1. List and explain the three ways to decrease process throughput time. 1) Perform activities in parallel a. A serial approach results in the throughput time for the entire process being the sum of individual steps plus transport and waiting time between steps. Using a parallel approach can reduce throughput time by as much as 80 percent and produces a better result. 2) Change the sequence of activities b. Altering the sequence of activities
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Management may choose to build up capacity in anticipation of demand or in response to developing demand. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of both approaches. To illustrate some of the advantages and disadvantages‚ provide specific examples of companies that have used each strategy. Three things that are important when planning capacity is “maintaining system balance‚ frequency of capacity additions or reductions‚ and the use of external capacity.” (Jacobs‚ Chase Pg 75) Some of the advantages
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Ch3 – O.M 1) Strategic decisions are those which: A) Only involve senior managers B) Require the input of external consultants and management accountants. C) Seek to move the whole organisation towards its overall long-term goals D) Define the position of a business unit with respect to its operational capabilities 2) The determination of performance priorities is normally influenced by: A) The specific needs of the company’s customer
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certification? a. it is a prerequisite for ISO 9000 certification b. it indicates a higher level of adherence to standards than ISO 9000 c. it is only sought by companies exporting their goods d. it deals with environmental management 8. Total Quality Management emphasizes a. the responsibility of the Quality Control staff to identify and solve all quality-related problems b.
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Executive Summary: Packard Electric Corp. is a leader in power and signal product distribution in the United States. They thought they could do the same thing outside of the US so they opened a plant in Juarez‚ Mexico to manufacture harnesses for US and other foreign customers. At the beginning‚ however their results were very poor. Probably‚ the most important issue was that none of the management had the necessary experience needed for their managerial positions and hardly anyone spoke Spanish. Also
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Two key operational approach elements that link the operation to national interests include objectives and COG. JP 5-0 states‚ “the operational approach reflects an understanding of the OE and the problem…and identification of objectives‚ COG(s) and decisive points are useful in developing the basis for an operational approach.” However‚ if the analysis and understanding of these fundamental aspects are wrong‚ the operational approach will fail. Sadly‚ an imprudent objective and the wrong COG hampered
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NICHE MARKET STRATEGY FOR ATTRACTING FOREIGN TOURISTS Mohammad Amzad Hossain Sarker‚ PhD Candidate (Assistant Professor‚ Comilla University‚ Bangladesh) School of Management‚ Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan‚ China. Sumayya Begum‚ PhD Candidate (Senior Lecturer‚ Southeast University‚ Bangladesh) School of Management‚ Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan‚ P.R. China ABSTRACT Bangladesh has bright prospects of tourism in future. She possesses tourism potentials all over the country
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MODULE TITLE: OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Hand in date: 6pm Thursday 10th December Alternative Assessment 2‚500 words Report question The aim of the JIT methodology may be deemed to meet demand instantaneously‚ with perfect quality and no waste’. So runs one definition of JIT. Your task is to evaluate the requirements and objectives of a JIT operation and analyse the potential benefits and drawbacks when deciding to apply the JIT methodology to the following operation: A restaurant
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