CASE HAZEL Hazel had worked for the same Fortune 500 company for almost 15 years. Although the company had gone through some tough times, things were starting to turn around. Customer orders were up, and quality and productivity had improved dramatically from wihat they had been only a few years earlier due to a companywide quality improvement program. So it came as a real shock to Hazel and about 400 of her coworkers when they were suddenly terminated following the new CEO's decision to downsize the company. After recovering from the initial shock, Hazel tried to find employment elsewnere. Despite her efforts, after eight months of searching she was no closer to finding a job than the day she started. Her fund: were being depleted and she was getting more discouraged. There was one bright spot, though: She was able to bring in a little money by mowing lawns for her neighbors. She got involved quite by chance when she heard one neighbor remark that now that his children were on their own, nobody was around to cut the grass. Almost jokingly, Hazel asked him how much he'd be willing to pay. Soon Hazel was mowing the lawns of five neighbors. Other neighbors wanted her to work on their lawns, but she didn't feel that she could spare any more time from her job search. However, as the rejection letters began to pile up, Hazel knew she had to make a decition. On a sunny Tuesday morning, she decided, like many others in a similar situation, to go into business for herself-taking care of neighborhood lawns. She was relieved to give up the stress of job hunting, and she was excited about the prospect of being her own boss. But she was also fearful of being completely on her own. Nevertheless, Hazel was determined to make a go of it. At first, business was a little slow, but once people realized Hazel was available, many asked her to take care of their lawns. Some people were simply glad to turn the work over to her, others switched from professional lawn care services. By the end of her first year in business, Hazel knew she could earn a living this way. She also performed other services such as fertilizing lawns, weeding gardens, and trimming shrubbery. Business became so good that Hazel hired two partima workers to assist her and, even then, she believed she could expand further if she wanted to. Questions 1. Hazel is the operations manager of her business. Among her respontiblities are forecasting, inventory management, scheduling. quality assurance, and maintenance. a. What kinds of thinga would likely require forecasta? b. What inventory tems does Hazel probably have? Name one inventory decision she has to make periodically. c. What scheduling must she do? What things might occur to disrupt schedules and cause Hazel to reschedule? d. How important is quality assurance to Hazel's business? Explain. e. What kinds of maintenance must be performed?
CASE HAZEL Hazel had worked for the same Fortune 500 company for almost 15 years. Although the company had gone through some tough times, things were starting to turn around. Customer orders were up, and quality and productivity had improved dramatically from wihat they had been only a few years earlier due to a companywide quality improvement program. So it came as a real shock to Hazel and about 400 of her coworkers when they were suddenly terminated following the new CEO's decision to downsize the company. After recovering from the initial shock, Hazel tried to find employment elsewnere. Despite her efforts, after eight months of searching she was no closer to finding a job than the day she started. Her fund: were being depleted and she was getting more discouraged. There was one bright spot, though: She was able to bring in a little money by mowing lawns for her neighbors. She got involved quite by chance when she heard one neighbor remark that now that his children were on their own, nobody was around to cut the grass. Almost jokingly, Hazel asked him how much he'd be willing to pay. Soon Hazel was mowing the lawns of five neighbors. Other neighbors wanted her to work on their lawns, but she didn't feel that she could spare any more time from her job search. However, as the rejection letters began to pile up, Hazel knew she had to make a decition. On a sunny Tuesday morning, she decided, like many others in a similar situation, to go into business for herself-taking care of neighborhood lawns. She was relieved to give up the stress of job hunting, and she was excited about the prospect of being her own boss. But she was also fearful of being completely on her own. Nevertheless, Hazel was determined to make a go of it. At first, business was a little slow, but once people realized Hazel was available, many asked her to take care of their lawns. Some people were simply glad to turn the work over to her, others switched from professional lawn care services. By the end of her first year in business, Hazel knew she could earn a living this way. She also performed other services such as fertilizing lawns, weeding gardens, and trimming shrubbery. Business became so good that Hazel hired two partima workers to assist her and, even then, she believed she could expand further if she wanted to. Questions 1. Hazel is the operations manager of her business. Among her respontiblities are forecasting, inventory management, scheduling. quality assurance, and maintenance. a. What kinds of thinga would likely require forecasta? b. What inventory tems does Hazel probably have? Name one inventory decision she has to make periodically. c. What scheduling must she do? What things might occur to disrupt schedules and cause Hazel to reschedule? d. How important is quality assurance to Hazel's business? Explain. e. What kinds of maintenance must be performed?
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