Questions from General Operations Management

Q: Zeus Computer Chips, Inc. used to have major contracts to

Zeus Computer Chips, Inc. used to have major contracts to produce the Centrino-type chips. The market has been declining during the past three years because of the quad-core chips, which it cannot pro...

Q: What is the service package of your college or university?

What is the service package of your college or university?

Q: In some JIT systems, marked spaces on a table or the

In some JIT systems, marked spaces on a table or the floor identify where material should be stored. Supplying operations are signaled to produce more when the space is empty. What are these spaces...

Q: The sales data for two years are as follows. Data are

The sales data for two years are as follows. Data are aggregated with two months of sales in each “period.” a. Plot the data. b. Fit a simple linear regression mo...

Q: The following table shows the past two years of quarterly sales information

The following table shows the past two years of quarterly sales information. Assume that there are both trend and seasonal factors and that the seasonal cycle is one year. Use time series decompositio...

Q: Tucson Machinery, Inc. manufactures numerically controlled machines, which sell

Tucson Machinery, Inc. manufactures numerically controlled machines, which sell for an average price of $0.5 million each. Sales for these NCMs for the past two years were as follows. a. Find a line...

Q: Use regression analysis on deseasonalized demand to forecast next summer’s demand,

Use regression analysis on deseasonalized demand to forecast next summer’s demand, given the following historical demand data.

Q: Will the use of decision tree analysis guarantee the best decision for

Will the use of decision tree analysis guarantee the best decision for a firm? Why or why not? If not, why bother using it?

Q: The following are earnings per share for two companies by quarter from

The following are earnings per share for two companies by quarter from the first quarter three years ago through the second quarter of this year. Forecast earnings per share for the rest of this year...

Q: Mark Price, the new productions manager for Speakers and Company,

Mark Price, the new productions manager for Speakers and Company, needs to find out which variable most affects the demand for their line of stereo speakers. He is uncertain whether the unit price of...