Case Analysis TOP STAR BAKERY I. Perspective held by the student. Though we understand the point of the manager in avoiding extra payment for overtime‚ we can be more sympathetic to employees who worked so hard to address the demand of the clients for the days that other employees are absent. For us‚ we should be paid for the time we’ve work rather than sharing the pay of our colleagues who are absent for the day. If works has been designated equally‚ we may agree with the manager however
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Apple’s production target and they are currently behind schedule. Working overtime extends the production time per working day and may help to catch up with their schedule. However‚ if Chen does decides to extend the production time of the factory‚ all of the factory workers must be paid in an overtime rate which ideally be different than their standard working rate‚ preferably higher. One reason for the higher rate for overtime production is that the workers are continuing working when they are supposedly
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Efficiency = work content/(actual number of workstations X cycle time) = 583/6(120) = 80.97% How should the line be redesigned to operate at the initial 250 units per day target‚ assuming that no overtime will be used? What is the efficiency of your new design? The cycle time will have to be reduced if overtime will not be used. To come up with the more idealistic cycle time I calculated: cycle time = production time per day/required output per day = 7.5 x 60 x60/250 = 108 seconds/unit. Almost every
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1. How comfortable are you working long hours to achieve success? Working overtime or extra hours will not be a problem for me‚ because I used to work 10 hours per day and to work overtime to finish some special tasks in my previous job. Sometimes‚ I spent my personal time on resolving some potential risks and problems that I found. 2. How eager are you to keep on learning to stay ahead of the curve? I am more than happy to learn in the work place because I value the process of continuous improvement
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increase efficiency in its operation. The entire process flow by which cranberries enter‚ move‚ and exit Receiving Plant No. 1 (RP1) can be improved by tweaking certain stages of the overall operation. Such improvements will reduce the expensive overtime costs that have been incurred and reduce the waiting time for inbound delivery trucks‚ hence‚ enabling the plant operate at more normal business hours and increase the overall profitability of NCC. Problems After running a process flow [see Exhibit
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working past their 8-hour shift. I would like to have a meeting with you regarding this current situation. I recently spoke with the factory supervisor to express my concern‚ because I know this company does not have the funds to pay every worker for overtime. He explained to me that we are “inviting” workers to work past their shift‚ which is illegal. If someone were to find out about this current situation‚ it would put our company in a bind as well as in our credibility. Objective I believe our highest
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company ’s plants? a.Hourly wages‚ fringe benefits‚ and overtime pay b.Piecework incentives per pair produced‚ perfect attendance bonuses at best practices training programs‚ stock options‚ fringe benefits‚ and overtime pay c.Weekly salary‚ fringe benefits‚ year-end bonuses tied to the number of non-defective pairs produced‚ and overtime pay d.Base wages‚ incentive payments per non defective pair produced‚ and overtime pay e.Hourly wages‚ overtime pay‚ teamwork bonuses‚ fringe benefits‚ and stock options
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480 hours per quarter on regular time and can work an additional 120 hours overtime. Regular-‐time wages and benefits cost Carlton $7‚200 per employee per quarter for regular time worked up to 480 hours‚ with an overtime cost of $20 per hour.
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Chapter 14 | Sales and Operations Planning | | TRUE/FALSE 1. The sales and operations plan is a statement of a company’s production rate‚ workforce levels‚ and inventory holdings based on estimates of customer requirements and capacity limitations. • Answer: True • Reference: Introduction • Difficulty: Easy • Keywords: sales‚ operations‚ plan‚ production‚ rate‚ workforce 2. A production plan is another name for a manufacturing firm’s sales and operations
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teams within the NFL rather than college teams. Also‚ professional games are longer; along with a difference in the overtime rule. While a college overtime rule seems fairer than the NFL overtime rule‚ the NFL strategizes in a better way. The NFL overtime system provides the coin toss‚ while the college over time system does not. The biggest problem pertained with the college overtime system has to do with field position. The teams start in the field goal range; this makes an easy sack of the quarterback
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