Case Study : ' Catches Fire '

Assuming that we add another oven, the cycle time of the ovens would be 5 minutes. The new bottleneck for the entire process would now be that of mixing the ingredients and dishing the cookies onto the tray, a process which takes 8 minutes for 1 batch of cookies.

Because the cookie-making class occurred unexpectedly on December 28 and is for 
such a large group of children, Natalie’s assistant helps out. Her assistant worked 7 
hours at a rate of $8 per hour.

F- On December 13, during seventh hour in my communications class on a Tuesday seven of us, Me (Sunmi), Morgan, Brandi, Maya, Rachael, Caralee, and Laine gathered in order to have a fishbowl discussion about the mistreatment and exploitation of marine animals.The primary purpose of this discussion according to our teacher, Mr. Wolfe was for us to select a committee type, create a problem, and then hold a discussion where we attempt to solve the problem in 30 minutes.The aquatic life representations, create a problem- marine animals are being exploited, hold a discussion that and create a resolution in 30 minutes. The second purpose of this activity was to help us become aware of the roles we as individuals play

The book series Catching Fire a lot of similarities and differences to the movie. For example, in the book, Katniss, Peeta and Haymitch trained for the games the minute they are announced, while in the movie they don’t train for the game at all. This is because in the movie they wanted to show them being unprepared for the games. Another example, in the book, Katniss and Peeta make allies with the other tributes during training, and in the movie they barely talk to the other tributes. This is because in the movie they wanted to make the other tributes “bad guys”. One similarity is that in both the book and movie both Katniss and Haymitch get reaped for the games, and Peeta volunteers for Haymitch. They decided to keep this scene in both the

With all of these changes however, one thing remains constant: an hour lost at a

Candidate Miles' five paragraph order briefing to his fire team was clear and the content was equally as clear and in order. SNC confidently briefed all the vital key points and formulated a solid verbal plan prior to execution of the obstacle. Upon entering the problem SNC's initial plan did not work to his advantage but, he without pause or hesitation he was able shift gears and came up with a secondary plan. Although, the second plan did not work as well, he quickly readjusted and mentally calculated a follow on plan. SNC's sound and timely ability to make hasty decisions during points of friction gave great credit to himself as a thorough decision maker. The communication emphasized by SNC throughout the problem was a great asset as

Errors that could not be eliminated includes the fact that measurements are not precise,and the varying temperatures of the oven used. Because measurements are not precise, it is very unlikely that two cookies will be exactly the same, making it harder to reach an accurate claim. During the experiment we discovered that the oven had been set to a lower temperature than the 375° F specified in the procedures. This caused cookies to become undercooked without realizing is as to the fact we were following the procedure of leaving the cookie in only for nine to eleven minutes.

The goal is to have customers name Panera Bread as their number one option when asked about their preferences of frozen yogurt. Along with the introduction of the Frozen Yogurt into the New York and California store locations will be an initial investment of $685,816, which consists of all the machinery, installation and training costs for all 154 cafes located in the mentioned states. The forecasted return on investment is predicted to be 0.16, and to break even we would have to obtain sales of 152,765 units at an averaged out price of $4.49, which takes in account all variations for the different prices for different size containers. Based on our established customer list, we expect that 40% of all the people in the states of California and New York will be our customers and that 30% of these customers will be likely to purchase dessert and one of their store visits throughout the year, which we have calculated to be roughly 12-20 times for each individual. In the first year of implementation, from April 2010 to December 2010, we expect to have sell approximately 14,408 units and double sales volume by year end 2011.We expect that this project will increase Earnings Before Tax and Interest (EBIT) by approximately $30,593 and increase Net Income by approximately $18, 968.

On Tuesday September 1st at 1513 hours, Companies 1101 and 1112 responded auto-aid to Pleasantview for the reported structure fire at Chariot Towing, 6402 Joliet Road. Crews assisted with water supply, extinguishment and other duties as assigned.

Cookie Shake is a partnership organization that includes five members. We provide cookies, milkshakes and cookie sandwiches. Every member had an important role in the project so no one could be left out in anything. The report will include the evaluation and the analysis of our project.

On 20th October another selling cookies took place in our academy but with longer and even more interesting process of making and organising than before. With a bit help from teacher, the students from Year 9 had to cook and decorate the buns and biscuits by themselves.

In a college there is a new ice cream place, and it’s called “Ice-Campusades”, it just open for business. This is a new project created by me, born from my love of ice cream and business. There is a great variety of flavors for all and the price is only $1.50 for each, although business has been good the number of costumers coming to the shop has been changing for each day making the supplies of ice cream remain or not be enough. In the end of each day I have take notes of sales, numbers of costumers and day-events to determine a pattern between school activities, weather, and any other event.

6. Are there any changes you can make in your production plans that will allow you to make better cookies or more cookies in less time or at lower cost? For example, is there a bottleneck operation in your production process that you can expand cheaply? What is the effect of adding another oven? How much would you be willing to pay for an additional oven?

The usage and attitude study revealed key findings. As mentioned before, scratch baking was the main form of baking in Canada. With this finding, it is important for Guillen and his team to show the consumer how their refrigerated products and more specifically how their refrigerated cookie dough is similar to scratch baking in that it is quick, easy, convenient but also requires some preparation time, especially the chub cookie dough. There needs to be a connection to the consumer to make them feel that it isn’t “cheating” their family or friends when they don’t bake from scratch. Along with the United States, Canada agrees that RBG cookies are easy, convenient and tasty, however quality seemed to be an issue in Canada, as well as its rating among kids, who are a big driver for purchases in Canada. The study further revealed that the cookies are perceived as convenient and are top among impulse buys.

1. The company mass produces cookies through an assembly-line method utilizing computers that regulate the computations, measuring and mixing of the bulk products. This methodology allows for an assembly line of cookies to be measured, cut, cooked, cooled and then individually packaged for distribution. The process begins by looking at the day's on-hand orders, then forecasting specific numbers of cookies to be created in order to fulfill those orders. Even forecasting takes places with supplied numbers, it is still important to forecast the correct numbers of cookies to fulfill those orders. As William Stevenson so astutely states in his book Operations Management, "forecasts are basic inputs for many kinds of decisions in business organizations" (Stevenson, 2009, p. 79). Using the numbers forecast by the orders, the information is entered into the computer, which then figures the amount of bulk materials needed and orders them into the mixing room from the silos containing the various ingredients. Once the cookie dough is mixed correctly, the cookies are cut using automation, place in rows upon the assembly line, sent through the oven, and then through the cooling coils. Once the cookies have cooled, individual employees package them for distribution.