HW-2_ProcessFlowDefns_FieldTrip_LittlesLaw_OM235_Fa23_2023-07-20b (1)
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OM 235
Homework-2
Fall 2023
Please place each of your answers inside the rectangular box that is next to each question. Each question
is worth one point unless otherwise indicated. There are 26 potential points. (Revised: July 20, 2023.)
Name:
Question 1
.
This question is based on the process flow diagram below of band-aid assembly
.
Note:
RMI =
Raw Materials Inventory,
WIP =
Work in Progress Inventory,
FGI =
Finished Goods Inventory.
(a) Enter
“true” into
the answer boxes below if the item is a resource. Otherwise
enter “false.”
1. RMI
2. Gluing Machine
3. Forklift driver
4. WIP in front of “Assemble into individual Band
-
Aids”
5. Sterilize
(b)
Enter “true” into the
answer boxes below if the item is an operation. Otherwise
enter “false.”
2
1. RMI
2. Gluing Machine
3. Forklift driver
4. WIP in front of “Assemble into individual Band
-
Aids”
5. Sterilize
(c) Enter
“true” into the answer boxes below if the item is an inventory/delay.
Otherwise enter “false.”
1. RMI
2. Gluing Machine
3. Forklift driver
4. WIP in front of “Assemble into individual Band
-
Aids”
5. Sterilize
(d) If there is material for producing 20 million Band-Aids in the process and
throughput is 800,000 band-aids per hour, how long does it take to produce a
Band-Aid from start to finish in hours
? (Note: It’s hard to believe, but 4 billion
band-aids per year are actually produced at some facilities.)
(e) Given the information above: if material has to wait on average 45 minutes in
WIP waiting for the assembler machine, how many band-aids can be made out
of that material?
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Question 2
.
For this problem, you will make a field trip to observe and chart a process at a local fast food eatery
or restaurant. Read the questions below before making your field trip. Once you select your process, spend about
15-30 minutes observing the process and take notes on potential inefficiencies. Then answer the following
questions.
Note that these questions will not be graded on accuracy, but will be graded based on completion.
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(a)
Name the process you are observing and draw a process flowchart diagram in the space below. The
flowchart must contain at least 8 operations. Label the primary resources that are used for each operation.
Also, include at least 3 places where WIP appears to be in the process.
(4 points)
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(b)
What resource(s) seems to be constraining the throughput of the operation? Enter answer in the box below.
(2 points)
(c)
List three inefficiencies in the process that you observe. Enter them in the box below.
(3 points)
1.
2.
3.