Task: Unit Learning Outcomes • Show the importance of forecasting to the value chain. • Apply approaches such as moving average, exponential smoothing and regression to forecast the demand for goods and services.• Indicate the resource planning framework for goods and services.• Demonstrate options for aggregate planning and ways to disaggregate aggregate plans.Forecasting and Demand PlanningWhat areas of a company...
Introduction: Poppy Café's BackgroundPoppy Café are a very busy city centre café, open for breakfast and lunch In the past 2 years, they had invested significantly in new equipment for the kitchen to cope with high volume orders, given their popularity with shoppers and local retail businesses. In terms of their offering, they have a smaller, refined menu. They will however match to customer needs, as they are ...
Operational and Supply Chain Strategies Will Change DrasticallyHow will production of alternative fuel vehicles (e.g. electric, natural gas, etc.) become a major focus for automotive companies and, if so, how will these alternatives affect their operational and supply chain strategies? Student # 1: Benâs Post (Please respond )The production of alternative fuel vehicles will significantly change automotive companies' operationa...
Questions: Case Study An automobile manufacturer is conducting a product recall after it was discovered that a possible defect in the steering mechanism could cause loss of control in certain cars. The recall covers a span of three model years. The company sent out letters to car owners promising to repair the defect at no cost at any dealership. The company’s policy is to pay the dealer a fixed a mount for each repair. The re...
Task: Today your team will formulate a strategy to execute next class meeting (“round 2 game day”). The following questions guide you through the most important considerations in formulating a strategy; your deliverable is the answers to these questions.1. Describe the arrival process during peak demand (days 120 to 180). Specifically, quantify:• the average arrival rate (in samples per day)• a, the average inter-arrival time (in hours...
Question 1: Constructing the Decision TreeQuestions 1. Construct a decision tree for two strategies: medical management and temporal lobectomy. Assume that the base case is a 35 year old with a life expectancy of 28 years (if treatment is unsuccessful). Successful treatment (seizure-free) extends life expectancy by 8 years. Use life years as the outcome. Construct the tree using all of the best practices in decision modeling. Fold back, report r...
Background and ContextCase :“There Isn’t any Cookie Like a Soft Centered Chookie” Doug had always wanted to be a baker. Even as a young teenager working in a local grocery store, he knew the world of baking was where his future lay. As he graduated college with a diploma in baking arts, he was very interested in the chemistry of taste, the science of creation and was always experimenting with new techniques and technology. &...
Question 1Question 1Your firm is looking at cost-savings exercises across all areas. Your head of compliance suggests that the compliance department staff levels can be reduced by cutting down on the number of compliance staff involved in the various compliance investigations. You however believe that the staff are working at full capacity and any reduction in numbers will have adverse outcomes. a) What type of analysis will you im...
Placing Stakeholders on the Stakeholder MatrixPlace all fifteen stakeholders on the Stakeholder Matrix (BABOK Guide, Figure 10.43.1). The vertical axis will be “Influence of Stakeholder” (Power of stakeholders) and the horizontal axis will be “Impact on Stakeholder” (Interest of stakeholders). Explain why you placed each stakeholder in their quadrants. Do NOT create a grid. Your answer should be structured as below: ...
Successful students will typically have a knowledge and understanding ofSuccessful students will typically have a knowledge and understanding of: 1.The ethical issues relating to penetration testing and how to incorporate them operationally. 2.A deep and systematic application of the tools, methods and procedures (theoretical and methodological) used within the cyber security arena in the context of a penetration test 3.How to apply advance...
Task 1: Developing the Attack Tree as a Group The ethical issues relating to penetration testing and how to incorporate them operationally. A deep and systematic application of the tools, methods and procedures (theoretical and methodological) used within the cyber security arena in the context of a penetration test Work in teams (as leader or member) adapting to changing requirements for effectively communicating the results of a penetrati...
The purpose of this summative assessment is to assess your written skills in both an academic and business context. It will also provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate relevant professional skills that employers will expect to see from potential employees. You are required to produce an individual report, based on the framework you developed as Formative 2 Task, to analyse a current operations and quality management issue facing an o...
Logical Flow of the Simul8 ModelYou have been given two key tasks: to describe the logic of the model, particularly in the areas of resources available to the recovery ward and the HDU and the ICU; To advise management on the best way to distribute the 70 new beds across the three wards so as to minimize transfers to other hospitals and to maximize successful discharges through the hospital. Describe the logical flow of the sim...
RequirementsRequirements: For the resit of your coursework, you are required to provide an extensive discussion of the impact of the problem of proliferation of products, markets, and channels –on the company’s operations. In your report, you should give particular attention to the challenges that product proliferation imposes on the operations manager. Your report should consist of two parts. In the first one you should provide ...
Investigating the Role of Operations Management in a Chosen IndustryProject and Operations Management Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge and critical appreciation of Operations and Project Management tools and techniques for various planning and decisions within Logistics & Supply Chain aspects of organisations. Demonstrate the following skills and abilities Effectively determine how Operations and Project Management can support the co...