Questions from General Operations Management

Q: Gentle Ben’s Bar and Restaurant uses 5,000 quart bottles of

Gentle Ben’s Bar and Restaurant uses 5,000 quart bottles of an imported wine each year. The effervescent wine costs $3 per bottle and is served only in whole bottles because it loses its bubbles quick...

Q: Is the business reengineering process more gradual, more radical, or

Is the business reengineering process more gradual, more radical, or about the same as the TQM process?

Q: Given the following information, formulate an inventory management system. The

Given the following information, formulate an inventory management system. The item is demanded 50 weeks a year. a. State the order quantity and reorder point. b. Determine the annual holding and or...

Q: Under which conditions would a plant manager elect to use a fixed

Under which conditions would a plant manager elect to use a fixed-order quantity model as opposed to a fixed-time period model? What are the disadvantages of using a fixed-time period ordering system...

Q: Some suggest that customer expectation is the key to service success.

Some suggest that customer expectation is the key to service success. Give an example from your own experience to support or refute this assertion.

Q: Annual demand for a product is 13,000 units; weekly

Annual demand for a product is 13,000 units; weekly demand is 250 units with a standard deviation of 40 units. The cost of placing an order is $100, and the time from ordering to receipt is four weeks...

Q: SY Manufacturers (SYM) is producing T-shirts in three

SY Manufacturers (SYM) is producing T-shirts in three colors: red, blue, and white. The monthly demand for each color is 3,000 units. Each shirt requires 0.5 pound of raw cotton that is imported from...

Q: What are operations people’s primary complaints against the accounting procedures used in

What are operations people’s primary complaints against the accounting procedures used in most firms? Explain how such procedures can cause poor decisions for the total company.

Q: Demand for a book at Amazon.com is 250 units per

Demand for a book at Amazon.com is 250 units per week. The product is supplied to the retailer from a factory. The factory pays $10 per unit, while the total cost of a shipment from the factory to the...

Q: A particular raw material is available to a company at three different

A particular raw material is available to a company at three different prices, depending on the size of the order: The cost to place an order is $40. Annual demand is 3,000 units. The holding (or car...