Questions from General Operations Management


Q: A production line at V. J. Sugumaran’s machine shop has

A production line at V. J. Sugumaran’s machine shop has three stations. The first station can process a unit in 10 minutes. The second station has two identical machines, each of which can process a u...

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Q: What keeps plotted revenue data from falling on a straight line in

What keeps plotted revenue data from falling on a straight line in a break-even analysis?

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Q: 24SEVEN convenience store, which opened its first store in New Delhi’s

24SEVEN convenience store, which opened its first store in New Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar in 2005, presently operates 38 round-the-clock stores in India’s capital region....

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Q: Katie Reynolds owns two exclusive women’s clothing stores in Miami. In

Katie Reynolds owns two exclusive women’s clothing stores in Miami. In her plan to expand to a third location, she has narrowed her decision to three sites—one in a...

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Q: When placing a new medical clinic, the county health commissioner,

When placing a new medical clinic, the county health commissioner, Vicky Luo, wishes to consider three sites. The pertinent data are given in the following table. Which is the best site (assuming a hi...

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Q: A Detroit seafood restaurant is considering opening a second facility in the

A Detroit seafood restaurant is considering opening a second facility in the suburb of West Bloomfield. The following table shows its ratings of five factors at each of four potential sites. Which sit...

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Q: The fixed and variable costs (in U.S. dollars

The fixed and variable costs (in U.S. dollars) for the new recycling plant that Eldon Yi is opening in Australia are computed as follows: a) Over what range is each city preferable? b) For a recycling...

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Q: The fixed and variable costs for four potential plant sites for Brent

The fixed and variable costs for four potential plant sites for Brent Snyder’s Ski Supplies are shown here: a) Graph the total-cost lines for the four potential sites. b) Over what r...

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Q: Xun Xu Health and Fitness has several production facilities scattered around the

Xun Xu Health and Fitness has several production facilities scattered around the central and northern part of Iowa. It would be desirable to have a distribution center from which to send product to re...

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Q: The main post office in Tampa, Florida, is due to

The main post office in Tampa, Florida, is due to be replaced with a much larger, more modern facility that can handle the tremendous flow of mail that has followed the city’s growth...

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