Date: 08/04/2014 1.1characteristics of food production and beverage service systems A foodservice director has many options for food production and service. Most food service directors inherit a foodservice system‚ but may make modifications to that System or select and build a new system. For example‚ in today’s environment it is very difficult to find adequate labour‚ which is forcing school foodservice directors to consider alternatives in food production. Also‚ there is a great concern
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1. Which of the following best describes the strategic importance of short-term scheduling? A) Effective scheduling‚ through lower costs‚ faster delivery‚ and more dependable schedules‚ can provide a competitive advantage. B) Effective scheduling is a tactical tool for increasing demand to meet production. C) Forward scheduling looks to future demand levels in order to increase customer satisfaction. D) Aggregate planning is a tactical action‚ but short-term scheduling is strategic because of
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Operation management week 3-2 1. what is the reason for formulating and implementing an operation and supply chain strategy? The implementation of an operations and supply chain strategy is necessary for an organization in order to provide a clear vision of the value they will provide to the customer. The strategy should detail the competitive advantage the organization seeks to obtain and deliver. To develop a successful strategy‚ the organization must understand the values held by the customer
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| Rooms Division operation Management | Higher National Diploma In Hospitality Management | Bheemuck Chuvinee Neha & Emile Natacha Sandrine 11/19/2012 | Acknowledgement We would take this opportunity to first of all‚ express our words of gratitude to Mr Armooghum‚ who has been present for our queries. He has helped us a lot in solving confusions. The lectures have been helpful for the assignment‚ which have been one of the motivating factors. We would also like to thank the
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Cathryn M. Agge Stickley Furniture BUS 644 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT WEEK 6 FINAL PAPER September 26‚ 2011 Abstract After changing management current Stickley Furniture managers were able to turn the company around‚ growing and generating a steady demand for their products. They produce fine cherry‚ white oak‚ and mahogany furniture with a prestigious line of mission oak furniture. Stickley Furniture has a production facility outside of Syracuse‚ New York but has various showrooms in New York
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TEMPLATE FOR PROJECT SYNOPSIS (The project Synopsis should be of 1000 words and should be less than 5 pages) Name: Roll Number: OPERATIONS Specialization: Contact Number: E Mail: TITLE OF THE PROJECT: A PROJECT REPORT ON STEEL INDUSTRY OF TATA IRON AND STEEL COMPANY NAME AND DESIGNATION OF THE ORGANIZATION GUIDE: VINAYAK PHANSE‚ AUDIT MANAGER‚ TATA PROJECTS NAME AND DESIGNATION OF THE ACADEMIC GUIDE: VINAYAK PHANSE‚ AUDIT MANAGER‚ TATA PROJECTS 1. INTRODUCTION: The Indian steel industry
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Operations Management Assignment 3 Q:Difference between different types of EOQ. Economic Order Quantity: The economic order quantity (EOQ) is the fixed order quantity (Q) that minimizes the total annual costs of placing orders and holding inventory (TC). This type of model is used when i) Demand is independent. ii) Compute how much to order. Economic Production Quantity: The economic production quantity (EPQ) is the production quantity (lot size) that minimizes the total annual
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Operations Management Notes & Study Guide Chapter 1 (MSWD) When people wait‚ there is a mismatch between supply and demand‚ with respect either to their timing or their quantities. By better matching supply w demand‚ a firm gains a significant competitive advantage over its rivals. Demand can vary (in either predictable or unpredictable ways) and supply is inflexible. Pg. 2 – great Table that shows examples of supply-Demand Mismatch Even a seemingly small improvement in operations can have a
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resources which‚ when imple- mented‚ are difficult or impossible to modify without major added costs.(T/F) T Increasing capacity just before a bottleneck operation will improve the output of the process. (T/F)F 7. Design capacity refers to the maximum output that can possibly be attained. (T/F)T Among decision environments‚ risk implies that certain parameters
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improve their working conditions and helps them to learn to reduce waste‚ unplanned downtime‚ and in-process inventory. Seiri整理 (Sort) The first S‚ focuses on eliminating unnecessary items from the workplace that are not needed for current production operations. It involves: "Red tagging"- effective visual method to identify these unneeded items. Red tag is being put to those items that are not needed and once they have been identified‚ these items are then moved to a central holding area for subsequent
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