Questions from General Operations Management

Q: What is the role of ergonomics in job design? What factors

What is the role of ergonomics in job design? What factors do you think are the most important?

Q: List the ergonomic features of your automobile’s interior and discuss any improvements

List the ergonomic features of your automobile’s interior and discuss any improvements that you can identify.

Q: How might sustainability issues be incorporated into the design of facilities and

How might sustainability issues be incorporated into the design of facilities and workplaces? Provide examples and explain your reasoning.

Q: Research and write a short report (maximum of two typed pages

Research and write a short report (maximum of two typed pages) on green facility design making sure that you incorporate some of the key topics in this chapter.

Q: 1. Customer demand (weekly visits) at Hudson Jewelers is

1. Customer demand (weekly visits) at Hudson Jewelers is highly seasonal, as shown in the worksheet Hudson Jeweler Demand Case Data in MindTap (these data were used in Chapter 9 for forecasting). In t...

Q: Discuss some forecasting issues that you encounter in your daily life.

Discuss some forecasting issues that you encounter in your daily life. How do you make your forecasts?

Q: Suppose that you were thinking about opening a new restaurant. How

Suppose that you were thinking about opening a new restaurant. How would you go about forecasting demand and sales?

Q: If a manager asked you whether to use time-series forecasting

If a manager asked you whether to use time-series forecasting models or regression-based forecasting models, what would you tell him or her?

Q: Looking back at the chapters you have studied so far, discuss

Looking back at the chapters you have studied so far, discuss how good forecasting can improve operations decisions in these areas.

Q: Interview a current or previous employer about how he or she makes

Interview a current or previous employer about how he or she makes forecasts. Document in one page what you discovered, and describe it using the ideas discussed in this chapter.