Master of Business Administration – MBA Semester 2 MB0044 – Production & operations Management - 4 Credits (Book ID: B1133) Assignment Set- 1 60 Marks Note: Each question carries 10 Marks. Answer all the questions. 1. What are the components of systems productivity? Explain how CAD and CIM help in improving productivity. 2. What do you understand by ‘industry best practice’? different types of Benchmarking. Briefly explain 3. List out the various automated systems for transfer
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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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PLC (ELICO) Awash Tannery For the Course Production /Operations Management (MBAd 632) (Educational Visit Report) Submitted To Tadesse Negash (PhD) Prepared by ABERAHAM MELSE MEKURIA ABERA MESFINE TELILA MERGIA BAYISSA TADESSE BIRU TENA H/MARIAM WOSSEN HAILU August 2013 Addis Ababa‚ Ethiopia ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We are strongly indebted to our instructor of production and operations management Dr. Tadesse Negash for his intimacy with us‚ continuous
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Author: Diana Nagy‚ MBA FT 11‚ Grenoble Graduate School of Business Course: Operation Management Prof.: Alexander Fidanza Assignment: Custom Molds Inc. - case study analysis Submitted: November 2010 Custom Molds Inc. – Case Study Analysis 1. What are the major issues Tom and Mason Miller are facing? Looking at the workflow of Custom Molds raises several questions. First‚ customers’ complaints about delivery delays have increased. The voice of the customer always signals a problem. Tom and Mason
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The importance of data for operations management and decision making In order to be able to make well guided decisions‚ one needs well based facts and therefore one is in continuous need of quality data. The same goes for operations management; data of substance is a must to run a company in its optimal levels of efficiency‚ effectiveness and capacity. The five levels of Data Quality Maturity according to Gartner are Aware‚ Reactive‚ Proactive‚ Managed and Optimized. Using these levels and applying
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like a small scale industry mainly selects the site where in accordance with its capacity the local market. for the product is available DEFINATION OF FACILITY LOCATION AND LAYOUT Facility location‚ also known as location analysis‚ is a branch of operations research concerning itself with mathematical modeling and solution of problems concerning optimal placement of facilities in order to minimize transportation costs‚ avoid placing hazardous materials near housing LOCATION DECISION Location decisions
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SMM109 Operations Management Part B: Individual Assignment Application and Evaluation of the Five Operations Management Objectives by Shakila a/p Munisamy (u0958470) Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 4 1.1 Organisational Structure 4 1.2 Market Segments 4 1.3 Process Flow 6 2.0 Critical Analysis of LSW based on the 5 performance objectives 7 2.1 Internal and External Customers 7 2.2 Client Expectations 8 2.3 Different Expectations of Public and Corporate Clients 9
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“Analytics plays a vital role in supply chain management due to the complexities present and increasing competition and customer expectations effecting the company’s cost and profitability.” Traditional supply chain are out casted due to mixing of global operating systems‚ pressure of pricing and increasing customer expectations. Wastage in supply chain are created due to recent economic impacts such as rising fuel price rise‚ global recession‚ there is a scarcity in supplier bases
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Improving Stickley Furniture BUS 644 Operations Management Abstract Stickley Furniture has a long tradition of manufacturing and selling fine furniture goods. The Consulting Firm has been charged with the responsibility of evaluating and explaining how the company operates and tracks jobs and inventory. Also‚ the pros and cons of how orders are processed are evaluated. Finally‚ suggestions are made regarding the way the company should handle forecasting‚ inventory‚ work measurement
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John Bevan‚ who was head of the London Controlling Section and in charge of the organization of Operation Bodyguard believed that the radio transmissions of Fortitude North would not be enough to convince the Germans of a planned invasion of Norway. It was this belief that led to the planning of Operation Graffham to help reinforce Fortitude North. Operation Graffham’s main goal was to convince the German High Command that Sweden was planning to join the Allies in the fight
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