Questions from General Operations Management

Q: What trade-offs are involved in each of these decisions?

What trade-offs are involved in each of these decisions? a. Deciding whether to use two-sigma or three-sigma control limits. b. Choosing between a large sample size and a smaller sample size. c. Tryin...

Q: Name several ways that technology has had an impact on quality control

Name several ways that technology has had an impact on quality control.

Q: How has technology aided inventory management? How have technological improvements in

How has technology aided inventory management? How have technological improvements in products such as automobiles and computers impacted inventory decisions?

Q: The EGAD Bottling Company has decided to introduce a new line of

The EGAD Bottling Company has decided to introduce a new line of premium bottled water that will include several “designer” flavors. Marketing manager Georgianna Me...

Q: Identify the fixed-path and variable-path material-handling

Identify the fixed-path and variable-path material-handling equipment commonly found in supermarkets.

Q: Analysis of the output of a process has suggested that the variability

Analysis of the output of a process has suggested that the variability is nonrandom on several occasions recently. However, each time an investigation has not revealed any assignable causes. What are...

Q: Select four tools and describe how they could be used in problem

Select four tools and describe how they could be used in problem solving.

Q: A teller at a drive-up window at a bank had

A teller at a drive-up window at a bank had the following service times (in minutes) for 20 randomly selected customers. a. Determine the mean of each sample. b. If the process parameters are unknow...

Q: Presumably, information about the new line has been shared with supply

Presumably, information about the new line has been shared with supply chain partners. Explain what information should be shared with various partners, and why sharing that information is important.

Q: Briefly discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each of these planning strategies

Briefly discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each of these planning strategies: a. Maintain a level rate of output and let inventories absorb fluctuations in demand. b. Vary the size of the wor...