Questions from General Operations Management

Q: SummerFun, Inc., produces a variety of recreation and leisure products

SummerFun, Inc., produces a variety of recreation and leisure products. The production manager has developed an aggregate forecast: Develop an aggregate plan using each of the following guidelines a...

Q: Using the information given in the preceding problem, develop a Muther

Using the information given in the preceding problem, develop a Muther-type grid using the letters A, O, and X. Assume that any pair of combinations not mentioned have an O rating.

Q: Demand for devil’s food whipped-cream layer cake at a local

Demand for devil’s food whipped-cream layer cake at a local pastry shop can be approximated using a Poisson distribution with a mean of six per day. The manager estimates it costs $9 to prepare each c...

Q: What are the risks of automating a production process? What are

What are the risks of automating a production process? What are the risks for a service process?

Q: Using the information in the following grid, determine if the department

Using the information in the following grid, determine if the department locations shown are appropriate. If not, modify the assignments so that the conditions are satisfied.

Q: Arrange the eight departments shown in the accompanying Muther grid into a

Arrange the eight departments shown in the accompanying Muther grid into a 2 × 4 format. Note: Department 1 must be in the location shown.

Q: Arrange the departments so they satisfy the conditions shown in the following

Arrange the departments so they satisfy the conditions shown in the following rating grid into a 3 × 3 format. Place department 5 in the lower left corner of the 3 Ã
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Q: An air-conditioning repair department manager has compiled data on the

An air-conditioning repair department manager has compiled data on the primary reason for 41 service calls for the previous week, as shown in the table. Using the data, make a check sheet for the prob...

Q: a. Determine the placement of departments for a newly designed facility

a. Determine the placement of departments for a newly designed facility that will minimize total transportation costs using the data in the following tables. Assume that reverse distances are the same...

Q: A process that produces computer chips has a mean of .04

A process that produces computer chips has a mean of .04 defective chip and a standard deviation of .003 chip. The allowable variation is from .03 to .05 defective. a. Compute the capability index for...