GUST Gulf university of since and technology Professor Yunus Kathawala Operations MGMT 571 Final Exam Question 1: Chapter 8 Explain any 3 major elements of “lean management” that were discussed in class. Contrast the 3 of them to the so called traditional approach. Which one of them that best applicable to a firm in Kuwait? Please explain: Answer: Lean management is an operation system that maximizes the value added each of the company activities by removing waste and delays‚ there are 3
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Indentifying Bottlenecks Ops 571 Brian Birch John Smith 5/1/2012 Waking up and getting out of the door to work in the morning is a process that takes several steps to complete. In order to get out of the house in less than one hour and fifteen minutes several of these step must be altered or eliminated from the process. In every process there are steps that slow down the process called bottlenecks. Examining the entire
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MKT 571 FINAL EXAMS http://www.finalexamguideline.com/MKT-571-FINAL-EXAM-4-57.htm 1) When Molly ’s parents retired‚ they decided they wanted to travel. They found an ideal job that allows them to travel for free‚ but the only catch is they have to stay at Holiday Inns. During each stay‚ they test all the amenities offered by the motel and evaluate each. The evaluation forms are sent to the motel headquarters where it becomes part of the motel ’s __________ systems. 2) Which of the following
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FIN 571 FINAL EXAM 3 http://www.finalexamguideline.com/FIN-571-FINAL-EXAM-3-53.htm 1) Whenever a firm splits itself into separate units‚ with each unit having limited liability with respect to its financing‚ the capital structure of each unit becomes __________ 2) An investor’s risky portfolio is made up of individual stocks. Which of the following statements about this portfolio is true? 3) An all-equity-financed firm would __________. 4) The capital budgeting process can be broken
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MKT 571 FINAL EXAMS 2 http://www.finalexamguideline.com/MKT-571-FINAL-EXAM-2-55.htm 1) Which of the following is an example of primary data that would be used by Topps card company to determine popularity of its new hologram baseball card series? A. Data from sales records kept by exclusive dealers of Topp’s hologram series B. Sales records for baseball cards gathered by the industry’s trade council. C. Input from focus groups that was put together specifically to discuss their perception
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DOWNLOAD http://www.supportonlineexam.com MKT 571 FINAL EXAM 1. About a year ago‚ Echo began renting her movies from Netflix. She perceived Netflix to be a better source because of the enhanced selection‚ the responsivecustomer service emails she has received in answer to her online queries‚ better pricing‚ and less effort compared to renting from the store in her town. Netflix has offered Echo better ___________than the local competition. A. Total customer cost B. Customer perceived value C
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Week 5- Process Improvement Plan Tricshone Jiles OPS 571 April 4‚ 2012 Professor Holly Hickman Overview Process control is a major factor in ensuring that a process is working to its maximum potential. Sometimes process control means that one must conduct research to see how a process improvement can be implemented. Process improvement normally results in adjusting and modifying particular tasks or steps in a process to make them run more efficiently and smoothly. According to
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DOWNLOAD http://www.supportonlineexam.com/ MKT 571 Final Examination 1. When customers buy on the basis of a reference price or because the price conveys a particular quality image to them‚ they are being influenced by __________. a. value pricing b. the psychology of pricing c. the going-rates of competitors d. value augmented by perception e. an aggregated marketing plan for pricing 2. A common mistake in pricing is __________. a. setting prices according to demand b. revising prices too often
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Process Design for Riordan Manufacturing OPS/571 Riordian Manufacturing‚ Inc. Hangzhou‚ China June 21‚ 2012 Motor‚ Inc. 1000 Last Class Flint‚ MI 900012 Dear CEO: At Riordan‚ the electric fan division has revised the process for supplying the electric fans. Part of Riordan’s operations planning‚ Riordan would implement aggregate operations. From Operations Management for Competitive Advantage (2006)‚ “Aggregate operations planning involves translating annual
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costs and more efficiently match demand for make to stock and make to order options. Supply Chain Flow Chart . Metrics and Supplier Relations Riordan is able to keep the cost of production minimal while preserving the value of the final product by purchasing the electric fan motors from a third party and assembling the rest of the product in house with adequately trained Chinese workers. Placing the manufacturing plant in China rather than the United States is also a good cost effective
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