FALL 2011 2011 Deadline: October 26‚ Middle East Technical University – Northern Cyprus Campus BUS 361 Operations Management Homework 1 - Solutions 1. Fruit Computer Company manufactures memory chips in lots of ten chips. From past experience‚ Fruit knows that 80% of all lots contain 10% (1 out of 10) defective chips‚ 20% of all lots contain 50% (5 out of 10) defective chips. If a good batch (that is‚ 10% defective) of chips is sent on to the next stage of production‚ processing costs
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Thiago DeSouza Homework Assignment 1 ISOM 319: Operations Management Problem 1: 1. Input: Warehouse worker(s)‚ package item(s)‚ transportation vehicle‚ transportation pilots/drivers‚ and information for best method of travel. Transformation: Care for package(s)‚ maintain client(s) informed‚ and transport package(s). Output: Transported package(s) and correct location and time of arrival. 2. Input: Idea development‚ financial backing‚ engineers‚ blueprint(s) design‚ prototype(s) creation‚ and
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MB0044 – Production & Operations Management Q.1. what do you understand by Vendor-managed Inventory (VMI)? Ans. Vendor managed inventory: The very purpose of JIT is to reduce Inventory at all places in the supply chain. Inventory is considered a waste because Inventory is created by using materials‚ machines and efforts of persons. All of these Are resources which have already been used up and that portion of it which is not Consumed and sent up the value chain causes a drag on the system
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Introduction: Now a days Garments sector is one of the most demandable industries in the world. Most of the countries are related now in Garments sector including Bangladesh. And Bangladesh is competing with others in the world market. There are lots of companies established in Bangladesh for Exporting the Garments products. The Mostafa Garments Industries Ltd. Is one of the Leading company in Bangladesh. They Export there products in America‚ EU countries‚ Japan and Chaina Market. They supply
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Being in the right location is a key ingredient in a business ’s success. If a company selects the wrong location‚ it may have adequate access to customers‚ workers‚ transportation‚ materials‚ and so on. Consequently‚ location often plays a significant role in a company ’s profit and overall success. A location strategy is a plan for obtaining the optimal location for a company by identifying company needs and objectives‚ and searching for locations with offerings that are compatible with these needs
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Forecasting Forecast can help managers by reducing some of the uncertainty‚ thereby enabling them to develop more meaningful plans than they might otherwise. A forecast is a statement about the future. Features common to all forecasts 1. The same underlying causal system that existed in the past will continue to exist in the future. 2. Forecasts are rarely perfect; actual results usually differ from predicted values. 3. Forecasts for groups of items tend to be more accurate than forecasts
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Operation Management Assignment Liu Zhenya(Harry) 2014.2.26 Words[1724]Question1: Why is operations management important in this company ?Operations management refers to the administration of business practices to create the highest level of efficiency possible within an organization. Operations management is concerned with converting materials and labor into goods and services as efficiently as possible to maximize the profit of an organization (Stevenson‚ W. J.‚ & Hojati‚ M.‚ 2007). The
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organisation in the following areas: 1. The process of transformation of inputs to outputs 2. Process and capacity design. 3. Supply chain management. 4. Scheduling. 2.1. The process of transformation of inputs to outputs The creation of goods or services involves transforming or converting inputs into outputs. (William J. Stevenson 8th Ed.: 4). 2.1.1 Inputs The inputs for the two organizations include employees‚ facilities‚ buildings‚ equipment‚ laboratories‚ capital‚ energy
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centralized or on-site location 4. Whether to inspect attributes or variables * How Much to Inspect? * Typical Inspection Points: * Raw materials and purchased parts * Finished products * Before a costly operation * Before an irreversible process * Before a covering process * Effects on cost and level of disruption are a major issue in selecting centralized vs. on-site inspection * Centralized * Specialized tests that
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MBA SEMESTER-4 ASSIGNMENT set 1 Name :……………………….. Registration No. :………………………. Learning Center :………………………. Learning Center Code :……………………… Course :………………………. Subject :………………………. Semester :………………………. Module No. :………………………. Date of submission :………………………. Marks awarded :………………………. Directorate of Distance Education Signature of Sikkim Manipal University Center Signature of Evaluator II Floor‚ Syndicate House Manipal- 576104 Signature of Coordinator Important Note to the Students: The student
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