Questions from General Operations Management


Q: Refer to the data in Solved Problem F.1, on

Refer to the data in Solved Problem F.1, on page 837, which deals with Higgins Plumbing and Heating. Higgins has now collected 100 weeks of data and finds the following distribution for sales: a) Assu...

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Q: Adventure Rafting runs rafts on the Colorado River. It has eight

Adventure Rafting runs rafts on the Colorado River. It has eight rafts in its inventory. The demand for rafts during the busy months of June and July has been either 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8, with probabilitie...

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Q: The number of cars arriving at Mark Coffin’s selfservice gasoline station during

The number of cars arriving at Mark Coffin’s selfservice gasoline station during the last 50 hours of operation are as follows: The following random numbers have been generated: 44,...

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Q: Woodworth Property Management is responsible for the maintenance, rental, and

Woodworth Property Management is responsible for the maintenance, rental, and day-to-day operation of a large apartment complex in El Paso. Bruce Woodworth is especially concerned about the cost proje...

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Q: The time between arrivals at the drive-through window of Barry

The time between arrivals at the drive-through window of Barry Harmon’s fast-food restaurant follows the distribution given in the table. The service-time distribution is also given....

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Q: Central Hospital in York, Pennsylvania, has an emergency room that

Central Hospital in York, Pennsylvania, has an emergency room that is divided into six departments: (1) an initial exam station to treat minor problems or to make a diagnosis; (2) an X-ray department...

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Q: A nail salon is deciding if appointing an additional manicurist will be

A nail salon is deciding if appointing an additional manicurist will be financially feasible. Today, the nail salon has three manicurists, only one of whom is by appointment and the other two for drop...

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Q: The number of machine breakdowns per day at Yuwen Chen’s factory is

The number of machine breakdowns per day at Yuwen Chen’s factory is 0, 1, or 2, with probabilities 0.5, 0.3, or 0.2, respectively. The following random numbers have been generated: 13, 14, 02, 18, 31,...

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Q: California Gardens, Inc., prewashes, shreds, and distributes a

California Gardens, Inc., prewashes, shreds, and distributes a variety of salad mixes in 2-pound bags. Doug Voss, Operations VP, is considering a new Hi-Speed shredder to replace the old machine, refe...

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Q: Repeat the simulation in Problem F.20, assuming that the

Repeat the simulation in Problem F.20, assuming that the reorder point is 4 units rather than 2. Compare the costs for these two situations. Use the same random numbers as in Problem F.20.

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