Questions from General Operations Management

Q: What are the advantages and disadvantages of process layout?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of process layout?

Q: How would an analyst obtain data and determine the number of trips

How would an analyst obtain data and determine the number of trips in: (a) a hospital? (b) a machine shop? (c) an auto-repair shop?

Q: What are the advantages and disadvantages of product layout?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of product layout?

Q: What are the four assumptions (or preconditions) of establishing layout

What are the four assumptions (or preconditions) of establishing layout for high-volume, low variety products?

Q: What are the advantages and disadvantages of work cells?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of work cells?

Q: The activities described by the following table are given for the Howard

The activities described by the following table are given for the Howard Corporation in Kansas: a) Draw the appropriate AON PERT diagram for J.C. Howard’s management team. b) Find...

Q: What layout variables would you consider particularly important in an office layout

What layout variables would you consider particularly important in an office layout where computer programs are written?

Q: What information is necessary for random stocking to work?

What information is necessary for random stocking to work?

Q: What is level scheduling? What is the basic philosophy underlying it

What is level scheduling? What is the basic philosophy underlying it?

Q: Define mixed strategy. Why would a firm use a mixed strategy

Define mixed strategy. Why would a firm use a mixed strategy instead of a simple pure strategy?