Questions from General Operations Management

Q: How do workers and managers in a lean production system differ from

How do workers and managers in a lean production system differ from their counterparts in traditional non lean environments?

Q: A supplier provides parts to a manufacturing company that demands frequent deliveries

A supplier provides parts to a manufacturing company that demands frequent deliveries. At the present time it takes six hours to make a round trip between the supplier’s warehouse and the customer, in...

Q: What products have recently been recalled? Why? Check the U

What products have recently been recalled? Why? Check the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission website.

Q: Which technique would be useful for each of the following situations?

Which technique would be useful for each of the following situations? a. To rank-order the causes of a quality problem. b. To brainstorm the reasons why a product might have failed. c. To find an assi...

Q: A machining operation requires close tolerances on a certain part for automobile

A machining operation requires close tolerances on a certain part for automobile engines. The current specification for this measurement is 3.0 cm ± .001. The quality control procedure i...

Q: How should the choice of α be made for exponential smoothing?

How should the choice of α be made for exponential smoothing?

Q: At the ABC Floral Shop, an argument developed between two of

At the ABC Floral Shop, an argument developed between two of the owners, Bob and Henry, over the accuracy of forecasting methods. Bob argued that exponential smoothing with α = .1 would be the best me...

Q: It has been said that aggregate planning is related to personnel planning

It has been said that aggregate planning is related to personnel planning, budgeting, and market planning. Describe the nature of the relationship among these types of planning.

Q: How would you describe the current situation facing U.S.

How would you describe the current situation facing U.S. Stroller?

Q: Approximately 40 percent of a medical clinic’s weekly incoming calls for doctors’

Approximately 40 percent of a medical clinic’s weekly incoming calls for doctors’ appointments occur on Monday. Due to this large workload, 20 percent of the callers receive a busy signal and have to...