FALL 2011 2011 Deadline: October 26‚ Middle East Technical University – Northern Cyprus Campus BUS 361 Operations Management Homework 1 - Solutions 1. Fruit Computer Company manufactures memory chips in lots of ten chips. From past experience‚ Fruit knows that 80% of all lots contain 10% (1 out of 10) defective chips‚ 20% of all lots contain 50% (5 out of 10) defective chips. If a good batch (that is‚ 10% defective) of chips is sent on to the next stage of production‚ processing costs
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50118195. CU1630 - PROMOTE COMUNICATION IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE OR CHILDREN’S AND YOUND PEOPLE’S SETTINGS (L3) (3) (M). 1.1 Identify the different reasons people communicate a. To express their feelings. b. To express their needs. c. To ask questions or to answer questions. d. To reassure. e. To share experience. f. To socialise. 1.2 Explain how communication affects relationships in the work setting. a. It helps to understand each other. b. It can promote continuation of work in the
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Q1) To understand a company’s operations the following areas should be primarily researched: 1) Identify the position of the company on the Product-Process matrix: The product-process matrix is a tool for analysing the relationship between the product life cycle and the technological life cycle. A company can be characterized as occupying a particular region on the matrix. Identify where the company lies on the matrix: job shop‚ batch‚ line or continuous. In case of a company such as
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http://fp05-527.web.dircon.net/ikea_company_profile.html Profile: ikea IKEA is the world’s most successful mass-market retailer‚ selling Scandinavian-style home furnishings and other house goods in 230 stores in 33 countries and hosting 410 million shoppers per year. An acronym for founder Ingvar Kamprad and his boyhood home of Elmtaryd‚ Agunnaryd‚ IKEA began operating in Sweden in 1943 and continues its original ethos based upon cost obsession fused with design culture. No design‚ no matter
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CHAPTER 1 – Operations and Productivity Learning objectives Define operations management Explain the distinction between goods and services Explain the difference between production and productivity Compute single-factor productivity Compute multifactor productivity Identify the critical variables in enhancing productivity What is operations management? Production – the creation of goods and services Operations Management – activities that relate to the creation of goods and services through
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fail”. Strategic Operations Management acts on this by giving the organization a sense of direction‚ motivation and unity among people in working towards the overall mission and vision. In this paper‚ the aim will be to find out if strategic operations management is important for an organizations overall development. The answer can be a “yes” or a “no” depending on how one perceives the issue and understands it. To draw to a conclusion on this‚ it is better to first briefly outline the various
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Roles of management in business: Employees are the heart of any business‚ but management is the soul! They are the center of the operation. The role of management in business is critical to success and requires an individual who possess the following abilities. Goal setters: Whether it is completing all items on the to do list in the business planner‚ or scheduling the meeting with the marketing department about a promotion three months out‚ good managers know the importance of goal setting
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Thiago DeSouza Homework Assignment 1 ISOM 319: Operations Management Problem 1: 1. Input: Warehouse worker(s)‚ package item(s)‚ transportation vehicle‚ transportation pilots/drivers‚ and information for best method of travel. Transformation: Care for package(s)‚ maintain client(s) informed‚ and transport package(s). Output: Transported package(s) and correct location and time of arrival. 2. Input: Idea development‚ financial backing‚ engineers‚ blueprint(s) design‚ prototype(s) creation‚ and
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critical need of managers in human service organization. Definition of manager. An individual who is in charge of a certain group of task‚ or a certain subset of company. A manager often has a staff of people who report to him or her. Managers may direct workers directly or they may direct several supervisors who direct the workers. The manager must be familiar with the work of all the groups he/she supervises‚ but does not need to be the best in any or all of the areas. It is more important for the manager
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Journal of Operations Management 20 (2002) 121–134 The service concept: the missing link in service design research? Susan Meyer Goldstein a ‚ ∗ ‚ Robert Johnston b ‚ JoAnn Duffy c ‚ Jay Rao d a Department of Operations and Management Science‚ University of Minnesota‚ 321 19th Avenue S‚ Minneapolis‚ MN 55455‚ USA b Warwick Business School‚ University of Warwick‚ Coventry CV4 7AL‚ UK c Gibson D. Lewis Center for Business and Economic Development‚ Sam Houston State University‚ Huntsville
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