Questions from General Operations Management

Q: Who needs to be involved in setting quality standards?

Who needs to be involved in setting quality standards?

Q: Name several behaviors related to aggregate planning or master scheduling that you

Name several behaviors related to aggregate planning or master scheduling that you believe would be unethical, and the ethical principle that would be violated for each.

Q: What are the three phases of intermediate planning?

What are the three phases of intermediate planning?

Q: Hazel is thinking about the purchase of new equipment. One would

Hazel is thinking about the purchase of new equipment. One would be power sidewalk edger’s. She believes edger’s will lead to an increase in productivity. Another would be a chain saw, which would be...

Q: Why is there a need for aggregate planning?

Why is there a need for aggregate planning?

Q: What are the most common decision variables for aggregate planning in a

What are the most common decision variables for aggregate planning in a manufacturing setting? In a service setting?

Q: What aggregate planning difficulty that might confront an organization offering a variety

What aggregate planning difficulty that might confront an organization offering a variety of products and/or services would not confront an organization offering one or a few similar products or servi...

Q: What are the primary advantages and limitations of informal graphic and charting

What are the primary advantages and limitations of informal graphic and charting techniques for aggregate planning?

Q: What ordering system would be best for this situation?

What ordering system would be best for this situation?

Q: Give two examples of unethical conduct involving inventory management and the ethical

Give two examples of unethical conduct involving inventory management and the ethical principle each one violates.