EBK OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
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Author: Stevenson
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Chapter 16, Problem 2P
Rework Problem 1, treating the numbers in the table as profits instead of costs. Compute the total profit.
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The Mach 10 is a one-person sailboat manufactured by Creative Leisure. The final assembly plant is in
Cupertino, California. The assembly area is available for production of the Mach 10 for 200 minutes per
day. (The rest of the time it is busy making other products.) The daily demand is 56 boats. Given the
following information:
Task
A
B
C
D
EFGH -
Performance
Time (mins)
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
Predecessors
A
A
C
D, E, F
B
G, H
a) The correct precedence relationship with one of the possible assignment of tasks to workstations is
shown in Fig. 2
b) The operating efficiency of the assembly line with 5 workstations shown in the figure chosen above =
% (enter your response as a percentage rounded to one decimal place).
Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
B
B
B
H
D
F
F
Q
G
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The City Commission of Nashville has decided to build a botanical garden and picnic area in the heart of the city for the recreation of its
citizens. The precedence table for all the activities required to construct this area successfully is as follows:
Code
A
B
с
D
E
F
G
H
I
Description
Find location; determine resource requirements
Requisition of lumber and sand
Dig and grade
Saw lumber into appropriate sizes
Position lumber in correct locations
Time
(hrs)
20
60
100
30
20
10
20
10
30
Nail lumber together
Put sand in and under the equipment
Put dirt around the equipment
Put grass all over the garden, landscape, paint
Refer to the legend for the activity that corresponds to each code.
Using the line drawing tool, draw a Gantt chart for activites E through I of the project.
Immediate Predecessor(s)
None
A
A
B
D, C
E
F
F
G, H
A
B
C-
D-
E
F
G
H-
H
0
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Chapter 16 Solutions
EBK OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
Ch. 16 - Why is scheduling fairly simple for repetitive...Ch. 16 - Prob. 2DRQCh. 16 - What are Gantt charts? How are they used in...Ch. 16 - Prob. 4DRQCh. 16 - Briefly describe each of these priority rules: a....Ch. 16 - Why are priority rules needed?Ch. 16 - What problems not generally found in manufacturing...Ch. 16 - Explain forward and backward schedulings and each...Ch. 16 - Prob. 9DRQCh. 16 - Prob. 10DRQ
Ch. 16 - Prob. 11DRQCh. 16 - What general trade-offs are involved in sequencing...Ch. 16 - Prob. 2TSCh. 16 - Prob. 3TSCh. 16 - One approach that can be effective in reducing the...Ch. 16 - Doctors and dentists offices frequently schedule...Ch. 16 - Prob. 3CTECh. 16 - Use the assignment method to determine the best...Ch. 16 - Rework Problem 1, treating the numbers in the...Ch. 16 - Assign trucks to delivery routes so that total...Ch. 16 - Develop an assignment plan that will minimize...Ch. 16 - Use the assignment method to obtain a plan that...Ch. 16 - The following table contains information...Ch. 16 - Using the information presented in the following...Ch. 16 - The following table shows orders to be processed...Ch. 16 - A wholesale grocery distribution center uses a...Ch. 16 - The times required to complete each of eight jobs...Ch. 16 - Prob. 11PCh. 16 - A shoe repair operation uses a two-step sequence...Ch. 16 - The following schedule was prepared by the...Ch. 16 - The production manager must determine the...Ch. 16 - A foreman has determined processing times at a...Ch. 16 - Given the information in the following table,...Ch. 16 - Given the following information on job times and...Ch. 16 - Prob. 18PCh. 16 - The following table contains order-dependent setup...Ch. 16 - The following table contains order-dependent setup...Ch. 16 - Prob. 21PCh. 16 - Given this information on planned and actual...Ch. 16 - Given the following data on inputs and outputs at...Ch. 16 - Determine the minimum number of workers needed,...Ch. 16 - Determine the minimum number of workers needed,...Ch. 16 - Determine the minimum number of workers needed,...Ch. 16 - Prob. 1CQ
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