Management Science and Operations Management

  Question/answer examples Example 1: How many Daejo leaders are located in the state of Texas? Unacceptable answer: 9. Acceptable answer: Currently there are 9 dealers in the state of Texas. Note: Answers need to be presented in a professional and nice fashion. Example 2: One of the best sellers at a paint store is an Iron-coat paint. The annual demand is forecasted as 10,000 gallons. The carrying cost is $0.75 per gallon. The ordering cost is $150 per order. How much paint should be ordered each time? Unacceptable answer: 2000. Acceptable answer: The paint store should order 2,000 gallons each time. Calculations below show how the answer was obtained: 2,000 0.75 2 2*150 *10,000 = = = c o C C D Q Note: Answer is professionally presented. Calculation details are shown using Microsoft equation editor. Task: Answer following questions 1. [10 points] Discuss how you decide to schedule your school assignments. How effective is your scheduling method? Do your informal scheduling rules correspond to any of those in this chapter? (100 – 300 words) 2. [10 points] Explain why appointments are necessary for many professional services. (Hint: How do services differ from goods as described in Chapter 1?) List and explain some key issues and decisions that must be addressed in designing appointment systems. (100-200 words) 3. [20 points] A supermarket has the following minimum personnel requirements during the week. Each employee is required to have two consecutive days off. How many regular employees are required? What is a good schedule? Show all work to earn credit.