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• OPS 571 Entire Course (New)

• OPS 571 Final Exam Guide

• OPS 571 Week 1 Individual Assignment Process
  Design Matrix and Summary
• OPS 571 Week 1 Quiz
• OPS 571 Week 1 DQ 1

• 1) __________ is when the activities in the stage
  must stop because there is no place to deposit
  the item just completed
• A. Buffering
• B. Blocking
• C. Starving
• D. Pacing

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• OPS 571 Week 1 DQ 1

• OPS 571 Week 1 DQ 2

• What are process flow structures? What structure
  does your organization rely on the most? How
  effective has the structure been in achieving
  organizational goals?

• What are process flow structures? What structure
  does your organization rely on the most? How
  effective has the structure been in achieving
  organizational goals?
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• OPS 571 Week 1 Individual Assignment

• OPS 571 Week 1 Quiz (New)

• Complete the Process Design Matrix.
• Write an executive summary identifying
  appropriate design approaches for a selected
  product and service.
• Pick one service with which you are familiar.
  Complete three to five line items such as
  production line, self-service, or personal
  attention approach

• QUIZ 1
• 1) Why is the planning phase often referred
  to as phase 0 (Zero) of the generic product
  development process?
• 2) If an automotive service center has an
  issue with a car not being clean when retumed to
  a customer, the poka-yoke corrective action might
  include what?

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• OPS 571 Week 2 DQ 1

• OPS 571 Week 2 DQ 2

• Week 2 Discussion Question 1
• What is the learning curve and how can it be
  applied? Would the learning curve be appropriate
  for your organization? Explain your answer.

• Week 2 Discussion Question 2
• What is Six Sigma? What are the advantages and
  disadvantages for implementing Six Sigma in your
  organization? Analyze special considerations and
  possible constraints of implementing Six Sigma in
  an international business

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• OPS 571 Week 2 Individual Assignment

• OPS 571 Week 2 Learning Team Reflection (New)

• This is part one of a two part assignment
  starting with an introductory look at process
  design and supply chains.
• Identify a company with which you are familiar.
  This could be your place of employment, a car
  wash, a yard service company, and so forth.

• Select a manufacturing organization the team
  members are familiar with.
• Review the company's website and other available
  information and answer the following
• What type of process design do they use Make to
  Order, Make to Stock, or Batch?

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• OPS 571 Week 2 Quiz (New)

• OPS 571 Week 3 DQ 1

• QUIZ 2
• 1) Which of the following consulting tools
  are used in the cost impact and payoff analysis
  stage in the operations consulting process?
• 2) Which of the following is a situation that

• Week 3 Discussion Question 1
• What is a safety stock and when should it be
  used? How have safety stocks been used in a
  global organization with which you are familiar?
  Were they relied upon appropriately?

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• OPS 571 Week 3 DQ 2

• OPS 571 Week 3 Individual Assignment

• Week 3 Discussion Question 2
• TOC advocates exploiting process bottlenecks.
  What does this mean? Provide at least two
  examples in business where this can be done
  effectively.

• OPS 571 Week 3 Individual Assignment Process
  Designs and Supply Chains Presentation Part 2
  (New)

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• OPS 571 Week 3 Learning Team Reflection (New)

• OPS 571 Week 3 Quiz (New)

• Discuss the following
• What is the chase strategy?
• Identify 2-3 companies that might use the chase
  strategy
• What are some of the challenges associated with
  using the chase strategy and why

• QUIZ 3
• 1) The text mentions several common
  approaches to use when developing strategy to
  close a capacity gap (where utilization of a
  resource exceeds capacity available). Which of
  the following is among the common approaches
  mentioned?
• 2) Which of the following is considered a
  pure production planning strategy?

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• OPS 571 Week 4 DQ 1

• OPS 571 Week 4 DQ 2

• Week 4 Discussion Question 1
• How does capacity planning differ in service and
  manufacturing organizations?

• Week 4 Discussion Question 2
• What role does supply chain management play for
  organizations seeking to gain the competitive
  advantage? Would it be advantageous for your
  organization to focus its efforts on improving
  its supply chain?

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• OPS 571 Week 4 Quiz (New)

• OPS 571 Week 4 Team Assignment Supply

• QUIZ 4
• 1) The vertical axis on a Gantt chart is usually
  which of the following?
• 2) Consulting firms typically use which of the
  following techniques to plan and monitor the
  engagements of the firm or specific projects?

• Review the Riordan Manufacturing Virtual
  Organization.
• Write a paper of no more than 1,400-words that
  includes the following
• Determine Riordan's manufacturing strategy
  (chase, level, or combination) and explain its
  benefits
• Create a process flow diagram for the electric
  fan supply chain

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• OPS 571 Week 5 DQ 1

• OPS 571 Week 5 DQ 2

• Week 5 Discussion Question 1
• Does your organization use an enterprise resource
  planning (ERP) systems? If so does your
  organization rely on it and what influence does
  globalization have on your ERP? If not choose an
  ERP system and discuss why you believe this
  system can help your organization

• Week 5 Discussion Question 2
• What role does competitive intelligence play in
  international business forecasting? Which
  qualitative techniques are most affected by
  international differences?

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• OPS 571 Week 5 Individual Assignment

• OPS 571 Week 5 Learning Team Reflection (New)

• Review the Project Management email.
• Write an email response in which you address the
  following points
• Determine which project might be implemented and
  why (e.g. feasibility study, breakeven analysis,
  etc).
• Describe the five phases of a project

• Discuss the following
• What are TQM and ISO?
• How might TQM and ISO be used to improve an
  organization?
• What are the benefits and challenges each?

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• OPS 571 Week 5 Quiz (New)

• OPS 571 Week 6 DQ 1

• QUIZ 5
• 1) What is one analytical tool common to all
  quality improvement programs?
• 2) A fishbone diagram might be found in
  which DMAIC category?
• 3) What is the international quality
  management standard for quality

• Week 6 Discussion Question 1
• What criteria must be used when considering where
  to locate a facility in the global business
  environment? What criteria does your organization
  consider when deciding the location of a
  facility?

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• OPS 571 Week 6 DQ 2

• OPS 571 Week 6 Quiz (New)

• Week 6 Discussion Question 2
• What are the factors that affect international
  logistics? Which factor is the most important in
  your current industry and why?

• QUIZ 6
• 1) According to Goldratt, which of the
  following is defined as any resource whose
  capacity is less than the demand placed on it?
• 2) A bottleneck in a manufacturing process
  may be targeted and eliminated by employing which
  of the following?

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• OPS 571 Week 6 Team Assignment Process

• Create an 8-10 slide MS PowerPoint presentation
  with detailed speaker notes. Include the
  following
• Identify which ISO standards apply to Riordan
  Manufacturing
• Using the Six Sigma DMAIC process, develop a new
  process design for the production of the Riordan
  electric fans. Be sure to take advantage of any
  global opportunities available to Riordan, such
  as lower labor costs.

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