A steel product is manufactured by starting with raw material (carbon steel wire) and then processing it sequentially through five operations using machines A to E, respectively (see table below). This is the only use that the five machines are put to. The hourly rates for each machine are given in the table. Answer the following questions. Use the original output rates to answer each question (i.e., disregard any changes mentioned in previous questions).

Consider the following questions.

a. What is the maximum output per hour of the steel product?

b. By how much would the output be improved if B was increased to 50?

c. By how much would the output be improved if C was increased to 40?

d. By how much would the output be improved if C was increased to 50?

e. What is the effect on the system if machine A can only manage an output of 20 in one hour?

f. What is the effect on the system if machine C can only manage an output of 20 in one hour?

g. What is the effect on the system if machine B is allowed to drop to an output of 20 in one hour?

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Please ELABORATE and give examples on the 2 courses of action/strategies Delta Airlines will take that are listed below:

1st course of action: Emphasize policies and protocols aligned with the CDC and WHO to ensure customer safety to retain brand loyalty (for aftermath of pandemic). Do this through advertising/marketing/consistent communication from CEO himself/offer benefits and reliable customer service.

2nd course of action: Shift their focus to other sources of revenue by undertaking a broad diversification strategy (freight flights and penetrating foreign markets in geographic regions where the “first wave” of COVID-19 has already passed through - like Asia).

If you are appointed to be the CEO of Amazon Turkey, what will be your major strategic road map in terms of market entry and customer communication especially in Covid process? (think about using digital technologies)

Identify a company that has been in the media in the last 12 months due to a controversy. Find a communication from the company and identify a paragraph that has at least 3 sentences. Evaluate the effectiveness of the paragraph at three levels found in Chapter 5: overall paragraph structure, sentence effectiveness, and the effectiveness of six words of your choosing. Write your evaluation citing specific elements from the chapter.

In what ways can an organization’s structure and culture contribute to or impede the organization’s strategic initiatives?

1. The elements of a valid contract.
2. The features of:  quasi, bilateral, unilateral, and contract of adhesion contracts
3. . The difference between a covenant and a condition.
4. . Which acts are not considered legal consideration.

not too long answers

1) Discuss the trends that are leading to the increased interest in variable pay.

2) Why do companies prefer merit bonuses over merit pay increases?

3) Discuss the plans that provide for variable incentives linked to a standard expressed as a time period per unit of production.

4) Briefly explain the concept of sales value of production (SVOP).

5) What is the difference between success-sharing plans and risk-sharing plans?

Homework #1 Process Improvement and Lean Services

1. Using Visio (or powerpoint diagram as long as it uses the same symbols) prepare a cause-and-effect diagram (fishbone diagram) for “Why customers could have long waits when they are getting coffee at Trader Bings. (To access the cause-and-effect template just use the Visio search option.)

2. Using lean principles make two recommendations that would improve the process.

How might a project manager (PM) treat project A and B differently?

Project A: Several critical paths, virtually no slack

Project B: Single critical path; several activities with a lot of slack

As part of the project management process, consideration must be given to acquiring the products and services that will be used during the project to produce the desired product. Project managers are tasked with sourcing these goods and services and creating and managing contracts with the sellers

1. Explain the importance of project procurement management.
2. Explain the activities associated with conducting and controlling procurements.

Vietnam is a country undergoing transformation from a centrally planned socialist economy

to a system that is more market orientated. The transformation dates back to 1986, a decade

after the end of the Vietnam War that reunited the north and south of the country under

communist rule. At that time, Vietnam was one of the poorest countries in the world. Per

capita income stood at just $100 per person, poverty was endemic, price inflation exceeded

700 percent, and the Communist Party exercised tight control over most forms of economic

and political life. To compound matters, Vietnam struggled under a trade embargo imposed

by the United States after the end of the Vietnam War.

Recognizing that central planning and government ownership of the means of production

were not raising the living standards of the population, in 1986 the Communist Party

embarked upon the first of a series of reforms that, over the next two decades, transformed

much of the economy. Agricultural land was privatized and state farm collectives were

dismantled. As a result, farm productivity surged. Following this, rules restricting the

establishment of private enterprises were relaxed. Many price controls were removed. State-

owned enterprises were privatized. Barriers to foreign direct investment were lowered, and

Vietnam entered into trade agreements with its neighbors and its old enemy the United States,

culminating in the country joining the World Trade Organization in 2007.

The impact of these reforms has been dramatic. Vietnam achieved annual economic

growth rates of around 7 percent for the first 20 years of its reform program. Although

growth rates fell to 5 percent in the aftermath of the 2008–2009 global financial crisis, by

2015 Vietnam was once again achieving growth rates of around 6–7 percent. Living

standards have surged, with GDP per capita on a purchasing parity basis reaching $6,400 in

2016. The country is now a major exporter of textiles and agricultural products, with an

expanding electronics sector. State-owned enterprises now only account for 40 percent of

total output, down from a near monopoly in 1985. Moreover, with a population approaching

100 million and an average age of just 30, Vietnam is emerging as a potentially significant

market for consumer goods.

For all of this progress, significant problems still remain. The country is too dependent

upon exports of commodities, the prices of which can be very volatile. Vietnam’s remaining

state-owned enterprises are inefficient and burdened with high levels of debt. Rather than let

prices be set by market forces, the government has recently reintroduced some price controls.

On the political front, the Communist Party has maintained a tight grip on power, even as the

economy has transitioned to a market-based system. Vietnam bans all independent political

parties, labor unions, and human rights organizations. Government critics are routinely

harassed and can be arrested and detained for long periods without trial. The courts lack

independence and are used as a political tool by the Communist Party to punish critics. There

is no freedom of assembly or freedom of the press.

To compound matters, corruption is rampant in Vietnam. Transparency International, a

nongovernmental organization that evaluates countries based on perceptions of how corrupt

they are, ranks Vietnam 113th out of the 176 countries it ranks. Corruption is not a new

problem in Vietnam. There is a well-established tradition of public officials selling their

influence and favoring their families. However, critics say that the problem was exacerbated

by privatization processes that provided opportunities for government officials to appoint

themselves and family members as executives of formerly state-owned companies. Although

the ruling Communist Party has launched anticorruption initiatives, these seem to be largely

symbolic efforts. Many observers believe that widespread corruption has a negative impact

on new business formation and is hamstringing economic growth.

1: Why did Vietnam experience a low economic growth rate in the decade after the end

of the Vietnam War in 1976?

2: Vietnam now has an economy that is growing strongly with low unemployment and

rising living standards. What changes in economic policy have been responsible for this economic

transformation?

3: The level of public corruption in Vietnam is high. Why is this the case? How do you

think this affects Vietnam’s economic performance? What should the government do about this?

4: How do you think a shift toward more democratic institutions will affect economic

progress in Vietnam

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Question 21.5 pts

1. When an operation needs to produce or deliver moderate volumes of a limited variety
   of products or services, which of the following types of processing is used?

Group of answer choices

A. Continuous

B. Repetitive

C. Outsourcing

D. Job Shop

E. Batch

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Question 31.5 pts

2. Product or service profiling links key product or service requirements to process capabilities.

Group of answer choices

True

False

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Question 41.5 pts

3. Systems or equipment with advanced sensing and control capabilities that can operate
   without an operator is best described by the term:

Group of answer choices

A. Flexible Manufacturing Technology

B. Computer-Integrated Systems

C. Computer-Aided Systems

D. Automation

E. Industrial Robotics

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Question 51.5 pts

4. When an operation needs to produce or deliver very high volumes of highly standardized
   products or services, which of the following types of processing is used?

Group of answer choices

A. Batch

B. Outsourcing

C. Continuous

D. Repetitive

E. Job Shop

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Question 61.5 pts

5. Process layouts are less vulnerable to disruptions but have high material handling costs.

Group of answer choices

True

False

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Question 71.5 pts

6. Which type of processing produces the widest possible variety of products?

Group of answer choices

A. Continuous

B. Repetitive

C. Outsourcing

D. Job Shop

E. Batch

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Question 81.5 pts

7. Technological innovation is a term for the discovery and development of new products, services or processes for production or service delivery.

Group of answer choices

True

False

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Question 91.5 pts

8. Which of the following are advantages of product layouts?

Group of answer choices

A. High material handling costs

B. High utilization rate for resources

C. Able to meet wide variety of processing needs

D. A and B only

E. A, B and C only

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Question 101.5 pts

9. Which of the following best describes cellular layout?

Group of answer choices

A. Specialized layout for computer integrated manufacturing.

B. Layout that uses cellular technology to achieve smooth flow of products.

C. Resources that meet processing needs of multiple products grouped into cells.

D. Employees are organized into cellular teams for computer-aided manufacturing.

E. None of the above.

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Question 111.5 pts

10. Automated systems that operate entire production processes with little or no operator assistance would be referred to as:

Group of answer choices

A. Automated Manufacturing System (AMS)

B. Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM)

C. Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS)

D. Computer-Aided Design/Manufacturing (CAD/CAM)

E. Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM)

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Question 121.5 pts

11. The first step in the location planning and analysis process is to determine how much capital is available for expanding existing facilities or building new facilities.

Group of answer choices

True

False

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Question 131.5 pts

12. When factor rating method is used for location planning and analysis, the location with the highest total score will always be selected.

Group of answer choices

True

False

Read the assigned article and  answer the question at the end of the article:

Whistleblower wins $51 million in kickback and bribery case.

A whistleblower will collect a $51 million payday after sounding the alarm about bribes and kickbacks at the medical device company where he worked.

Olympus Corporation of the Americas agreed Tuesday to pay $646 million in fines after it admitting to a pattern of bribery and kickbacks. About half of that fine was a criminal penalty for violating the federal anti-kickback statue, making it the largest amount ever paid for breaking that law. The payment to the whistleblower will be paid out of the company's fines.

John Slowik, 53, worked for 20 years for Olympus, which is the medical device unit of the Japanese company that also makes cameras. In 2009 he was named the company's compliance officer. But he said that his complaints about the company's policy of disguising payments as grants and lavishing expensive trips and entertainment on doctors and hospital administrators in order to sell equipment fell on deaf ears within the company.

Slowik was fired in 2010, and has not worked since, according to his lawyer, Kathryn Schilling. But he filed a sealed federal lawsuit, using the federal whistleblower act, on behalf of the federal government, which was being cheated by the company's illegal acts.

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The kickbacks and bribes "can improperly influence a provider's judgment about a patient's health care needs, result in the use of inferior or overpriced equipment, and drive up health care costs for everybody," said Deputy Attorney General Benjamin Mizer.

Slowik's suit said that when he was named compliance officer, it was a new position at the company and he had no resources or training to perform the job. He said that Mark Gumz, who was Olympus CEO at the time, told him the job as compliance officer was "to try to figure out how to 'work around the rules' so as to 'not impact the business.'" He said when he tried to come up with a compliance program to stop the bribes and kickbacks Gumz "began to ostracize and harass" him.

"He's extremely honest and intelligent," Schilling said about her client. "He was just very intent on doing the right thing."

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Slowik declined to be interviewed about the case. He issued a statement thanking his attorneys as well as the Justice Department lawyers and other government investigators who worked on the case.

"I would also like to thank my family and friends who have stood by me and supported my efforts to do the right thing under difficult circumstances," he said.

In a statement, Olympus said that its previous conduct did not adversely affect patient health or patient care. It said that while it acknowledges responsibility for that conduct it "does not represent the values or Olympus or its employees" and that it is committed to complying with the law going forward.

QUESTIONS:

1. Should whistleblowing be encouraged by businesses? Why or why not?

2. Do you think the amount the whistleblower received for reporting the bribes and kickbacks is appropriate? Why or why not?