Operations Management Assignment

 

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1.  Identify the inputs, transformation process and outputs in the following operations systems:

• Bank
• Hospital
• Educational institution

2.  Why is it more difficult to increase the productivity of a service system as compared to the production of a manufacturing system?

3.  The equipment used in intermittent flow shops is less specialized than that used in continuous flow shops. What about labour? Explain.

4.  Why do you think is managing a high-volume continuous operation is easier than managing a high-variety intermittent operation?

5.  Please explain why the in-process inventory is likely higher for an intermittent operation than a continuous flow operation.

6.  It is generally felt that “rural areas are good for locating large plant, semi-urban areas for locating medium-sized plants, and urban areas for small-scale plants”. Comment.

7.  An equipment supplier has collected the following data on possible plant locations. Costs are in Birr per year if you were responsible for making the decision on the basis of the information given above, which site would you select and why?

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	Site P	Site Q	Site R
Rent and utilities	Birr 20,000	Birr 24,000	Birr 30,000
Taxes	4,000	3,000	2,000
Labour	190,000	160,000	180,000
Materials	260,000	264,000	254,000
Community service	Good	Poor	Average
Community attitude	Indifferent	Indifferent	Favorable

 

8.  What are the different factors that should be considered for designing a plant layout?

9.  What is Systematic Layout Planning?

10.  What is the importance of materials handling in designing a layout? How will you go about selecting the materials handling system?

11.  Please would you explain the consideration of ethics in quality control?

12.  Comment on the following:

• It is important to inspect the inspector.
• As a quality improvement programme is established, the cost of quality increases.

13.  Discuss the differences between supply chain management and E-Business.

14.  Why is MRP II the most preferred over the MRP system?

15.  “Inventory management for slow moving expensive items should focus more on lead time reduction than anything else”. Critically examine the statement.

16.  Explain the building blocks of the JIT production system?

17.  Why are motivating and incentive schemes important in designing a job?

 

 

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