Questions from General Operations Management

Q: What does the product-process matrix tell us? How should

What does the product-process matrix tell us? How should the kitchen of a Chinese restaurant be structured?

Q: What feature in project management information systems can be used to resolve

What feature in project management information systems can be used to resolve overallocation of project resources?

Q: What’s the relationship between the design of a manufacturing process and the

What’s the relationship between the design of a manufacturing process and the firm’s strategic competitive dimensions?

Q: A manufacturing process has a fixed cost of $150,000

A manufacturing process has a fixed cost of $150,000 per month. Each unit of product being produced contains $25 worth of material and takes $45 of labor. How many units are needed to break even if ea...

Q: Define, in a practical sense, what is meant by an

Define, in a practical sense, what is meant by an exponential service time.

Q: Aldo Redondo drives his own car on company business. His employer

Aldo Redondo drives his own car on company business. His employer reimburses him for such travel at the rate of 36 cents per mile. Aldo estimates that his fixed costs per year—such as taxes, insurance...

Q: Owen Conner works part-time packaging software for a local distribution

Owen Conner works part-time packaging software for a local distribution company in Indiana. The annual fixed cost is $10,000 for this process, direct labor is $3.50 per package, and material is $4.50...

Q: AudioCables, Inc., is currently manufacturing an adapter that has a

AudioCables, Inc., is currently manufacturing an adapter that has a variable cost of $.50 per unit and a selling price of $1.00 per unit. Fixed costs are $14,000. Current sales volume is 30,000 units....

Q: This exercise is designed to support a plant tour event conducted

This exercise is designed to support a plant tour event conducted as part of a class. This questionnaire is focused on assessing the “leanness” of a manufacturing...

Q: The following diagram represents a process where two components are made at

The following diagram represents a process where two components are made at stations A1 and A2 (one component is made at A1 and the other at A2). These components are then assembled at station B and m...