Questions from General Operations Management

Q: Refer to Example 2. Determine if a plan to use subcontracting

Refer to Example 2. Determine if a plan to use subcontracting at a maximum rate of 50 units per period as needed with no overtime would achieve a lower total cost than the plan shown in Example 2. Aga...

Q: Verify the transportation solution shown in Example 3.

Verify the transportation solution shown in Example 3.

Q: Suppose that an increase in warehousing costs and other costs brings

Suppose that an increase in warehousing costs and other costs brings inventory carrying costs to $2 per unit per month. All other costs and quantities remain the same. Determine a revised solution to...

Q: Refer to Example 3. Suppose that regular-time capacity will

Refer to Example 3. Suppose that regular-time capacity will be reduced to 440 units in period 3 to accommodate a companywide safety inspection of equipment. What will the additional cost of the optima...

Q: Select four tools and describe how they could be used for process

Select four tools and describe how they could be used for process improvement.

Q: Solve Problem 16 using an inventory carrying cost of $2 per

Solve Problem 16 using an inventory carrying cost of $2 per unit per period.

Q: Layout decisions affect a wide range of facilities, from factories,

Layout decisions affect a wide range of facilities, from factories, supermarkets, offices, department stores, and warehouses, to malls, parking lots and garages, and kitchens. Layout is also important...

Q: What improvements can you suggest for the plant?

What improvements can you suggest for the plant?

Q: Dundas Bike Components Inc. of Wheelville, Illinois, manufactures bicycle

Dundas Bike Components Inc. of Wheelville, Illinois, manufactures bicycle wheels in two different sizes for the Big Bike Co. assembly plant located across town. David Dundas, the firmâ€...

Q: Prepare a master production schedule for industrial pumps in the manner of

Prepare a master production schedule for industrial pumps in the manner of Figure 11.11 in the chapter. Use the same inputs as the example, and lot sizes of 70, but change the MPS rule from “schedule...