Questions from General Operations Management


Q: The Yankee Machine Shop has decided to schedule its workforce to work

The Yankee Machine Shop has decided to schedule its workforce to work ten hours per day, five days per week. Does this new policy provide enough capacity to complete the orders shown in Problem 19?

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Q: Unfortunately, after extending the work day from eight hours to ten

Unfortunately, after extending the work day from eight hours to ten hours, the Yankee Machine Shop has noted that efficiency has decreased to 80 percent. Given this new piece of information, is there...

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Q: In week 13, the Yankee Machine Shop, has the following

In week 13, the Yankee Machine Shop, has the following orders scheduled for Work Center 111. Calculate the capacity needed. Orders Quantity Setup Time (hours) Run Time per Piece (hours)  MM078 ...

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Q: In an effort to increase capacity in Work Center 111 for week

In an effort to increase capacity in Work Center 111 for week 13, Yankee Machine Shop has authorized overtime. The work center will be staffed 12 hours per day for six days. Because of the additional...

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Q: Using the information in Problem 25, determine the minimum lead time

Using the information in Problem 25, determine the minimum lead time to satisfy a new order for the Gamma Blaster. Determine the minimum lead time required to satisfy a new order for the Gamma Disaste...

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Q: During the winter, no concerts are given in the park.

During the winter, no concerts are given in the park. Bill believes that he needs a minimum of four employees every day of the week. Develop a workforce schedule for Bill that allows each employee two...

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Q: Jack, the owner and manager of Jack’s Box Company, wants

Jack, the owner and manager of Jack’s Box Company, wants to monitor usage at Work Center 3, which is a bottleneck in the system. He has collected data on the planned and actual input and output. Inpu...

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Q: Harrison Hotels is considering adding a spa to its current facility in

Harrison Hotels is considering adding a spa to its current facility in order to improve its list of amenities. Operating the spa would require a fixed cost of $25,000 a year. Variable cost is estimate...

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Q: Since Jack believes that Work Center 3 is his bottleneck, he

Since Jack believes that Work Center 3 is his bottleneck, he has asked you to do the following: a) Calculate the percentage of planned output needed to complete the planned inputs (planned input + bac...

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Q: Based on your concerns, Jack has gathered the following information for

Based on your concerns, Jack has gathered the following information for Work Center 2, the work center that directly feeds Work Center 3. Complete the input/output analysis of Work Center 2. Input In...

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