Questions from General Operations Management


Q: Describe each of these systems: craft production, mass production,

Describe each of these systems: craft production, mass production, and lean production.

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Q: A manager uses this equation to predict demand for landscaping services:

A manager uses this equation to predict demand for landscaping services: Ft  = 10 + 5t. Over the past eight periods, demand has been as follows: Is th...

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Q: 4.A manager uses a trend equation plus quarterly relatives to

4.A manager uses a trend equation plus quarterly relatives to predict demand. Quarter relatives are SR1 = .90, SR2 = .95, SR3&Ac...

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Q: A commercial bakery has recorded sales (in dozens) for three

A commercial bakery has recorded sales (in dozens) for three products, shown as follows: a. Predict orders for the following day for each of the products using an appropriate naive method. b. What...

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Q: National Scan, Inc., sells radio frequency inventory tags. Monthly

National Scan, Inc., sells radio frequency inventory tags. Monthly sales for a seven-month period were as follows: a. Plot the monthly data on a sheet of graph paper. b. Forecast September sales vol...

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Q: An electrical contractor’s records during the last five weeks indicate the number

An electrical contractor’s records during the last five weeks indicate the number of job requests: Predict the number of requests for week 6 using each of these methods: a. Naive b...

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Q: Freight car loadings over a 12-year period at a busy

Freight car loadings over a 12-year period at a busy port are as follows: a. Determine a linear trend line for expected freight car loadings. b. Use the trend equation to predict expected loadings f...

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Q: Air travel on Mountain Airlines for the past 18 weeks was:

Air travel on Mountain Airlines for the past 18 weeks was: Week …………………..Passengers 1 ………………………………………….….405 2 ………………………………………….….410 3 ………………………………………….….420 4 ………………………………………….….415 5 …………………………………...

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Q: a. Obtain the linear trend equation for the following data on

a. Obtain the linear trend equation for the following data on new checking accounts at Fair Savings Bank and use it to predict expected new checking accounts for periods 16 through 19. b. Use trend-...

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Q: After plotting demand for four periods, an emergency room manager has

After plotting demand for four periods, an emergency room manager has concluded that a trend adjusted exponential smoothing model is appropriate to predict future demand. The initial estimate of trend...

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