Questions from General Operations Management

Q: Fast & Fresh Pastry is a medium-sized company in Australia

Fast & Fresh Pastry is a medium-sized company in Australia, specialized in baking and distributing pastries in high volumes. They serve gas stations, convenience stores, and cafeterias. Their prod...

Q: Given the following information about a product at Michael Gibson’s firm,

Given the following information about a product at Michael Gibson’s firm, what is the appropriate setup time? Annual demand = 39,000 units Daily demand = 150 units Daily production = 1,000 units Desir...

Q: Rick Wing has a repetitive manufacturing plant producing automobile steering wheels.

Rick Wing has a repetitive manufacturing plant producing automobile steering wheels. Use the following data to prepare for a reduced lot size. The firm uses a work year of 305 days. a) What is the set...

Q: Al-Arabi Company in Egypt is a manufacturer of steel knobs

Al-Arabi Company in Egypt is a manufacturer of steel knobs. The manager decided to introduce the Kanban system to reduce inventory. Using the information in the table below, how many Kanbans are requi...

Q: Tej Dhakar’s company wants to establish kanbans to feed a newly established

Tej Dhakar’s company wants to establish kanbans to feed a newly established work cell. The following data have been provided. How many kanbans are needed?

Q: Pauline Found Manufacturing, Inc., is moving to kanbans to support

Pauline Found Manufacturing, Inc., is moving to kanbans to support its telephone switching-board assembly lines. Determine the size of the kanban for subassemblies and the number of kanbans needed. Se...

Q: Maggie Moylan Motorcycle Corp. uses kanbans to support its transmission assembly

Maggie Moylan Motorcycle Corp. uses kanbans to support its transmission assembly line. Determine the size of the kanban for the mainshaft assembly and the number of kanbans needed.

Q: A distributor of lighting system in Egypt uses the EOQ model to

A distributor of lighting system in Egypt uses the EOQ model to manage its inventory from LED light bulbs. The annual demand for LED light bulbs is 200,000 units, holding cost is LE 12 per unit per ye...

Q: The distributor of lighting system mentioned in Problem 16.8 has

The distributor of lighting system mentioned in Problem 16.8 has decided to implement a Lean management program. As a result, the firm has signed a long-term contract with a supplier to place orders o...

Q: The Beta II computer’s electronic processing unit contains 50 components in series

The Beta II computer’s electronic processing unit contains 50 components in series. The average reliability of each component is 99.0%. Using Figure 17.2, determine the overall relia...