Posted: March 11th, 2015

Operations Management for Industrial

Operations Management for Industrial

Order Description

This is a case study review
The Gas Cooker Assembly Exercise is quite a realistic look at the manipulation of operation times and sequence of activity, in determining resource requirements in

Flow Line type operations.

Briefly discuss:
1. The implications of each assignment plan for cycle times 2.5 and 2.82 ( remember management wanted 192 cookers, assuming absolute balance = 24 staff ) – based on

your precedence build plan.

2.The classic issues that flow line planning presents ( some of the issues may have been uncovered during your analysis and preparation )

The Gas Cooker Assembly Exercise is quite a realistic look at the manipulation of operation
times and sequence of activity, in determining resource requirements in Flow Line type
operations.
Question
Briefly discuss:
a) The implications of each assignment plan for cycle times 2.5 and 2.82
( remember management wanted 192 cookers, assuming absolute balance =
24 staff ) – based on your precedence build plan.
b) The classic issues that flow line planning presents ( some of the issues may
have been uncovered during your analysis and preparation )
Excluding the precedence build chart and the assignment plans, try and
answer Q1 a) and b) with approx. 500 to 700 words max. ( 10
marks potential )