Home-Style Cookies Case 1. Briefly describe the cookie production process. The company uses batch processing system‚ wherein the process begins when the management gets orders from its distributors. Production schedules are then made which are based on the orders received. In the beginning of every shift‚ a list of the cookies to be made that day is delivered to the person in charge of mixing. The ingredients needed are activated through a master list containing all the ingredients to ensure accuracy
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Home-Style Cookies In this case study‚ the focus revolves around the Lew Mark Baking Company. The Lew-Mark Baking Company according to the case study is from a small town in western New York. Lew-mark Baking company operates in New York and New Jersey. It employs around 200 workers in a mainly blue collar‚ informal atmosphere. In my paper‚ I will answer several questions about operations for this company The Cookie Production Process When describing the cookie production process for Lew-mark baking
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CHAPTER 4: FLOW TIME ANALYSIS 4.3 Solutions to the Problem Set Problem 4.1 [a] Draw a process flow diagram. [b]. The theoretical flow time is 36 minutes: There are three paths through the system: A: Take Order – Food – Deliver – Bill → 4 + 18 + 12 + 2 = 36 mins B: Take Order – Wine – Deliver – Bill → 4 + 4.8 + 12 + 2 = 22.8 mins C: Take Order – Cart – Deliver – Bill → 4 + 10 + 12 + 2 = 28 mins Path A is critical so the TFT is 36 minutes [c]. The flow time efficiency is 36/60
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Kristen’s Cookie Company Key Questions 1) Washing & Mixing | 6 min | Dishing Up | 2 min | Setting the oven | 1 min | Baking | 9 min | Cooling | 5 min | Packing | 2 min | Accept Payment | 1 min | Total | 26 min | 2) The oven holds only one tray (one dozen of cookies) => at full utilization we can cook only 6 dozen of cookies per hour‚ for example after washing and mixing we have two more minutes to wait before oven will free. 26 + 10(x-1)=240 X=22.4 22 orders
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Case Study: Kristen’s Cookie Company Key questions to answer before you launch the business: 1) How long will it take you to fill a rush order? If we consider that one order is a dozen‚ the flow time is 26 minutes for the first order. 2) How many orders can you fill in a night‚ assuming you are open four hours each night? (4 hours = 240 minutes) If we consider that one order is a dozen‚ it will take me: * For the first order: 26 minutes * For the second order: 20 minutes
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CEMBA 557 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT KUMASI CENTRE CASE 1 Home- Style Cookies The Company The baking company is located in a small town of York State. The bakery is run by two brothers. The company employs fewer than 200 people‚ mainly blue-collar workers and the atmosphere is informal. The Product The company’s only product is soft cookies‚ of which it makes over 50 varieties. Larger companies‚ such as Nabisco‚ Sunshine‚ and Keebler‚ have traditionally produced biscuit cookies‚ in which most
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Pillsbury cookie challenge — Presentation Transcript 1. • By the end of this presentation you will be convinced that Pillsbury can increase its household penetration by re-engaging with existing users‚ by adapting to new consumer demands‚ and by altering the perception of the product in the minds of consumers. 2. • Background• Challenges in the Canadian Market• The Pillsbury Sub-Culture• Study Results• Strengths and Opportunities• New Market Segmentation• Recommendations• Implementation Timeline•
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Home-style Cookies Cookie production process: The Baking Company‚ run by two brothers‚ employing fewer than 200 people‚ is located in a small town in New York State. The company‚ home-style cookies‚ makes a high quality of soft cookies‚ having no additives or preservatives‚ as per the orders received from the distributors. The cookie production process is called a batch processing system‚ in which company uses two continuous band ovens‚ to bake the cookies. Manufacturers‚ of anything
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HOME-STYLE COOKIES CASE ANALYSIS 1 Submitted by: George Ramselle P. Deposoy Georgia Hur Jinseog Noreen Rose A. Duran Garry A. Gallo Nińa Jessa Marie Ladera Jan Rhett S. Simbulan Daisy Mae O. Tambolero December 13‚ 2012 COMPANY BACKGROUND The Lew-Mark Baking Company—Archway Cookie’s largest franchise is located in western New York State which produces fifty varieties of high-quality soft cookies with no preservatives added. The soft cookies mostly appeal to customers over 45 years
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Case Report : Kristen’s Cookie Company (A1) [pic] Key Questions 1. To know the time it will take us to fill a rush order‚ we have to know how many dozens the rush order requires. If it is only one dozen‚ we need 6 minutes for the washing and mixing steps‚ 2 minutes for the spooning‚ 10 minutes for the whole baking‚ 5 minutes to cooling down‚ 2 minutes for the packing and 1 minute for the payment. That is to say : 26 minutes. If we consider the order requires N dozens : we always need
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