MGT 502 Final Review Questions 1. List and explain the three ways to decrease process throughput time. 1) Perform activities in parallel a. A serial approach results in the throughput time for the entire process being the sum of individual steps plus transport and waiting time between steps. Using a parallel approach can reduce throughput time by as much as 80 percent and produces a better result. 2) Change the sequence of activities b. Altering the sequence of activities
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employees respect and trust management and one another. This trust facilitates the teamwork needed to solve problems and produce innovative products. The conceptual skills needed by every manager can be used by Weafer to envision the “big picture” for Symantec and influence and empower his employees to follow the organization’s mission. As he leads by example‚ Weafer fosters both innovation and professionalism among the virus hunters at Symantec. 2. What management roles would Vincent be playing
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a centralized corporate level Materials Management System to consolidate buying decisions for each of the 4 dealerships. This would facilitate greater leveraging with suppliers for consistent quality-control. They should study‚ calculate and make effective decisions on the materials that should be brought for each of the four dealerships instead of allowing each dealer to do it on their own. An automated EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) inventory management system that interconnects with each of
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1. GENESIS OF ‘THE GOAL’ The Goal is about science and education. The author believes that these two words have been abused to the extent that their original meanings have been lost in a fog of too much respect and mystery. Science for him is not about the secrets of nature or even about truths. Science is simply the method to try and postulate a minimum set of assumptions that can explain‚ through a straightforward logical derivation‚ the existence of many phenomena of nature. For example the
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“Managing a virtual workplace‚” Academy of Management Executive‚ 14 (3)‚ Aug. 2000‚ pp. 81-90. Chidambaram‚ L.‚ and Jones‚ B.‚ "Impact of Communication Medium and Computer Support on Group Perceptions and Performance: A Comparison of Face-to-Face and Dispersed Meetings‚" MIS Quarterly (17:4)‚ 1993‚ pp. 465-516. Cox‚ T.‚ Lobel‚ S.‚ and McLeod‚ P.‚ "Effects of ethnic group cultural differences on cooperative and competitive behavior on a group task‚ " Academy of Management Journal‚ 34‚ 827–847‚ 1991. Dash‚
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Case study of Dupont: Marketing of “Disappearing” products. 1. What are the markets for Lycra? The market for Lycra is vast. It’s not easy to pinpoint a particular market as Lycra is being used by different manufacturers such as Wacoal‚ Liz Claiborne‚ Macy’s‚ etc. and they are targetting different consumers. In general‚ the market for lycra is the manufacturers of garments and retailers. Being specific‚ Its market are Baby boomers because as they are getting aged‚ they are gaining weight
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6/hour 6 orders x 4 hours = 24 orders Therefore Kristen can fill 24 orders each night. 3. How long will it take her to fill a rush order? A ‘rush’ order will still take 26min as this is how long the operations time is. None of the processes can be eliminated with rush orders therefore the operations time cannot be minimized. 4. How busy (utilization) will she be? With processing 24 orders each night over four hours‚ Kristen will be fully utilized with the time activated equaling the time available
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A. Why does the "proper" operation strategy keep changing for A. companies that are world-class competitors? The world is evolving every day and is at a constant change or upgrade. So it only makes sense that the “proper ” operation strategy will also evolve and change over time‚ otherwise your corporation could easily get run over by the competition and transforming market. As a company it ’s important to position yourself with your product or service in the market‚ whether it would be high
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Compe&&ve Advantage from Opera&ons (GB 2314.00) Session 1: Introduc&on and Process Analysis Srikanth Jagabathula Quick quiz Three frogs are siNng on a log. One of them decides to jump. How many are leR? It ain’t over un&l it is over -‐Yogi Berra It ain’t done un&l it is done
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Case: Restoration project at Bennett Auto Sales and Services (BASS) Bennett Auto Sales and Services (BASS)consists of three car dealerships that sell and service several makes of American and Japanese cars‚ two auto part stores‚ a large body shop and car painting business‚ and an auto salvage yard. David Bennett‚ owner of BASS‚ went into the car business when he inherited a Ford dealership from her father. He was able to capitalize on her knowledge and experience to build her business into the
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