Questions from General Operations Management


Q: Six jobs are to be processed through a two-step operation

Six jobs are to be processed through a two-step operation. The first operation involves sanding, and the second involves painting. Processing times are as follows: Determine a sequence that will minim...

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Q: The following jobs are waiting to be processed at a small machine

The following jobs are waiting to be processed at a small machine center: All dates are specified as manufacturing planning calendar days. Assume that all jobs arrived on day 210 (yesterday) in the or...

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Q: Kamauf Custom Glass, Inc., manufactures custom windows primarily for homes

Kamauf Custom Glass, Inc., manufactures custom windows primarily for homes and churches. Small repair jobs may take a few hours, but larger jobs may take hundreds of hours. How to schedule the jobs is...

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Q: Courtney is a programmer receiving requests each week to analyze a large

Courtney is a programmer receiving requests each week to analyze a large database. Five jobs were on her desk Monday morning, and she must decide in what order to write the code. Assume that all jobs...

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Q: At the campus copy shop, six jobs have arrived in the

At the campus copy shop, six jobs have arrived in the order shown (A, B, C, D, E, and F) at the beginning of the day (today, which is a workday). All of the jobs are due at various times today. Your t...

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Q: Drew Rosen Automation Company estimates the data entry and verifying times for

Drew Rosen Automation Company estimates the data entry and verifying times for four jobs as follows: In what order should the jobs be done if the company has one operator for each job? Illustrate the...

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Q: The table below shows the weekly demand for security officers at a

The table below shows the weekly demand for security officers at a small mall in Kuwait. Determine the minimum number of security officers needed with 2 consecutive days off.

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Q: Four employees are to be assigned to four different jobs. The

Four employees are to be assigned to four different jobs. The time per job per employee in minutes is given in the table below. Find the optimal assignment of employees to jobs to minimize the total c...

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Q: Given the following demand for waiters and waitresses at S. Ghosh

Given the following demand for waiters and waitresses at S. Ghosh Bar and Grill, determine the minimum wait staff needed with a policy of 2 consecutive days off.

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Q: When President Bob Collins began his career at Wheeled Coach, the

When President Bob Collins began his career at Wheeled Coach, the world’s largest manufacturer of ambulances, there were only a handful of employees. Now the firm’s Florida plant has a workforce of 35...

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