IP4

IPA 4: Probs. 3, 5,& 11 pp 154-155
Book: OM4 Collier/Evans

3. Draw a follow chart for the process of getting your oil changed, identify the points where something (people,information) waits for service or is held in work-in-process inventory, the estimated time to accomplish each activity in the process, and the total flow time. evaluate how well the process worked and what might be done to improve it.

5. a 40,000-seat college football stadium is used 22 times for games, concerts, and graduation ceremonies. Each event averages four hours, and assume the stadium is full each event. The stadium is available 365 days a year from 6 am to midnight. using equation 7.1 find the stadium(Seat) utilzation. Can you think of one for two other assets that have such a low resource utilization ?

11. AN accounts receivable manager processes 200 checks per day with an average processing time of 15 working days. What is the average number of accounts receivable checks being processed in her office ? What if, through information technology, she reduces the processing time from 15 days to 10 days to 5 days ? What are the advantages and disadvantages of adopting this technology ? explain