Questions from General Operations Management

Q: The Lemma Company manufactures and sells ten products. Managers find ways

The Lemma Company manufactures and sells ten products. Managers find ways to reduce the setup and inventory-holding costs by one-half. What effect will this have on the EOQs for the ten products?

Q: MegaMart, a large department store, has a very successful and

MegaMart, a large department store, has a very successful and profitable package wrapping department. The department uses two very complex bow-making machines that work inline to make the bows for the...

Q: For the David drugstore chain in Problem 39, suppose that after

For the David drugstore chain in Problem 39, suppose that after five years, half the customers from segment 1 are expected to move to segment 2. Where should the drugstore shift, assuming the same cr...

Q: Cunningham Products is evaluating five possible locations to build a distribution center

Cunningham Products is evaluating five possible locations to build a distribution center. Data estimated from the accounting department are provided below. The annual production is estimated to be 30,...

Q: Gordon Rivers, the city manager of Saratoga, Florida, pitched

Gordon Rivers, the city manager of Saratoga, Florida, pitched the proposed design schedule back at Jay Andrews. Jay Andrews is the project manager for Major Design Corporation (MDC). The city of Sarat...

Q: Milford Lumber Company ships construction materials from three wood-processing plants

Milford Lumber Company ships construction materials from three wood-processing plants to three retail stores. The shipping cost, monthly production capacities, and monthly demand for framing lumber ar...

Q: Consider the following transportation problem data for Baker Industries (these data

Consider the following transportation problem data for Baker Industries (these data are available in the Excel worksheet Baker Industries on MindTap): Use the techniques explained in Supplement E: Th...

Q: Samoset Fans, Inc. manufacturers its fan blades in-house

Samoset Fans, Inc. manufacturers its fan blades in-house. The owner, Betty Dice, doesn’t outsource any fan parts except fan motors—all other fans parts are made in-house. There current process and its...

Q: Rework computational problem 34 (Worthington Machining) using the Break-

Rework computational problem 34 (Worthington Machining) using the Break-Even Excel template in MindTap to answer the following questions: a. What is the break-even quantity between these two processes...

Q: Rework computational problem 36 (college textbook publisher) using the Break

Rework computational problem 36 (college textbook publisher) using the Break-Even template in MindTap and answer the following questions: Note that students must use Goal Seek or trial and error to fi...