Operations Management II Yankee Fork and Hoe Company (YFHC) Total (50) Marks Weightage 10% Lead Questions for Assignment 1 1. What kind of forecasting system is being currently used by YFHC? What are the current problems faced by YFHC due to problems in forecasting. (5 marks) (max.100 +100words) Ans: Adams has been using the Qualitative method rather than Quantitative method. 2. What is the importance of accurate forecasting for YFHC? Justify with case specific information and avoid general
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okay starbuck had made a goal and their initially segment was a Geographic segmentation‚ starbuck or Schultz intentions to open 10‚000 new stores in just four years and then push Starbucks to 40‚000 stores. In 20 years time‚ Schultz grew the company to almost 17‚000 stores in dozens of countries. 2.What changed first—the Starbucks customer or the Starbucks Experience? Explain your response by discussing the principles of market targeting. One issue often mentioned was that Starbucks had
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financial statements? Ignore any potential tax effects. a. Assume that 60% of Microsoft’s research and development expenses were incurred after technological feasibility was established‚ that the average product life was two years‚ and that the company begins amortizing software costs at the beginning of the following year. Estimate the effect of capitalizing software costs on Microsoft’s fiscal 1997‚ 1998‚ and 1999 income statements and balance sheets. [pic] b. Why do you think
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5 tons 1800 Barley 2.2 tons 2200 Constraints: Thus mathematical model is: Maximize: Subject to: Solving the problem using solver of MS Excel we get the solution as follows: Variable Solution 547.21 544.90 422.71 311.34 373.84 65.52 65.52 0.00 Variable Max. Profit Solution 0.00 0.00 586.66 376.95 35.33 0.53 0.53 315862.07 Crop Plan Parcel Cultivation Area (Acre) Wheat Alfalfa Barley Total Area Southeast 547.21 65.52 586.66 1199.39 North 544
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About the Company and David Oreck • “David Oreck founded the Oreck Corporation in the United States in 1963. The company’s principal manufacturing facilities are in Cookeville‚ TN.” • “In 2001 Oreck had 200 Oreck-owned stores across the nation‚ and worked out a licensing deal for investors who can set up Oreck Prototypes for a $75‚000 investment.” • “The vast majority of Oreck sales took place over the telephone or through the mail.” • David Oreck was born in Duluth‚ Minnesota. In New York
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could even create the music by playing it on an electronic instrument keyboard. Besides‚ Scor-eStore.com would offer more other functions. However‚ to bring it to a company‚ it needed an initial investment of $90‚000. If possible‚ Lance Bernard‚ the potential venture capitalist‚ would pay the whole $90‚000 and acquire the 1/3 of the company. Basically‚ they would spend four months to develop prototype of the viewer‚ and then operate website pilot in the next two months. They would launch and run business
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1) What caused the existing system at ETO to fail? This system was based on the assumption that direct costs and overhead are consumed in the same proportion for all product testing. However‚ this is not the case and therefore the system failed. For example‚ due to the implementation of the vendor certification and the just-in-time delivery‚ some products are already tested and do not need any further tests‚ and ETO faces a decreasing number of the tests performed. On the other hand‚ new components
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Is Isom’s business vision responsive to the situation? In general‚ most of the companies in property and casualty insurance business would want to be high performing specialists rather than generalists. Yes‚ in this case however his vision was responsive to the situation. He had a good view of the situation and knew that radical shift in the divisions strategy is required to turn around the future
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Lean Manufacturing is a very popular and successful strategy‚ which many manufacturing companies have adopted over the past 60 years. Mone Consulting Firm has been referring this method for more than 20 years at a high success rate of 99%. If implemented effectively “going lean” for Classic Cable Company will have a positive impact throughout the entire enterprise‚ by introducing attainable goals. The goals of lean manufacturing will achieve: a balanced rapid flow‚ eliminate waste and disruptions
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Green Manufacturing: An Inconvenient Reality Are you turning green at the thought of going green? Like it or not more environmental regulations are on the way‚ and manufacturers who don’t jump on the green bandwagon may be left behind. For every unseasonably warm day this year‚ the noose around manufacturers’ necks to produce environmentally friendly products gets tighter and tighter. Need evidence? Consider this: In 2004 the business sector shouldered 65% of environmental regulatory costs‚ with
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