Questions from General Operations Management

Q: Susan Williams runs a small Flagstaff job shop where garments are made

Susan Williams runs a small Flagstaff job shop where garments are made. The job shop employs eight workers. Each worker is paid $10 per hour. During the first week of March, each worker worked 45 hour...

Q: Ranga Ramasesh is the operations manager for a firm that is trying

Ranga Ramasesh is the operations manager for a firm that is trying to decide which one of four countries it should research for possible outsourcing providers. The first step is to select a country ba...

Q: The City Commission of Nashville has decided to build a botanical garden

The City Commission of Nashville has decided to build a botanical garden and picnic area in the heart of the city for the recreation of its citizens. The precedence table for all the activities requir...

Q: Refer to the table in Problem 3.3.

Refer to the table in Problem 3.3. a) Draw the AON network for the construction activity. b) Draw the AOA network for the construction activity.

Q: Draw the activity-on-node (AON) project network

Draw the activity-on-node (AON) project network associated with the following activities for Carl Betterton’s construction project. How long should it take Carl and his team to compl...

Q: Given the activities whose sequence is described by the following table,

Given the activities whose sequence is described by the following table, draw the appropriate activity-on-arrow (AOA) network diagram. a) Which activities are on the critical path? b) What is the leng...

Q: Using AOA, diagram the network described below for Lillian Fok’s construction

Using AOA, diagram the network described below for Lillian Fok’s construction project. Calculate its critical path. How long is the minimum duration of this network?

Q: Carbondale Casting produces cast bronze valves on a 10-person assembly

Carbondale Casting produces cast bronze valves on a 10-person assembly line. On a recent day, 160 valves were produced during an 8-hour shift. a) Calculate the labor productivity of the line. b) John...

Q: The activities needed to build a prototype laser scanning machine at Dave

The activities needed to build a prototype laser scanning machine at Dave Fletcher Corp. are listed in the following table. Construct an AON network for these activities.

Q: A check-processing center uses exponential smoothing to forecast the number

A check-processing center uses exponential smoothing to forecast the number of incoming checks each month. The number of checks received in June was 40 million, while the forecast was 42 million. A sm...