Sample Exam Problems for Operations Management (The Process Management Part) 1. What is inventory in business processes? Provide two different production strategies on how inventory is managed. Discuss the advantage and disadvantage of inventory in business processes. 2. UBurger is a fastfood restaurant whose windows announce its focus on burgers‚ fries‚ and shakes. After perhaps queueing‚ customers place an order with and pay a cashier‚ then await completion of the order. Upon receiving the order
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Background Store location and real estate markets are two most important areas of concern for a retailer by the virtue of the fact that real estate is the largest fixed investment for a retailer. For a retailer‚ being at the right place at the right time facilitates the development of sustainable competitive advantage. The decline in real estate prices in last 4-5 years has boosted the morale of the retailers. Because of this there has also been an increase in the supply of
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Executive Summary Statement of the Problem In April 30‚ 1999‚ the National Railroad Passenger Corporation(Amtrak) will review a leveraged-lease proposal from BNY Capital Funding LLC(BNYCF) along with other financing options. The government will eliminate federal funding for any of Amtrak’s operating expenses by 2002 . Therefore‚ Amtrak has developed a new high speed train line called Acela‚ which will bring in net annual revenues of $180 million by 2002. Amtrak needs to raise $267.9 million
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1959 Congress annexes Alaska 1960 Arctic National Wildlife Range established by Fred Seaton of the DOI l969 Trans-Alaska Pipeline System formed by a group of oil and gas companies. They want to build a huge pipeline from south to north coast of Alaska! 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act buys out native Alaskans of their land for gas and oil exploration‚ basically they can claim any land they want except land for the pipeline 1972 EIS released stressing the need for oil resources to
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supervision of the penal system. Under this new program‚ slaves were treated worse than they had been prior to the adoption of the thirteenth amendment. They still had to work for no wages‚ but they also were not taken care of as well since those leasing out inmates had no self-interest in the blacks. The American penal system after the Civil war was overflowing with inmates and southern states were very short on labor after losing
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Financial Analysis Task 5 Part B-Report to CEO B1. Custom Snowboards sales history has been steadily increasing per the table below. CSI has had small growth in sales with an equal increase in COGS. The COGS is relative to the increase in the net sales‚ however‚ CSI should look further into ways they can decrease their COGS line item in order to see more profit growth from year to year. We can see on the Horizontal Analysis below that net sales‚ COGS and Profit all had the same increases from years
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Business Case Study Contest 2013 1. About Company Tallmart is one of the largest non-food retailers in USA with headquarters in San Francisco‚ California. It was established in 1990 and its first department store was launched in downtown San Francisco. The department store focused on giving the customer the latest in various product categories that it offered‚ at better prices than other retailers. Customers immensely liked the choice of products offered by Tallmart‚ and the store became #1
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Skills Required of a Property Manager Q1: Rebecca manages a 300-unit multi-family complex that offers exceptional amenities‚ but has a less-than-stellar vacancy rate. She decides to host an open house to attract families with small children. The bounce-houses‚ cotton candy machine rental‚ door prizes and food and beverage will cost about $3500. She checks her management authority guidelines to make sure she can spend this amount without owner approval as a _________ expense. A. Advertising and
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Analyzing Lease vs. Buy Dec To buy or not to buy is the question for many companies acquiring assets for their business. Equipment and other assets are extremely important when a company is trying to get off the ground in a new business. The chief executive officer would have to ask how would we finance the equipment needed‚ pay back investors‚ and make the company profitable for all. This new biotech company is seeking financial remedies in becoming a profitable company
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