Questions from General Operations Management

Q: Research and write a short paper (two pages maximum) that

Research and write a short paper (two pages maximum) that summarizes the capabilities of commercial software available for forecasting. How does such software compare with using Excel?

Q: Search the Internet for some time-series data that relates to

Search the Internet for some time-series data that relates to sustainability, for example, environmental emissions. What types of patterns do these data exhibit? Apply forecasting techniques in this...

Q: Provide and discuss some examples of economies and diseconomies of scale in

Provide and discuss some examples of economies and diseconomies of scale in a college environment.

Q: Research and write a short paper (2 pages maximum) on

Research and write a short paper (2 pages maximum) on organizations that have successfully used the focused factory concept.

Q: Can you identify a focused factory in a service facility? Explain

Can you identify a focused factory in a service facility? Explain.

Q: Luke Steffie owns a balloon store and must fill balloons with helium

Luke Steffie owns a balloon store and must fill balloons with helium and assemble them into certain configurations today for six major parties. His six customer jobs all need to use the same helium ta...

Q: Provide some examples of short- and long-term capacity decisions

Provide some examples of short- and long-term capacity decisions different from Exhibit 10.1.

Q: Define useful capacity measures for a(n) a.

Define useful capacity measures for a(n) a. brewery. b. airline. c. movie theater. d. pizza restaurant. e. amusement park.

Q: How might a college or university with growing enrollment use the capacity

How might a college or university with growing enrollment use the capacity expansion strategies in Exhibit 10.6? Discuss the pros and cons of each of these.

Q: Briefly describe a business you are familiar with and explain how it

Briefly describe a business you are familiar with and explain how it might use each of the five ways to adjust its short-term capacity levels.