Questions from General Operations Management

Q: Identify the competitive advantage of each of the four firms identified in

Identify the competitive advantage of each of the four firms identified in Discussion Question 11.

Q: What are numerically controlled machines?

What are numerically controlled machines?

Q: Describe briefly what an automatic identification system (AIS) is and

Describe briefly what an automatic identification system (AIS) is and how service organizations could use AIS to increase productivity and at the same time increase the variety of services offered.

Q: Explain what a flexible manufacturing system (FMS) is.

Explain what a flexible manufacturing system (FMS) is.

Q: Task time estimates for the modification of an assembly line at Jim

Task time estimates for the modification of an assembly line at Jim Goodale’s Carbondale, Illinois, factory are as follows: a) Draw the project network using AON. b) Identify the c...

Q: Contrast the location of a food distributor and a supermarket. (

Contrast the location of a food distributor and a supermarket. (The distributor sends truckloads of food, meat, produce, etc., to the supermarket.) Show the relevant considerations (factors) they shar...

Q: What are the major factors that firms consider when choosing a country

What are the major factors that firms consider when choosing a country in which to locate?

Q: What are the three steps to locational cost–volume analysis?

What are the three steps to locational cost–volume analysis?

Q: Manufacturers locate near their resources, retailers locate near their customers.”

Manufacturers locate near their resources, retailers locate near their customers.” Discuss this statement, with reference to the proximity-to-markets arguments covered in the text. Can you think of a...

Q: Explain the concept of cross-docking.

Explain the concept of cross-docking.