Task 1: Zombies Zombie is an anti-war song written by the Irish rock band The Cranberries‚ in 1994. The group’s vocalist‚ Dolores O’Riordan has claimed that Zombie speaks about “The Irish fight for independence that seemed to last forever.” When talking about the conflict in Ireland‚ it is important to bear in mind that it is not only political‚ but also religious. The suppression of Catholics in the country can be dated all the way back to the Reformation in 1517‚ and the struggle between the two
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National Cranberry Cooperative 1. The wait time for trucks to back onto a Kiwanne dumper and empty their contents was up to three hours. Even though $75‚000 was spent on a fifth Kiwanne dumper‚ this did not seem to help overtime costs. This assumes that it is the delay in trucks emptying their contents that caused the overtime to be required. A potential cause is the lack of dryers and the lack of berry appropriate holding bins‚ i.e. not enough wet or dry berry holding bins – these causes
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the backlog. The cost benefit of adding the additional drying unit and advancing the shift start time are higher than the cost benefit of other options considered. THE COMPANY The Receiving Plant I (RPI) of National Cranberry Cooperative (NCC) processes both wet and dry cranberries in a highly mechanized process involving 400 workers during peak season. The processed berries are sold in bulk and bags. PROBLEM STATEMENT NCC is currently wrestling with both
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Littlefield Technologies Simulation Report Team Name Group A Section Operations Management September 2012 Problem Statement Littlefield Technologies is a low volume‚ high margin manufacturer and distributor of digital satellite system receivers. Littlefield Technologies seeks to minimize production costs and sell at the highest price the market will allow‚ with the end result of maximizing profit‚ or value for shareholders. In order to be successful they
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1. Problems facing receiving plant No. 1 (RP1) The problems that The National Cranberry Cooperative is facing with are described in the table below. Mostly they are related to the problem of capacity. Problem | Implications | Presence of bottlenecks in the stages of drying and separating of berries. | Excessive overtime costs. | | Overcapacities in other stages of processing of berries. | 2. Process Flow Diagram From 8-10 min to few hours 400*3= 1200 bbls/h 1500*3 = 4500 bbls/h
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NATIONAL CRANBERRY CO-OPERATIVE CASE STUDY * Nishi Sharma In 1971‚ National Cranberry Cooperative faced recurring operational problems that affected the productivity and relationship of NCC to growers. This analysis will discuss how NCC can improve its operation before the peak-season comes in. The analysis was based from facts cited in the case‚ using tools such as but not limited to process flow diagram‚ cost‚ benefit and utilization analysis‚ and work-force scheduling. The author recommends
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problem‚ gang… We now that the bottleneck in the process is the Drying unit. Using the diagram‚ we can assess: 1. TPT is 19‚000*.7 wet barrels/12 work hrs in work day = 1108 wet bbls per day 2. The dryer unit can process 600 bbls wet cranberries per day Looking at the process we know that there is a bottleneck at Drying unit: I. The capacity of the drying unit is 600 bbl /hr which is much lower than the required 1108 wet bbl/day we need. II. On an average day a total of 10‚000
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points) A constant cost industry is one in which the LRMC for the industry is constant. An increasing cost industry is one in which the LRMC for the industry is increasing. Which is more likely to be a constant cost industry: bagel restaurants or cranberry production? Explain. What does this imply about the slopes of the long-run supply curves in these industries? In this article‚ the bagel industry closely resembles a constant cost industry. A constant cost industry is a perfectly competitive industry
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“For decades‚ cranberry juice has been recommended by healthcare practitioners to prevent Urinary Tract Infection (UTI).” (Howell‚ 2013). Most commonly UTIs are found in women‚ statistics state that nearly 1 in 3 women will have a UTI that will require treatment before the age of 24 (Kidney Health Australia‚ 2015). The question to ask is does cranberry juice evidently prevents UTIs. This essay will identify the process required to develop a PICO question; this framework will establish a clinical
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How to Spray Paint Furniture Painting furniture may have once been considered a job attempted only by a professional. The large varieties of paints available to consumers today make this process so much easier for just about anyone to accomplish. The most important things needed are an item to paint‚ a little creativity‚ some elbow grease and a couple of cans of spray paint. Taking the time to prepare both the area and the item will help ensure the process goes smoothly. The first very
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