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these garments, 52 were "seconds" (meaning that they were flawed). The seconds were sold for $90 each at a factory outlet store. The remaining 80 garments were sold to retail outlets at a price of $198 per garment. What was the labour productivity, in dollars per labour-hour, at this job shop during the first week of March? Question 4 Identify how changes within an organization affect the OM strategy for a company. For instance, discuss what impact the following internal factors might have on OM strategy: Maturing of a product. Technological innovation in the manufacturing process. Changes in laptop computer design that builds in wireless technology. PART 2-UNIT 2- Project Management Question 5. Task time estimates for a production line setup project at Kitimat LPG factory are as follows: Activity Time in hours) Immediate Predecessos C 5.0 D60 B. BC a) Draw the project network using AON. b) Identify the critical path. c) What is the expected project length? d) Draw a Gantt chart for the project. Question 6. Three activities are candidates for crashing on a project network for a large computer installation (all are, of course, critical). Activity details are in the following table: Activity Predecessor Normal Time Normal Cost Cash TimeCrash Cost A . 7 days $6000 6 days 6600 B A 4 days 1 200 2 days3000 C B 11 days 4000 days 6000 a) What action would you take to reduce the critical path by one day? b) Assuming no other paths become critical, what action would you take to reduce the critical path one additional day? c) What is the total cost of the two-day reduction? References

Answer 1

Answer-4:

Impact of ‘Maturing of a product’ on OM strategy:

(i) Cost cutting is instituted

(ii) Product changes decrease

(iii) Design compromises are instituted.

(iv) Optimum capacity may be achieved

(v) Manufacturing process stabilizes

Impact of ‘technology innovation in the manufacturing process’ on OM strategy:

(i) Maintenance procedures need to be revised

(ii) Capital investment is added for new equipment or processes.

(iii) Quality standards need to be revised.

(iv) Purchasing need to be revised

(v) Product design needs to be revised

Impact of ‘changes in laptop computer design that builds in wireless technology’ on OM strategy:

(i) New human resource skills

(ii) Inventory needs to be revised

(iii) Capital investment is added for new equipment or processes.

(iv) Quality standards need to be revised.

(v) Product design needs to be revised

Answer-5(a):

E7-17 し7=? EG06 L6=6 E7:24 しラー249 E1= 0 L1=0 ES-28 (4.5 E3= 0 L3=3.8 7.2 E2=11 L2=20.2 E5=1! L5- 11 【チ2

Answer-5(b):

Critical Path = A - C - D - F - G

Answer-5(c):

Expected project length = 28.7 hours