Questions from General Operations Management

Q: Use the data from the machining process in Problem 40 (worksheet

Use the data from the machining process in Problem 40 (worksheet C17 Excel P40 Data in MindTap) to calculate Cp, Cpl, Cpu, and Cpk, assuming that the specifications are 3.75 6 1.25. Interpret the resu...

Q: The worksheet C17 Excel P47 Data in MindTap provides sample times in

The worksheet C17 Excel P47 Data in MindTap provides sample times in hours for processing and shipping orders from a web-based retailer. The retailer advertises that orders are shipped within four hou...

Q: Use the Excel template Gantt Chart to develop a Gantt chart for

Use the Excel template Gantt Chart to develop a Gantt chart for the early start schedule for the wedding project in problem 36. Explain and trace the project’s critical path(s).

Q: Use the Excel template Gantt Chart to construct an early-start

Use the Excel template Gantt Chart to construct an early-start Gantt chart for the computer-system installation project described in problem 39. As a project manager, where would you focus your attent...

Q: Identify a goods-producing or service-providing organization and discuss

Identify a goods-producing or service-providing organization and discuss how it might make aggregate planning decisions using the variables described in Exhibit 14.3.

Q: Use the Excel template Gantt Chart to construct a Gantt chart for

Use the Excel template Gantt Chart to construct a Gantt chart for the early-start schedule found in problem 41, Rozales Manufacturing Co. Explain and trace the project’s critical path(s).

Q: Canton Supplies, Inc., is a service firm that employs approximately

Canton Supplies, Inc., is a service firm that employs approximately 100 people. Because of the necessity of meeting monthly cash obligations, the Chief Financial Officer wants to develop a forecast of...

Q: The Costello Music Company has been in business five years. During

The Costello Music Company has been in business five years. During that time, its sales of electric organs has grown from 12 units to 76 units per year. Fred Costello, the firm's owner, wants to forec...

Q: The historical sales for a certain model of a single serve coffee

The historical sales for a certain model of a single serve coffee maker in units is: January, 26; February, 21; March, 20; April, 23; May, 17; and June, 20. Using a two-month moving average, determin...

Q: A university currently has a recycling program for paper waste. The

A university currently has a recycling program for paper waste. The fixed cost of running this program is $15,000 per year. The variable cost for picking up and disposing of each ton of recyclable p...