Questions from General Operations Management

Q: Given the location information and volume of material movements from a supply

Given the location information and volume of material movements from a supply point (warehouse) to several retail stores for Bourbon Hardware, find the optimal location for the supply point using the...

Q: The Davis national drugstore chain prefers to operate one outlet in a

The Davis national drugstore chain prefers to operate one outlet in a town that has four major market segments. The number of potential customers in each segment along with the coordinates are as foll...

Q: University Medical Center needs to move from its existing facility to a

University Medical Center needs to move from its existing facility to a new and larger facility five miles away from its current location. Due to construction delays, however, much of the new equipmen...

Q: Assume the specifications for a part (in inches) are 5

Assume the specifications for a part (in inches) are 5.00 ± 0.37, and the Taguchi loss function is estimated to be L(x) = 9,300 (x – T)2. Use the Excel template Taguchi to determine the estimated loss...

Q: Assume the specifications for a television remote control part (in inches

Assume the specifications for a television remote control part (in inches) are 5.00 ± 0.10, and the Taguchi loss function is estimated to be L(x) = 5,500 (x – T)2. Determine the estimated loss per par...

Q: A quality characteristic has a design specification (in cm.) of

A quality characteristic has a design specification (in cm.) of 0.200  0.02. If the actual process value of the quality characteristic is at the boundary of the tolerance on either side, the product...

Q: For the situation in Problem 51, what are the economic design

For the situation in Problem 51, what are the economic design specifications if the cost of inspection and adjustment is $7.50?

Q: Suppose that the design specifications for hydraulic cylinder are 10.00

Suppose that the design specifications for hydraulic cylinder are 10.00  0.10 centimeters, and that the Taguchi loss function is estimated to be L(x) = 1,400 (x – T)2. Use the Excel template Taguchi...

Q: An electronic missile guidance system at Mguide, Inc. consists of

An electronic missile guidance system at Mguide, Inc. consists of: Components A, B, C, and D which have reliabilities of 0.98, 0.97, 0.91, and 0.95, respectively (see the following diagram). a. Use t...

Q: Magnaplex, Inc. has a complex manufacturing process, with three

Magnaplex, Inc. has a complex manufacturing process, with three operations that are performed in series. Because of the nature of the process, machines frequently fall out of adjustment and must be re...