Questions from General Operations Management

Q: Explain the types of decisions required and criteria used to locate facilities

Explain the types of decisions required and criteria used to locate facilities in supply chains.

Q: Explain how the center of gravity method works.

Explain how the center of gravity method works.

Q: For the in-line skate assembly example in this chapter,

For the in-line skate assembly example in this chapter, suppose the times for the individual operations are as follows: Assume that inspections cannot be performed by production personnel, but only by...

Q: Identify and explain the four EPIC dimensions to help location facilities around

Identify and explain the four EPIC dimensions to help location facilities around the world.

Q: Explain supply chain optimization and how the transportation model can be used

Explain supply chain optimization and how the transportation model can be used to help optimize costs in supply chains.

Q: Define operational structure and provide an example of centralized control and decentralized

Define operational structure and provide an example of centralized control and decentralized control.

Q: Discuss scheduling and sequencing issues in municipal services such as garbage collection

Discuss scheduling and sequencing issues in municipal services such as garbage collection, school-bus routing, or snowplowing. What types of criteria and approaches might be used?

Q: Define efficient and responsive supply chains and explain how they differ.

Define efficient and responsive supply chains and explain how they differ.

Q: Define push and pull supply chains and explain how they differ.

Define push and pull supply chains and explain how they differ.

Q: Describe the ideas of vertical, forward, and backward integration.

Describe the ideas of vertical, forward, and backward integration.