Operations Management Exam – revision notes Handles & Hinges Case (p670 of textbook) Key Points to note • Historical success based on reputation for high quality unique designs. • Architects specified H&H even in the face of alternative suppliers claiming equivalent products at less than 50% cost. Architects unwilling to potentially spoil multi-million pound projects for the sake of saving a few thousand pounds on fittings. See Garvins 5 categories of quality. • Changing
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Project Management Recommendation OPS 571 Monday April 14‚ 2013 Project Management Recommendation From: Sent: April 13‚ 2013 Subject: Re: Piper Industries Corporation: Project Management Recommendation To: Ray Gritsch‚ Project Manager Ray‚ Thanks for giving me the opportunity to review your three potential proposals‚ Juniper‚ Palomino‚ and Stargazer. Below you will find our detailed review of each project based off of the information provided in the previous email. These reviews include
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1. What are four alternative theoretical approaches to personal helping listed in your text? Ego psychology‚ behavioral practice‚ cognitive practice‚ and crisis intervention. 2. What are four basic steps identified by Parad‚ Selby and Quinian (1976) in crisis intervention that are designed to help the client return to pre-crisis level of functioning? The search for the precipitating event and its meaning to the client. The search for coping means utilized by the client. The search for
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1. A company’s competitive strategy deals with 2. The two biggest factors that distinguish one competitive strategy from another boil down to 3. Which of the following is not one of the five basic competitive strategy options? 4. A low-cost provider’s basis for competitive advantage is 5. A low-cost provider’s strategic target is 6. The two major avenues for achieving a cost advantage over rivals include 7. The essence of a broad differentiation strategy is to 8. Successful
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Case study of Dupont: Marketing of “Disappearing” products. 1. What are the markets for Lycra? The market for Lycra is vast. It’s not easy to pinpoint a particular market as Lycra is being used by different manufacturers such as Wacoal‚ Liz Claiborne‚ Macy’s‚ etc. and they are targetting different consumers. In general‚ the market for lycra is the manufacturers of garments and retailers. Being specific‚ Its market are Baby boomers because as they are getting aged‚ they are gaining weight
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GB511C Strategic Resources Management: Final Exam Adam J. Franco Norwich University Professor Laurette Brady November 16‚ 2013 Manufacturing today includes all facets of research‚ development‚ production‚ sales‚ distribution‚ logistics‚ customer service‚ marketing‚ and support. It extends from the making of physical products to the delivery of services (Deloitte‚ 2013). Manufacturing companies now compete on a global scale and utilize specific locations around the world
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6/hour 6 orders x 4 hours = 24 orders Therefore Kristen can fill 24 orders each night. 3. How long will it take her to fill a rush order? A ‘rush’ order will still take 26min as this is how long the operations time is. None of the processes can be eliminated with rush orders therefore the operations time cannot be minimized. 4. How busy (utilization) will she be? With processing 24 orders each night over four hours‚ Kristen will be fully utilized with the time activated equaling the time available
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A. Why does the "proper" operation strategy keep changing for A. companies that are world-class competitors? The world is evolving every day and is at a constant change or upgrade. So it only makes sense that the “proper ” operation strategy will also evolve and change over time‚ otherwise your corporation could easily get run over by the competition and transforming market. As a company it ’s important to position yourself with your product or service in the market‚ whether it would be high
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Case: Restoration project at Bennett Auto Sales and Services (BASS) Bennett Auto Sales and Services (BASS)consists of three car dealerships that sell and service several makes of American and Japanese cars‚ two auto part stores‚ a large body shop and car painting business‚ and an auto salvage yard. David Bennett‚ owner of BASS‚ went into the car business when he inherited a Ford dealership from her father. He was able to capitalize on her knowledge and experience to build her business into the
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Accounting ReportJosephine SpeignerBCOM/230May 8‚ 2014Professor Fran CarterAccounting ReportTo: Marketing Manager From: Account Manager Attention: John‚ Marketing Manager; report of the Accounting Manager I have performed the duties of Accounting Manager to ABC Company for the year ended 31 December 2013 as requested by you. The annual financial statements listed below are the responsibility of the members. No audit is required and no audit was conducted. Accordingly‚ I do not imply or express
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