Case Study 2
Michael Shaeffer
Operations Management
Richard Potts
October 8, 2016
Case Study
1. What are the major problems being faced by Eastern Gear?
For one, gears in most orders are small. The exact same gear is rarely ordered more
than once. Some de
CASESTUDY1
NatashaWilliams
Case Study 1: Pediatric Orthopedic Clinic at the Children's Hospital of Western Ontario
Natasha Williams
OSCM390-E1WW
08 January 2017
Professors James Smallwood
CASESTUDY1
NatashaWilliams
PediatricOrthopedicClinicattheChildren's
Page 84
1. Classify the following types of processes as continuous, assembly line, batch, job shop, or project:
a. Doctors office Job because the patients at the office are not treated the same; different illnesses.
b. Automatic car wash Assembly line bec
Page 19
1. Why study operations management?
Studying operations management will help make the best decisions for the business. This study will also
help broaden ones perspective towards the companies goals.
2. What is the difference between the terms prod
1. What is the activity utilization rate at each step in the process of providing care?
Activity Utilization rate which can defined as: Wait time/Time Facility is Open x 100
Step 1) Front Desk 30/180 x 100 = 16.6%
Step 2) Radiology Department 58/180 x 100
1. What are the major problems being faced by Eastern Gear?
The first problem that I see is that Easter Gear is accepting too many large orders causing the
small orders to be late. Originally the production process took two weeks to finish, but now it has
Merriwell Bag Company Case Questions
Follow the instructions provided in your assignment when responding to the following questions.
1. Develop and justify a forecasting method that fulfills the companys specifications.
Merriwell Bag Company would benefit
Michael Shaeffer
OSCM390-F1WW
Week 3 Discussion Questions
Question 2, page 157
Define repetitive manufacturing and compare it with job shop or batch manufacturing.
Repetitive manufacturing is the continuous production of identical products during a
manufa
Mike Shaeffer
OSCM390-F1WW
Week 5 Discussion Questions
Page 337, Question 1
What types of scheduling decisions is management likely to encounter in the following
operations? Describe the scheduling decisions in terms of the type of resources to be
schedul
Crocs:
Revolutionizing an Industrys Supply Chain Model for Competitive Advantage
Case Questions
Follow the instructions provided in your assignment when responding to the following questions.
1. What are Crocs core competencies? Explain why you believe th
Mike Shaeffer
OSCM390-F1WW
Week 5 Discussion Questions
Page 337, Question 1
What types of scheduling decisions is management likely to encounter in the following
operations? Describe the scheduling decisions in terms of the type of resources to be
schedul
Case Study 1
Michael Shaeffer
Operations Management
Richard Potts
September 30, 2016
Case Study
1. What is the activity utilization rate at each step in the process of providing care? What
is the direct labor utilization?
Front Desk
Registration 74%
Verif
Week One Questions
Michael Shaeffer
Operations Management
Richard Potts
September 30, 2016
Week One Questions
Page 19
1. Why study operations management?
All businesses want to hire people who can make the best decisions for the whole
company. No matter w
Case Study
Michael Shaeffer
Operations Management
Richard Potts
October 16, 2016
Case Study
For this assignment, I chose to write about Toyota. I decided on this for two
reasons. For one, I own a Toyota. Well, it is a Scion, but Scions fall under the Toyo
Week Two Questions
Michael Shaeffer
Operations Management
Richard Potts
October 8, 2016
Week Two Questions
Question 1, Page 84
Classify the following types of processes as continuous, assembly line, batch, job shop,
or project:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
Doctors o
Question 6, pg 19
How is the operations management function related to activities in human resources,
information systems, and accounting?
Operations management functions are related to activities in human resources, information
system, and account becaus
