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COMM204 Section 921 Logistics and Operations Management Midterm Examination 09:00am-11:00am, Tuesday May 28, 2019 (Practice Exam A) Note: •
Do not turn to the second page before the invigilator announces the start. •
This is a closed book exam – no notes of any kind are permitted, except a one-
sided cheat sheet (one 8.5-by-11-inch paper). •
Simple (that is non-graphical) calculators are permitted •
The examination takes 2 hours. •
The exam has two parts (10 pages, including this page. The last page is a blank page.). Part I is multiple choice questions with total 30 points. Part II is short questions with total 70 points. The total points are 100 points. •
Please answer all questions. •
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Part I. Multiple choice questions. (30 points) Instructions: Answer all the 6 questions. Each has 5 points. Circle one (and only one) answer from the multiple choices.
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Which of the following is not a typical type of process? A. Job Shop B. Batch flow C. Commodity Flow D. Project E. Continuous process 2.
Which of the following is not the assumption of the PK formula we learned in class: A. Customers may arrive, look and leave the system B. There is a buffer C. There is only one queue D. All units arrive independently of each other E. The queue may be unlimitedly long 3.
Which of the following(s) about PK formula is (are) true? I. It shows that higher utilization implies higher queue length II. We can relate it to OM triangle III. It shows that without variability the queue length will be zero A. I B. II C. I and II D. II and III E. I, II and III 4.
If the long-run average input rate is 120 units per hour and the short-run average input rate is 160 units per hour, which of the following statement(s) are (is) impossible? I. The long-run average capacity rate is 150 units per hour II. The long-run average capacity rate is 100 units per hour III. The short-run average capacity rate is 100 units per hour IV. The long-run average throughput rate is 100 units per hour
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A. I and II B. III and IV C. I and III D. II and IV E. None of the above 5.
Which of the followings is not a trade-off element in the OM Triangle? A. Capacity B. Effectiveness C. Information D. Inventory E. Variability reduction 6.
Which of the following statement is not true regarding operations frontier? A.
d is more efficient than e but less efficient than b
B.
There is a trade-off for firm to operate at a
or c
, but both are equally efficient C.
Ensuring firm to operate at the operations frontier is a strategic issue D.
It is possible for firm e to operate at b through process improvement Part II. Short questions Question 1 [25 points] Daffy Dave’s Sub Shop makes custom sandwiches to order. They are analyzing the process at their shop. The general flow of the process takes the following four steps:
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As shown above, there are two workers but only one cashier in the shop who has to take the order as well as to bag the order. A customer can order either a beef or a cheese sandwich. A beef sandwich takes more time because adding beef takes an extra minute than adding the cheese. However, beef sandwiches make a profit of $1.2 per order, while cheese sandwiches only make a profit of $1 per order. Suppose Dave’s shop is open 8 hours a day. (a) Plot a linear flow chart to map the process in Dave’s shop. Your chart should contain a decision point as there are two different types of orders (beef and cheese). [5 points] Activity Unit Load Resources Take the Order 1 min/order Cashier Add ingredients 3min/order (beef) or 2min/order (cheese) Worker 1 Add toppings 2 min/order Worker 2 Bag the order 1.5 min/order Cashier
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(b) Suppose there are sufficiently many orders for each type of sandwiches. What is the daily profit if Dave’s shop only sells beef sandwiches? What about only selling cheese sandwiches? Which type of sandwiches brings in a higher profit, beef or cheese? [10 points] (c) Consider a product mix of one beef sandwich and two cheese sandwiches. What is the bottleneck of producing the product mix? What is the capacity rate? [10 points]
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Question 2 [15 points] Cars arrive at Hungry Fredrik’s drive-through window on a Saturday’s morning. Cars which are waiting for the order have to stay on the drive way; each car leaves the drive way immediately after receiving its order. The input and throughput rates (in terms of number of cars) between 7am-12pm are displayed in the following table. Time (hour) Input (cars) Throughput (cars) End-Period Inventory (cars) 7-8 5 5 8-9 11 11 9-10 18 12 10-11 11 12 11-noon 9 12 (a) Suppose there are no cars on the drive way at 7am. Please fill up the “End-Period Inventory” in the last column in the above table and plot the inventory build-up diagram below. [10 points]
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(b) On average, how many cars are waiting on the drive-way between 7am-12pm? [5 points]
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Question 3. (Queueing Analysis) [30 points] Newt Philly needs to decide where to get a haircut. He has narrowed the choice down to two local hair salons – Large Hair Salon (LHS) and Small Hair Cutters (SHC). A new customer walks into LHS every 15 minutes (with a standard deviation of 15 minutes). At SHC, a customer walks in every hour (with a standard deviation of 1 hour). LHS has a staff of 4 barbers (which follows a G/G/4 queuing model), while SHC has 1 barber (which follows a G/G/1 queuing model). A typical service time at either salon lasts 30 minutes (with a standard deviation of 30 minutes). Hint: For a G/G/c queuing model, ࠵?
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(c) The LHS and SHC are 15 minutes and 5 minutes drive away from Newt’s house, respectively (one-way distance). How long does it take for him to get a haircut at LHS (also including service time and “to and back” travelling time) and at SHC? Which solon would you recommend Newt if he needs to get a rush haircut (and the service quality and monetary cost are irrelevant)? [10 points]
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