Questions from General Operations Management

Q: Joe Henry’s machine shop uses 2,500 brackets during the course

Joe Henry’s machine shop uses 2,500 brackets during the course of a year. These brackets are purchased from a supplier 90 miles away. The following information is known about the bra...

Q: Abey Kuruvilla, of Parkside Plumbing, uses 1,200 of

Abey Kuruvilla, of Parkside Plumbing, uses 1,200 of a certain spare part that costs $25 for each order, with an annual holding cost of $24. a) Calculate the total cost for order sizes of 25, 40, 50, 6...

Q: How is process layout applied to supermarkets layout? What are the

How is process layout applied to supermarkets layout? What are the advantages and disadvantages of this type of layout for customers?

Q: M. Cotteleer Electronics supplies microcomputer circuitry to a company that incorporates

M. Cotteleer Electronics supplies microcomputer circuitry to a company that incorporates microprocessors into refrigerators and other home appliances. One of the components has an annual demand of 250...

Q: Race One Motors is an Indonesian car manufacturer. At its largest

Race One Motors is an Indonesian car manufacturer. At its largest manufacturing facility, in Jakarta, the company produces subcomponents at a rate of 300 per day, and it uses these subcomponents at a...

Q: Al-Arabi Manufacturing Company manufactures different types of knobs for doors

Al-Arabi Manufacturing Company manufactures different types of knobs for doors in its manufacturing facility in 6th of October, Egypt. The company operates its production facility 250 days per year. T...

Q: Boreki Enterprises has the following 10 items in inventory. Theodore Boreki

Boreki Enterprises has the following 10 items in inventory. Theodore Boreki asks you, a recent OM graduate, to divide these items into ABC classifications. a) Develop an ABC classification system for...

Q: The Brew House needs to decide which of two coffee maker designs

The Brew House needs to decide which of two coffee maker designs is better environmentally. Using the following tables, determine which model is the better design alternative.

Q: You are the project manager for a project in which you are

You are the project manager for a project in which you are going to organize a conference. Develop a work breakdown structure (WBS) in the form of a hierarchical framework, similar to the one in Figur...

Q: A small electronic manufacturing company that makes communication devices has determined its

A small electronic manufacturing company that makes communication devices has determined its costs as follows (all value data are expressed in millions euro): a) Calculate and compare all single-facto...