Questions from General Operations Management

Q: 1. Write a short paper (maximum of two pages)

1. Write a short paper (maximum of two pages) on how the four principles of lean operating systems are applied to diamond mining. 2. If you were to design a jewelry store based only upon the four prin...

Q: A company is considering three vendors for purchasing a CRM system,

A company is considering three vendors for purchasing a CRM system, Delphi Inc., CRM International, and Murray Analytics. The costs of the system are expected to depend on the length of time required...

Q: A hospital is evaluating whether to outsource or perform in-house

A hospital is evaluating whether to outsource or perform in-house a large set of blood and urine laboratory tests. The fixed cost of the laboratory equipment located in the hospital is $800,000 and th...

Q: Suzy’s Temporary Employee (STE) business, located in a big

Suzy’s Temporary Employee (STE) business, located in a big city, can do an on-line criminal background check in-house for $1.29 per search with a fixed cost of $29,000. A third party on-line security...

Q: A manager of Paris Manufacturing that produces computer hard drives is planning

A manager of Paris Manufacturing that produces computer hard drives is planning to lease a new automated inspection system. The manager believes the new system will be more accurate than the current m...

Q: Assume the cost factors given in Problem 42 have not changed.

Assume the cost factors given in Problem 42 have not changed. A marketing representative of NEW-SPEC, a firm that specializes in providing manual inspection processes for other firms, approached Paris...

Q: Arnoff Enterprises manufactures the central processing unit (CPU) for a

Arnoff Enterprises manufactures the central processing unit (CPU) for a line of personal computers. The CPUs are manufactured in Seattle, Columbus, and New York and shipped to warehouses in Pittsburgh...

Q: Forbelt Corporation has a one-year contract to supply motors for

Forbelt Corporation has a one-year contract to supply motors for all refrigerators produced by the Ice Age Corporation. Ice Age manufactures the refrigerators at four locations around the country: Bos...

Q: Refer to the information provided in Question 36 to answer the following

Refer to the information provided in Question 36 to answer the following questions using the Break-Even Excel template. a. If demand is forecast to be 3,500 parts, should the firm make the part in-hou...

Q: Does the EOQ increase or decrease if estimates of setup (order

Does the EOQ increase or decrease if estimates of setup (order) costs include fixed, semi-variable, and pure variable costs while inventory-holding costs include only pure variable costs? Vice versa?...