Reference no: EM132827349
The Text Book:
Jacobs, F. R., & Chase, R. B. (2010). Operations and supply chain management (13th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill
1. If you were charged with the task of reengineering a process, would you be concerned with integrating only the outcomes of parallel activities that must eventually come together? Defend your response.
2. Identify the typical processes in manufacturing firms. Discuss how the new product development process interacts with the traditional function in the firm.
3. As a supplier, which factors about a buyer (your potential customer) would you consider to be important in setting up a long-term relationship?
4. In discussing characteristics of efficient plants, Goodson, developer of rapid plant assessments, suggests that numerous forklifts are a sign of poor space utilization. What do you think is behind this observation?
5. Which of the rules of reengineering do you feel would be the most difficult to satisfy? Why?
6. How do facility location decisions differ for service facilities and manufacturing plants?
7. What are the pros and cons of relocating a small or midsized manufacturing firm (that makes mature products) from the United States to Mexico in the post-NAFTA environment?
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Describe change management models
: Organizations, like all cultures, must continue to evolve or they stagnate and eventually become obsolete. Describe 2-3 change management models.
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Evaluate tagline for product from publicly traded
: Evaluate a tagline for a product from a publicly traded company, in an industry you have not used in the course to date.
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Determine the credibility of source of information
: What criteria do you recommended to determine the credibility of a source of information?
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Employee performance and employee layoffs
: From the e-Activity, determine whether or not these types of benefits would motivate you as an employee for a long-term commitment.
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Identify the typical processes in manufacturing firms
: Identify the typical processes in manufacturing firms. Discuss how the new product development process interacts with the traditional function in the firm.
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Warehouse health and safety risks
: Provides a detailed discussion of warehouse health and safety risks. These include risks associated with layout, floors, heating, noise, housekeeping and fire
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Trade-offs are involved in deciding to have single large
: What trade-offs are involved in deciding to have a single large, centrally located facility instead of several smaller, and dispersed facilities?
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Managing organizational change
: Has the organization always operated on an ethical basis in order to remain profitable?
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Conference room to begin to assemble final presentation
: What are the considerations that you need to be aware of to remain competitive?
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