Operations Management (McGraw-Hill Series in Operations and Decision Sciences)
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ISBN: 9780078024108
Author: William J Stevenson
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 12, Problem 2CTE
Give one example of unethical behavior involving MRP and one involving ERP, and state the ethical principle violated for each example.
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Operations Management (McGraw-Hill Series in Operations and Decision Sciences)
Ch. 12.11 - What is ERP?Ch. 12.11 - What are the three main reasons firms adopt ERP?Ch. 12.11 - What are some hidden costs of ERP?Ch. 12.11 - How does ERP fit with e-commerce and supply chain...Ch. 12 - Contrast independent and dependent demand.Ch. 12 - When is MRP appropriate?Ch. 12 - Briefly define or explain each of these terms: a....Ch. 12 - Prob. 4DRQCh. 12 - Prob. 5DRQCh. 12 - What is meant by the term safety time?
Ch. 12 - Prob. 7DRQCh. 12 - Briefly discuss the requirements for effective...Ch. 12 - Prob. 9DRQCh. 12 - How can the use of MRP contribute to productivity?Ch. 12 - Prob. 11DRQCh. 12 - What is lot sizing. what is its goal, and why is...Ch. 12 - Contrast planned-order receipts and scheduled...Ch. 12 - If seasonal variations are present, is their...Ch. 12 - Prob. 15DRQCh. 12 - What are some unforeseen costs of ERP?Ch. 12 - What trade-offs are involved in the decision to...Ch. 12 - Who in the organization needs to be involved in...Ch. 12 - Prob. 3TSCh. 12 - Prob. 1CTECh. 12 - Give one example of unethical behavior involving...Ch. 12 - a. Given the following diagram for a product,...Ch. 12 - Prob. 2PCh. 12 - Prob. 3PCh. 12 - Eighty units of end item E are needed at the...Ch. 12 - a. One hundred twenty units of end item Z are...Ch. 12 - A table is assembled using three components, as...Ch. 12 - Eighty units of end item X are needed at the...Ch. 12 - Oh No!, Inc., sells three models of radar detector...Ch. 12 - Assume that you are the manager of a shop that...Ch. 12 - Assume that you are the manager of Assembly, Inc....Ch. 12 - Determine material requirements plans for pans N...Ch. 12 - A firm that produces electric golf carts has just...Ch. 12 - Refer to Problem 12. Assume that unusually mild...Ch. 12 - Using the accompanying diagram, do the following:...Ch. 12 - A company that manufactures paving material for...Ch. 12 - Prob. 16PCh. 12 - The MRP Department has a problem. Its computer...Ch. 12 - Develop a material requirements plan for component...Ch. 12 - How many wheels sets should the manager order?Ch. 12 - When should the wheel sets be ordered?Ch. 12 - Prob. 2.1CQCh. 12 - Prob. 1OTQCh. 12 - Prob. 2OTQCh. 12 - Suppose the company has just received an order for...Ch. 12 - Prob. 4OTQCh. 12 - Prob. 5OTQ
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- Discuss how can ERP improve the company performance ?arrow_forwardWhat role does ERP play in ecommerce and supply chain management, for example?arrow_forward3. MRP systems have been used with varying degrees of success. Describe under what circumstances MRP might be successful and under what circumstances it would not be successful. It will be successful in a circumstances ofarrow_forward
- Use the Web or other sources to:a) Find stories that highlight the advantages of an ERPsystem.b) Find stories that highlight the difficulties of purchasing, installing, or failure of an ERP system.arrow_forwardCase study: Aquatech International Corporation ERP implementation Aquatech International Corporation was established in 1981 and specialized in pure water systems for the power industry. The existing Aquatech information systems had begun to hinder the company’s growth. Most of the company’s data were on paper. As the company grew and expanded, it became a time-consuming and often a very complex process to develop strategic reports on business and personnel processes. To remedy this, the company decided to replace their legacy systems with an ERP system that would automate and integrate business processes and data to produce key management reports. Aquatech chose SAP as its ERP to implement. An external consultant evaluated the different ERP systems on the market. Aquatech initially believed that SAP was not a good fit, but as the company went through the evaluation process, with help from an external consultant, they decided SAP actually was the best system for them. The…arrow_forwardCase Review: ERP systems in concept cover all computing for an organization. The idea is to centralize data and computation, so that data can be entered once in a clean form and then be used by everyone in the organization (even by supply chain partners outside the organization) with the confidence that the data are correct. However, in practice, ERP vendors sold their software in modules. Modules allow clients to save money by reducing the number of components licensed, focusing on the most important functions first. ERP vendors have recently focused on offering systems tailored to specific clients, such as aerospace, insurance, or medical operations. Module MM covers the functions of MRP. MRP began as an inventory reordering tool in operations involving dependent demand (the demand for materials that are necessary to create the final product). The capability of MRP systems evolved to support planning of all company resources and currently can support business planning,…arrow_forward
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