Questions from General Operations Management

Q: Refer to Problem 4.2. Develop a forecast for years

Refer to Problem 4.2. Develop a forecast for years 2 through 12 using exponential smoothing with a = .4 and a forecast for year 1 of 6. Plot your new forecast on a graph with the actual data and the n...

Q: As an operations management student, you have been hired by a

As an operations management student, you have been hired by a local restaurant to perform a factor-rating analysis to help the restaurant choose an outsourcing provider. You have identified three impo...

Q: You are about to establish your own business; your strategy is

You are about to establish your own business; your strategy is to focus on your core business and outsource the customer service to an external service provider to handle the customersâ€
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Q: Hill’s Automotive, Inc., is an aftermarket producer and distributor of

Hill’s Automotive, Inc., is an aftermarket producer and distributor of automotive replacement parts. Art Hill has slowly expanded the business, which began as a supplier of hard-to-get auto air-condit...

Q: Mr. Achebe, who runs his photocopy business working 8 hours

Mr. Achebe, who runs his photocopy business working 8 hours per day, processes 100 scripts in a day. He estimates his labour cost to be €9 per hour. Also, he has estimated that the total material cost...

Q: A production operation is making 150 pieces of a product by engaging

A production operation is making 150 pieces of a product by engaging 5 workers for 300 hours. However, 40% of the units appear to have various quality problems and the company decides to sell them as...

Q: A furniture manufacturing company working on a 40-hour week makes

A furniture manufacturing company working on a 40-hour week makes 100 chairs. The sales price is €70 each, and the company has the following costs: ◆ Direct materials: €700 ◆ Direct labour: €300 ◆ Ove...

Q: An air conditioner factory makes three different types of air conditioners:

An air conditioner factory makes three different types of air conditioners: the ceiling type, the cassette type, and the wall mounted type. Weekly sales of each type are 2, 4, and 6 units at a price o...

Q: When is the application of a multi-domestic strategy most appropriate

When is the application of a multi-domestic strategy most appropriate? What kind of industries can this be applied to?

Q: The following represent activities in Marc Massoud’s Construction Company project.

The following represent activities in Marc Massoud’s Construction Company project. a) Draw the network to represent this situation. b) Which activities are on the critical path? c) W...