Gestão da Produção Case: Quality Parts Company List of Tables List of Illustrations 1) Introduction Quality Parts Company is an enterprise that supplies gizmos for a computer manufacturer. There are three products (X‚ Y‚ Z)‚ and basically all of them need the same machines‚ except for product Z which has milling as the first operation. The demand can range from one hundred and twenty five to one hundred and seventy five products per month
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Case Study: Quality Parts Company 1. Which of the changes being considered by the manager of Quality Parts Company are counter to the lean philosophy of the company? Lean production is a philosophy and a way of working involving eliminating all forms of waste (where waste is defined as anything that does not add value in the production process and supply chain). Many changes being considered by the manager are counter to lean philosophy. These are: Installing an automated ordering system to help
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STUDY: Quality Parts Company . BUS520 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT 04 January 2008 Introduction: I. Which of the changes being considered by the manager of Quality Parts Company are counter to the lean philosophy? II. Make recommendations for lean improvements in such areas as scheduling‚ layout‚ kanban‚ task groupings‚ and inventory. III. Sketch the operation of a pull system for quality for Quality Parts Company’s current system. IV. Outline a plan for introducing lean at Quality Parts Company
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Date: ________________________ Student Exploration: DNA Fingerprint Analysis Vocabulary: codon‚ DNA‚ DNA fingerprint‚ genotype‚ identical twins‚ nitrogenous base‚ phenotype‚ trait Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 1. The two navy officers shown at left are identical twins. Why do you think identical twins look so similar? _______________________________________________
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6.1: Case Study Analysis Quality Parts Company Quality Parts Company supplies gizmos for a computer manufacturer located a few miles away. The company produces two different models of gizmos in production runs ranging from 100 to 300 units. The production flow of models X and Y is shown in Exhibit 12.11. Model Z requires milling as its first step‚ but otherwise follows the same flow pattern as X and Y. Skids can hold up to 20 gizmos at a time. Approximate times per unit by operation number and
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precipitation Acid rain affects many things in the environment including: fish‚ plants‚ buildings‚ statues. Etc. The air inside buildings can be polluted too= Indoor air pollution Dust‚ pet hair‚ air fresheners‚ smoke and toxic fumes from cleaning supplies can all contribute to air pollution Carbon Monoxide (CO) is an indoor air pollutant that is a colorless and odorless gas that forms when wood‚ coal‚ oil or gas is not completely burned Radon is another colorless and odorless gas formed naturally
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Activity A: Types of water pollution Get the Gizmo ready: • Check that the TYPE tab and Toxic pollution are selected. Question: What are the main types of water pollution? 1. Read and learn: Besides toxic pollution‚ the other types of pollution are sediment pollution‚ nutrient pollution‚ and bacterial pollution. You have already described toxic pollution on the previous page. Read about the other types‚ and describe each in your own words. Sediment pollution Description:
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Week Four Case Study Quality Parts Company Anthony Decker Operations Management OSC301 University of Phoenix 6 December 2004 Week Four Case Study In the case study of the factitious company‚ Quality Parts Company (QPC)‚ QPC supplies gizmos for a computer manufacturer located a few miles away. Although the text states that QPC manufactures only two models of gizmo‚ it also states that manufacture for models X and Y start at machine 2‚ the lathe‚ while model Z requires milling at machine 1
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concluded an analysis of the current cost and pricing structure of the current Gizmo against the proposed cost and pricing structure provided for the new improved Gizmo. Under the current pricing and cost structure our breakeven point is 32836 unit or $2‚462‚686.57 in dollars‚ keeping the same selling price of $75.00 while increasing our contribution margin from $24.75 to $30.00‚ our breakeven point with the new Gizmo‚ is 36667 units or $2‚750‚000 dollars which is approximately a 112% increase
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Solution to Supplemental Case: Ranger Supply Company This case is simply intended to force students to think about reasons for or against international business. As with most cases‚ there are no perfect solutions‚ but there are some general conclusionsthat can be drawn.a.Some of the more obvious factors to consider are:1.Competition. There are similar distributors in Canada‚ whereas Eastern Europe may not havean organized system for the distribution of office supplies. Yet‚ some European firms (likethe
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