Questions from General Operations Management

Q: (*) Leah’s Toys produces molded plastic baby rattles. These rattles

(*) Leah’s Toys produces molded plastic baby rattles. These rattles must be completely smooth. That is, there can be no rough edges where the molded halves fit together. Rattles are judged to be eithe...

Q: Leah’s Toys makes rubber balls. The current process is capable

Leah’s Toys makes rubber balls. The current process is capable of producing balls that weigh, on average, 3 ounces, with a standard deviation of 0.25 ounces.a. (*) What is the process capability ratio...

Q: Leah’s Toys guarantees to ship customer orders in 24 hours

Leah’s Toys guarantees to ship customer orders in 24 hours or less. The following chart contains results for five samples of nine customer orders each:a. (**) Based on these results,...

Q: mean value of 64 ounces and a standard deviation of

mean value of 64 ounces and a standard deviation of 6 ounces.a. (**) Suppose that the upper and lower tolerance limits are 79 and 65 ounces, respectively. What is the process capability ratio? What wo...

Q: (*) The River Rock Company sells 200-pound bags of decorative

(*) The River Rock Company sells 200-pound bags of decorative rocks for landscaping use. The current bagging process yields samples with X and R values of 200 pounds and 12 pounds, respectively. Each...

Q: (**) LaBoing produces springs, which are categorized as either acceptable

(**) LaBoing produces springs, which are categorized as either acceptable or defective. During a period in which the manufacturing processes are under control, LaBoing takes multiple samples of 100 sp...

Q: AnderSet Laboratories produces rough lenses that will ultimately be ground

AnderSet Laboratories produces rough lenses that will ultimately be ground into precision lenses for use in laboratory equipment. The company has developed the following thickness measures, based on 1...

Q: Draw out the transformation process similar to Figure 1.1 for

Draw out the transformation process similar to Figure 1.1 for a simple operations function, such as a health clinic or a car repair shop. What are the inputs? The outputs?

Q: Visit the Web sites for the professional organizations listed in

Visit the Web sites for the professional organizations listed in this chapter. Who are their target audiences? Are some more focused on purchasing professionals or logistics professionals? Which of th...

Q: LightEdge Technologies would like to put in place an assembly

LightEdge Technologies would like to put in place an assembly line in its Mexican facility that puts together Internet servers. The tasks needed to accomplish this, including times and predecessor rel...