Questions from General Operations Management

Q: Controlling inventory is one of Wheeled Coach’s toughest problems. Operating according

Controlling inventory is one of Wheeled Coach’s toughest problems. Operating according to a strategy of mass customization and responsiveness, management knows that success is dependent on tight inven...

Q: Dr. Che Mahmood took 563 minutes to complete a hospital’s first

Dr. Che Mahmood took 563 minutes to complete a hospital’s first cornea transplant, and the hospital uses a 90% learning rate. How long should a) the third transplant take? b) the sixth transplant take...

Q: If the fourth oil change and lube job at Trendo-Lube

If the fourth oil change and lube job at Trendo-Lube took 18 minutes and the second took 20 minutes, estimate how long a) the first job took. b) the third job took. c) the eighth job will take. d) the...

Q: Cleaning a toxic landfill took EPA contractor, Henry Garcia, 300

Cleaning a toxic landfill took EPA contractor, Henry Garcia, 300 labor-days. If Garcia follows an 85% learning rate, how long will the firm take, in total, to clean the next five (that is, landfills t...

Q: Professor Hayes took 20 minutes to grade the first exam. He

Professor Hayes took 20 minutes to grade the first exam. He estimates that it will take him two hours to grade all 10 exams. What learning factor is he assuming?

Q: If Professor Laurie Macdonald takes 15 minutes to grade the first exam

If Professor Laurie Macdonald takes 15 minutes to grade the first exam and follows an 80% learning curve, how long will it take her: a) to grade the 25th exam? b) to grade the first 10 exams?

Q: It takes 80,000 hours to produce the first jet engine

It takes 80,000 hours to produce the first jet engine at T.R.’s aerospace division and the learning factor is 90%. Help production manager Gopal Easwaran determine how long it takes to produce the eig...

Q: If the first unit of a production run takes 1 hour and

If the first unit of a production run takes 1 hour and the firm is on an 90% learning curve, how long will unit 100 take?

Q: Using the accompanying log-log graph, answer the following questions

Using the accompanying log-log graph, answer the following questions: a) What are the implications for management if it has forecast its cost on the optimum line? b) What could be causing the fluctuat...

Q: If it took 563 minutes to complete a hospital’s first cornea transplant

If it took 563 minutes to complete a hospital’s first cornea transplant, and the hospital uses a 90% learning rate, what is the cumulative time to complete: a) the first 3 transplants? b) the first 6...