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    Company Layout

    ManyChip Corp., having identified the appropriate location for its major production facility, now wants to determine the optimal internal layout for the facility based on the following criteria: ? The facility will manufacture several lines of memory chips, some with compatible components and some that do not have compatible

    Quantitative Methods

    If the probability of an event is 0.15, what random number range specifies this properly?

    Simulation using Random Numbers..

    George Nanchoff owns a gas station. The cars arrive at the gas station according to the following inter-arrival time distribution. The time to service a car is given by the following service time distribution. Using the following random number sequence: 92, 44, 15, 97, 21, 80, 38, 64, 74, 08, estimate the average customer waitin

    Quantitative Methods: Simulation

    The number of cars arriving at Joe Kelly's oil change and tune-up place during the last 200 hours of operation is observed to be the following: Number of cars arriving Frequency 3 or less 0 4 10 11 30 6 70 7 50

    Quantitative Methods

    The drying rate in an industrial process is dependent on many factors and varies according to the following distribution. Minutes Relative Frequency 3 0.22 4 0.36 5 0.28 6 0.10 7 0.04 Compute the mean drying time.

    Quantitative Methods: Drying Rate

    The drying rate in an industrial process is dependent on many factors and varies according to the following distribution. Minutes Relative Frequency 3 0.22 4 0.36 5 0.28 6 0.10 7 0.04 Compute the mean drying time.

    Contingency planning

    1. If some of the key assumptions fail to materialize, what midcourse corrections can be taken to get the plan back on track? 2. Why is contingency planning important?

    Question about Simulation using random numbers

    The drying rate in an industrial process is dependent on many factors and varies according to the following distribution. Minutes Relative Frequency 3 0.22 4 0.36 5 0.28 6 0.10 7 0.04 Using these random numbers, simulate the drying time for 5 processes: 0.13; 0.09; 0.19; 0.81; and 0.12

    Theoretical frequency for normal distribution

    Consider a set of 50 measurements with mean of 50.2 and standard deviation 18.7 with the following observed frequencies. Interval Observed Frequencies 39.99 or less 12 40 - 59.99 18 60 - 79.99 15 80 and higher 5 50 It is desired to test whether these measurements

    Political campaign risk management

    You are the manager for a state-level campaign. The candidate has just declared his candidacy and you are charged with planning and executing his campaign for election. What are the campaign's 5 most significant risks from a project management standpoint?

    Risk Management

    Scenario: You work for a major defense contractor. Your company prepared and submitted a bid for a recent Department of Defense RFP, entitled Automated Mobile Defense System (AMDS). You have been assigned to lead Project X, which will design, develop, test, demonstrate and deploy 10 AMDS units to a location to be determined

    Change management plan campaign

    I am undertaking the management of a small political campaign for state office. How would I create a change management plan which describes the process by which project scope changes will be initiated, approved/denied, communicated, tracked, etc.? I am not looking for a communications plan; nor am I looking for someone t

    Lead, Lag, and Match Strategy for Capacity Planning

    In your role as Manychip's production planning staff member, one of your tasks is to help the supply chain team focus on capacity planning. One of the key production plants in the supply chain currently uses a lead capacity strategy in which they make enough chips to offset demand even when this means excess inventory levels at

    Quantitative Methods

    If X has the following probability distribution X 1 2 3 4 P(X) .1 .5 .2 .2 Compute the standard deviation of X.

    Rust belt

    What are some insights, ideas, comments, and conclusions about the rust belt article. --- The Rust Belt is back. So say bullish observers as U.S. exports surge, long-moribund industries glow with newfound profits, and unemployment dips to lows not seen in a decade. But in the smokestack citadels, there's disquiet. Too many m

    Training

    Why do companies do personnel training, and should they use outside agencies to develop coursework?

    Effective Presentation Skills

    Imagine you have been asked to make FOUR presentations on "Effective Presentation Skills" for FOUR very different audiences. What would be your presentation objective for each group? Write a 1-sentence objective statement (also known as "purpose statement") for each of the following audiences (refer to page 15 of the Munter a

    Description of Forecasting Methods

    Prepare a 1,050-1,400-word paper in which you compare and contrast forecasting methods (e.g., seasonal, Delphi, technological, time series). Explain how your organization or an organization with which you are familiar uses one or more of these methods to forecast demand under conditions of uncertainty.

    Delegation facts

    How do managers in an organization delegate as a part of their management responsibilities? Explain how delegation could be used more effeciently in planning, organizing, leading, or controlling within an organization. Describe what skills are necessary for effective delegation?

    Automated Mobile Defense System (AMDS)-Risk Management

    Scenario: You work for a major defense contractor. Your company prepared and submitted a bid for a recent Department of Defense RFP, entitled Automated Mobile Defense System (AMDS). You have been assigned to lead Project X, which will design, develop, test, demonstrate and deploy 10 AMDS units to a location to be determined

    Introduction to Management Science

    For all problems please use Excel to solve the problems and give solution in Excel format. 12. Betty Malloy, owner of the Eagle Tavern in Pittsburgh, is preparing for Super Bowl Sunday, and she must determine how much beer to stock. Betty stocks three brands of beer-Yodel, Shotz, and Rainwater. The cost per gallon (to the tav

    Turning things around in a failing organization

    If I were to picture myself as a new manager hired into a failing division in a company. The product line is outdated and losing market share, inter-departmental communication is adversarial, and competition for corporate funding is fierce. How would I, a new person, go about turning things around? Consider the following example

    What is the standard time per doughnut?

    Suppose you want to set a time standard for the baker making her specialty, square donuts. A work-sampling study of her on "doughnut day" yield the following results: Time spent (working and idle) 320 minutes Number of doughnuts 5,000 Working time 280 minutes Performance 125% Allowances 10% What is the st

    Quantitative Methods

    The relationship d = 5000 - 25p describes what happens to demand (d) as price (p) varies. Price can vary between $10 and $50. How many units can be sold when the price is $10?

    Quantitative Methods

    A newly opened bed-and-breakfast projects the following: Monthly fixed costs $6000 Variable cost per occupied room per night $20 Revenue per occupied room per night $75 If there are 12 rooms available, what percentage of rooms would have to be occupied, on average, to break even?