Operations Management
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Author: Jay Heizer
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Chapter 5, Problem 11DQ
Summary Introduction
To determine: Theinformation included in the engineering drawing.
Introduction: A technical image which clearly and completely defines the requirements of engineering items in a diagrammatic form is known as engineering drawing.
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Question 4
b) Company ABC wishes to evaluate whether to produce a component
internally or purchase from a vendor. The firm has the following options:
Internal Production
Process 1
Process 2
Purchase from Vendor
Vendor 1
Vendor 2
Vendor 3
Variable cost of $17 per unit; annual
fixed cost of $200,000
Variable cost of $14 per unit; annual
fixed cost of $240,000
Offers a price of $20 per unit for any
volume up to 30,000 units
Offers a price of $22 per unit for 1,000
units or less, and $18 per unit for
large quantities
Offers a price of $21 per unit for the
first 1,000 units and $19 per unit for
additional units
If the annual demand is 10,000 units, which alternative would be best from
a cost standpoint? For 20,000 units, which alternative would be best?
QUESTION THREE
Mulungushi textiles during its peak days used to manufacture gowns on a produce-to-order
basis. The company manufactured three models of gowns on the same final assembly line. The
final assembly had 20,000 hours of weekly capacity. The 6-week MPS and the final assembly
standard for each model are shown below:
Final Assembly Standard
Weekly Production (Gowns)
Product
(hours per gown)
| 2
4
|5
1
3
6
200 150
200
| 250 150 250
A
25
B.
30
100 200
350
250
150
250
35
|150 150 150
250
|250
200
a) Compute the actual final assembly hours required at the plant in each week and for
the total 6 weeks to produce the MPS. Compare the load to the labour-hours
capacity in each week and for the total 6-weeks.
b) Does enough production capacity exist to produce the MPS?
c) What changes to the MPS would you recommend?
QUESTION 4
a) Assess and discuss the benefits of in-house vs. contracting out maintenance works in
term of effectiveness and resource allocation.
b) Explain and discuss the concept of Log-Out Tag-Out (LOTO) to reduce safety incidence
during maintenance works.
Chapter 5 Solutions
Operations Management
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