Problem IntroductionQuestion 1Johnson Food Pte Ltd produces canned corn for the local and overseas markets. They have four raw corn suppliers as part of their strategy toreduce the risk of exposure to a single supplier. Each day, Supplier 1, 2, 3 and 4 can provide 140kg, 100kg, 80kg and 60kg of raw corn, respectively. The purchased raw corn can be shipped to any of the three processing plants to be cooked and canned. The processing capacity for ...
Task: 1. Map the “front” of the application service, starting from the customer with a potential issue needing to be resolved and ending with the prioritizing process. Make use of the information provided by James Sorenson and other information included in the case document. Make any assumptions necessary to complete the process map and be sure to include all key activities, routes (flows) through t...
Bike sharing companies like SG Bike and Anywheel operate in Singapore. Bikes need to be deployed and parked at the designated parking stations. Land Transportation Authority (LTA) needs to decide the locations of the parking stations and plans to use Factor Rating Method to evaluate the candidates of parking stations. Propose three (3) most important factors for the decision on the location of parking stations. Elaborate the type of data can be u...
Appraisal of Theories, Concepts, and Principles of Practice in Operations ManagementAppraise the theories, concepts and principles of practice from the area of Operations Management and their application to the service and manufacturing industries Evaluate the application of alternative Operations Management Techniques – Capacity, Quality and Supply Chain Management Evaluate the potential use of technology for supply chain management ...
New Skills that a Finance Professional is Bringing to his New RoleThe aim of this assessment is to critically examine the changing role of finance and the finance professional within the case scenario company. You are required to write in response to the questions posed, making it relevant to the case scenario organisation. Your report should be submitted with citations and references and a table of contents. The author states that “he ...
Read the article entitled; “Comparative study of framework, criteria and criterion weighting of excellence models,” by Balvir Talwar. This article can be found in SUSS digital library and the reference source is: Balvir Talwar, “Comparative study of framework, criteria and criterion weighting of excellence models,” Measuring Business Excellence, Vol 15 No. 1, 2011, pp. 49-65. Interpret the gist of the above-mentioned artic...
Background on the Coca-Cola controversy in IndiaIn a separate development, sales of Coca-Cola have been hit by suggestions that its drinks produced in India contained higher levels of pesticide residues than was healthy! A large number of bodies have joined in the local community's campaign demanding the plant be closed down and that tests be carried out on Coca-Cola to assess its safety. A lawsuit to this effect was thrown out in August, whic...
Executive Summary/AbstractPlease select any of the two key areas from the topics covered as part of operations and supply chain management. Critically discuss the theories/framework/current practices from key academic literature (appx 1500 words) and how these theories apply to your place practice including the past and current application, challenges during application, how to overcome those challenges and how the selected areas are contribut...
Part 1 Using the specific operations performance objectives, it can be argued that OPENTASTE is focused on satisfying its customers’ requirements for flexible and dependable services at a reasonable market price. Specifically you should: ? Outline the essential components for ‘effective business operations management’ (creating value for the customer) for OPENTASTE’s operation in S...
Location StrategyList any two(2) cities in specific countries around the world andassume that you are considering these cities for the location of your new business. Suggest four(4) key success factors (KSF) for your business to achieve its competitive advantage in the market. Use thefactor rating method to justifyyour selection of one of these two cities asyour preferred location option.Ensure that you reference all secondary information and cle...
Process: Based on Total Cost Analysis and Industry Research1)Analysis for the Case Process: Based on your total cost analysis of Figure 1 and the findings from your research on the industry, list and explain your choices for the five performance dimensions or criteria, then utilize a weighted-point evaluation matrix to evaluate the two options. You are to select 4 additional criteria in addition to cost based on your industry research.[ Teams wi...
Question: General Comment. Go to the rubric in the handbook and identify which cell your grade falls within for each of the criteria. The content of the cell will give you an idea of the problems / good elements of your work. A few students submitted excellent work, but for the majority the problems were: · Wasted words o Too much background information, especially in the introduction. § This includ...
You have been assigned ONE of the scenarios below for your Graded Assignment. Evaluate and assess the impact of your assigned scenario on each of the following aspects of the airport and airline business:· Airline Economics· Airport Business· Airport Revenue· Airport Marketing· Airport Connectivity Scenario 2:The potential impact of Singapore Changi Airport’s Terminal 5 on airports in the ASEAN c...
Possible Study Framework for Assignment AThis assignment provides an opportunity to study critically the application of Operations Management (OM) concepts, principles, approaches, methods and techniques in depth in a business, industrial or public-sector environment in which the group is interested. The group will need to focus and concentrate on a particular sub-sector and a specific problem area(s) of interest to the group. You should not t...
Generating ValueTask: BYD Co Ltd is a Chinese manufacturer of automobiles, battery powered cycles and buses. BYD China is pursuing electric cars and hopes to become the world’s largest car company. The below paper describes how proper OM practices will help propel BYD to the forefront of the not so distant future of the auto industry. This paper has discussed about the seven steps of forecasting in BYD. The supply chain faced by BYD...