Questions from General Operations Management


Q: A large investment firm wants to decide on how to invest one

A large investment firm wants to decide on how to invest one million dollars. The board is considering three options: invest in stocks, invest in T-Bills, or do nothing. There are two possibilities fo...

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Q: The pharmaceutical company Neuronome is in late clinical phase of a new

The pharmaceutical company Neuronome is in late clinical phase of a new cancer treatment. However, their competitor Immunoneuron is also in the late clinical phase of a pharmaceutical for the same tre...

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Q: A construction company wants to decide on whether to bid for a

A construction company wants to decide on whether to bid for a new project or not. If the company decides to bid, there is a KWD 10,000 cost associated with preparing the preliminary proposal. The pro...

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Q: The Machine Shop is a retailer of tools for carpenters. Their

The Machine Shop is a retailer of tools for carpenters. Their top selling product is a revolutionary saw, which sells for €999. However, they are short on cash and try to hold the storage as short as...

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Q: In the TV show and game “Who Wants to be a

In the TV show and game “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” the participants get four choices for each question and the questions get tougher and tougher the longer a...

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Q: Andrew Thomas, a sandwich vendor at Hard Rock Cafe’s annual Rockfest

Andrew Thomas, a sandwich vendor at Hard Rock Cafe’s annual Rockfest, created a table of conditional values for the various alternatives (stocking decision) and states of nature (siz...

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Q: Arnold Palmer Hospital, one of the nation’s top hospitals dedicated to

Arnold Palmer Hospital, one of the nation’s top hospitals dedicated to serving women and children, is a large business with more than 2,000 employees working in a 431-bed facility totalling 676,000 sq...

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Q: Bakery Products is considering the introduction of a new line of pastries

Bakery Products is considering the introduction of a new line of pastries. In order to produce the new line, the bakery is considering either a major or a minor renovation of its current plant. Bill W...

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Q: Chris Suit is an administrator for Lowell Hospital. She is trying

Chris Suit is an administrator for Lowell Hospital. She is trying to determine whether to build a large wing on the existing hospital, a small wing, or no wing at all. If the population of Lowell cont...

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Q: A large hypermarket based in Kuwait is considering different plans for expansion

A large hypermarket based in Kuwait is considering different plans for expansion. The management has identified three possible alternatives: build two new stores, build one new store, or do nothing. T...

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