OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT 7AND8

EACH QUESTION SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST 60 WORDS UNDER THE BULLET. CITE AND REFERENCE IF NEEDED. NO COVER SHEET

7a

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• From the first e-Activity, examine the best practices found in the video on inventory management.
• From the second e-Activity, choose two service companies that manage inventory and compare and contrast their inventory management systems.
• Based on your evaluation of both inventory management systems from Part 2 of this discussion, propose suggestions to management that would ultimately lead to improve operations.

7b

• Select a goods-producing organization and a service-providing organization of your choice. Suggest ways each organization can make aggregate planning decisions. 
• Compare and contrast the operational and managerial impacts of the aggregate planning decisions in terms of customer satisfaction.

8a

·  analyze the importance of production planning and scheduling within an organization. Evaluate a bad experience you have had with an appointment from both perspectives of the customer (you) and the organization due to inefficient planning and scheduling. 

·  Analyze the experience you provided in Part 1 of this discussion from a technical perspective and an intangible perspective. Suggest ways the schedules could have been created more efficient and effective. 

8b- CASE STUDY OF “"Balloons Aloha”

·  From the case study, suggest short-term recommendations for the set of six jobs at the company. Support your recommendations.

·  From the case study, evaluate the efficiency of Balloons Aloha’s sequencing system. Provide long-term recommendations with respect to sequencing jobs at the company. Support your recommendations.