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operations management 6th

Questions and Answers of Operations Management 6th

What are the key factors that should be considered when designing a hospital layout? lop52
What layout innovations have you noticed recently in retail establishments? lop52
What are the variables that a manager can manipulate in a retail layout? lop52
Study the distribution of different sections and services across several floors in multistorey department stores. Explain the rationale behind the location of different departments or sections in
How does automatic identification work in a warehousing system? lop52
What information is necessary for random stocking to work? lop52
Explain the concept of cross-docking. lop52
What is a heuristic? Name several that can be used in assemblyline balancing. lop52
Gordon Miller’s job shop has four work areas, A, B, C, and D. Distances in feet between centers of the work areas are:A B C D A — 4 9 7 B — — 6 8 C — — — 10 D — — — —Workpieces
A manufacturing firm in Saudi Arabia has four work centers arranged in the following order:Plan A (Existing Layout).WC 1 WC 2 WC 3 WC 4 40 m The number of workpieces moved between the four work
Three departments—milling (M), drilling (D), and sawing (S)—are assigned to three work areas in Victor Berardis’s machine shop in Kent, Ohio. The number of workpieces moved per day and the
Distances between Centers of Work Areas(Departments) in Feet M D S M — 10 5 D — — 8 S — — —It costs $2 to move 1 workpiece 1 foot.What is the cost? lop52
Roy Creasey Enterprises, a machine shop, is planning to move to a new, larger location. The new building will be 60 feet long by 40 feet wide. Creasey envisions the building as having six distinct
A job shop in the new industrial area of Six of October, Egypt, wants to arrange four work centers to minimize the interdepartmental material-handling cost. The flow and the current layout are shown
You have just been hired as the director of operations for Reid Chocolates, a purveyor of exceptionally fine candies.Reid Chocolates has two kitchen layouts under consideration for its recipe making
Reid Chocolates (see Problem 9.6) is considering a third layout, as shown below. Evaluate its effectiveness in tripdistance feet. lop52 Kitchen layout #3 Walking distance in feet Refrig. Counter Sink
The National Library of China consists of four major sections, each occupying different floors of a seven-storey building. A study shows that the average total distance covered by visitors per day
Reid Chocolates (see Problem 9.6) has yet another layout it wishes to consider. Layout 5, which follows, has what total trip distance? lop52 Kitchen layout #5 Walking distance in feet Refrig. Counter
A large equipment manufacturer uses five adjacent work centers to manufacture its equipment. The distance between any two adjacent work centers is 100 meters. The number of daily trips between the
What is the maximum number of applications per hour that can be handled by the present configuration of the process? lop52
How many applications can be processed per hour if a second clerk is added to check for violations? lop52
If the second clerk could be added anywhere you choose (and not necessarily to check for violations, as in Question 2), what is the maximum number of applications the process can handle?What is the
How would you suggest modifying the process to accommodate 120 applications per hour? What is the cost per application of this new configuration? lop52
Identify the many variables that a hospital needs to consider in layout design. lop52
What are the advantages of the circular pod design over the traditional linear hallway layout found in most hospitals? lop52
Figure 9.21 illustrates a sample linear hallway layout. During a period of random observation, nurse Thomas Smith’s day includes 6 trips from the nursing station to each of the 12 patient rooms
Figure 9.22 illustrates an architect’s drawing of Arnold Palmer Hospital’s new circular pod system. If nurse Susan Jones’s day includes 7 trips from the nursing pod to each of the 12 rooms(back
The concept of servicescapes is discussed in this chapter.Describe why this is so important at Arnold Palmer Hospital, and give examples of its use in layout design. lop52
As technology and costs change, hospitals continue to innovate. The reduced cost of computers means some hospitals have moved from a central computer at the nurse’s station to computers in the room
What analytical techniques are available to help a company like Wheeled Coach deal with layout problems? lop52
What suggestions would you make to Bob Collins about his layout? lop52
How would you measure the “efficiency” of this layout? lop52
Which of the following statements best describes office layout?a) Groups workers, their equipment, and spaces/offices to provide for movement of information.b) Addresses the layout requirements of
For a focused work center or focused factory to be appropriate, the following three factors are required: lop52 a)b)c)
Before considering a product-oriented layout, it is important to be certain of: lop52 a)b)c)d)
Identify and explain seven major factors that affect location decisions 374
Compute labor productivity 374
Apply the factor-rating method 377
Use the center-of-gravity method 380
Understand the differences between service- and industrial-sector location analysis 383.
How is FedEx’s location a competitive advantage? Discuss.Lop9
Why have many manufacturing facilities relocated from Western Europe to Asia? Discuss the motives and risks. Lop9
Jaguar Land Rover opened its first plant in China in 2014.Discuss the main reasons behind this decision.Lop9
What is clustering?Lop9
How does factor weighting incorporate personal preference in location choices?Lop9
What are the advantages and disadvantages of a qualitative (as opposed to a quantitative) approach to location decision making?Lop9
Review the location of shops and services in your local shopping center. Can you find examples of clustering in the retail sector?Lop9
What are the major factors that firms consider when choosing a country in which to locate?Lop9
What factors affect region/community location decisions?Lop9
List factors, other than globalization, that affect the location decision.Lop9
How can the center-of-gravity method be used to find the best locations for local services such as public libraries, medical centers, or post offices? What constraints should be considered when the
What are the three steps to locational cost–volume analysis?Lop9
Why shouldn’t low wage rates alone be sufficient to select a location?Lop9
Distribution centers have a key role in ensuring quick home delivery of products in online sales. What techniques can be employed by retailers to select the best locations for their distribution
Contrast the location of a food distributor and a supermarket. (The distributor sends truckloads of food, meat, produce, etc., to the supermarket.) Show the relevant considerations(factors) they
Asda, a leading supermarket in the U.K., is taking its clickand-collect service (where customers can order online and collect their items from the collection points) to train stations across London
Refer to Problem 8.3. If the final destination is New Delhi, India, and there is a 30% import tax, which firm should you choose? Lop9
Subway, with more than 27,000 outlets in the U.S., is planning for a new restaurant in Buffalo, New York. Three locations are being considered. The following table gives the factors for each
Ken Gilbert owns the Knoxville Warriors, a minor league baseball team in Tennessee. He wishes to move the Warriors south, to either Mobile (Alabama) or Jackson (Mississippi). The following table
Brazil’s fast-growing economy has been largely dependent on its freight transport capacity. A recent study has categorized the country’s containership sea port terminals into three distinct
Marilyn Helm Retailers is attempting to decide on a location for a new retail outlet. At the moment, the firm has three alternatives—stay where it is but enlarge the facility; locate along the main
A location analysis for Cook Controls, a small manufacturer of parts for high-technology cable systems, has been narrowed down to four locations. Cook will need to train assemblers, testers, and
Pan American Refineries, headquartered in Houston, must decide among three sites for the construction of a new oil-processing center. The firm has selected the six factors listed below as a basis for
A company is planning on expanding and building a new plant in one of three Southeast Asian countries. Chris Ellis, the manager charged with making the decision, has determined that five key success
Harden College is contemplating opening a European campus where students from the main campus could go to take courses for 1 of the 4 college years. At the moment, it is considering five countries:
Daniel Tracy, owner of Martin Manufacturing, must expand by building a new factory. The search for a location for this factory has been narrowed to four sites: A, B, C, or D. The following table
An American consulting firm is planning to expand globally by opening a new office in one of four countries:Germany, Italy, Spain, or Greece. The chief partner entrusted with the decision, L. Wayne
A British hospital chain wishes to make its first entry into the U.S. market by building a medical facility in the Midwest, a region with which its director, Doug Moodie, is comfortable because he
Peter Billington Stereo, Inc., supplies car radios to auto manufacturers and is going to open a new plant. The company is undecided between Detroit and Dallas as the site. The fixed costs in Dallas
Hyundai Motors is considering three sites—A, B, and C—at which to locate a factory to build its new-model automobile, the Hyundai Sport C150. The goal is to locate at a minimum-cost site, where
The following table gives the map coordinates and the shipping loads for a set of cities that we wish to connect through a central hub.CITY MAP COORDINATE (x, y) SHIPPING LOAD A (5, 10) 5 B (6, 8) 10
A chain of home health care firms in Louisiana needs to locate a central office from which to conduct internal audits and other periodic reviews of its facilities. These facilities are scattered
Todd’s Direct, a major TV sales chain headquartered in New Orleans, is about to open its first outlet in Mobile, Alabama, and wants to select a site that will place the new outlet in the center of
SEVEN convenience store, which opened its first store in New Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar in 2005, presently operates 38 round-the-clock stores in India’s capital region. Assume that the chain is
When placing a new medical clinic, the county health commissioner, Vicky Luo, wishes to consider three sites. The pertinent data are given in the following table. Which is the best site (assuming a
A Detroit seafood restaurant is considering opening a second facility in the suburb of West Bloomfield. The following table shows its ratings of five factors at each of four potential sites. Which
The fixed and variable costs (in U.S. dollars) for the new recycling plant that Eldon Yi is opening in Australia are computed as follows:COST VICTORIA PERTH Fixed $1,000,000 $800,000 Variable
The fixed and variable costs for four potential plant sites for Brent Snyder’s Ski Supplies are shown here:SITE FIXED COST PER YEAR VARIABLE COST PER UNIT Atlanta $125,000 $6 Burlington 75,000 5
Katie Reynolds owns two exclusive women’s clothing stores in Miami. In her plan to expand to a third location, she has narrowed her decision to three sites—one in a downtown office building, one
Xun Xu Health and Fitness has several production facilities scattered around the central and northern part of Iowa. It would be desirable to have a distribution center from which to send product to
The main post office in Tampa, Florida, is due to be replaced with a much larger, more modern facility that can handle the tremendous flow of mail that has followed the city’s growth since 1970.
Exemption from county and municipal taxes for 5 years? Lop9
Free water and sewage services? Lop9
Construction of a second loading dock—free of cost—at the industrial site? Lop9
An agreement to issue $500,000 in industrial bonds for future expansion? Lop9
Public-financed training of workers in a local industrial trade school? Lop9
Evaluate the inducements offered Southern Recreational Vehicle Company by community leaders in Ridgecrest, Mississippi. Lop9
What problems would a company experience in relocating its executives from a heavily populated industrialized area to a small rural town? Lop9
Evaluate the reasons cited by O’Brian for relocation. Are they justifiable? Lop9
What legal and ethical responsibilities does a firm have to its employees when a decision to cease operations is made? Lop9
Visit the Web site for PSTYE 2003 (www.gemapping.com/downloads/targetpro_brochure.pdf). Describe the psychological profiling (PSYTE) clustering system. Select an industry, other than restaurants, and
What are the major differences in site location for a restaurant versus a retail store versus a manufacturing plant? Lop9
Red Lobster also defines its trade areas based on market size and population density. Here are its seven density classes:DENSITY CLASS DESCRIPTION HOUSEHOLDS PER SQ. MILE 1 Super Urban 8,000+2 Urban
From Munday’s Standard Market Report checklist, select any other four categories, such as population (A1), hotels (B2), or restaurants/nightclubs (D), and provide three subcategories that should be
Which is the highest rated of the four European cities under consideration, using the table? Lop9
Why does Hard Rock put such serious effort into its location analysis? Lop9
Under what conditions do you think Hard Rock prefers to franchise a cafe? Lop9
The factors involved in location decisions includea) foreign exchange.b) attitudes.c) labor productivity.d) all of the above. Lop9
Evaluating location alternatives by comparing their composite(weighted-average) scores involvesa) factor-rating analysis.b) cost–volume analysis.c) transportation model analysis.d) linear
Define capacity 340

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