Analysis of Namratha Oil Refineries Pvt. Ltd. and IndustryThe first Case Study is based on Namratha Oil Refineries Pvt. Ltd.: Tackling Oil Giveaway, found in your HBSP Coursepack. You must purchase the case study. 1. Analyze the company using the information from the case study and also from online sources. 2. Is there any information available about how common this kind of problem is? What competitors does the company have? How large is the i...
Your group will complete a facilities and process design analysis of a local company / store / retail outlet. You will be required to1) find a local company to analyze – all companies must be unique, NO DUPLICATES. Your instructor will have a sign-up sheet to prevent duplication,a. There is a permission form to be filled out by the manager of the company you choose to study. This form must be submitted with the report.2) creat...
Problem 1: Petroco Service Station1. The Petroco Service Station has one pump for regular unleaded gas, which (with an attendant) can service 10 customers per hour. Cars arrive at the regular unleaded pump at a rate of 6 per hour. Determine the average queue length, the average time a car is in the system, and the average time a car must wait. If the arrival rate increases to 12 cars per hour, what will be the effect on the average queue lengt...
Case Study: Eric Seemore, Director, Quality Assurance Eric Seemore was whistling as he walked toward his office, still feeling a bit like a stranger since he had been hired four weeks ago as Director, Quality Assurance. All last week he had been away from the plant at an interesting seminar entitled “Quality in the 2020’s” given for quality managers of manufacturing plants by the corporate training department. He was ...
Multiple Choice QuestionsTask: Indicate the correct answer for each of the multiple choice questions below. (2 marks each)1.A decoupling point is where inventory is carried and allows the “upstream” part of the supply chain to operatea.relatively dependent on the “downstream” part.b.relatively independent of the “downstream” part.c.relatively independent of operational needs.d.none of the above2.For a car man...
Learning Outcomes 1 Research and evaluate a range of key issues in strategic and operational management.2 Critique a range of key theoretical models and apply them to case study-based examples.3 Critically evaluate strategic management practice in organisations and its relationship to managing operations.4 Identify and analyse complex problems using appropriate knowledge. a) Strategic management can be defined as the continuous proces...
Problem 1 Discussion Questiona)What do we mean when we say productivity is a relative measure? Choose an industry and measure productivity of the company in two different ways with supportive data. b)Should safety stock be necessary in an MRP system with dependent demand? If so, why? If not, why do firms carry it anyway? c)Many practitioners currently update MRP weekly or biweekly. Would it be more valuable if i...
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)This assignment relates to the following Course Learning Requirements: CLR 11: Perform Material Requirement Planning (MRP) calculationsCLR 12: Define and utilize the six elements of JIT/LeanCLR 13: Describe job Design and ways of measuring workareasComplete this assignment in Word or Excel. Upload into the Assignment 6 Module in Brightspace for grading. Assignments need to be submitted on or before the due date...
Key Issues of Strategic ManagementQuestion 1 a) Strategic management can be defined as the continuous process of identifying and implementing appropriate strategies that allow an organisation to realise better performance and gain a competitive advantage in its operating environment. It is abroad discipline, but the main aspects of the strategic management process are: Strategy Formulation i. Analysing the organisations current internal resou...
Section 1Your task for this part of the assignment is to answer the following questions NB: This is a research based section and ALL the sources used, other than the material provided, are to be cited using Harvard referencing techniques Question 1 Identify five common project risk strategies employed to address threats that a project may face. Give an example of each. Question 2: Projects are often completed late. Describe the tech...
Internal Functional AreasWanda has never thought of herself as running a “business,” although it certainly seems to have turned out that way. Originally she really just wanted to give her friends and family an alternative to cheap, low-nutrition dog treats. When you explain to Wanda how she really has created a business with stakeholders and all of the internal workings and structure of a business, she just stares at you with a blank...
Q1. Why is a visual management approach such an integral part of Autoliv’s lean system? Q2. Describe the JIT considerations presented in the chapter as they relate to Autoliv’s manufacturing environment? Q3. How does Southwest Airlines know they are achieving their goals? Q4. What are the important long-term issues relevant for managing capacity, revenue, and customer satisfaction for SWA?
Case Study on STONEHAVEN INC. QUESTIONS: Part A: For this part of the analysis, consider each department in the Gdnask factory "in isolation" - that is, when doing the calculations, imagine for the moment that the rest of the production system has no impact on the department you are considering. For the purposes of these calculations, material handling times may be assumed to be negligible, and you can ignore variability in processing times. Ple...