Reference no: EM13954607
Question:
Workout Plus is a health club that offers a full range of services to its clients. Recently, two other fitness clubs have opened up in town, threatening Workout''s solvency. While Workout is tops among serious fitness buffs, it has not attracted a wide spectrum of members. Shannon Hiller, owner and manager, has decided it''s time for a face lift. She started the process by sponsoring a week-long "ideathon" among club members. Nonmembers who frequented an adjacent grocery store were also canvassed for suggestions. Their comments are provided below, along with the current facility layout.
Current layout: w0174
Member comments:
The cardio machines fill up too fast on rainy days. Then everything else gets backed up.
I don''t feel like strutting through the gym from one end to the other just to finish my workout.
How about a quick 30-minute workout routine for busy folks?
I like working out with my friends, but aerobics is not for me. What other group activities are good for cardio?
Separate the people who want to gab from the people who want to pump.
It''s so confusing with all those machines and weights. You need a novice section that''s not so intimidating.
It''s hard to work yourself in when you come from across the gym. I''d like to see the machines I''ll be using to gauge my time.
Circuit training is for wimps. The next thing you know you''ll be stopping and starting the music to tell us when to change machines.
We all seem to arrive at the popular machines at once. Can you space us out?
I''d like for my kids to get some exercise too while I''m working out. But I don''t want them wandering all over the place trying to find me.
This place is too crowded and disorganized. It''s not fun anymore.
You have classes only at busy times. During the day the gym is empty, but you don''t provide many services. I think you''re missing a great opportunity to connect with the not-so-fit at off-peak times.
1. How can Workout update its facility to attract new customers? What additional equipment or services would you suggest? How could something as simple as revising the layout help?
2. It is your job to design a new layout for Workout Plus. Visit a nearby gym to get ideas. Watch the customer flow, unused space, and bottlenecks. What aspects of a process layout do you see? a product layout? cells? Draw a simple diagram of your proposed layout. (You''ll want to be more detailed than the original layout.) How does your layout respond to the comments collected by Shannon?
Scenario: You are an independent consultant, hired by the Vice President of Construction, American International Automotive Industries (AIAI). Review Case Problem S7-1.
Conduct an appropriate quantitative analysis and provide the vice president with a decision support paper addressing the issues within the Case Problem.
Specific guidance: You are expected to use the quantitative analysis methods within this module to arrive at conclusions and provide supported recommendations within your formal paper. You should select appropriate graphical presentation methodologies to present this material within the paper. Include all computation materials as appendices to the completed report.
What are optimal lot size and reorder points for white paint
: A paint shop implements an inventory policy on its stock of white paint, which costs the store $6 per can. Monthly demand for cans of white paint is normal with mean 28 and standard deviation 8. Write down the model name and parameters. What are the ..
|
The helmut and king corporation
: The Helmut and King Corporation began 2016 with inventory of 8,000 units of its only product. The units cost $10.00 each. The company uses a periodic inventory system and the LIFO cost method
|
What is the energy of the beta particle
: You use a GM tube with a thin (0.1 mm, ?=2.7 g/cm^3) end window. You find that 1.74 mm stops all of the beta particles. The distance between the sample and the counter is 2 cm. What is the energy of the beta particle?
|
What is the probability of tossing two heads
: Describe how to calculate the odds against an event happening when you know the probability of the event occuring. Use a numerical example to illustrate your explanation.
|
How can workout update its facility to attract new customers
: How can Workout update its facility to attract new customers? What additional equipment or services would you suggest? How could something as simple as revising the layout help?
|
What are some legal issues on the internet
: What are some legal issues on the internet? none of us are lawyers,but we can all spot suspicious activity or potentially unlawful practices or interactions on the internet.
|
Greatest value of global e-commerce transactions
: An intermediary site which is a gateway to a range of services and information on other sites is__________.
|
The value of decedent’s partnership
: Decedent's family owned a partnership that invested in real estate worth $4 million at decedent's death. Decedent owns one-quarter interest in the partnership.What is the value of decedent’s partnership interest for estate tax purposes
|
Calculate the amount of energy released
: Determine the energy released in the alpha-decay of a 14N nucleus (in MeV) - (which I calculated to be 11.613 MeV) and state whether or not 14N actually alpha decays. - So for this one, I don't know how to tell whether or not it will actually deca..
|