Questions from General Operations Management

Q: Develop the BOM for product XYZ made from two units of B

Develop the BOM for product XYZ made from two units of B, five units of C, and four units of D. B is subassembled from six units of E and two units of F; C from four units of E and three units of D, a...

Q: Prepare a bill of material and an assembly chart for a salad

Prepare a bill of material and an assembly chart for a salad of your own choosing.

Q: Al-Tawheed Discount Store sells a certain type of office chair

Al-Tawheed Discount Store sells a certain type of office chair for E£400. The annual holding cost is E£40 per unit per year, annual demand is 900 chairs, and the order cost is E£800 per order. The lea...

Q: Prepare a bill of material for a wooden pencil, complete with

Prepare a bill of material for a wooden pencil, complete with eraser.

Q: Prepare a bill of material for the table illustrated: /

Prepare a bill of material for the table illustrated:

Q: Prepare a bill of material for a computer mouse (GeniMouse).

Prepare a bill of material for a computer mouse (GeniMouse).

Q: Prepare a bill of material for a mechanical pencil.

Prepare a bill of material for a mechanical pencil.

Q: The product design group of Iyengar Electric Supplies, Inc., has

The product design group of Iyengar Electric Supplies, Inc., has determined that it needs to design a new series of switches. It must decide on one of three design strategies. The market forecast is f...

Q: MacDonald Products, Inc., of Clarkson, New York, has

MacDonald Products, Inc., of Clarkson, New York, has the option of (a) proceeding immediately with production of a new top-of-the-line stereo TV that has just completed prototype testing or (b) havi...

Q: Given the contribution made on each of the three products in the

Given the contribution made on each of the three products in the following table and their position in the life cycle, identify a reasonable operations strategy for each: