Operations Management The final exam consists of five essay and five problem questions. Answer all the questions. Essay Questions: There is no set length for answers; students may be as verbose or brief as they feel necessary to cover the question. Use this same exam document for your answers, placing them below each question. This portion of the exam is worth 75 points Problem Questions: Make sure to show all your work to get full credit. The instructor needs to know the formulas and calculations you used to get to your final answer. You can do part of the exam in Excel and Paste your Excel work into this document. This portion of the exam is worth 75 points. File Convention: File name for the exam attachment to be studentlastname-finalexam (Be sure there are no spaces) Be sure to put your name on the exam paper. Note: You may use the text and any other materials. You are NOT to work with anyone else including other students in completing the exam nor discuss it with them. Essay Questions Question 1: What is operations management? Why is it important? Is a good knowledge of operations management more important in service or manufacturing industries? Explain your answer. Question 2: Discuss the use of PERT/CPM techniques for managing projects. Describe what PERT/CPM does. Discuss advantages and disadvantages of using it. What other techniques might you choose to manage your project? Question 3: What are economies of scale in a manufacturing plant? Do they continue forever? What are diseconomies of scale? How might you decide the optimal size of a plant? Question 4: What, in your opinion, are the three most important issues in supply chain management? Discuss why you think these are the key issues. Question 5: Discuss why (or if) inventories are necessary. What are the benefits of inventories? What are the disadvantages of holding inventories? Problem Questions Problem 1. Arsenal Electronics is going to construct a new $1.2 billion semiconductor plant and has selected four towns in the Midwest as potential sites. The important location factors and ratings for each town are as follows: Scores (0 to 100) Location Factor Weight Abbeton Bayside Cane Creek Dunnville Work ethics 0.18 80 90 70 75 Quality of life 0.16 75 85 95 90 Labor laws/unionization 0.12 90 60 60 70 Infrastructure 0.10 60 50 60 70 Education 0.08 80 90 85 95 Labor skill and education 0.07 75 65 70 80 Cost of living 0.06 70 80 85 75 Taxes 0.05 65 70 55 60 Incentive package 0.05 90 95 70 80 Government regulations 0.03 40 50 65 55 Environmental regulations 0.03 65 60 70 80 Transportation 0.03 90 80 95 80 Space for expansion 0.02 90 95 90 90 Urban proximity 0.02 60 90 70 80 Recommend a site based on these location factors and ratings. Answer 1: Problem 2. Sawyer Furniture is one of the few remaining domestic manufacturers of wood furniture. In the current competitive environment, cost containment is the key to its continued survival. Demand for furniture follows .

1. Operations Management
The final exam consists of five essay and five problem
questions. Answer all the questions.
Essay Questions:
There is no set length for answers; students may be as verbose
or brief as they feel necessary to cover the question. Use this
same exam document for your answers, placing them below
each question. This portion of the exam is worth 75 points
Problem Questions:
Make sure to show all your work to get full credit. The
instructor needs to know the formulas and calculations you used
to get to your final answer. You can do part of the exam in
Excel and Paste your Excel work into this document. This
portion of the exam is worth 75 points.
File Convention:
File name for the exam attachment to be
studentlastname-finalexam (Be sure there are no spaces)
Be sure to put your name on the exam paper.
Note: You may use the text and any other materials. You are
NOT to work with anyone else including other students in
completing the exam nor discuss it with them.
Essay Questions
Question 1: What is operations management? Why is it
important? Is a good knowledge of operations management more
important in service or manufacturing industries? Explain your
answer.

2. Question 2: Discuss the use of PERT/CPM techniques for
managing projects. Describe what PERT/CPM does. Discuss
advantages and disadvantages of using it. What other techniques
might you choose to manage your project?
Question 3: What are economies of scale in a manufacturing
plant? Do they continue forever? What are diseconomies of
scale? How might you decide the optimal size of a plant?
Question 4: What, in your opinion, are the three most important
issues in supply chain management? Discuss why you think
these are the key issues.
Question 5: Discuss why (or if) inventories are necessary. What
are the benefits of inventories? What are the disadvantages of
holding inventories?
Problem Questions
Problem 1.
Arsenal Electronics is going to construct a new $1.2 billion
semiconductor plant and has selected four towns in the Midwest
as potential sites. The important location factors and ratings for
each town are as follows:
Scores (0 to 100)
Location Factor
Weight
Abbeton
Bayside
Cane Creek
Dunnville
Work ethics
0.18
80
90
70

3. 75
Quality of life
0.16
75
85
95
90
Labor laws/unionization
0.12
90
60
60
70
Infrastructure
0.10
60
50
60
70
Education
0.08
80
90
85
95
Labor skill and education
0.07
75
65
70
80
Cost of living
0.06
70
80
85

4. 75
Taxes
0.05
65
70
55
60
Incentive package
0.05
90
95
70
80
Government regulations
0.03
40
50
65
55
Environmental regulations
0.03
65
60
70
80
Transportation
0.03
90
80
95
80
Space for expansion
0.02
90
95
90

5. 90
Urban proximity
0.02
60
90
70
80
Recommend a site based on these location factors and ratings.
Answer 1:
Problem 2.
Sawyer Furniture is one of the few remaining domestic
manufacturers of wood furniture. In the current competitive
environment, cost containment is the key to its continued
survival. Demand for furniture follows a seasonal demand
pattern with increased sales in the summer and fall months,
culminating with peak demand in November.
The cost of production is $16 per unit for regular production,
$24 for overtime, and $33 for subcontracting. Hiring and firing
costs are $500 per worker. Inventory holding costs are $20 per
unit per month. There is no beginning inventory. Ten workers
are currently employed. Each worker can produce 50 pieces of
furniture per month. Overtime cannot exceed regular
production. Given the following demand data, use Excel Solver
to design an aggregate production plan for Sawyer Furniture
that will meet demand at the lowest possible cost.
Input:
Beg. Wkrs
10
Regular
$16
Hiring
$500
Units/wkr

6. 50
Overtime
$24
Firing
$500
Beg. Inv.
0
Subk
$33
Inventory
$20
Month
Demand
Reg
OT
Subk
Inv
#Wkrs
#Hired
#Fired
Jan
500
500
0
0
0
10
0
0
Feb
500
500
0
0
0

7. 10
0
0
Mar
1000
1,000
0
0
0
20
10
0
Apr
1200
1,000
200
0
0
20
0
0
May
2000
1,000
1,000
0
0
20
0
0
Jun
400
400
0
0
0

8. 8
0
12
Jul
400
400
0
0
0
8
0
0
Aug
1000
1,000
0
0
0
20
12
0
Sep
1000
1,000
0
0
0
20
0
0
Oct
1500
1,500
0
0
0

9. 30
10
0
Nov
7000
3,500
3,500
0
0
70
40
0
Dec
500
500
0
0
0
10
0
60
Total
17,000
12,300
4,700
0
0
246
72
72
Answer 2:
Problem 3.
Complete the following MRP matrix for Item X. Determine
when orders should be released and the size of those orders.
Item: X

10. LLC: 0
Period
Lot Size: Min 50
LT: 2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Gross Requirements
25
30
56
25
100
40
30
20
Scheduled Receipts
50
Projected on Hand
30

11. Net Requirements
Planned Order Receipts
Planned Order Releases

12. Release orders in periods 1 through 5 for quantities of 50, 50,
56, 50, and 50 respectively.
Answer 3:
Problem 4.
Fibrous Incorporated makes products from rough tree fibers. Its
product line consists of five items processed through one of five
machines. The machines are not identical, and some products
are better suited to some machines. Given the following
production time in minutes per unit, determine an optimal
assignment of product to machine:
Machine
Product
A
B
C
D
E
1
17
10
15
16
20
2
12
9
16
9
14
3
11
16
14

13. 15
12
4
14
10
10
18
17
5
13
12
9
15
11
Answer 4:
Problem 5.
The following probabilistic activity time estimates are for a
CPM/PERT network.
Time Estimates (days)
Time Estimates (days)
Activity
a
m
b
Activity
a
m
b
1
1

14. 2
6
7
1
1.5
2
2
1
3
5
8
1
3
5
3
3
5
10
9
1
1
5
4
3
6
14
10
2
4
9
5
2
4
9
11
1

15. 2
3
6
2
3
7
12
1
1
1
Determine the following:
a. Expected activity times
b. Earliest start and finish times
c. Latest start and finish times
d. Activity Slack
e. Critical Path
Expected Project duration and standard deviation.
Answer 5:
Operations Management
The final exam
consists of five essay and five
problem questions. A
nswer all
the

16. questions.
Essay Questions:
There is no set length for answers; students may be as verbose
or brief as they feel
necessary to cover the question. Use this same exam document
for your answers,
placing them below each question.
This
portion of the exam is worth
75
points
Problem Quest
ions:
Make sure to show all your work to get full credit. The
instructor needs to know the
formulas and calculations you used to get to your final answer.
You can do part of the
exam in Excel and Paste your Excel work into this document.
This port
ion of t
he exam is
worth
75
points.
File Convention:

17. File name for the exam attachment to be
s
tudent
last
name
-
f
inalexam (Be sure there are no spaces)
Be sure to put your name on the exam paper
.
Note:
You may use the text an
d any other materials. You are NOT
to work with
anyone
else including other
students in completing the exam nor discuss it with them.
Operations Management
The final exam consists of five essay and five problem
questions. Answer all the
questions.
Essay Questions:
There is no set length for answers; students may be as verbose
or brief as they feel
necessary to cover the question. Use this same exam document
for your answers,
placing them below each question. This portion of the exam is

18. worth 75 points
Problem Questions:
Make sure to show all your work to get full credit. The
instructor needs to know the
formulas and calculations you used to get to your final answer.
You can do part of the
exam in Excel and Paste your Excel work into this document.
This portion of the exam is
worth 75 points.
File Convention:
File name for the exam attachment to be
studentlastname-finalexam (Be sure there are no spaces)
Be sure to put your name on the exam paper.
Note: You may use the text and any other materials. You are
NOT to work with anyone
else including other students in completing the exam nor discuss
it with them.
Week 1 Holocaust: Oral Histories Paper
Week 1 Holocaust: Oral Histories Paper
What is this assignment?
After reviewing the “Holocaust Encyclopedia Oral Histories”
resource, describe a fictitious event that could have occurred
involving prejudice and discrimination when ‘you’ were a
young adult in Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1945. The
paper must be 2 to 3 pages in length. Remember you are
writing this paper as if you were a Jewish person living in Nazi
Germany. Integrate the various interactions between prejudice
and discrimination ‘you’ may have faced using Merton’s
typologies and explain the role of power and control in
discrimination and prejudice within those interactions. You
will need references in addition to the textbook and the Weekly

19. Activities to complete this assignment.
How will writing the Week 1 Holocaust: Oral Histories Paper
help me in my future career?
Writing the Week 1 Holocaust: Oral Histories Paper can help
you see the world from the perspective of others. Chances are
in your current or future career you will work with people from
diverse backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and generations. See
through another’s perspective may help you become more
tolerant and accepting of your coworkers’ beliefs, attitudes, and
motivations.
How will this assignment be evaluated?
Please review the corresponding rubric.
What should you pay attention to when completing this
assignment?
· Your job is to place yourself in another person’s ‘shoes.’
· When writing this assignment make sure that you are writing
as if you were a Jewish person living in Nazi Germany between
1933 and 1945.
· Ensure that you integrate the various interactions between
prejudice and discrimination using Merton’s typologies.
· Explain the role of power and control in discrimination and
prejudice within those interactions.
· You will need references in addition to the textbook and the
Weekly Activities to complete this assignment.
· Organize this paper just like you would organize a good essay:
introduction, body, and conclusion.
· Remember that well developed paragraphs should be between
3-5 sentences long. If you are unsure of how to write good
paragraphs, consult and old English Composition textbook or
make an appointment to see someone in the Student Success
Center.
· All assignments should use APA style, be error-free (grammar
and spelling count), have one-inch margins, and include a cover
page and reference page. In text citations and a reference page
are required when using outside sources.

20. Week 1
Holocaust
: Oral Histori
es
Paper
Week 1
Holocaust
: Oral Histori
es
Paper
What is
this assignment
?
After reviewing the “Holocaust Encyclopedia Oral Histories”
resource, describe a fictitious event
that could have occurred involving prejudice and discrimination
when ‘you’ were a young adult
in Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1945. The
paper must be 2 to 3 pages in length. Remember
you are writing this paper as if you were a Jewish person living
in Nazi Germany. Integrate the
various interactions between prejudice and discrimination ‘you’
may have faced using Merton’s
typologies and e

21. xplain the role of power and control in discrimination and
prejudice within those
interactions. You will need references in addition to the
textbook and the Weekly Activities to
complete this assignment.
How will
wri
ting the
Week 1 Holoc
aust: Oral Histories Paper
help me in my future
career?
Writing the
Week 1
Holocaust: Oral Histories Paper
can help you see the world from the
perspective of
others. Chances are in your current or future career you will
work with people
from diverse backgrounds,
ethnicities, cultures, and generations. See through another’s
perspective may help you become more tolerant and accepting
of your coworkers’ beliefs,
attitudes, and motivations.
How will this assignment be evaluated?
Please
review
the corresponding rubric

22. .
What should you pay attention to when completing this
assignment?
·
Your job is to
place yourself in another person’s ‘shoes.’
·
When writing this assignment make sure that you are writing as
if you
were
a Jewish
person living in Nazi Germany
between 1933 and 1945.
·
Ensure that you integrate the various interactions between
prejudice and discrimination
using Merton’s typologies.
·
Explain the role of power and control in discrimination and
prejudice wit
hin those
interactions.
·

23. You will need references in addition to the textbook and the
Weekly Activities to
complete this assignment.
·
Organize this paper just like you would organize a good essay:
introduction, body,
and
conclusion.
Week 1 Holocaust: Oral Histories Paper
Week 1 Holocaust: Oral Histories Paper
What is this assignment?
After reviewing the “Holocaust Encyclopedia Oral Histories”
resource, describe a fictitious event
that could have occurred involving prejudice and discrimination
when ‘you’ were a young adult
in Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1945. The paper must be 2
to 3 pages in length. Remember
you are writing this paper as if you were a Jewish person living
in Nazi Germany. Integrate the
various interactions between prejudice and discrimination ‘you’
may have faced using Merton’s
typologies and explain the role of power and control in
discrimination and prejudice within those
interactions. You will need references in addition to the
textbook and the Weekly Activities to
complete this assignment.
How will writing the Week 1 Holocaust: Oral Histories Paper
help me in my future
career?
Writing the Week 1 Holocaust: Oral Histories Paper can help
you see the world from the

24. perspective of others. Chances are in your current or future
career you will work with people
from diverse backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and
generations. See through another’s
perspective may help you become more tolerant and accepting
of your coworkers’ beliefs,
attitudes, and motivations.
How will this assignment be evaluated?
Please review the corresponding rubric.
What should you pay attention to when completing this
assignment?
as if you were a Jewish
person living in Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1945.
te the various interactions between
prejudice and discrimination
using Merton’s typologies.
prejudice within those
interactions.
the
Weekly Activities to
complete this assignment.
essay: introduction, body, and
conclusion.