Questions from General Operations Management

Q: What criteria—limit to four—should Scott Nolan use to

What criteria—limit to four—should Scott Nolan use to screen suppliers to be integrated into the early phases of the Deere skid-steer loader development process? Why?

Q: In problem 2, assume there are two machines of type A

In problem 2, assume there are two machines of type A and two of type B. a. Prepare a finite capacity schedule. b. How does your FCS compare to the performance of the Gantt chart in problem 2?

Q: Define the terms critical path, ES, and LF.

Define the terms critical path, ES, and LF.

Q: An entrepreneur is starting a new business. The activities and times

An entrepreneur is starting a new business. The activities and times required are given below: a. Find the critical path and the project completion time. b. What are the ES, LS, EF, and LF for each...

Q: For a given service level, why does a P system require

For a given service level, why does a P system require a larger inventory investment than a Q system? What factors affect the magnitude of the difference?

Q: The famous Widget Company sells widgets at the rate of 80,

The famous Widget Company sells widgets at the rate of 80,000 units per year. Each widget sells for $100, and it costs 30 percent to carry widgets in inventory for a year. The process of widget produc...

Q: How much safety stock should be carried in an MRP system?

How much safety stock should be carried in an MRP system? What is the role of safety stock in MRP systems? Where should safety stock be carried?

Q: The master scheduler in the ABC Widget Company is in the process

The master scheduler in the ABC Widget Company is in the process of revising the master schedule. At the present time, he has scheduled 400 widgets for week 5 and is considering changing this to 500 w...

Q: A supply chain has the following information: /

A supply chain has the following information: a. Compute the total supply chain throughput time for all the entities from beginning to end. b. Compute the cash-to-cash cycle time for each of the fou...

Q: Look up advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing on the Internet.

Look up advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing on the Internet.