Questions from General Supply Chain

Q: Given an average service rate of twelve customers per hour, what

Given an average service rate of twelve customers per hour, what is the probability the business can handle all the customers when the average arrival rate is ten customers per hour? Use the Poisson d...

Q: How would Stella’s queuing system operating characteristics change for the problem below

How would Stella’s queuing system operating characteristics change for the problem below, if she added another cashier and increased her service rate to twenty customers per hour? Stella can handle ab...

Q: For the previous month, the Ellram Lounge served 1,500

For the previous month, the Ellram Lounge served 1,500 customers with very few complaints. Their labor cost was $3,000; material cost was $800; energy cost was $200; and building lease cost was $1,500...

Q: The Bruhaha Brewery is planning to expand internationally. The company has

The Bruhaha Brewery is planning to expand internationally. The company has identified six critical location factors and their relative weights. The relative performance scores for each of the three po...

Q: For the office layout shown below and the accompanying trip and distance

For the office layout shown below and the accompanying trip and distance matrices, determine the total distance traveled per day. Find another layout that results in a lower total distance traveled pe...

Q: What makes a supplier or customer a key or primary supply chain

What makes a supplier or customer a key or primary supply chain partner? Describe why it is important to begin supply chain management efforts with only these companies.

Q: Why is an ERP system important for both internal and external process

Why is an ERP system important for both internal and external process integration? What other IT considerations are there?

Q: What are knowledge management solutions, and how can they support a

What are knowledge management solutions, and how can they support a firm’s supply chain integration efforts? Give some examples.

Q: Why is lack of trust an obstacle to supply chain management?

Why is lack of trust an obstacle to supply chain management? How can we overcome this obstacle?

Q: Why is visibility so important when integrating processes?

Why is visibility so important when integrating processes?