Questions from General Operations Management

Q: What are some aspects of the project manager’s job that make it

What are some aspects of the project manager’s job that make it more demanding than the job of a manager working in a more routine organizational framework?

Q: In operations management, as in life, a balanced approach is

In operations management, as in life, a balanced approach is often the best policy. One of the best examples of the benefits of this in operations management is the lean approach. Explain the basic fa...

Q: Businesses sometimes acquire widely dispersed processing facilities through a number of mergers

Businesses sometimes acquire widely dispersed processing facilities through a number of mergers or acquisitions. What trade-offs might they face in considering consolidation?

Q: Doctors’ and dentists’ offices frequently schedule patient visits at regularly spaced intervals

Doctors’ and dentists’ offices frequently schedule patient visits at regularly spaced intervals. What problems can this create? Can you suggest an alternative approach to reduce these problems? Under...

Q: Name three examples of unethical behavior involving scheduling and state the ethical

Name three examples of unethical behavior involving scheduling and state the ethical principle each violates.

Q: A wholesale grocery distribution center uses a two-step process to

A wholesale grocery distribution center uses a two-step process to fill orders. Tomorrow’s work will consist of filling the seven orders shown. Determine a job sequence that will min...

Q: The times required to complete each of eight jobs in a two

The times required to complete each of eight jobs in a two-machine flow shop are shown in the table that follows. Each job must follow the same sequence, beginning with machine A and moving to machine...

Q: Given the operation times provided: a. Develop a job

Given the operation times provided: a. Develop a job sequence that minimizes idle time at the two work centers. b. Construct a chart of the activities at the two centers, and determine each oneâ...

Q: A foreman has determined processing times at a work center for a

A foreman has determined processing times at a work center for a set of jobs and now wants to sequence them. Given the information shown, do the following: a. Determine the processing sequence using (...

Q: Given the information in the following table, determine the processing sequence

Given the information in the following table, determine the processing sequence that would result using the S/O rule.