Questions from General Operations Management

Q: What is the objective of assembly-line balancing? How would

What is the objective of assembly-line balancing? How would you deal with the situation where one worker, although trying hard, is 20 percent slower than the other 10 people on a line?

Q: Bobby, another enterprising barber, is thinking about advertising in the

Bobby, another enterprising barber, is thinking about advertising in the local newspaper because he is idle 45 percent of the time. Currently, customers arrive, on average, every 40 minutes. What does...

Q: A construction project is broken down into the following 10 activities:

A construction project is broken down into the following 10 activities: a. Draw the network diagram. b. Find the critical path. c. If activities 1 and 10 cannot be shortened, but activities 2 and 9 c...

Q: A local service station is open 7 days per week, 365

A local service station is open 7 days per week, 365 days per year. Sales of 10W40 grade premium oil average 20 cans per day. Inventory holding costs are $0.50 per can per year. Ordering costs are $10...

Q: A toll tunnel has decided to experiment with the use of a

A toll tunnel has decided to experiment with the use of a debit card for the collection of tolls. Initially, only one lane will be used. Cars are estimated to arrive at this experimental lane at the r...

Q: What is the essential requirement for mixed-model lines to be

What is the essential requirement for mixed-model lines to be practical?

Q: A local fast-food restaurant wants to analyze its drive-

A local fast-food restaurant wants to analyze its drive-thru window. At this time, the only information known is the average number of customers in the system (4.00) and the average time a customer sp...

Q: The exponential distribution is often used to model what in a queuing

The exponential distribution is often used to model what in a queuing system?

Q: Rent’R Cars is a multisite car rental company in the city.

Rent’R Cars is a multisite car rental company in the city. It is trying out a new “return the car to the location most convenient for you” policy...

Q: If the average time between customer arrivals is 8 minutes, what

If the average time between customer arrivals is 8 minutes, what is the hourly arrival rate?