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Operations Management Sustainability And Supply Chain Management 13th Global Edition Jay Heizer, Barry Render, Chuck Munson - Solutions
Rollins Publishing needs to decide what textbooks from the following table to publish.TEXTBOOK DEMAND FIXED COST VARIABLE COST SELLING PRICE Book 1 9,000 $12,000 $19 $40 Book 2 8,000 $21,000 $28 $60 Book 3 5,000 $15,000 $30 $52 Book 4 6,000 $10,000 $20 $34 Book 5 7,000 $18,000 $20 $45 For each
Porter Investments needs to develop an investment portfolio for Mrs. Singh from the following list of possible investments:INVESTMENT COST EXPECTED RETURN A $10,000 $ 700 B $12,000 $1,000 C $ 3,500 $ 390 D $ 5,000 $ 500 E $ 8,500 $ 750 F $ 8,000 $ 640 G $ 4,000 $ 300 Mrs. Singh has a total of
Formulate an LP problem to determine the number of guitars GuitarsToday should assemble to maximize their income. lop4
Solve to find the best solution. lop4
Why is scheduling for Alaska more complex than for other airlines? lop4
What operational considerations may prohibit Alaska from adding flights and more cities to its network? lop4
What were the risks of keeping the same crew on the Seattle—Chicago—Seattle route? lop4
Estimate the direct costs to the airline should the crew “time out” and not be able to fly its Boeing 737 back to Seattle from Chicago on the same day. These direct variable costs should include moving and parking the plane overnight along with hotel and meal costs for the crew and passengers.
Which of the following is not a valid LP constraint formulation?a) 3X + 4Y … 12b) 2X * 2Y … 12c) 3Y + 2Z = 18d) 100 Ú X + Ye) 2.5X + 1.5Z = 30.6
Using a graphical solution procedure to solve a maximization problem requires that we:a) move the iso-profit line up until it no longer intersects with any constraint equation.b) move the iso-profit line down until it no longer intersects with any constraint equation.c) apply the method of
Consider the following linear programming problem:Maximize 4X + 10Y Subject to: 3X + 4Y … 480 4X + 2Y … 360 X, Y Ú 0 The feasible corner points are (48,84), (0,120), (0,0), and (90,0). What is the maximum possible value for the objective function?a) 1,032b) 1,200c) 360d) 1,600e) 840 lop4
A zero shadow price for a resource ordinarily means that:a) the resource is scarce.b) the resource constraint was redundant.c) the resource has not been used up.d) something is wrong with the problem formulation.e) none of the above. lop4
For these two constraints, which point is in the feasible region of this minimization problem?14x + 6y Ú 42 and x + y Ú 3a) x = -1, y = 1b) x = 0, y = 4c) x = 2, y = 1d) x = 5, y = 1e) x = 2, y = 0
Define Lean operations 676
Define the seven wastes and the 5Ss 676
Identify the concerns of suppliers when moving to supplier partnerships 680
Determine optimal setup time 683
Define kanban 685
Compute the required number of kanbans 686
Identify six attributes of Lean organizations 689
Explain how Lean applies to services 690
What is a Lean producer? L01
What is JIT? L01
What is TPS? L01
JIT attempts to remove delays, which do not add value. How, then, does JIT cope with weather and its impact on crop harvest and transportation times? L01
What are three ways in which Lean and quality are related? L01
What is kaizen, and what is a kaizen event? L01
What are the characteristics of supplier partnerships with respect to suppliers? L01
Discuss how the Japanese word for card has application in the study of JIT. L01
Standardized, reusable containers have obvious benefits for shipping. What is the purpose of these devices within the plant? L01
Does Lean production work in the service sector? Provide an example. L01
Which Lean techniques work in both the manufacturing and service sectors? L01
Given the following information about a product at Michael Gibson’s firm, what is the appropriate setup time?Annual demand = 39,000 units Daily demand = 150 units Daily production = 1,000 units Desired lot size = 150 units Holding cost per unit per year = $10 Setup labor cost per hour = $40 L01
Al-Arabi Company in Egypt is a manufacturer of steel knobs. The manager decided to introduce the Kanban system to reduce inventory.Using the information in the table below, how many Kanbans are required?Daily demand 2,000 knobs Lead time 4 days Safety stock 1 day Kanban size 1,000 knobs L01
Tej Dhakar’s company wants to establish kanbans to feed a newly established work cell. The following data have been provided. How many kanbans are needed?Daily demand 250 units Lead time 1 2 day Safety stock 1 4 day Kanban size 50 units L01
Maggie Moylan Motorcycle Corp. uses kanbans to support its transmission assembly line. Determine the size of the kanban for the mainshaft assembly and the number of kanbans needed.Setup cost = $20 Annual holding cost of mainshaft assembly = $250 per unit Daily production = 300 mainshafts Annual
The distributor of lighting system mentioned in Problem 16.8 has decided to implement a Lean management program. As a result, the firm has signed a long-term contract with a supplier to place orders online, which will reduce ordering cost to LE 100 per order, but the holding cost will increase to
How do the answers to Problems 16.8 and 16.9 provide insights about the implementation of JIT Lean Management Systems? L01
Flores Manufacturing, Inc., is moving to kanbans to support its electronic-board assembly lines. Determine the size of the kanban for subassemblies and the number of kanbans needed.Setup cost = +25 Annual holding cost = +200 per subassembly Daily production = 400 subassemblies Annual usage = 50,000
What are the key ingredients of Lean, as identified at Alaska Airlines? L01
As an initial phase of a kaizen event, discuss the many ways passengers can be loaded and unloaded from airplanes. L01
Document the research that is being done on the aircraft passenger-loading problem. L01
What do you recommend be done when an error is found in a pack as it is opened for an operation? L01
When discussing JIT in services, the text notes that suppliers, layout, inventory, and scheduling are all used. Provide an example of each of these at Arnold Palmer Hospital. L01
When a doctor proposes a new surgical procedure, how do you recommend the SKU for a new custom pack be entered into the hospital’s supply-chain system? L01
Define the seven wastes and the 5Ss. The seven wastes are ________, ________, ________,________, ________.________, and ________, and the 5Ss are ________, ________, ________, ________, and ________. L01
What is the formula for optimal setup time?a) 22DQ>[H(1 - d>p)]b) 2Q2 H(1 - d>p)>(2D)c) QH(1 - d>p)>(2D)d) Q2 H(1 - d>p)>(2D)e) H(1 - d>p) L01
Kanban is the Japanese word for:a) car.b) pull.c) card.d) continuous improvement.e) level schedule. L01
The required number of kanbans equals:a) 1.b) Demand during lead time / Qc) Size of container.d) Demand during lead time.e) Demand during lead time + Safety stock / Size of container L01
The six attributes of Lean organizations are: ________, ________, ________, ________, ________, and ________. L01
Develop a product structure 603
Build a gross requirements plan 606
Build a net requirements plan 607
Determine lot sizes for lot-for-lot, EOQ, and POQ 611
Describe MRP II 614
Describe closed-loop MRP 616
Describe ERP 618
What is the difference between a gross requirements plan and a net requirements plan? lop5
Once a material requirements plan (MRP) has been established, what other managerial applications might be found for the technique? lop5
What are the similarities between MRP and DRP? lop5
How does MRP II differ from MRP? lop5
Which is the best lot-sizing policy for manufacturing organizations? lop5
What impact does ignoring carrying cost in the allocation of stock in a DRP system have on lot sizes? lop5
MRP is more than an inventory system; what additional capabilities does MRP possess? lop5
What are the options for the production planner who has:a) scheduled more than capacity in a work center next week?b) a consistent lack of capacity in that work center? lop5
Master schedules are expressed in three different ways depending on whether the process is continuous, a job shop, or repetitive. What are these three ways? lop5
What functions of the firm affect an MRP system? How? lop5
What is the rationale for (a) a phantom bill of material, (b) a planning bill of material, and (c) a pseudo bill of material? lop5
Identify five specific requirements of an effective MRP system. lop5
What are the typical benefits of ERP? lop5
What are the distinctions between MRP, DRP, and ERP? lop5
As an approach to inventory management, how does MRP differ from the approach taken in Chapter 12, dealing with economic order quantities (EOQs)? lop5
What are the disadvantages of ERP? lop5
Use the Web or other sources to:a) Find stories that highlight the advantages of an ERP system.b) Find stories that highlight the difficulties of purchasing, installing, or failure of an ERP system. lop5
The structure of MRP systems suggests “buckets” and infinite loading. What is meant by these two terms? lop5
You have developed the following simple product structure of items needed for your gift bag for a rush party for prospective pledges in your organization. You forecast 200 attendees. Assume that there is no inventory on hand of any of the items. Explode the bill of material. (Subscripts indicate
As the production planner for Xiangling Hu Products, Inc., you have been given a bill of material for a bracket that is made up of a base, two springs, and four clamps. The base is assembled from one clamp and two housings. Each clamp has one handle and one casting. Each housing has two bearings
Your boss at Xiangling Hu Products, Inc., has just provided you with the schedule and lead times for the bracket in Problem 14.3. The unit is to be prepared in week 10. The lead times for the components are bracket (1 week), base (1 week), spring (1 week), clamp (1 week), housing (2 weeks),
Using the information in Problem 14.5, construct a gross material requirements plan. lop5
Using the information in Problem 14.5, construct a net material requirements plan using the following on-hand inventory. lop5 ITEM ON-HAND INVENTORY ITEM ON-HAND INVENTORY S 20 W 30 T 20 X 25 U 40 Y 240 V 30 Z 40• • 14.8 Refer again to Problems 14.5 and 14.6. In addition to 100 units of S,
Refer again to Problems 14.5 and 14.7. In addition to 100 units of S, there is also a demand for 20 units of U, which is B1(1)A1(1)Subassembly X1 B2(2)E(1) C(2) D(1)E(2)PERIOD 789 10 11 12 Gross requirements 50 20 100 LEAD ON LEAD ON ITEM TIME HAND ITEM TIME HAND X1 1 50 C 1 0 B1 2 20 D 1 0 B2 2 20
a) Given the product structure and master production schedule shown in Figure 14.12, develop a gross requirements plan for all items.b) Given the product structure, master production schedule, and inventory status shown in Figure 14.12, develop a net requirements plan (planned order release) for
Given the product structure, master production schedule, and inventory status in Figure 14.13, and assuming the requirements for each BOM item is 1:a) develop a gross requirements plan for Item C;b) develop a net requirements plan for Item C. lop5
Based on the data in Figure 14.13, complete a net material requirements schedule for:a) All items (10 schedules in all), assuming the requirement for each BOM item is 1.b) All 10 items, assuming the requirement for all items is 1, except B, C, and F, which require 2 each. lop5
Electro Fans has just received an order for one thousand 20-inch fans due week 7. Each fan consists of a housing assembly, two grills, a fan assembly, and an electrical unit.The housing assembly consists of a frame, two supports, and a handle. The fan assembly consists of a hub and five blades.The
A part structure, lead time (weeks), and on-hand quantities for product A are shown in Figure 14.14. From the information shown, generate:a) An indented bill of material for product A (see Figure 5.9 in Chapter 5 as an example of a BOM).b) Net requirements for each part to produce 10 As in week 8
You are product planner for product A (in Problem 14.14 and Figure 14.14). The field service manager, Mark Moon, has just called and told you that the requirements for B and F should each be increased by 10 units for his repair requirements in the field.a) Prepare a list showing the quantity of
You have just been notified that the lead time for component G of product A (Problem 14.15 and Figure 14.14) has been increased to 5 weeks.a) Which items have changed, and why?b) What are the implications for the production plan?c) As production planner, what can you do? lop5
Your stockroom manager, Mehmet Altag, arrived at your desk just after you had completed the net requirements plan for product A (use data in Figure 14.14 and Problem 14.15), exclaiming that the cycle counter should be fired. It seems that the cycle counter was wrong; there are 3 As available now,
A toy manufacturer has an outstanding order of 1,000 units for one of its toys in week 7. The table below provides information about the components, on-hand inventory, and lead time.Subscripts indicate quantity required for each parent. Assume lot-for-lot ordering. Below is the information about
Using the data in Problem 14.18, develop net material requirement plans for the toy and Item A. lop5
Using the information in Problem 14.20, construct a net material requirements plan. There are 2 Alphas on hand and 4 Ds Data Table for Problems 14.22 through 14.25*PERIOD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Gross requirements 30 40 30 70 20 10 80 50 *Holding cost = $2.50/unit/week; setup cost = $150; lead
Develop a lot-for-lot solution and calculate total relevant costs for the data in the preceding table. lop5
Develop an EOQ solution and calculate total relevant costs for the data in the preceding table. lop5
Develop a POQ solution and calculate total relevant costs for the data in the preceding table. lop5
Using your answers for the lot sizes computed in Problems 14.22, 14.23, and 14.24, which is the best technique and why? lop5
M. de Koster, of Rene Enterprises, has the master production plan shown here:Period (weeks) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Gross requirements 15 20 10 25 Lead time = 1 period; setup cost = $200; holding cost = $10 per week; stockout cost = $10 per week. Your job is to develop an ordering plan and costs for:a)
Green Toys, a toy manufacturer in Cairo, Egypt, has the following master production plan:Period (weeks) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Gross requirements 1,000 800 1,000 400 200 800 Lead time = 1 week; setup costs = E£2,000; holding cost = E£5 per unit per week; stockout cost = E£10 per unit per
Keebock, a maker of outstanding running shoes, keeps the soles of its size 13 running shoes in inventory for one period at a cost of $.25 per unit. The setup costs are $50. Beginning inventory is zero, and lead time is 1 week. Shown here are the net requirements per period.Period 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Prepare a plan for Art Hill that gets the firm back on a course toward improved profitability. Be sure to identify the symptoms, the problems, and the specific changes you would implement. lop5
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