MOTOROLA CORPORATION – A HISTORY OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT Ivan Ortiz Illinois Ensign85@yahoo.com 630-699-3264 GM 588 Managing Quality Instructor Robert Lee August‚ 2011 Keller School of Management Introduction The Motorola Corporation was founded in 1928 when its’ Owners Paul and Joseph Galvin decided to start a business in the area of battery storage. Paul was interested in improving on the technological advances that had taken place to date in that field. As a result‚ his motivation and
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QM 300 Midterm Part I 1. Project management: a) Is the planning‚ scheduling and controlling of project tasks to meet objectives. b) Is used primarily in construction and public works. c) Requires less communication than ongoing process management. d) Focuses on well-understood‚ unambiguous tasks and relationships. Using the following project‚ with activity times estimate in days and a critical path of CH-J-K‚ to answer the next 3 questions: Activity A B C D E F G H I J K Immediate Predecessor
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100 (18/101) = 17.82% | | April | 96 | 101 | 5 | 100 (5/96) = 5.21% | | May | 89 | 96 | 7 | 100 (7/89) = 7.87% | | June | 108 | 89 | 19 | 100 (19/108) = 17.59% | | | | | | 49 | | | 48.49% | | Naive outperforms management. 4.27 | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall | 2004 | 1‚400 | 1‚500 | 1‚000 | 600 | 2005 | 1‚200 | 1‚400 | 2‚100 | 750 | 2006 | 1‚000 | 1‚600 | 2‚000 | 650 | 2007 | 900 | 1‚500 | 1‚900 | 500 | | 4‚500 | 6‚000 | 7‚000 | 2
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In order for Peter to achieve his objectives for purchasing and inventory management we must closely study the issues of inventory level review‚ holding costs and safety stock. Holding cost is money spent to keep and maintain a stock of goods in storage. It is largely recognised that a healthy holding stock figure is between 25% and 33.33% of material costs. Peter has holding costs of 21% which is just touching on a fifth of Danker’s materials cost. Now we could take this to mean that Peter therefore
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Shaw‚ Stepehn. Airline Marketing and Management (7th Edition). : Ashgate Publishing Group‚ . p 16 http://site.ebrary.com/id/10470883?ppg=16 Copyright © Ashgate Publishing Group. . All rights reserved. May not be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher‚ except fair uses permitted under U.S. or applicable copyright law. Shaw‚ Stepehn. Airline Marketing and Management (7th Edition). : Ashgate Publishing Group‚ . p 17 http://site.ebrary.com/id/10470883?ppg=17 Copyright
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predictable flow‚ highest volume‚ and lowest variety. Example: water processing‚ petrochemical refineries Professional Services High contact processes‚ high customer contact and involvement‚ high level of customization‚ often people based. Example: Management consultants‚ doctors‚ lawyers Services Shops Mix of front and back-office services‚ differing levels of volume and variety. Example: Banks‚ hotels‚ schools‚ restaurants Mass Services High amount of throughput‚ limited customer contact‚ little
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ARTICLE CRITIQUE The influence of work-cells and facility layout on the manufacturing efficiency‚ Journal of Facilities Management. 1. Introduction This purpose of this paper is to critique the article ‘The influence of work-cells and facility layout on the manufacturing efficiency’ written by SeyedMahmoud Aghazadeh‚ Saeedreza Hafeznezami‚ Lotfollah Najjar and Ziaul Huq. This paper will first summaries the article. Secondly‚ it will briefly critique the article. Thirdly is the conclusion
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COST DEFINITIONS Fixed Cost – expenses that remain constant over a wide range of output volumes Variable Costs – expenses that vary proportionately with changes in output. Sunk Costs – expenses already incurred that have no salvage value Opportunity Costs – profits lost when one alternative is chosen over another that would have provided greater financial benefits. Avoidable Costs – expenses resulting from poor productivity incurred if an investment is not made. Out-of-Pocket Costs – actual
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equipment during an hour is 500 units and its best operating level is at a rate of 400 units per hour‚ which of the following is the capacity utilization rate? → | 1.25 | 11. award: 0 out of 30 points Compared with a service operation‚ a manufacturing operation’s capacity is which of the following? → | Demand can be smoothed by inventory policies | ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form 13. award: 30 out of 30 points The capacity
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I. Company Description Sony Corporation is a multinational corporation and it is one of the world ’s largest media conglomerates founded in Tokyo‚ Japan. One of its divisions Sony Electronics is one of the leading manufacturers of electronics‚ video‚ communications‚ and information technology products for both the consumer and professional markets. Sony Corporation is the parent company of the Sony Group and is operating in business through its six operating segments: including Electronics‚ Games
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