Questions from General Operations Management


Q: The following provides 2012 financial information for Kroger (in million $

The following provides 2012 financial information for Kroger (in million $s): a. In 2012, what were Kroger’s inventory turns? [2.4]

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Q: International Cranberry Uncooperative (ICU) is a competitor to the National

International Cranberry Uncooperative (ICU) is a competitor to the National Cranberry Cooperative (NCC). At ICU, barrels of cranberries arrive on trucks at a rate of 150 barrels per hour and are proce...

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Q: The Western Pennsylvania Milk Company is producing milk at a fixed rate

The Western Pennsylvania Milk Company is producing milk at a fixed rate of 5,000 gallons/hour. The company’s clients request 100,000 gallons of milk over the course of one day. This demand is spread o...

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Q: VF is a small accounting firm supporting wealthy individuals in their preparation

VF is a small accounting firm supporting wealthy individuals in their preparation of annual income tax statements. Every December, VF sends out a short survey to their customers, asking for the inform...

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Q: CC Car Wash specializes in car cleaning services. The services offered

CC Car Wash specializes in car cleaning services. The services offered by the company, the exact service time, and the resources needed for each of them are described in the following table: The compa...

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Q: After an “all night” study session the day before their

After an “all night” study session the day before their last final exam, four students decide to stop for some much-needed coffee at the campus Starbucks. They arrive at 8:30 a.m. and are dismayed to...

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Q: Kim Opim, an enthusiastic student, is on her flight over

Kim Opim, an enthusiastic student, is on her flight over from Philadelphia (PHL) to Paris. Kim reflects upon how her educational experiences from her operations courses could help explain the long wai...

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Q: Consider the following six tasks that must be assigned to four workers

Consider the following six tasks that must be assigned to four workers on a conveyor-paced assembly line (i.e., a machine-paced line flow). Each worker must perform at least one task. The current conv...

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Q: Consider the baggage check-in of a small airline. Check

Consider the baggage check-in of a small airline. Check-in data indicate that from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., 255 passengers checked in. Moreover, based on counting the number of passengers waiting in line, a...

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Q: PowerToys Inc. produces a small remote-controlled toy truck on

PowerToys Inc. produces a small remote-controlled toy truck on a conveyor belt with nine stations. Each station has, under the current process layout, one worker assigned to it. Stations and processin...

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