Questions from General Operations Management

Q: How do customers judge the quality of a supermarket?

How do customers judge the quality of a supermarket?

Q: What competitive advantage does Hazel have over a professional lawn care service

What competitive advantage does Hazel have over a professional lawn care service?

Q: Could performance rating be avoided by studying a group of workers and

Could performance rating be avoided by studying a group of workers and averaging their times? Explain briefly.

Q: If an average worker could be identified, what advantage would there

If an average worker could be identified, what advantage would there be in using that person for a time study? What are some reasons why an average worker might not be studied?

Q: What are the main limitations of time study?

What are the main limitations of time study?

Q: Why do workers sometimes resent time studies?

Why do workers sometimes resent time studies?

Q: In what ways can the location decision have an impact on the

In what ways can the location decision have an impact on the production system?

Q: What community factors influence location decisions?

What community factors influence location decisions?

Q: Describe how those same tools can lead to store closings or store

Describe how those same tools can lead to store closings or store relocations.

Q: Name several ways that technology has had an impact on location decisions

Name several ways that technology has had an impact on location decisions.