Questions from General Operations Management

Q: A local retailer is thinking of using exponential smoothing to forecast one

A local retailer is thinking of using exponential smoothing to forecast one of his well-selling products. His problem is that he is not sure if he should use a low or a high value of a. For this reaso...

Q: Refer to Solved Problem 4.1. Using smoothing constants of

Refer to Solved Problem 4.1. Using smoothing constants of .6 and .9, develop forecasts for the sales of VW Beetles. What effect did the smoothing constant have on the forecast? Use MAD to determine wh...

Q: The actual demand for the patients at Providence Emergency Medical Clinic for

The actual demand for the patients at Providence Emergency Medical Clinic for the first 6 weeks of this year follows: Clinic administrator Dara Schniederjans wants you to forecast patient demand at th...

Q: Develop the BOM for product XYZ made from two units of B

Develop the BOM for product XYZ made from two units of B, five units of C, and four units of D. B is sub assembled from six units of E and two units of F; C from four units of E and three units of D,...

Q: Regal Marine, one of the U.S.’s 10

Regal Marine, one of the U.S.’s 10 largest power-boat manufacturers, achieves its mission—providing luxury performance boats to customers worldwide—using the strategy of differentiation. It differenti...

Q: With vast experience at venues such as the American Airlines Arena (

With vast experience at venues such as the American Airlines Arena (in Miami), the Kentucky Derby, and Super Bowls, Chef John Nicely now also plans huge culinary events at Orlando’s...

Q: A warehouse manager wants to estimate the inventory moving in and out

A warehouse manager wants to estimate the inventory moving in and out of his warehouse each week. An analyst suggests using a 3-, 5-, or 7-week moving average. However, before deciding, he wants to co...

Q: A small software development project at Krishna Dhir’s firm has five major

A small software development project at Krishna Dhir’s firm has five major activities. The times are estimated and provided in the following table. a) Find the expected completion ti...

Q: Janice Eliasson must complete the activities in the following table to finish

Janice Eliasson must complete the activities in the following table to finish her consulting project. a) Draw the appropriate PERT diagram. b) Find the critical path and project completion time. c) Fi...

Q: A logistics company has been in business for 4 years and wants

A logistics company has been in business for 4 years and wants to develop monthly indices. Monthly inventory quantities for these years are shown in the table below. a) Develop monthly indices. b) Est...