Questions from General Operations Management

Q: Abbott Manufacturing produces plastic cases for solar photovoltaic panels and has decided

Abbott Manufacturing produces plastic cases for solar photovoltaic panels and has decided to combine orders from customers to increase work order size, and thereby, make one large production run per m...

Q: Discuss some of the issues that a small pizza restaurant might face

Discuss some of the issues that a small pizza restaurant might face in inventory management. Would a pizza restaurant use a fixed-order quantity or period system for fresh dough (purchased from a bake...

Q: What types of defects or errors might the following organizations measure and

What types of defects or errors might the following organizations measure and improve as part of a quality or Six Sigma initiative? a. A department store such as Walmart or Macy’s b. Walt Disney World...

Q: How does quality improvement support lean enterprise?

How does quality improvement support lean enterprise?

Q: Explain the role of total productive maintenance in lean operating systems.

Explain the role of total productive maintenance in lean operating systems.

Q: Define a project and provide a non-manufacturing or non-

Define a project and provide a non-manufacturing or non-construction example.

Q: Define and explain the following terms: normal time, crash time

Define and explain the following terms: normal time, crash time, earliest start time, earliest finish time, latest start time, and latest finish time.

Q: Define slack time and how is it computed. How is it

Define slack time and how is it computed. How is it used in project scheduling and why is it important?

Q: Discuss the importance of project control and monitoring.

Discuss the importance of project control and monitoring.

Q: Explain the usefulness of Gantt charts to a manager.

Explain the usefulness of Gantt charts to a manager.