1.2 The original productivity of the line was 20 valves per hour. After the changes by John Goodale the line productivity was 22.5 valves per hour. The percent change was 12.5. We found the original productivity by dividing 160 valves produced by an 8-hour shift. The new line productivity was found by dividing 180 valves by an 8-hour shift. Calculating the difference between the new line productivity and the old-line productivity‚ and then dividing that number by the old-line productivity gave us
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agement AEREN FOUNDATION’S Maharashtra Govt. Reg. No.: F-11724 [pic] SUBJECT : OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Total Marks : 80 CASE-1 (16 Marks) Bloomsday Outfitters produces T-shirts for road races. They need to acquire some new stamping machines to produce 30‚000 good T-shirts per month. Their plant operates 200 hours per month‚ but the new machines will
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capital. The Trust was the managing organization of the dabbawallah meal delivery network. The dabbawallahs’ service‚ often referred to as tiffinwallahs outside of Mumbai‚ was cited internationally by management scholars and industry executives as an exemplar of supply chain and service management. The service had acquired a reputation for its delivery reliability in Mumbai. International interest in the dabbawallahs was largely due to a 1998 article published in Forbes: Mumbai’s "tiffinwallahs"
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Chapter 01 - Operations and Supply Chain Management 4. Define the service package of your college or university. What is its strongest element? Its weakest one? The categories with examples are: Supporting facility - location‚ buildings‚ labs‚ parking. Facilitating goods – class schedules‚ computers‚ books Explicit services – classes with qualified instructors‚ placement offices Implicit services – status and reputation (e.g.‚ Ivy League schools) At Indiana
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Introduction What Is the Definition of Quality Management? Basically Quality management is a process of making sure that the product or service meets a certain quality‚ specification or standards. In the approach towards Quality Management there are many things that need to be considered. Consideration such as management activities and functions. The same consideration is involved in determination of quality policy and its implementation through means such as quality planning‚ quality assurance
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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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Chapter 1: Operations and Supply Chain Management Quick Supply Chains Enable Retailers to Get Fashions to Market Quickly * Keep earning high‚ keep latest fashions on shelves * Advances in technology allows stores to do this-> all can be done online‚ no flying designers and mailing * Thus‚ less price markdowns and order less but more often can’t afford to carry excess inventory * Minimize “concept to cash” What is Operations and Supply Chain Management? * Operations and
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once were. As a consultant called in for advice‚ I see several problems in the company’s production as well as quality control. The decline has less to do with “the economy” and more in Toys‚ Inc’s approach to their management of quality. As Stevenson (2012) reminds us‚ “top management has the ultimate responsibility for quality” (pg. 377). The recent moves to make cuts in production costs and layoffs in the design and development departments are going to do more harm than good to the company’s
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the individual member of the group. Weakest link – Reliability depends on the minimum effort. Best link – Reliability depends on the minimum effort. On the other hand study group’s maintenance management is a critical component of the overall study program. The management function should bind the distinct parts of the program into a cohesive entity. What is maintenance and why is it performed? Past and current maintenance practices in both the private and government sectors would
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4.709 Operations Management Individual Assignment Lecturer: Mr. Ray Ninow Bhawana Vohra – ID No. 20140195 Total words: 1869 1. Custom Fabricators Company (a) The balance of Customer Service and Resource utilization Customer service is a series of activities designed to enhance the level of customer satisfaction – that is‚ the feeling that a product or service has met the customer expectation. Customer Service is defined by three
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