Questions from General Operations Management

Q: The president of a small manufacturing firm is concerned about the continual

The president of a small manufacturing firm is concerned about the continual growth in manufacturing costs in the past several years. The data series of the cost per unit for the firmâ€...

Q: A chain of grocery stores had the following weekly demand (cases

A chain of grocery stores had the following weekly demand (cases) for a particular brand of laundry soap: a. Use the Moving Average Excel template to develop three- and four-period moving average fore...

Q: Two experienced managers are resisting the introduction of a computerized exponential smoothing

Two experienced managers are resisting the introduction of a computerized exponential smoothing system, claiming that their judgmental forecasts are much better than any computer could do. Their past...

Q: When is simulation useful in analyzing inventory systems?

When is simulation useful in analyzing inventory systems?

Q: A hotel hosts banquet for conferences in a large ballroom with tables

A hotel hosts banquet for conferences in a large ballroom with tables of eight. Servers must get the meals from the kitchen, bring them out to the tables, and then place the meals on the tables. It...

Q: A plant manufactures three products, A, B, and C

A plant manufactures three products, A, B, and C. A drill press is required to perform one operation for each product. The plant operates one eight-hour shift 20 days per month. The operation times fo...

Q: Operating at an 80 percent learning rate, the first unit took

Operating at an 80 percent learning rate, the first unit took 72 hours to produce. Use the Learning Curve Excel template to determine how long the 32nd unit will take. What is the cumulative average t...

Q: Suppose a manufacturer of copiers has concluded that a 75 percent learning

Suppose a manufacturer of copiers has concluded that a 75 percent learning curve applies to the time a beginning service technician takes to install copy machines. Use the Learning Curve Excel templat...

Q: Yacht Superior manufactures boats for a yacht rental firm. They are

Yacht Superior manufactures boats for a yacht rental firm. They are in negotiation for the total price for 50 Model C314 yachts. Based on past experience, the learning rate for their employees and sys...

Q: A manufacturer has committed to supply 16 units of a particular product

A manufacturer has committed to supply 16 units of a particular product in four months (i.e., 16 weeks) at a price of $30,000 each. The first unit took 1,000 hours to produce. Even though the second u...