Questions from General Operations Management


Q: The following CPM network has estimates of the normal time in weeks

The following CPM network has estimates of the normal time in weeks listed for the activities: a. Identify the critical path. b. What is the length of time to complete the project? c. Which activiti...

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Q: I-mart is a discount optical shop that can fill most

I-mart is a discount optical shop that can fill most prescription orders in around 1 hour. The management is analyzing the processes at the store. There currently is one person assigned to each task....

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Q: Remember Mr. Rockness in Question 11? He now retrains college

Remember Mr. Rockness in Question 11? He now retrains college professors. It is a much more challenging task but still involves five steps. He has worked hard to balance the line; however, there is a...

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Q: Avis Company is a car rental company that is located three miles

Avis Company is a car rental company that is located three miles from the Los Angeles airport (LAX). Avis is dispatching a bus from its offices to the airport every 2 minutes. The average traveling ti...

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Q: At the Children’s Hospital in Seattle there are, on average,

At the Children’s Hospital in Seattle there are, on average, 60 births per week. Mother and child stay, on average, two days before they leave the hospital. At the Swedish Hospital (also in Seattle),...

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Q: On March 31, 2016, Tesla Motors announced the

On March 31, 2016, Tesla Motors announced the release of its new Model 3 electric car. Over 276,000 people from around the world put down $1,000 reservations for the car within three days. Fir...

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Q: An assembly line is to operate eight hours per day with a

An assembly line is to operate eight hours per day with a desired output of 240 units per day. The following table contains information on this product’s task times and precedence re...

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Q: “Before you build quality in, you must think it in

“Before you build quality in, you must think it in.” How do the implications of this statement differ from those of Question 3?

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Q: Business writer Tom Peters has suggested that in making process changes,

Business writer Tom Peters has suggested that in making process changes, we should “Try it, test it, and get on with it.” How does this square with the DMAIC/Continuous Improvement philosophy?

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Q: The typical computerized word processing package is loaded with poka-yokes

The typical computerized word processing package is loaded with poka-yokes. List three. Are there any others you wish the packages had?

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