Questions from General Operations Management


Q: What should an operations manager keep in mind when looking at the

What should an operations manager keep in mind when looking at the results from a simulation model?

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Q: Name the three parts of a typical queuing system.

Name the three parts of a typical queuing system.

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Q: When designing a waiting line system, what “qualitative” concerns

When designing a waiting line system, what “qualitative” concerns need to be considered?

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Q: Name the three factors that govern the structure of “arrivals”

Name the three factors that govern the structure of “arrivals” in a queuing system.

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Q: State the seven common measures of queuing system performance.

State the seven common measures of queuing system performance.

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Q: Authentic Thai rattan chairs (shown in the photo) are delivered

Authentic Thai rattan chairs (shown in the photo) are delivered to Gary Schwartz’s chain of retail stores, called The Kathmandu Shop, once a year. The reorder point, without safety s...

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Q: A local hypermarket in Kuwait supplies juice boxes from a manufacturer in

A local hypermarket in Kuwait supplies juice boxes from a manufacturer in Saudi Arabia. The reorder point, without safety stock, is 800 boxes. The carrying cost is KWD 20 (Kuwaiti Dinar) per box per y...

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Q: Lifang Wu owns an automated machine shop that makes precision auto parts

Lifang Wu owns an automated machine shop that makes precision auto parts. He has just compiled an input–output report for the grinding work center. Complete this report and analyze t...

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Q: Dennis Geyer’s company wishes to assign a set of jobs to a

Dennis Geyer’s company wishes to assign a set of jobs to a set of machines. The following table provides data as to the cost of each job when performed on a specific machine. a) Dete...

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Q: Ravi Behara, the managing partner at a large law firm in

Ravi Behara, the managing partner at a large law firm in Virginia, must assign three clients to three attorneys. Cost data are presented in the following table: Use the assignment algorithm to solve t...

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