Questions from General Operations Management

Q: Jacob’s Baby Food Company must go through the following steps to make

Jacob’s Baby Food Company must go through the following steps to make mashed carrots: (1) Unload carrots from truck (2) Inspect carrots (3) Weigh carrots (4) Move to storage (5) Wait until needed (6)...

Q: The accounting department at Northeast University is offering a combined five-

The accounting department at Northeast University is offering a combined five-year B.S./M.S. in accounting. The senior accounting professor has identified the project activities and any precedence rel...

Q: Draw the network diagram. Determine the normal time it will take

Draw the network diagram. Determine the normal time it will take to complete this project. Determine the critical path for the project. Calculate the cost of completing the project in normal time. Act...

Q: If the company wants to complete the project in 40 weeks,

If the company wants to complete the project in 40 weeks, which activities should be crashed? Calculate the additional cost incurred to complete the project in 40 weeks. Activity Immediate Predecess...

Q: Cal’s Carpentry is considering outsourcing its accounts receivable function. Currently,

Cal’s Carpentry is considering outsourcing its accounts receivable function. Currently, Cal employs two full-time clerks and one part-time clerk to manage accounts receivable. Each fulltime clerk has...

Q: Gabriela Manufacturing must decide whether to insource or outsource a new toxic

Gabriela Manufacturing must decide whether to insource or outsource a new toxic-free miracle carpet cleaner that works with its Miracle Carpet Cleaning Machine. If it decides to insource the product,...

Q: One type of bread-making machine can make six loaves of

One type of bread-making machine can make six loaves of bread in five hours. A new model of the machine can make four loaves in two hours. Which model is more productive?

Q: Downhill Boards (DB), a producer of snow boards, is

Downhill Boards (DB), a producer of snow boards, is evaluating a new process for applying the finish to its snow boards. Durable Finish Company (DFC) has offered to apply the finish for $170,000 in fi...

Q: Fast Finish, Inc. (FFI) has made a technological

Fast Finish, Inc. (FFI) has made a technological breakthrough in snow board finish application. FFI will apply the finish for $0.23 per unit in variable costs plus a fixed annual cost of $230,000. Use...

Q: Elyssa’s Elegant Eveningwear (EEE) needs to ship finished goods from

Elyssa’s Elegant Eveningwear (EEE) needs to ship finished goods from its manufacturing facility to its distribution warehouse. Annual demand for EEE is 2400 gowns. EEE can ship the gowns via regular p...