Questions from General Operations Management

Q: Why are stockout costs difficult to determine? Suggest an approach that

Why are stockout costs difficult to determine? Suggest an approach that might be used to estimate them

Q: The Grinell Machine Shop makes a line of metal tables. Some

The Grinell Machine Shop makes a line of metal tables. Some of these tables are carried in finished goods inventory. A particular table has the following characteristics: Sales = 300 per year Setup co...

Q: A supplier has come to you and offered the following deal.

A supplier has come to you and offered the following deal. If you buy 29 or fewer cases of cleaning solution, the cost will be $25 for each case. If you buy 30 or more cases, the cost will be $20 per...

Q: Why is demand history irrelevant for the management of raw-materials

Why is demand history irrelevant for the management of raw-materials and work-in-process inventories?

Q: Define the supply chains for the following products from the first source

Define the supply chains for the following products from the first source of raw materials to the final customer: a. Big Mac b. Gasoline c. Automobile repair d. A textbook

Q: Why are sourcing decisions considered to be strategic?

Why are sourcing decisions considered to be strategic?

Q: A service company has the following financial information (in millions of

A service company has the following financial information (in millions of $) Sales………………………………………………………………….. $510 Cost of outsourced facilitating goods ……………………….210 Cost of in-house services provid...

Q: Why is trucking the most used mode of transportation relative to rail

Why is trucking the most used mode of transportation relative to rail or water?

Q: A manufacturer has two shipments to make from Minneapolis to Chicago.

A manufacturer has two shipments to make from Minneapolis to Chicago. Both shipments weigh 8500 pounds. The two shipments can be shipped separately to Chicago at a cost of $2.00 per mile for a total o...

Q: W. W. Grainger, Inc., is a leading supplier

W. W. Grainger, Inc., is a leading supplier of maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) products to businesses and institutions in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, with an expanding presence in...