Questions from Supply Chain

Q: Refer back to the QFD for housekeeping services shown in Figure 4

Refer back to the QFD for housekeeping services shown in Figure 4-6. Figure 4-6: a. What seem to be the biggest opportunities for improvement, relative to competitors’ levels of per...

Q: Given the FMEA data provided in the table below: a

Given the FMEA data provided in the table below: a. What is the RPN for each failure cause? b. Which failure cause would be of least concern? c. Which failure cause would be of greatest concern? d. Fo...

Q: Identify three or four important failure modes for a cellular phone.

Identify three or four important failure modes for a cellular phone.

Q: Conduct an FMEA for a simple service or tangible product with which

Conduct an FMEA for a simple service or tangible product with which you are familiar. Identify a few failure modes, estimate the RPNs, and recommend possible improvements.

Q: Complete a value analysis for the following products: a.

Complete a value analysis for the following products: a. Paper clip b. Textbook

Q: Make a list of customer desired traits for a pencil.

Make a list of customer desired traits for a pencil.

Q: Document the steps that someone using the House of Quality procedure might

Document the steps that someone using the House of Quality procedure might follow in developing: a. A new mountain bicycle. b. An introductory operations management course. c. A new candy bar.

Q: Describe the various operations within an amusement park that need to have

Describe the various operations within an amusement park that need to have balanced capacity. Which operations are most likely to become a bottleneck? How might an amusement park utilize yield managem...

Q: Patients at an emergency room in a large urban hospital frequently experience

Patients at an emergency room in a large urban hospital frequently experience long wait times before they actually see a physician. The hospital has decided to use FMEA to determine an action plan for...

Q: An assembly line currently has five workstations, and the time required

An assembly line currently has five workstations, and the time required for each is shown below. a. What is the current cycle time? b. What is the efficiency of the process? c. Customer demand is 80 u...