Questions from General Operations Management


Q: Pan American Refineries, headquartered in Houston, must decide among three

Pan American Refineries, headquartered in Houston, must decide among three sites for the construction of a new oil processing center. The firm has selected the six factors listed below as a basis for...

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Q: A company is planning on expanding and building a new plant in

A company is planning on expanding and building a new plant in one of three Southeast Asian countries. Chris Ellis, the manager charged with making the decision, has determined that five key success f...

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Q: Harden College is contemplating opening a European campus where students from the

Harden College is contemplating opening a European campus where students from the main campus could go to take courses for 1 of the 4 college years. At the moment, it is considering five countries: Th...

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Q: Daniel Tracy, owner of Martin Manufacturing, must expand by building

Daniel Tracy, owner of Martin Manufacturing, must expand by building a new factory. The search for a location for this factory has been narrowed to four sites: A, B, C, or D. The following table shows...

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Q: An American consulting firm is planning to expand globally by opening a

An American consulting firm is planning to expand globally by opening a new office in one of four countries: Germany, Italy, Spain, or Greece. The chief partner entrusted with the decision, L. Wayne S...

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Q: A British hospital chain wishes to make its first entry into the

A British hospital chain wishes to make its first entry into the U.S. market by building a medical facility in the Midwest, a region with which its director, Doug Moodie, is comfortable because he got...

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Q: The fixed and variable costs for three potential manufacturing plant sites for

The fixed and variable costs for three potential manufacturing plant sites for a rattan chair weaver are shown: a) Over what range of production is each location optimal? b) For a production of 200...

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Q: Hyundai Motors is considering three sites—A, B, and

Hyundai Motors is considering three sites—A, B, and C—at which to locate a factory to build its new-model automobile, the Hyundai Sport C150. The goal is to locate...

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Q: The following table gives the map coordinates and the shipping loads for

The following table gives the map coordinates and the shipping loads for a set of cities that we wish to connect through a central hub. a) Near which map coordinates should the hub be located? b) If...

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Q: A chain of home health care firms in Louisiana needs to locate

A chain of home health care firms in Louisiana needs to locate a central office from which to conduct internal audits and other periodic reviews of its facilities. These facilities are scattered throu...

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