Questions from General Operations Management

Q: Schedule the following activities using CPM: / a

Schedule the following activities using CPM: a. Draw the network path. b. What is the critical path? c. How many weeks will it take to complete the project? d. Which activities have slack, and how mu...

Q: Dunstreet’s Department Store would like to develop an inventory ordering policy with

Dunstreet’s Department Store would like to develop an inventory ordering policy with a 95 percent probability of not stocking out. To illustrate your recommended procedure, use as an example the order...

Q: Almost certainly you have seen vending machines being serviced on your campus

Almost certainly you have seen vending machines being serviced on your campus and elsewhere. On a predetermined schedule the vending company checks each machine and fills it up with various products....

Q: What tool is used to reflect the particular needs of each stakeholder

What tool is used to reflect the particular needs of each stakeholder group in a performance measurement system?

Q: U.S. Airfilter has hired you as a supply chain

U.S. Airfilter has hired you as a supply chain consultant. The company makes air filters for residential heating and air-conditioning systems. These filters are made in a single plant located in Louis...

Q: One of your Taiwanese suppliers has bid on a new line of

One of your Taiwanese suppliers has bid on a new line of molded plastic parts that is currently being assembled at your plant. The supplier has bid $0.10 per part, given a forecast you provided of 200...

Q: Your company assembles five different models of a motor scooter that is

Your company assembles five different models of a motor scooter that is sold in specialty stores in the United States. The company uses the same engine for all five models. You have been given the ass...

Q: What are the three types of projects based on the amount of

What are the three types of projects based on the amount of change involved?

Q: Operations and supply chain ___________________________ leverages the vast amount of data in

Operations and supply chain ___________________________ leverages the vast amount of data in enterprise resource planning systems to make decisions related to managing resources.

Q: An assembly line makes two models of trucks: a Buster and

An assembly line makes two models of trucks: a Buster and a Duster. Busters take 12 minutes each and Dusters take 8 minutes each. The daily output requirement is 24 of each per day. Develop a perfectl...